Ryder Cup minus on-site fans, or even a 2021 date is possible

Rory McIlroy

There are competitions that are by definition, fan-powered, capable of raising extreme emotion. The Davis Cup in tennis and the soccer World Cup are examples. And In golf, there’s the Ryder Cup.

Anika Varma rounds off ‘Arizona Swing’ on Cactus Tour with solid results

Anika Varma

Anika Varma rounded off her engagements on the western US-based Cactus Tour with a fair degree of success, her results including a tied second place finish and two top-10 placings.

It’s official: PGA Tour splits season into 2019-20, and 2020 fall sections

Tiger Woods

The PGA Tour on Thursday released its revised list of tournaments split over the 2019-2020 and 2020 Fall seasons to cover up for time lost to the Corona-virus pandemic.

PGA Tour to advance schedule; June 11 set as tee-off date

Jay Monahan

The PGA Tour is expected to shortly announce an earlier than expected return to tournament play post-Covid with the first event likely to be held as early as in June.

Opportunity to hit the reset button with my golf: Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri

His golf may be on hold for now, but Anirban Lahiri is making the most of his time away from his profession, and its related grind and routines.

At 16, Anika Varma showing steady progress on Western US Cactus Tour

Anika Varma

California-based teenager Anika Varma has been in the thick of golfing action in America these past few weeks.

Anirban Lahiri joins fellow golfers in stepping up for Covid relief efforts

Anirban Lahiri

Golfers across India are seeking to do their bit during the Corona-virus lockdown that has stretched past a fortnight and counting.

Three majors and the Ryder Cup on as golf scrambles to find fresh dates

Ryder Cup

It is difficult to spot any sort of a horizon with the corona-virus wreaking havoc across the globe, but there is a world out there holding its breath. For one, the Ryder Cup is on.

Golf in the neighbourhood: Some glimmers of hope emerge

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The day when golfers across India can venture back out on to courses is some distance away, but there are faint glimmerings of hope from the neighbourhood, if not the rest of the world.

A locked-in sufferer remembers to be grateful for his golf

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When things dear to you do get taken away, the pangs are hard to bear. So it has been for golfers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stray thoughts from a now-deserted golf course

Fairways

I am a golf course. Like thousands of my sisters across the world, I have been deserted, basically left alone for some time now.

Can delayed Olympics bring Tiger back into Tokyo frame?

Tiger Woods

The postponed Olympic Games, caused by the still-spreading Corona-virus pandemic, has given 15-time major winner Tiger Woods an unexpected window of opportunity to seek qualification for Tokyo.

Covid cloud over Olympics: Tokyo Games now in 2021

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The ever-spreading pall cast by the Covid-19 virus enveloped the the Olympics with news that the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games will now be held next year.

Golf lessons in the isolated time of corona-virus

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Well, it’s now official. Corona-virus has ensured large parts of the country have been sealed off with immediate effect in an effort to halt the ever-growing spread of the pandemic.

Aadil Bedi ends Udayan Mane’s run in longest domestic play-off

Aadil Bedi prize

Aadil Bedi needed his best to halt the Udayan Mane juggernaut for his maiden title at the Bengal Open in Kolkata on Sunday.

Bedi, Mane set up final day duel in Bengal Open as Mukesh lurks

Aadli Bedi

Udayan Mane stayed on course for a record fourth straight title as he shared the lead with teenager Aadil Bedi after round three of the Bengal Open.

Mane stays in the 60s; in four-way Bengal Open lead

Udayan Mane

Udayan Mane is in the form of his life and on Friday, chalked up his 14th straight sub-70 round to join a four-way tie for the Bengal Open lead.

Corona-virus hits golf as PGTI, PGA Tour suspend seasons

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The ever-growing threat posed by the Corona-virus pandemic threatens to put golf worldwide on hold as it has done with other sports.

Digvijay fires on competitive return to lead Tolly field

Digvijay Singh

Digvijay Singh made an impressive return to competitive golf with a sizzling 8-under-par 62 on day one of the Bengal Open at the Tollygunge Club on Thursday.

Amateurs to the fore at Classic GCC women’s pro golf event

Vani Kapoor

Chandigarh-based amateur Hunar Mittal led the field in the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour’s event at the Classic course on Wednesday.

Corona-virus forces Hero Indian Open postponement

Stephan Gallacher

The worsening situation across the globe caused by the Corona-virus threat has forced postponement of the Hero Indian Open 2020.

No swing and miss stuff in golf on a fog heavy morning at Hindan

Hindan in fog

There is something special about golfing in the fog as 56 intrepid players discovered at the Hindan golf course on Sunday..

Bad back forces Tiger Woods out of Players Championship

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass citing a bad back, and the worry now is whether he will be ready to defend his Masters title in April.

Vani ends extended drought with Jaypee Greens title

Vani Kapoor

Vani Kapoor overcame an early stumble to break a title drought on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour stretching back over two years at the Jaypee Greens on Friday.

Perseverance pays at Jaypee Greens for joint leader Vani Kapoor

Vani Kapoor

Vani Kapoor continued her climb back towards form and solidity with a patient 2-under par 70 and a share of the lead alongside Amandeep Drall at the Jaypee Greens on Thursday.