Anirban Lahiri survived a back-nine mini-meltdown before carding a second successive card in the 60s to move into the weekend rounds of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Wyndham Championship on Friday.
On a day of multiple twists and turns, it was the resilience of American Nelly Korda that ultimately secured her place in history as an Olympic gold medallist.
Neeraj Chopra made it a golden evening for India in Tokyo with his historic effort with the javelin though one could argue Aditi Ashok had set the tone earlier on in the day.
Aditi Ashok continued to produce some phenomenal golf to be on the cusp of a historic medal for India at the Tokyo Olympic Games with a polished performance on Friday.
Aditi Ashok kept hopes high even as Indian hockey history was written not very far away, but the spotlight was reserved for world no. 1 Nelly Korda who simply destroyed the Kasumigaseki Country Club on Thursday.
Five years ago, Aditi Ashok was a wide-eyed teenager and the youngest competitor in the women’s golf event at the Rio Olympics.
USA’s Xander Schauffele held on brilliantly to win the men’s golf event gold ahead of a record-setting Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia.
American Xander Schauffele held on to a one-shot lead going into Sunday’s final round of the men’s Olympic golf tournament on Saturday but Hideki Matsuyama lurks.
Thai star: Jazz Janewattananond slipped to tied seventh place, in the weather-hit Olympic Games men’s golf competition on Friday.
Anirban Lahiri turned in a resilient 67 to share eighth place on the weather-affected opening day of the men’s golf competition of the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday.
Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane are desperate to put golf firmly on the map at home with success at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Three birdies and a back-nine eagle helped Anirban Lahiri climb 18 places into a mid-pack tie at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit on Sunday.
Diksha Dagar put aside months of pain and disappointment with a shared fourth place finish at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open in Beroun on Sunday.
Destiny’s child Jon Rahm won the 121st US Open in San Diego on Sunday even as Torrey Pines and the pressure-cooker situation consumed his closest challengers.
Akshay Bhatia made his first US Open appearance a memorable one by entering the weekend in dramatic fashion at Torrey Pines on Friday.
Tyro professionals Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala struggled to come to terms with the Torrey Pines’ demands on the opening day of the 121st US Open in San Diego on Thursday.
Diksha Dagar made the most of a new regime and a recovering back to make a steady start at the Scandinavian Mixed golf tournament in Gothenburg on Thursday.
Yuka Saso equalled history as only the second teenager to win the US Women’s Open on Sunday and said she needed some help from Rory McIlroy to do so.
The more one sees and reads about Megha Ganne’s golf, even from so far away, the more one is convinced that the high school student is one to watch out for in the long run.
Confusion marked the end of day three at the Memorial Tournment with defending champion and leader-board topper Jon Rahm withdrawing after a positive Covid test.
She hit only nine fairways and 10 greens in regulation but Megha Ganne was still good enough to card a 71 and share third place on day two of the 76th US Women’s Open in San Francisco on Friday.
Seventeen-year-old Megha Ganne created waves on the opening day of the 76th US Women’s Open by taking a share of the lead at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Thursday.
Shubhankar Sharma and Ajeetesh Sandhu are in the field for the European Open that tees off in Hamburg on Saturday due to a late schedule change.
Tvesa Malik ensured a third career top-10 finish on the Ladies European Tour with shared tenth-place at the Italian Open in Piedmont on Sunday.
Tvesa Malik carded a 6-under par 66 on day two of the Ladies Italian Open on Saturday to climb into the top five even as Diksha Dagar made the cut in her return to action.