A proud moment for the IIMA Kings team as we take home the trophy for the second year in a row at the 20th IIM Masters Alumni Golf Tournament, held at the Classic Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon on 29th and 30th October. An exciting two days of golf, camaraderie, and spirited competition brought IIM alumni from across the world together. And we’re thrilled to have retained our winning streak.
The tournament is played amongst the 5 competing teams IIMA Kings, namma IIMBirdies, IIMC Victoria, IIML Nawabs and IIMK Gods own Golfers. On day 1, which is played among the selected 8 players from each team, the IIMA Kings dominated securing 9 out of the 12 points. Adithya Tripathi, N K Lenka, Arjun Srivastava won the Gross Winner in the Masters, Champions and Elite categories respectively and Tanmay Krishna, Ashutosh Sharma and Vivek Agrawal won the net winner in the Masters, Pro and Elite category. Day 2 was sobering with only Vikrant Singal securing Net Winner from the Pro category. But the day was saved by Atul Pande coming overall Net Winner and Tanmay Krishna winning the Visiting Golfer prizes. IIMA Kings won the tournament with 16 points with namma IIMBirdies and IIMK Gods Own Golfers sharing the second place with 8 points each.
IIM Masters started as an IIM Ahmedabad Alumni Golf tournament way back in 2005. It was held at Delhi Golf Club and attracted close to 40 participants. In 2007 we expanded it to a Pan-IIM Alumni golf tournament which was held at Qutab Golf course. By 2011 it had become a fairly established tournament that we decided to rename it the IIM Masters.
Today, it is one of the most prestigious amateur golfing events in the country, attracting about 100 alumni golfers from all over the world every year. In 2025, each institute team was sold to various alumni which intensified the competition and increased participation so much that the spots for a place in the tournament was snapped up within 3 minutes of opening registration. The IIMA Kings is owned by Arjun Srivastava, PGP ‘86, and captained by Gaurav Gupta, also PGP ’86.
What makes the event unique is that the alumni, mostly CXOs and entrepreneurs, go back to their campus days, shedding any inhibition of the position they hold in corporate life, making it a festival for everyone.
IIMA Alumni golfers who want to be a part of this tournament next year can reach out to Roy K Cherian, PGP ‘91, on his Whatsapp mobile no. 9810405464.
