Srinagar, Sep 15 (TIWN) Bangalore professional Chikkarangappa S, who won the title at the Panchkula Golf Club last week, Indian star Jyoti Randhawa and Olympian Udayan Mane will be the top attractions when men's professional golf returns to Kashmir Valley with the J&K Open 2021, to be held here from September 15-18.

The other top Indian professionals in the fray include the PGTI Order of Merit leader Karandeep Kochhar, international winners Rashid Khan, Khalin Joshi, and Viraj Madappa. Also in the fray will be leading Indian players Aman Raj, Kshitij Naveed Kaul, and Manu Gandas. The foreign challenge will be led by the Bangladeshi duo of Md Zamal Hossain Mollah and Badal Hossain.  The local challenge will be led by J&K-based players such as Pawan Parihar, Fayaz Ahmed Langoo, and Raghav Wahi as well as amateurs Sanjeev Dugra, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Zubair Hasan Zargar, Arsalan Rah, Adnan Rah, and Umar Yaqoob Mir, the PGTI and J&K Tourism announced at a press conference here on Tuesday.