TAKE SOLUTIONS MASTERS Primed for Indian debut in August

Bengaluru, India, June 30- TAKE
Solutions, a globally recognized domain expert offering end-to-end Life
Sciences solutions, will title sponsor a new Asian Tour tournament in India in
August, officials announced today.

The inaugural US$300,000 TAKE
Solutions Masters, co-sanctioned with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI),
will be staged at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) Golf Course from August
3 to 6, 2017.

Through this new collaboration between
TAKE Solutions, Asian Tour and PGTI, at least 40 Indian golfers will have the
opportunity to compete against the region’s leading golfers where a win will be
rewarded with full playing rights on the Asian Tour until the end of the 2018
season.

The Asian Tour’s newest tournament
will be broadcast around the globe through a one-hour highlights package to be
produced by Asian Tour Media.

The TAKE Solutions Masters will be
central to the company’s drive to promote the development of professional golf
in India and across Asia. Previously, it sponsored the TAKE Solutions India
Masters on the Asian Development Tour (ADT), which is the region’s secondary
circuit managed by the Asian Tour, bringing it to India for the first time in
2014 and 2015.

Such is TAKE Solutions’ commitment to
the game that it also sponsors two domestic tournaments on the PGTI and Indian
golfers including four-time European Tour winner S.S.P. Chawrasia and talented
youngsters Khalin Joshi, Shubhankar Sharma and Chikkarangappa S. through
personal endorsements.

H.R. Srinivasan, Vice Chairman and
Managing Director, TAKE Solutions said: “We have been associated with golf for
over a decade in our efforts to create better infrastructure and greater
playing opportunities in India and internationally. Having previously sponsored
tournaments on the domestic and ADT circuits, it is a natural progression to
the next level with the TAKE Solutions Masters, on the Asian Tour and PGTI.

“We are pleased to witness the
exciting talent emerging on the Indian Tour and their growing success on
international circuits. In addition to supporting deserving golfers, we believe
that sponsoring tournaments like the TAKE Solutions Masters will provide Indian
golfers with more opportunities to showcase their skills against the finest
from across Asia.”

Asian Tour CEO Josh Burack welcomed
the addition of the TAKE Solutions Masters onto the 2017 Schedule.

It is the third new event to join the
Tour in 2017 following the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth and Yeangder Heritage
in Taipei and also follows the recent groundbreaking announcement of the China
Golf Association-Asian Tour Strategic Partnership which will see the launch of
up to four new tournaments in China later this year.

“Being a global company, we are
honoured to partner with TAKE Solutions whose passion to grow the game of golf
is exemplary. Not only do they sponsor tournaments on the PGTI, TAKE Solutions
also supports Indian players through endorsements which go a very long way in
enabling the golfers to realise their professional dreams”, said Burack.

“The Asian Tour is also pleased to
strengthen our partnership with PGTI, which we have a very long and successful
partnership.”

PGTI CEO Uttam Singh Mundy said: “On
behalf of the PGTI players, I would like to express our fullest appreciation to
TAKE Solutions and Mr. Srinivasan in particular for their continued involvement
and support towards professional golf in India.

“Through this new tournament, we are
delighted to expand our co-sanction programme with our partners, the Asian
Tour. Indian golfers will have another opportunity to compete at the highest
level in Asia and establish themselves in the game through the TAKE Solutions
Masters.”

The KGA course has previously hosted a
tournament on the Asian Tour in 2012 when Thai star Thaworn Wiratchant claimed
victory at the Hero Indian Open.