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Nepal Professional Golfers' Association (NPGA) recently signed an agreement with Nepal's largest corporate house, Surya Nepal, to set up a national golf tour and organise tournaments in Nepal to provide a platform for professionals and aspiring amateurs who want to compete at a top level.
Time and again, Nepal's golfers have expressed the need to establish a national tour which would not only sharpen the skills of the players, but also introduce Nepal as a real golfing destination. The journey towards achieving this goal may be long and tough but at least we have made a good start.
With adequate tournaments and exposure, Nepali players will soon be able to make their mark in international golf. Realising this, Surya Nepal, which has been the largest sponsor of golfing in Nepal for the last fifteen years, took this fresh initiative to develop the game and improve the livelihoods of local professional golfers.
Personal development is even more important in a sport like golf than in team sports. The golf tour that was established in India twenty years ago has paid off and we can see players like Jeev Milka Singh, Jyoti Randhawa and Arjun Atwal competing at the highest level.