Indian Golf Premier League

What Indian Golf Premier League does

The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL), founded in 2025 and headquartered in Hyderabad, is a franchise-based professional golf circuit operating what it claims to be the world's first franchise-based professional golf league. The league fields 10 city-based franchises across Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Goa, Bengaluru, Punjab, and Gurugram, with co-founder Yuvraj Singh (former Indian cricketer) and franchise owner Leander Paes providing celebrity equity. The 2026 Season 2 features 15 events — 10 domestic plus 5 international legs across Mauritius, South Africa, Congo, and Morocco — and IGPL co-sanctions events with the Asian Tour (Bharath Classic, $500,000 purse) while maintaining a formalised pathway partnership with LIV Golf's International Series to channel Indian golfers toward global competition.

Revenue mechanics rest on three pillars: (i) franchise capital commitments of approximately $10 million per partner over 10 years, totalling $100 million and representing the largest private investment in Indian golf history; (ii) title and commercial sponsorship, anchored by AM Green (an energy-transition company rebranding the league as AM Green IGPL) and supplemented by Yatra as Official Travel and Logistics Partner; and (iii) tournament-level economics around prize money (₹1.5 crore per event individual pool), co-sanctioned event purses, and ancillary commercial streams. Beyond tournament operations, franchise partners have collectively committed $250 million to build accessible golf facilities in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, and IGPL has publicly targeted mobilising US$2 billion toward world-class golf tourism destinations across India. The underlying technology stack is not disclosed; the league is operationally event-driven, with distribution flowing through franchise home cities and co-sanctioned international legs rather than digital channels.

Name

Indian Golf Premier League

Legal name

Indian Golf Premier League

Website

https://theigpl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Indian Golf Premier League is a franchise-based professional golf league founded in 2025, operating 10 city-based franchises across India and 5 international venues, serving golfers, franchise owners, and sponsors with a pathway to Asian Tour and LIV Golf's International Series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Golf League

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Tours & Professional Circuits (MPAKAAAK)

Keywords

• Professional golf league
• Franchise sports
• Golf tournaments
• Sports sponsorship
• Golf events

Headquarters

HQ city

Haryana

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Revenue model

1. Franchise rights and commitments: Ten franchise partners each commit approximately $10 million over ten years, totalling $100 million in franchise capital commitments. This is the primary revenue and capital formation mechanism for the league.
2. Title sponsorship: AM Green, a global energy transition company, secured title sponsorship rights, rebranding the league as the AM Green Indian Golf Premier League. Title sponsor revenue is a major commercial stream.
3. Official travel and logistics partnership: Yatra serves as the Official Travel and Logistics Partner, managing travel arrangements for players and officials across the league's domestic schedule and selected international engagements, with associated commercial terms.
4. Tournament entry fees and prize money: The league distributes prize money at individual events (e.g., ₹1.5 crore at the Chandigarh Invitational) and runs a season-long team points competition. Prize purse for the Bharath Classic co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour is $500,000.
5. Partnership with International Series (LIV Golf): The formalised agreement with The International Series creates a pathway linking IGPL domestic rankings directly to global competitive opportunities, potentially generating commercial value through player development, media rights, and co-sanctioning revenues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) is a franchise-based professional golf league featuring ten city-based franchises (Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Goa, Bengaluru, Punjab, Gurugram) competing in 15 events per season — 10 domestic in India and 5 international in Mauritius, South Africa, Congo, and Morocco. The league sells franchise rights (approximately $10 million over ten years per franchise), title and category sponsorships, and delivers co-sanctioned tournaments including the Bharath Classic and IGPL Invitationals, providing prize money and a structured performance pathway to Asian Tour and LIV Golf's International Series.

Product overview

The AM Green Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) is a franchise-based professional golf league operating as the world's first franchise-based professional golf circuit. The league features ten city-based franchises competing across 15 annual events (10 in India, 5 internationally). The core offering is the IGPL Tour, supplemented by the IGPL Pathway Program which provides a structured route to international tournaments through partnership with The International Series and LIV Golf. The league also organizes IGPL Invitational events and co-sanctioned tournaments like the Bharath Classic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IGPL Tour The main franchise-based professional golf league featuring ten city-based franchises competing across multiple domestic and international events each season, providing a structured performance pathway for Indian golfers to access global tournaments.
• IGPL Franchise Ownership

Quantifiable outcome

• First IGPL player (Manav Shah) qualified for a Major championship (US Open 2026) since the league's inception.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• YatrasupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Yatra was appointed as the Official Travel and Logistics Partner for IGPL's upcoming season, managing flights, hotel bookings, ground transport, and visa assistance for players and officials across domestic and selected international engagements. The partnership streamlines operations across multiple venues.
• Asian TourcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026The Asian Tour co-sanctions events with IGPL, including the Bharath Classic ($500,000 purse) relocated to Casablanca, Morocco. Asian Tour commissioner Cho Minn Thant cited scheduling congestion and IGPL's African strategy as key reasons for the move. IGPL serves as a feeder circuit for the Asian Tour and International Series.
• The International Series (LIV Golf)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026IGPL formalised an agreement with The International Series (backed by LIV Golf) in March 2026, creating a structured performance pathway linking IGPL domestic rankings directly to global competitive opportunities. IGPL CEO Uttam Singh Mundy and LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil oversaw the initiative. The partnership aims to provide institutional frameworks for emerging Indian golf talent to progress toward LIV Golf.
• Indian Golf Union (IGU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Indian Golf Union for grassroots Golf Growth Initiative. IGU also co-sanctions the Hero Indian Open (DP World Tour co-sanctioned, $2.55 million prize purse) and sends representative teams to international amateur competitions.
• Women's Golf Association of IndiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Women's Golf Association of India as part of the Golf Growth Initiative to promote and develop women's golf alongside the league.
• PGA of IndiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with PGA of India as part of the Golf Growth Initiative supporting professional golf development.
• The Golf FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Golf Foundation as part of the Golf Growth Initiative for grassroots golf development in India.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Hero World Challenge: Tiger Woods-hosted invitational golf tournament with Hero (Indian two-wheeler major) as title sponsor. Comparable as a high-profile Indian-corporate-sponsored golf property targeting top-tier global players and Asian/Indian market exposure.
• Hero Indian Open: Long-running annual Indian professional golf tournament co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the Indian Golf Union ($2.55M purse). Closest direct comparator in the domestic Indian pro-golf calendar and a competing event for top-tier Indian players.

Emerging players

• Pro League Network (PLN): Operator of invitational team-format golf events including the TGL-adjacent concepts. Comparable to IGPL as an emerging team-golf format operator seeking to capture audience share in non-traditional pro golf venues.
• TGL (Tiger Woods/Rory McIlroy golf league): New tech-enabled team golf league launched in 2025 with PGA Tour stars as franchise-style team owners. Comparable as a peer-format innovation to pro golf with similar team/venue economics, though U.S.-centric and simulator-based rather than traditional course play.
• Premier Golf League (PGL): Proposed team-based global golf league concept that has sought to challenge traditional tour structures. Conceptually comparable to IGPL's franchise-team format and its goal of restructuring pro golf economics around league-style competition.

Direct peers

• LIV Golf: Saudi-backed franchise-based professional golf league. Most directly comparable to IGPL on league structure (team/franchise format, season-long team competition) and is also IGPL's strategic pathway partner. Both leagues run concentrated event calendars and use franchise economics.
• The International Series (LIV Golf): LIV Golf's sanctioned feeder circuit featuring 10 elevated-purse events globally. Directly comparable to IGPL as a developmental pro golf tour that bridges emerging markets to top-tier competition, and is simultaneously a strategic partner.
• Asian Tour: Regional men's professional golf tour that co-sanctions IGPL events (e.g., Bharath Classic). Operates as both a co-development partner and a comparable pro golf circuit serving India and broader Asia, sharing tournament infrastructure and player rosters.

Broad incumbents

• DP World Tour: Established men's professional golf tour that co-sanctions the Hero Indian Open. Sits in IGPL's competitive set for elite Indian players and tournament prestige, but operates a far broader global schedule and is structurally different (membership-based, not franchise-based).
• Indian Premier League (IPL): The cricket equivalent franchise league that essentially invented the franchise-based sports league model in India. Not a direct competitor but the institutional template IGPL explicitly references — same country, same franchise-capital logic, same city-based ownership structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Officialigpl
• Facebookfacebook.com/Indian-Golf-Premier-League-61566598896537
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/igplofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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