The Rajasthan Regals secured the first 72 The League trophy at the Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi, ending the match with a 12-3 tally against the UP Prometheans. Despite a lineup stacked with supposedly superior seeds, the UP team collapsed early in the singles matches, allowing Rajasthan to finish the math long before the final pairings exited the grass.
The victory turned on the failure of UP’s front-line players, Shaurya Bhattacharya and Arjun Prasad, who both lost their singles matches to Jairaj Singh Sandhu and Akshay Sharma, respectively.
Rajasthan needed only one win from the final three pairings to finalize the result, a requirement met when Aryaman Mohan and Yuvraj Singh took their foursomes match to the 18th hole to beat the pair of Joshua Seale and Arjun Sharma.
Final Match Breakdown: Rajasthan Regals vs. UP Prometheans
| Format | Rajasthan Players | UP Players | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Jairaj Singh Sandhu | Shaurya Bhattacharya | Rajasthan 4 & 3 |
| Singles | Akshay Sharma | Arjun Prasad | Rajasthan 2 & 1 |
| Fourballs | Michele Ortolani / Ajeetesh Sandhu | Abhinav Lohan / Manoj S | UP 3 & 2 |
| Fourballs | Chikkarangappa / Dhruv Sheoran | G.P. Singh / Pranav Mardikar | Rajasthan 2 & 1 |
| Foursomes | Aryaman Mohan / Yuvraj Singh | Joshua Seale / Arjun Sharma | Rajasthan 1-up |
UP Prometheans entered the final as the perceived frontrunners, relying on an unbeaten record for captain Shaurya Bhattacharya.
Jairaj Singh Sandhu neutralized that advantage with a 4 & 3 win, the largest margin of the day.
The only resistance from the UP side came during the fourballs, where Abhinav Lohan and Manoj S managed a 3 & 2 win over Rajasthan’s captain Ajeetesh Sandhu and Michele Ortolani.
Chikkarangappa and Dhruv Sheoran eventually padded the score, defeating the Singh/Mardikar duo 2 & 1.
Context of the League
The PGTI (Professional Golf Tour of India) established this inaugural 72 The League to experiment with team-based scoring formats. The tournament concluded on a Friday in New Delhi, highlighting a jagged discrepancy between predicted performance and the actual output of seasoned players under match-play pressure. The final score of 12-3 reflects a systemic failure in the UP strategy to lead with their strongest individuals, who were unable to pivot once the singles points were lost.