NR Group invites for registration for Open Golf Championship 2017 at Mercara Downs Golf Club

Invites registration from golfers for the tournament to be held on 4th June 2017
Bengaluru, May 18, 2017: NR Group, makers of Cycle Pure Agarbathies, is all set to host its annual open golf championship for the year, scheduled on June 4, 2017. Titled as “NR Golf Open”, the state level event is organized at Mercara Downs Golf Club, Madikeri. The agarbathi to aerospace conglomerate actively encourages various forms of sports across India.

The tournament, hosted completely by Cycle Pure Agarbathies is hoping to witness more than 250 golf enthusiasts participating in 7 categories. The tournament will be teed off on June 4, 2017 by Mr. Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathies. The event is inviting registration from golfers across the state to take part in the championship which will close on June 1, 2017.

The NR Group Golf championship is an open invitation for registration to all golfers mainly from Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru, Coorg, Chikamagalur, Ooty and Kodaikanal. This year, the participants of this prestigious championship will compete in 7 categories, which include:

Open Stroke play
Handicap Stroke play 0-18
Handicap Stable ford 0-18
Handicap Stable ford 19-36
Seniors Handicap Stable ford (Full handicap above 60 years)
Stable ford Doubles (Team Event Handicap 0-24)
Closest to the Pin.
On the occasion, I K Anil, Captain of the Mercara Downs Golf Club said that “The club is honoured to have NR Group as sponsor for the event. NR Group’s contribution towards sports be it cricket or golf has been enormous. Their maiden venture to sponsor this prestigious event in Coorg is truly commendable. This is also an encouragement to rural golfing talent”.

Elaborating on the association, Mr. Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathies said, “Cycle Pure as always has been inclined towards encouraging various sports in all ways possible. Hosting the golf tournament is an extension of our commitment of promoting the game. We hope we can create a niche platform for talent across the state and help them grow.”

“We are inviting all the golf enthusiasts to take part in this championship which will only fuel us to keep up the momentum in future.” He added.

NR Group’s efforts in promoting sporting talent:
Over the years, Cycle Pure Agarbathies has become one of the leading brands to be associated with sports in the country. Their continuous participation in sporting activities have resulted in exciting cricket properties like Red Alert, Third Umpire branding and Milestone branding. Apart from being major sponsors at various cricketing tournaments across the world every year, Cycle Pure Agarbathies had launched the widely popular and successful ‘Pray for India’ campaign. When KPL was announced, it was felt that a strong association with the tournament will be a rallying point in encouraging and nurturing cricketing talent in the hinterlands of Karnataka, and giving them an opportunity for professional exposure. This strong urge to promote talent resulted in NR Group taking up the franchise of Mysore Warriors.

Their Dedicated and continuous focus of Cycle Pure Agarbathies towards nurturing sporting talent has resulted in them being actively involved in the development of different sports like Golf and Tennis. They have been organizing golf tournaments of national repute at regular intervals in and around Mysore, offering aspiring sporting enthusiasts a platform to hone their skills as well as to witness and learn from established professionals. They have also been sponsoring Squash Player Joshana Chinnappa and Tennis players like Prajwal Dev, Suraj R Prabodh Vasisht Cheruku and Varunya Chandrasekhar. In fact, today, Cycle Pure Agarbathies has become a pillar of support for sporting talent in the region.