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Vijay Singh to play in India
By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21. In an event that is first of its kind to be staged in the country, former Masters champion Vijay Singh will tee off with Arjun Atwal, Harmeet Kahlon and Kapil Dev in the $45,000 Bilt Skins golf at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon on April 20.

With over 30 titles, including two Majors, under his belt and currently ranked eighth in the world, the 39-year-old Vijay Singh will reach the capital after playing in the prestigeous Augusta Masters. This Florida-based Fijian will be the biggest golfing name ever to play in India.

After the vice-chairman and managing director of Bilt, Mr. Gautam Thapar, announced the participation of Vijay Singh here on Thursday, Atwal and recently-crowned Hero Honda Masters winner Kahlon voiced their opinions on the event.

Atwal, who made waves by winning the Singapore Masters recently, said that he had played in a skins event with Vijay Singh in Malaysia but it was rained off after five holes. ``The last time I played a practice round with Vijay Singh, I lost eight Singapore dollars to him,'' revealed Atwal.

Like Atwal, Kahlon too, stressed on being ``aggressive'' while playing the skins event.

For the uninitiated, players compete for prize-money on every hole. A player is required to win the hole outright. In case of a `tie', the prize-money of that hole is carried forward to the next hole. As per the prize-money designated for each hole, the first four holes will carry $1,000, holes five to eight will be worth $1,250 each, while each of the following four holes will offer $1,500. On the 13th and 14th holes, the amount at stake will be $2,500 each. The last four holes will be worth 3,500, 4,500, 7,000 and 10,000 dollars, in that order.

In case of a `tie' on the 18th hole, all four players will be made to tee off again. Should the `tie' persist, then only those involved in the `tie' will play the hole until an outright winner emerges.

Since Kapil Dev, being an amateur, would not be eligible to keep the prize-money, Mr. Thapar indicated that the former cricketer would donate the money earned from the event to charity.

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