Golf industry body needs to help plan post-lockdown exit
Friday’s announcement by the government extending the nationwide lockdown to combat the Covid-19 threat will put further strain on a nation and economy.
Category: Golf
Qualifying term for Olympic golf events extended up to June 2021
With the corona-virus pandemic pushing the Tokyo Olympic Games back by a year, there will be a new set of qualifying dates for the golf medals in Japan next year.
Srinivasan, Theegala in running for top US collegiate golf honours
Young Indian-Americans Natalie Srinivasan and Sahith Theegala are on the shortlist for the upcoming Golf Channel and Golfweek awards for top division collegiate golfers in the United States.
Woods, Mickelson line up charity rematch, with add-ons this time
Eighteen months after they went head to head for $9 million in charity money at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will face off again next month.
Ryder Cup minus on-site fans, or even a 2021 date is possible
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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
The worsening situation across the globe caused by the Corona-virus threat has forced postponement of the Hero Indian Open 2020.