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Feb 21, 2000 |
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 Hot Shots from the Big Shots It
was a cold February morning when a few dozen sleek cars glided into the
Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon last week. Occasion? The Business
Today-American Express Pro-Am held for the fifth consecutive year. So
chilly in fact that the organisers made coughing noises outside the tents
of the sleeping players; Vikram Mehta, chairman, Shell India, had to be
literally shaken out of his sweet slumber. Corporate big wigs took on the
pros in what's become one of the best tournaments in the country.
Madhavrao Scindia played old schoolmate Bharat Patel, MD, Procter &
Gamble, while Siddharth Shriram, MD, Siel, was chauffeured around the
course in a golf cart by an attractive lady. Cricket legend Kapil Dev
looked dashing in a canary yellow jacket and exchanged pointers with pro
Jyoti Randhawa. A special cocktail, Famous Groucho (a mix of scotch, mint,
sugar and mango juice), served by glamorous bartender Devyani Raman got
the party rocking. Also spotted chilling by the poolside were Scott Bayman,
president, GE, and G.C. Burman, MD of Dabur. Sanjay Rishi and Karan Singh
of American Express spent a relaxing afternoon by the pool smoking cigars.
The two lucky winners, Tarun Kumzru, MD, Adidas, and J. Sannon, MD,
Mastercard, will fly to St Andrew's in Scotland considered the home of
golf. The three winning teams fly to London, Hong Kong and Malaysia, for
yet more golf. It's a wonderful life. -Leher
Kala
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