Udayan Mane Explained

Udayan Mane
Birth Date:24 February 1991
Birth Place:Bangalore, India
Yearpro:2015
Tour:Professional Golf Tour of India
Asian Tour
Prowins:12
Award1:Professional Golf Tour of India
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2020–21

Udayan Mane (born 24 February 1991) is an Indian professional golfer. He currently plays on the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India.[1] [2] He has won 11 times on the Professional Golf Tour of India.

Amateur career

Mane was the leading amateur in India in 2014. He represented India in both the 2014 Asian Games and the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy.[3]

Professional career

Mane turned professional in early 2015 and had a successful first season, winning twice on the Professional Golf Tour of India.[3] He had three more wins in 2017 and has a total of 11 wins on the tour. He has also played a number of events on the Asian Tour. His highest finish on the tour was when he was tied for 6th place in the 2018 Bank BRI Indonesia Open.[3]

Mane qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and will represent India in the men's individual event.[4] [5] [6] [7] He was not in the list of qualifiers published on 22 June, after the end of the qualifying period, but got a place when the Argentine Emiliano Grillo later withdrew. With a world ranking of 356 on 21 June, Mane was the highest-ranked eligible replacement. He was the lowest ranked player in the men's event.[8] [9]

Professional wins (12)

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (12)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
12 Oct 2015PGTI Players Championship (Rambagh)−16 (61-69-67-67=264)1 stroke Shankar Das
223 Oct 2015Western India Oxford Golf Masters−19 (65-69-67-68=269) 8 strokes Abhinav Lohan
32 Mar 2017BTI Open−12 (70-67-69-70=276)4 strokes Harendra Gupta, Khalin Joshi,
Aman Raj
42 Sep 2017TAKE Classic−14 (69-68-72-65=274)1 stroke Ajeetesh Sandhu
518 Nov 2017Bengaluru Open Golf Championship−20 (69-65-66-68=268)1 stroke Honey Baisoya
625 Feb 2018Golconda Masters−14 (67-68-68-67=270) Playoff Abhijit Singh Chadha, Shamim Khan,
Nadaraja Thangaraja
715 Feb 2019PGTI Players Championship (Classic)−15 (71-64-71-67=273)1 stroke Mukesh Kumar, Shubhankar Sharma
829 Dec 2019Tata Steel Tour Championship−26 (67-66-64-65=262)1 stroke Shiv Chawrasia
98 Feb 2020Golconda Masters−17 (68-67-65-67=267)2 strokes Viraj Madappa, Aman Raj
1014 Feb 2020Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship (Eagleton)−20 (68-67-67-66=268)Playoff Veer Ahlawat
1119 Mar 2021Delhi-NCR Open−14 (71-67-67-69=274)2 strokes S. Chikkarangappa, Aman Raj,
Shivendra Sisodia
1219 Dec 2021Tata Steel Tour Championship (2)−18 (68-66-67-69=270)1 stroke Rashid Khan
Source:[10]

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. News: Asian Tour Profile. Asian Tour.
  2. News: The Indian golfer is currently a part of the top 60 in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings. International Olympic Committee (IOC).
  3. Web site: Udayan Mane . Professional Golf Tour of India . 14 July 2021.
  4. News: Golfer Udayan Mane qualifies for Tokyo Olympics. The Bridge News.
  5. News: Pune golfer Udayan Mane, paddler Manika Batra among Tokyo-bound athletes who get second vaccine dose. Indian Express News.
  6. News: Tokyo dream seems distant for golfer Udayan Mane. Times of India.
  7. News: Udayan Mane reignites season with victory. Times of India.
  8. Web site: Olympic Golf Ranking Men's Competition . IGF . 22 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Olympic Golf Ranking Men's Competition . IGF . 5 July 2021.
  10. Web site: PGTI Victory Player Details – Udayan Mane . Professional Golf Tour of India . 13 July 2021.