Perfect impact: A captivating final brings the 17th BT-Honda Pro-Am of Champions 2012 to an end

"Though we don't play for a livelihood, we still play to compete. It is the best way to stay fit," said Rajeev Tiwari, Director, Canon India, who spends around five hours at the course on every holiday. "But ultimately, winning doesn't matter. It is fun." For Dilip Trivedi, Additional Director General, Indo Tibetan Border Police, golf helps expand his social circle. "Apart from making new friends, you also run into your old friends," he said. The executives also learnt more about the game by interacting with the pros. "We can't hit like the pros, who practise hitting the balls 1,000 times a day," says Nanda Kishore, winner of the Bangalore leg of the tournament, who heads Solution Development at Wipro Technologies. "But we got a lot of tips from them. Playing with them has helped us a lot." Top industry leaders seen in action included Vijay Chauhan, Chairman and Managing Director of Parle Products, Siddharth Shriram, CMD of Mawana Sugars, and Vijay Dhawan, Director of Mazars. "I am extremely happy to have had a dream start to my campaign in India. I liked the course here and would love to play more here," she said. "It would have been good to finish in winning place, but I did my best for two days and that satisfies me the most," said [Neha Tripathi], who shot 72 and 68 over the two days. Thirtyfive participants won a trip to Dubai with their families, courtesy the event's international destination partner, The Address hotel.