New Delhi — The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has suspended 17 professional golfers for participating in the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Invitational Tournament at Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida, held from September 17 to 19.
The suspended players include prominent names such as Gaganjeet Bhullar, Aman Raj, Harendra Gupta, Karandeep Kochhar, and Sachin Baisoya. Bhullar, a multiple-time Asian Tour winner and former Olympian, is among India’s most celebrated golfers.
The suspensions have sparked widespread concern in the golfing community, with affected players considering legal action to ensure fairness and uniformity within the PGTI. Two cases have already been filed before the Delhi High Court by players Ranjeet Singh and Kapil Kumar.
Players argue that they were not part of the entry or waiting list for the Chennai Open, conducted by PGTI during the same dates, and therefore their participation in the IGPL event should not have warranted disciplinary action. The Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) of PGTI, comprising five members, issued show-cause notices and simultaneously passed suspension orders, which players say oversteps the committee’s authority, as it cannot impose interim suspensions prior to completing a full inquiry.
Several players also noted the inconsistency in enforcement, citing that members of the Governing Body and DAC themselves participated in a Pune-based tournament held on the same dates as the PGTI Next Gen event.
