Published: January 23, 2026 at 11:30 pm
Harsh Kopakka, Mohan Tayal, Krishnan C Unni and D Nitesh Kumar booked their places in the BMW Golf Cup National Final during the Hyderabad leg of the tournament, which was hosted at the Hyderabad Golf Club, situated in the vicinity of the historic Golconda Fort.
Spread over two days, the competition in Hyderabad saw talented amateur golfers demonstrate exceptional skill, sportsmanship, and precision. Emerging victorious, Harsh Kopakka, Mohan Tayal, Krishnan C Unni and D Nitesh Kumar have earned their well-deserved places in the BMW Golf Cup National Final, scheduled to take place later this year.
Thus the BMW Group India kick-started the much-awaited BMW Golf Cup 2026, marking the return of the country’s premier amateur golf tournament for its 16th edition.
In tournament 1, Harsh Kopakka took the honours in Category A. He was followed by Sanjay Pulla Reddy and Srinath Reddy Kottam. In Category B, Mohan Tayal bagged the top honours. Sumit Bajaj and Sesha Reddy were first runner-up and second runner-up respectively.
In tournament 2, Krishnan C Unni triumphed in Category A and was followed by Nikhil Mathur and Manikanth Reddy respectively. In Category B, D Nitesh Kumar struck gold. Sumon Chintala and Sriramaraju Gottumukalla were second and third respectively.
Caleb bags HSBC straight drive prize
Caleb Rayapati with the HSBC straight drive spot prize
Caleb Rayapati bagged the HSBC straight drive spot prize in tournament 2. Hemanth Reddy won the award in tournament 1.
BMW Golf Cup 2026 will be hosted at spectacular golf courses across Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Vadodara, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Patna, Kolkata and Gurugram. Prestigious brand partnerships with Omega, Etihad, TaylorMade, Ballantine’s, and HSBC further adds to excitement.
BMW Golf Cup, one of the world’s largest amateur golf tournament series can trace its roots back a quarter of a century to a British-based initiative that ran on its own for five years before going international. The tournament started as the BMW Invitation Tournament in UK. It has now developed into a global series with 1,000 qualifying tournaments involving 100,000 players in up to 40 countries. The best players from each nation qualify for the highlight, the BMW Golf Cup World Final, where the individual titles are contested in three categories.
The BMW Golf Cup 2026 has two categories, A (for handicaps up to 12) and B (for handicaps 13 – 28). The winners of the individual handicap categories qualify for the National Final. The winners in each of the two handicap categories in the National Final qualify to take part in the World Final of BMW Golf Cup.
Results (Tournament 1):
Category A: 1. Harsh Kopakka, 2. Sanjay Pulla Reddy, 3. Srinath Reddy Kottam.
Category B: 1. Mohan Tayal, 2. Sumit Bajaj, 3. Sesha Reddy.
Spot Prizes: BMW Putting Challenge (Winners): Rajendra Reddy.
Taylor Made Closest to the Pin: Vishal Chandapeta.
Three sixty Closest to the Pin: Prasad Rao K.
Three sixty Golf Pong: C Vijay Kumar Reddy.
Etihad Straight Drive: Sanjeev Singh.
Omega longest Drive: Rohan Reddy.
Ballantine’s Longest Drive: Tarun Verma.
HSBC Straight Drive: Hemant Reddy.
HSBC Net Score on the App Winner: Achal Jalan.
Tournament 2:
Category A: 1. Krishnan C Unni, 2. Nikhil Mathur, 3. Manikanth Reddy
Category B: 1. D Nitesh Kumar, 2. Sumon Chintala, 3. Sriramaraju Gottumukalla.
Spot Prizes: BMW Putting Challenge (Winners): Sumon Chintala & Venudhar Reddy.
Taylor Made Closest to the Pin: Nitin Bhatia.
Three sixty Closest to the Pin: Meenakshi Shiv Kumar.
Three sixty Golf Pong: Vikas Reddy.
Etihad Straight Drive: Sameer Mahendra.
Omega longest Drive (Female): Meenakshi Shiv Kumar. Male: Vinayak Chintapally.
Ballantine’s Longest Drive (Female): Saroja Vivek. Male: K Shashidhar Reddy.
HSBC Straight Drive: Caleb Rayapati.
HSBC Net Score on the App Winner: K Shashidhar Reddy.
