ahead of 3rd placed Malaysia on 229.

After lying in 3rd place on day one with a score of 115 points behind leaders Italy on 118 and Scotland on 116, the team powered to the best single day score of 123 points on day two powered by 11 birdies to TAKE a commanding lead.

Credit Suisse had won an entry into the World Final of the annual World Corporate Golf Challenge tournament by virtue of winning the official qualifying tournament – the “TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge India” at Aamby Valley Resort, Lonavala this March 2008 from a total of over 100 teams that started the qualifying rounds. In India the championship had four regional rounds - West (BPGC Mumbai and Aamby Valley, Lonavala) South (Eagleton Golf Resort, Bangalore) and North (Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Feb 2). The top two teams from each region met in a National Final held at Aamby Valley on March 2nd 2008.

Now in its twelfth year, the annual World Challenge has 30 countries licensed to be represented at the event, linking together corporate golfers from around the globe through national qualifying events.  The winning team from each country’s qualifying tournaments contests the World Corporate Golf Challenge Final held at the prestigious international championship course at La Manga, Spain.

La Manga Golf Resort in Southern Spain is home to the European PGA Tour’s Spanish Open, Spanish PGA Championships, Spanish Junior Championships, Ladies' Spanish Open and Senior Spanish Open for men and has been voted Europe's top golf resort three times in the past four years.

India has been sending a team to the World Corporate Golf Championship finals for the past 9 years. In the past BPCL, Parle Foods, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, Indian Airlines, Hero Motors, GE, Golden Peacock & McCann Ericson had represented India in the Championship. The previous best finish by an Indian team was in 2007 when the T& T Motors – Mercedes Benz team finished a creditable 5 th of the 25 participating countries.

“After winning the national finals in India in March we knew we could do this. We fired three birdies on the final hole to clinch the title which was amazing. The entire team played solid golf and you see the results. This will remain our most memorable golf experience of my lifetime” said Puneet Matta of team Credit Suisse after winning the tournament.

“It is extremely heartening to know that an Indian team has emerged victorious after nine years. The wait has been long but sweet. When I saw them play during the national rounds I knew that this team had the chance to make it. This is a good start and hopefully we will have more teams who bring us this trophy year after year. I congratulate the winners once again” said Mr. Srinivasan HR., Vice-Chairman and Vision Holder TAKE Solutions.