Kapil, who became a board member in 2021 and has also served as the vice-chairman of PGTI, will replace HR Srinivasan, whose tenure has ended.

"Indian professional golfers have been performing very well for the last few years. Today we have Indian players on most of the major tours and for the third time in a row we will have two golfers in the Olympics. We have a strong tour and we look forward to the next few To become stronger over the years,” said the 65-year-old.

He also introduced one of the most lucrative events in the PGTI calendar, the Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational Tournament, a Rs 2 crore (about $240,000) golf event.