Smiling Cinderella from Japan sweeps women’s golf to new high

Crowds lined the fairways and galleries at the Women’s British Open as a 20-year-old rookie from Japan smiled her way to victory.
Crowds lined the fairways and galleries at the Women’s British Open as a 20-year-old rookie from Japan smiled her way to victory.
Anirban Lahiri comfortably made the cut and climbed 10 places on the leader-board at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Friday.
A 3-under 67 on the opening day of the $6.2 million Wyndham Championship gave Anirban Lahiri a share of 48th place at Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday.
Raghav Chugh made it a start to finish run in the boys 15 to 18 years category of the US Kids Golf World Teen Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina, taking the title by a clear five-shot margin on Saturday.
Raghav Chugh continued to lead the boys 15 to 18 years category of the US Kids Golf World Teen Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina, by a four-stroke margin after the second day on Friday.
Anika Varma’s gallant run at the 71st US Girls Championship was brought to a sudden end in the second knockout series, the Round of 32, at the SentryWorld course in Wisconsin on Thursday.
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar struggled to come to terms with the Evian Resort Golf Club course on the opening day of the Ladies European Tour’s Evian Championship on Thursday.
Scrappy 15-year-old Anika Varma eased into the round of 32 at the expense of a higher-ranked opponent on day three of the 71st US Girls Championship at the SentryWorld Course in Wisconsin on Wednesday.
Harendra Gupta hit a blistering 8-under-64 to surge ahead by four shots at 10-under-134 at the Aravalli Golf Course on Wednesday.
Chandigarh’s 19-year-old rookie Amrit Lal shot a classy 6-under-66 to grab the first round lead at the Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour event at the Aravalli Golf Course in Faridabad on Tuesday.
Top Indian junior Anika Varma was in shared 47th place with a 2-over par 74 after the first round of the 71st annual US Girls Championship at the SentryWorld Golf Course in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on Monday.
Arjun Atwal was making early gains at the Barbasol Championship on Saturday even as the world had its eyes glued on Northern Ireland and the British Open.
Delhi pro golfer Rashid Khan shot a final round of 10-under-54 to clinch victory by four shots at 14-under 149 at the Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour at the BSF Golf Course in New Delhi on Friday.
India’s Arjun Bhati won the boys’ 13-14 age group event of the 11th FCG Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in California on Wednesday.
Kushal Singh of Gurgaon carded a 5-under-59 to take the early lead at the opening event ofthe Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour at the BSF Golf Course in Chhawla, New Delhi, on Wednesday.
The weather is threatening to take centre stage as the 149th British Open on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
The 2019 Tata Steel Professional Golf Tour of India Feeder Tour season tees off on Wednesday with the first event to be played at the BSF Golf Club in Chhawla, New Delhi.
Amandeep Drall made sure of her first title of the season, winning the 10th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour by a comfortable four-shot margin at the Bangalore Golf Club on Friday.
Overcoming a hat-trick of bogeys at the end, Amandeep Drall managed to stay in the lead after the second round of the 10th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bangalore Golf Club on Thursday.
Arjun Atwal did not end the inaugural 3M Open the way he would have liked with a double bogey and two bogeys against five birdies on Sunday, but it gave him a respectable tied 23rd place finish on 13-under par.
Arjun Atwal continued his comeback at the 3M Open in Blaine, USA, even as compatriot Anirban Lahiri got his focus back to comfortably make the cut on Friday.
Arjun Atwal followed on his Monay qualifying form to card a 6-under 65 on the opening day of the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine, Minnesota, on Thursday.
Gaganjeet Bhullar was sitting mid-pack with a 2-under card after 15 holes at the picturesque Lahinch Golf Course in Ireland in the $7 million Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on Thursday.
Amandeep Drall overcame a late double bogey to tale a two shot lead on the opening day of the ninth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Prestige Golfshire course near Bangalore on Wednesday.
Gaurika Bishnoi will be hoping to extend her lead at the top of the Hero Order of Merit at the ninth leg of the that tees off at the Prestige Golfshire course near Bangalore on Wednesday.