NDTV has formally launched the NDTV Golf ProAm at the recently concluded NDTV World Summit 2025, an event that is already being hailed as one of the most exclusive and aspirational fixtures on India’s corporate golf calendar.
The unique tournament format, inspired by global ProAm traditions, teams professional golfers with corporate executives and amateurs, offering a rare opportunity for business leaders to play alongside top-tier professionals. Designed to merge high-level competition with unparalleled networking, the NDTV Golf ProAm aims to create a dynamic platform where corporate giants and sporting legends connect beyond traditional boardrooms.
The tournament promises to establish a multi-city golf circuit, traveling across major Indian metropolises, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. NDTV has guaranteed an event that will be “exclusive, aspirational, and unforgettable,” reflecting its commitment to integrating leadership, lifestyle, and sports.
The high-profile launch, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, featured an eminent gathering of guests, including:
- Kapil Dev, Cricket Legend and President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI)
- Amandeep Johl, CEO of PGTI
- Amitabh Kant, Former G20 Sherpa
- David Howell, Member of the DP World Tour
- Ajeetesh Sandhu, a seven-time professional titleholder
Speaking at the inaugural event, Former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant strongly endorsed the potential of golf in India. “The sport with the maximum potential in India right now is golf,” Kant asserted. “India is going to produce all the top champions of the world. Our demographic is very young — our average age is just 28. For the next 30 years, the world’s top golfers will come from India.”
Echoing this bullish outlook, cricket legend Kapil Dev, the current PGTI President, highlighted golf’s inclusive nature. “This is one game where you can play at whatever age you are,” he remarked, contrasting it with the physical demands of cricket or football at age 50. Expressing gratitude for the media initiative, Dev added, “As golfers, thank you so much for starting this… I can’t tell you how happy we were — and how happy the golfers were. They said, at least we will come on television.”
The NDTV Golf ProAm marks an extension of NDTV’s strategy to build marquee experiences outside of traditional television, expanding its successful portfolio of flagship properties that span business and culture to now include sport.
Rahul Kanwal, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of NDTV, outlined the network’s ambitious vision: “We are very excited about this ProAm because it gives golf in India the kind of scale and platform that sports like cricket typically get. It deserves that profile and that stage. That is what we hope to do with NDTV ProAm.”
The tournament’s reach will be maximized through extensive broadcast and amplification across NDTV’s television and digital platforms, ensuring that the elegance and drama of the greens reach millions of viewers nationwide. With this perfect blend of prestige, competition, and visibility, the NDTV Golf ProAm is set to become the most coveted event in the nation’s corporate sporting calendar, celebrating leadership, ambition, and connection both on and off the course.
Key Highlights:
- Launch & Prestige: NDTV launched the exclusive NDTV Golf ProAm at the NDTV World Summit 2025, positioning it as an aspirational event on India’s corporate sporting calendar.
- Format & Reach: The tournament adopts a ProAm format, pairing professional golfers with corporate amateur executives for competition and networking, and will travel across a multi-city circuit (Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata).
- Industry Endorsement: High-profile attendees, including Kapil Dev (PGTI President) and Amitabh Kant (Former G20 Sherpa), predicted enormous growth for golf in India, with Kant calling it the sport with the “maximum potential.”
- NDTV Strategy: The ProAm is part of NDTV’s evolving strategy to create large-scale, marquee properties beyond traditional media, with the aim of giving golf the scale and platform that sports like cricket typically get.