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Second half of AM Green IGPL 2026 tees off at world-class Al Hamra in UAE

Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), Sep 22 (UNI) The AM Green IGPL tees off at the exquisite Al Hamra Golf Club in Ras Al Khaimah, as the second half of the prestigious Indian Golf Premier League rolls out with the AM Green IGPL Invitational 2026 presented by Vimtra Ventures Lions GC on Wednesday.
After six events, one of which was co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, the AM Green IGPL Tour will make one more international visit to the UAE, before it returns to India for the next eight events. This will be the sixth event held outside India this season and it follows the successful stagings in Morocco (2 events), Congo, South Africa and Mauritius.
The event is presented by Vimtra Ventures, who have the record-holder Gaganjeet Bhullar in their squad. It is also the first event since the franchises begun taking a lead role in the AM Green IGPL. Bhullar’s 11 wins on the Asian Tour is the most by an Indian.
The field is led by India’s legend, Bhullar, also a former Asian Games medallist; Shiv Kapur, a four-time Asian Tour winner and the 2002 Asian Games gold medallist; Olympian Udayan Mane; three-time Asian Tour winner, Gaurav Ghei; Asian Tour winner, Chiragh Kumar; and some other established stars like Indian-American Manav Shah, who played the US Open this year, and IGPL winners Aman Raj, Sachin Baisoya and Aryan Roopa Anand.
Even as the big names make their presence felt be at the Al Hamra Golf Club, it also sees the debut of three new stars, which include Arjun Prasad, Joshua Grenville Wood, who was granted the UAE citizenship three years ago, and Ravi Kumar. Arjun Prasad is a proven winner and very consistent player, and his presence will make the competition tighter.
The field also includes Ahmad Skaik, a professional from the UAE, who won the 2025 GCC Golf Championship. He won an individual gold with a record-breaking 18-under-par total and led the UAE to its first-ever team gold medal. He has also represented UAE in Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.
Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO of AM Green IGPL, said, “We are delighted to be back in the UAE, which has now become a major hub for world golf. The AM Green IGPL is growing in strength with each event and is a great mix of youth and experience. We are proud to take the IGPL to world class courses like Al Hamra. We played in the UAE last year and it is great to be back here again.”
Al Hamra, a beautiful golf course which is about 7,200 yards in length, is managed by Troon Golf. It has hosted European tour events and one of the winners here was Ryan Fox in 2022. Fox emerged a wire-to-wire winner at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic in 2022 for one of his early DP World Tour wins. Four years later he won the Claret Jug at the 2026 Open at Royal Birkdale.
Mundy added, “So it's great for the IGPL to be here and provide the youngsters to have an opportunity to play a tournament here.”
Ras Al Khaimah will also see the start of the exciting new concept, “X-Golf” on the Am Green IGPL Tour.
At 9 o'clock on the final day, X-Golf will make it first appearance, when it is played under the lights around the 18th hole.
For X-Golf, the seedings will depend on how the teams finish during the three rounds. They will get seeded from one to 10. Seed one goes directly into the semifinals, while seeds two to 10 will be put into three separate groups and they will play in a round-robin format.
The top team from each of the three groups will qualify for the semifinals, where they will join the top seed. These four teams will play the semifinals, followed by a final. Points will be awarded based on their finish, and these points will be added each week as the Tour heads towards the Grand Finale in December.
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