The Sixth Edition of Tata Open Golf Tournament will kick start on January 2, 2008 and conclude on January 6, 2008. The tournament will be inaugurated and declared open by Mr. B Muthuraman, Managing Director - Tata Steel on January 2, 2008 at 6.15 am. Also present to grace the occasion will be India's former cricketer Sayeed Kirmani as the Guest of Honour.

This sporting event is the first of its kind being organised in Jamshedpur amidst Tata Steel's Centenary year celebrations. It has grown from strength to strength since its institution in 2002. The latest edition of this tournament, the Tata Open 2008 is the fourth event of the Professional Golf Tour of India's (PGTI) 2007-08 season. This sporting event is going to be staged at Beldih and Golmuri Golf Courses in Jamshedpur. This was announced in a press conference yesterday by Mr. B L Raina, Managing Director - Tinplate Company of India Limited, Mr. Sanjeev Paul, Managing Director - JUSCO and Mr. Ajay Gupta, representative of Professional Golf Tour of India.

Tata Open that is being held under the aegis of the PGTI for the second time has attracted a number of top Indian professional golfers such as Ashok Kumar, SSP Chowrasia, Digvijay Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Ganapathy, Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shamim Khan. A keen contest lies in prospect as all the professionals competing would be eager to begin their new year on the right note with a good performance at the prestigious Tata Open 2008. Defending champion SSP Chowrasia is one of the top favourites. He's won the Tata Open on the Beldih and Golmuri courses on three previous occasions in 2003, 2005 and 2006. The other favourites include the 2004 Tata Open champion Ashok Kumar and 2002 Tata Open winner Mukesh Kumar.

The Tata Open is scheduled to be played from 3rd to 6th January 2008 with a Pro-Am match being played on 2nd January 2008. Over 75 amateurs will be joining the professional for the Pro-Am. Leading lady golfers will also be seen in action in the Pro-Am. The tournament is a 72-hole stroke play championship and the cut will be applied after 36 holes. Thereafter, the top 50 players and ties will play over the weekend.

The Tata Group has had a long tradition of supporting sport, especially golf, not for any return but as a policy. The Tata Open golf tournament is another example of the Tata Group's commitment to raise the standard of Indian professional golf. The Tata Open, presently one of the highlights of the Indian golf calendar, has over the years firmly established Jamshedpur as a leading centre of golf in the eastern region of the country. This year's tournament is also very special as it will be the first one being organised by Tata Steel in Jamshedpur in its Centenary year.

The Tata Open is being staged at two golf courses, Beldih and Golmuri. Both these courses are lush green, beautiful and very well-maintained and have the charming Dalma Hills in the background. The 70-year-old Beldih Golf Course is quite challenging, with long fairways, one of which is nearly 600 yards. It is a long and tough course which tests both skill and endurance. The Golmuri Golf Course on the other hand is shorter than Beldih but still challenging, scenic and engaging. In fact Beldih and Golmuri are the brawn & beauty of Jamshedpur golf.

So the stage is set for the top Indian professionals to battle it out on the fairways and greens of Beldih and Golmuri. It now remains to be seen, who has the 'nerves of steel' to emerge triumphant in the Centenary Year of Tata Steel.

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