The season actually began with the Pre-Qualifying and the Qualifying School Tournament at Rambagh Golf Club, Jaipur. The event, which was won by the latest amateur-turned-pro Digvijay Singh, identified 48 players who will get an exemption for this season's Tour.

Calendar: 2-5 Sept Wills Southern Open Bangalore 6,00,000; 9-12 Sept Hindu-Cosmo Open Chennai 7,00,000; 15-18 Sept Color Plus Open Chennai 7,50,000; 6-9 Oct Surya Nepal Open Kathmandu 5,50,000; 14-17 Oct Wills Northern Open Lucknow 6,00,000; 21-24 Oct Aravalli Open Faridabad 6,00,000; 28-31 Oct Hero Honda Masters Delhi $-200,000 (APGA Tour); 10-13 Nov Hero Golf Chandigarh 10,00,000 ; 25-28 Nov Honda-Siel PGA Delhi 28,00,000; 2-5 Dec Servo Open Digboi 5,00,000 ; 9-12 Dec Patna Open 5,50,000.