Hamburg Media School Wins Best International B School Trophy

Updated on: Monday, November 08, 2010

Yet again, battle lines have been drawn on the green. The third season of the IIM Shillong Golf Cup, which was held on November 6 and 7, saw participation from more than 150 golfers, including corporates and B-schools from India and abroad. The star attraction of the event was Mir Ranjan Negi, the former Indian hockey team goalkeeper, whose life also inspired the movie ‘Chak De India’.

It is a one-of-its-kind tournament conducted completely by the student fraternity of a B-school. This global event aims to bring the corporates and B-school participants together by providing them a common platform for interaction. The IIM Shillong Golf Cup also includes a Golf certification Workshop- the ‘Green Jacket’ thattakes ahead the goal of promoting the sport among budding managers at B-Schools across India.

The event spanned across two days with the B-school Tournament on November 6, followed by the Open Tournament with B-schools as well as Corporates battling it out on the green on the seventh. The tournament was played in the ‘Stableford’ format in the 18-hole Shillong Golf Course, which is one of the oldest Golf Courses in the world apart from being the largest in Asia.

The tournament was teed off on Saturday by the Chief Secretary, Government of Meghalaya, W M S Pariat and the Director, IIM Shillong, Prof Ashoke K Dutta. Students from IIM Ahmedabad, FMS, MDI, IIFT, NITIE Mumbai and Delhi School of Economics participated in the Green Jacket Workshop as well as the Tournament that was conducted simultaneously. Season 3 of the IIM Shillong Golf Cup went global with the participation of German delegates from the Hamburg Media School. Dignitaries from Assam Rifles and Air Force also competed in the tournament. Mir Ranjan Negi of ‘Chak De’ fame teed off the tournament on Sunday. It was an intense battle among renowned golfers from across the country.

The event concluded with the Prize Distribution Ceremony. Shri Madan B Lokur, the Chief Justice Guwahati High Court was the Honourable Chief Guest. The ‘IIM Shillong Golf Cup Trophy’ was won by Rommel Majumdar from Brihans Maharashtra College of Commerce and Mr. Vicky Lyngdoh won the award for the ‘Best Golfer’ in the 0-12 handicap category. Ms Suzie Syiem won the ‘Best Lady Golfer’. The Best International B School Trophy was won by Hamburg Media School. The ‘Best Budding Golfer Award’ and ‘Green Jacket’, sponsored by Royal Group of Institutions, Guwahati, was awarded to Mr. Narendra Jha, FMS Delhi among the workshop participants. The prize distribution ceremony was followed by a grand luncheon at the IIM Shillong Campus.

The Title Sponsor of this edition was the Times of India Group and the associate sponsors were Oil India Ltd and State Bank of India. Khadim’s, Signature, Kingfisher, Alpine Hotels and Himat Singka Group were among the other partners.

The two day tournament saw as much enthusiasm from the organizers as the golfers, with the students of IIM Shillong putting in weeks of planning and coordination giving them a hands-on experience of what lies in store the future corporate world.
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