What constitutes the perfect golf swing?

Justin Thomas

Man as a creature has always tried to strive for perfection in whatever he chooses to do. In few other fields is this more evident or necessary than in the great game of golf.

What is the World Handicap System; what does it mean for you?

R&A infographic1

The acronym WHS – the World Handicap System – has been registering on and off. For a while, I let it slide, but with the Indian Golf Union involved too, it seemed a good time to take a closer look.

Udayan Mane wins Tour C’ship with PGTI record, Kaul is emerging player

Udayan Mane prize

Udayan Mane took the 2019 Tata Steel PGTI Tour Championship down to the wire before winning it by a single shot at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur on Sunday.

Aman Raj powers to third round lead at Tour Championship

Aman Raj

Patna Golf Club’s Aman Raj soared into the lead in the Rs 1.5 crore, Tata Steel PGTI Tour Championship with the day’s best card of 9-under par 63 at Jamshedpur on Friday.

Thangaraja adds a dash of Lankan spice to Tour Championship

N. Thangaraja

Sri Lanka’s N. Thangaraja returned a cracking 9-under par round of 63 in the Rs 1.5 crore Tata Steel PGTI Tour Championship in Jamshedpur on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend.

Kapil’s sizzling 10-under sets Tour Championship pace at Golmuri

Kapil Kumar

Kapil Kumar, in solid form these past few weeks, set a blistering pace at the Rs 1.5 crore Tata Steel Tour Championship in Jamshedpur on Thursday, blazing his way to a 10-under 62 at the Golmuri course.

Abhinav Lohan makes PGTI breakthrough at Bengaluru Open

Abhinav Lohan

Abhinav Lohan earned his breakthrough win on the Tata Steel PGTI by a one-shot margin in the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship at the Karnataka Golf Association course on Friday.

Karandeep takes pole with two-shot lead at Bengaluru Open

Karandeep Kochhar

Karandeep Kochhar grabbed a two-shot lead at 11-under par 205 with a day to go of the Bengaluru Open at the Karnataka Golf Association course on Thursday.

Chinnappa, Sudhir, Kapil in three-way tie for lead at KGA

Trishul Chinnappa

Trishul Chinnappa, Sudhir Sharma and Kapil Kumar set up a three-way tie for the halfway lead of the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship at the Karnataka Golf Association course on Wednesday.

Resilient Mithun comes through in RCGC thriller

Mithun Perera

Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera scored a hard-fought victory in the inaugural edition of the ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club on Sunday.

Tiger leads the way as US break Internationals’ hearts with Sunday sweep

US team

Tiger Woods knew he had to set the tempo with Team US trailing 8-10 in Sunday’s singles. He also knew he had to be there at the finish if they were to halt a determined young International team.

Tiger leads US fightback in Melbourne but Internationals still up

Woods and Thomas

Tiger Woods won his second match but the young guns on the opposite side were a match for the second day in a row as the Internationals continued to lead USA in the Presidents Cup.

Internationals take shock 4-1 lead after Tiger, JT win opener

Els celebrations

The Internationals opened up a shock 4-1 lead over defending champions USA on day one of the Presidents Cup at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club on Thursday.

Kartik earns praise for Melbourne display; Tiger to open for US

Kartik Sharma, Jr Presidents Cup

Kartik Sharma has come in for high praise from Internationals captain Stuart Appelby after his display in the just-concluded Junior Presidents Cup played in Melbourne on Saturday and Sunday last..

US survive Internationals singles fight-back to retain Junior Prez Cup

Kartik Sharma

Justin Leonard’s Team US survived a furious final day fightback by the Stuart Appelby-led Internationals to retain the second Junior Presidents Cup 13 matches to 11 at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club on Monday.

Second runner-up finish for Aditi in two weeks, this time in Kenya

Leader-board

Aditi Ashok brought in her second runners-up result in two weeks as she finished one shot behind Magical Kenya Ladies Open winner Esther Henseleit at Vipingo Ridge in Mombasa on Saturday.

Reed hit by two-shot penalty as Woodland takes over HWC lead

Patrick Reed

Patrick Reed found himself in a boatload of trouble for a rule infringement in round three of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and was penalised two shots on Friday.

Birdie run carries Tiger up HWC standings; Reed in the lead

Tiger Woods

A bogey-free second round after Wednesday’s rollercoaster brought Tiger Woods right back into the mix at the $3.5 million Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Thursday.

Yadav, Chittaranjan Loco take top Railways Golf C’ship honours

CLW

Vinay Kumar Yadav of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works emerged individual champion and his team retained their title in the 64th All India Railways Golf Championship.

Born-again Lodhi Course at the Delhi Golf Club is a delight to play

DGC 18th

Setting foot on the Lodhi Course of the Delhi Golf Club for a fresh round is always something of a thrill for a golf nut, even a devotedly bad golfer such as yours truly.

Stage set for Hero World Challenge; Tiger warms up in style

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods set himself up well for the $3.5 million Hero World Challenge starting Wednesday by winning a knock-about knock-out in New Providence, the Bahamas, on Monday.

Aditi Ashok just misses out at Marbella with T2 finish in Costa del Sol Open

Leader-board

Aditi Ashok finished tied second one shot behind winner Anne Van Dam at the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open in Marbella, Spain, on Sunday,

Shamim Khan coasts to three-shot win at Kensville Open 2019

Shamim Khan prize

Shamim Khan made it a wire to wire effort in the Kensville Open with a three-shot win at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Aditi makes Moving Day count in Spain, Diksha, Tvesa down the order

Aditi Ashok

LPGA regular Aditi Ashok was four shots off the lead after the third round of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España in Marbella, Spain, on Saturday.

Shamim opens up two-shot lead in Kensville Open round three

Shamim Khan

Shamim Khan led the field by two shots on 11-under-205 after round three of the Rs 40 lakh Kensville Open near Ahmedabad on Saturday.