IIM Shillong Golf Cup to begin on Saturday

GUWAHATI: The IIM Shillong Golf Cup, season 5 will be ceremonially teed off on Saturday morning by deputy chief minister of Meghalaya Bindo M Lanong. Charles Pyngrop, speaker of Meghalaya legislative assembly will start the game on Sunday in Shillong.

Meghalaya Tourism is the title sponsor in the fifth edition of the tournament, which is being presented by the Times of India. The other sponsors include State Bank of India, Oil India Limited, SPT Private Limited, Aircel, Royal Challenge and Budweiser.

The tournament will serve as an apt platform for corporates and management students to interact. The event will see the participation of golfing celebrity Charu Sharma as well as elite corporates, representing Axis Bank, BOC India, Tata Steel, Coal India, ITC, Reliance, TCS and Mcleod Russell India. It will also portray the prowess of elite officials of the government, defence personnel and local players from Meghalaya.