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221:Indian Open
142:.pgtofindia
110:Rashid Khan
93:Most titles
1631:Categories
1526:Forme Tour
1388:China Tour
1293:Asian Tour
1069:2 February
1043:1 February
1021:1 February
977:2 February
953:References
676:4,417,875
654:3,431,992
632:3,657,853
610:5,394,125
587:3,706,821
565:5,747,713
543:4,638,284
521:5,432,067
499:4,887,440
477:4,479,880
454:5,164,233
431:6,281,340
409:6,627,650
386:5,872,275
364:8,850,688
243:. In 1991
241:Asian Tour
178:Asian Tour
1383:Alps Tour
1375:MENA Tour
971:BBC Sport
898:1,341,564
875:1,185,124
852:1,300,685
825:1,751,425
802:2,177,402
779:1,253,710
752:2,626,350
729:1,721,795
227:champion
1596:PGT Asia
1474:TPG Tour
1454:LIV Golf
1329:PGA Tour
292:PGA Tour
245:Ali Sher
208:India's
186:PGA Tour
51:Formerly
1437:Other:
1220:2020–21
1144:2007–08
1139:2006–07
910:1997–98
882:1998–99
859:1999–00
837:2000–01
809:2001–02
786:2002–03
764:2003–04
736:2004–05
713:2005–06
660:2006–07
638:2007–08
370:2020–21
204:History
85:Country
80:2006–07
69:Founded
693:Winner
690:Season
313:Winner
310:Season
933:Notes
703:Ref.
59:Sport
1413:and
1235:2024
1230:2023
1225:2022
1207:2019
1202:2018
1197:2017
1192:2016
1187:2015
1182:2014
1177:2013
1172:2012
1167:2011
1162:2010
1149:2009
1071:2009
1045:2009
1023:2009
1001:2022
979:2009
616:2009
593:2010
571:2011
549:2012
527:2013
505:2014
483:2015
460:2016
437:2017
415:2018
392:2019
348:2022
326:2023
270:and
261:US$
250:The
163:PGTI
157:The
144:.com
129:(21)
72:2006
63:Golf
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140:www
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