Chennai, Aug 28: Ishwar Achanta, the lone Indian golf referee, will be officiating in the 21st Asia-Pacific teams championship.
Achanta, the first Indian to officiate in an international open professional tournament outside the country, would be the referee for the Asia Pacific teams championship for the Nomura Cup 2003, to be played at the links golf club, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia from September 2 to 5.
The Indian Golf Union (IGU) is fielding a strong team comprising top amateurs including Busan Asian Games gold medallist Shiv Kapur, simarajit singh, vikrant chopra and Kesav Misra, according to an IGU release.
Achanta is presently the sub secretary for golf of the famous Madras Gymkhana Club. Bureau Report