Published on 12:00 AM, February 11, 2013

Siddikur's team sixth

Siddikur Rahman's team Tamilnadu Pullees finished sixth in the inaugural Pearls Golf Premier League which concluded at the Aamby Valley Golf Course in Pune, India yesterday. The three-day event, styled after cricket's box-office hit Indian Premier League, featured eight teams of four players each who played 54 holes over the three days.
Uttarakhand Lions clinched the title scoring 34-under-par and grabbed 200,000 US dollars. Siddikur's team Tamilnadu Pullees finished out of earnings position with a score of 18-under-par. Team Colombo, the only non-Indian franchisee, owned by Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawerdene finished bottom of the pile with a score of 17-under.
Indian golfing star Shiv Kapur was the architect of the Pearls Golf Premier League.