Busy PGTI schedule for 2022 season with two new events is out

Viktor Hovland

The Professional Golf Tour of India, PGTI, will hold nine tournaments between February and April that include new events in Kolkata and Delhi.

Viraj Madappa tops race to qualify for Saudi International

Viraj Madappa

Viraj Madappa on Thursday topped the field in the two-day qualifier at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club for next week’s lucrative Saudi International.

Madappa leads Saudi International qualifying race in Abu Dhabi

Viraj Madappa

Viraj Madappa headed the field after the first qualifying round for the season-opening PIF Saudi International at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

PGTI Q School resumes in Ahmedabad from February 7

Manav Bais

PGTI’s Qualifying School 2022 resumes at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad, from February 7 after being halted post the Pre Qualifying I stage.

Nishtha Madan set to make LPGA debut at Florida event

Nishtha Madan

Nishtha Madan will make her debut on the biggest stage women’s professional golf has to offer, the Gainbridge LPGA in Boca Raton, Florida, on Thursday.

Bhatia wins Bahamas Korn Ferry event with riveting back nine

Akshay Bhatia

Akshay Bhatia became the third-youngest player to win a Korn Ferry Tour event with a two-stroke victory in the Bahamas on Wednesday.

Augusta comes calling for national champ Avani Prashanth

Avani Prashanth

National women’s amateur champion Avani Prashanth will be winging her way to Augusta National in March and is over the moon at the opportunity.

Aditi, Anirban, Shubhankar, Tvesa, Diksha included in TOPS list

Aditi Ashok

Aditi Ashok came within a whisker of a golf medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The silver-bronze playoff eliminated her early but the 23-year-old had made a point.

Season 5 of Thai Golf Pass launched with events on the cards

Thailand

The fifth season of Thai Golf Pass, was launched via a virtual platform on Tuesday with hopes that Thailand would be open to visitors in the near future.

Season’s greetings from TeeTimeTales to all

Xmas

May your swing follow its plane, may your golf ball fly long and far, may your short game bring a smile to the face, and most importantly, may your putts drop when they are most needed.

Five-way tie for opening day lead at ICC RCGC Open

Mari Muthu R.

Mari Muthu R., Harendra Gupta, Angad Cheema, Ankur Chadha, and Vikrant Chopra all shot 4-under 68s to share the first round lead at the Rs. 40 lakh ICC RCGC Open in Kolkata on Thursday.

Golf in the Nilgiris-2: The Wellington Gymkhana Club

Wellington Gymkhana

For years, we knew it only as The Gym. Formally though, it was and remains the Wellington Gymkhana Club.

Microgravity, SLW Golf to host indoor golf event

Microgravity golf

The first edition of the Microgravity Corporate Masters, an indoor simulator-based golf event tees off later this week.

Late surge carries Kapur past Rashid Khan in Jeev Invitational playoff

Take prize

Shiv Kapur won his first-ever PGTI title, beating Rashid Khan in a playoff at the Rs. 1.5 crore Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2021 in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Diwali greetings from Teetimetales to all

Diwali

Season’s greetings to our subscribers, readers and friends, and wishing you all good health, a peaceful and prosperous year and finally, good scores for those swinging a club , wherever that may be

Five surprising golf facts you (probably) haven’t heard

Golf ball

As a golf fan, you probably live, breathe and dream about golf, swotting player performances and statistics.

Greg Norman heads lucrative Saudi-backed series on Asian Tour

Asian Tour

Greg Norman will be chief executive of a newly formed company that will stage 10 new marquee events on the Asian Tour over the next 10 years.

Golf in the Nilgiris-1: The Ootacamaund (Ooty) Gymkhana Club

Ooty Gymkhana

For those fortunate to have visited the Blue Mountains, names like Ooty, Coonoor, Burliar, Kotagiri, Pykara and so many others are redolent of idyllic sojourns.

Remembering Tiger’s first PGA Tour win, 25 years later

Tiger Woods

It is sometimes difficult to fathom, but the media circus has travelled with Tiger Woods since before even Twitter and Facebook dominated our world.

Meet Sahith Reddy, collegiate champ and PGA Tour event leader

Sahith Reddy Theegala

He’s 23, in only his 15th PGA Tour start and has led the ongoing Sanderson Farms Championship from day one with three sub-70 scores. Meet Sahith Reddy.

Aditi Bhardwaj, Alex Mazon win in Nutrilite jr golf tour opener

Amway Nutrilite Tour

Aditi Bharadwaj and Alex Maon emerged winners in the opening leg of the Amway Nutrilite Golf Tour for juniorsheld recently.

Hyderabad teenager earns titles, praise for her sporting spirit

Sneha Singh

Hyderabad collegian Sneha Singh won her second Indian Golf Union title in as many weeks at the Western India Ladies and Amateur Girls Championship on Thursday.

Top amateurs receive invitations to Asia-Pacific women’s c’ship

Anika Varma

Six top women amateurs from India, have received entries for the 2021 Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific (WAAP) to be held in Abu Dhabi.

Jahanvi Bakshi keeps her cool to land second career win at DLF

Jahnavi Bakshi

Jahanvi Bakshi kept a calm head in the closing stages to seal her second career win in the seventh leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour on Friday.

PGA Tour ‘super season’ set for edgy end at FedEx Cup finale

Patrick Cantlay

As the dust settles from Patrick Cantlay’s wild playoff victory over Bryson DeChambeau at the BMW Championship, one question remains