Golf bodies come together for some Corona-virus do’s and don’ts

Fairways

Restrictions are in place across almost every golf course, as much in India as around the world in the wake of the ever-growing spread of COVID-19, the Corona-virus.

Corona-virus now cuts into casual golfer’s course time

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While it an increasingly serious situation, the spreading corona-virus pandemic is not only spreading humour, but also cutting into golf schedules.

Gursimar rallies to end Hero WPGT drought at Classic GCC

Gursimar Badwal

Gursimar Badwal ended a 14-month title drought in the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Classic Golf & Country Club on Friday.

Corona-virus hits golf as PGTI, PGA Tour suspend seasons

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The ever-growing threat posed by the Corona-virus pandemic threatens to put golf worldwide on hold as it has done with other sports.

Corona-virus forces Hero Indian Open postponement

Stephan Gallacher

The worsening situation across the globe caused by the Corona-virus threat has forced postponement of the Hero Indian Open 2020.

Teetimetales wishes friends and fellow-golfers a very Happy Holi

Holi hai

Here’s wishing you all sweet swinging, destructive driving, incredible iron-play and precise putting all year long this Holi.

No swing and miss stuff in golf on a fog heavy morning at Hindan

Hindan in fog

There is something special about golfing in the fog as 56 intrepid players discovered at the Hindan golf course on Sunday..

Bad back forces Tiger Woods out of Players Championship

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass citing a bad back, and the worry now is whether he will be ready to defend his Masters title in April.

Rashid is top Indian in field for revived Malaysia Open

Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri will not be back to defend the title he won in 2015, the last time the event was held, but nine Indians in all will line up at the Bandar Malaysia Open that gets under way on Thursday.

Amandeep Drall completes wire-to-wire win at Bangalore Golf Club

Amandeep Drall

Seven months after she last won on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, Amandeep Drall made it a wire-to-wire run in the season’s fourth event at the Bangalore Golf Club on Friday.

Strong field of Indian, overseas stars set for Hero Indian Open 2020

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He’s been the hottest prospect on the domestic circuit for the past few months with three straight wins, and Udayan Mane is keen to put up a worthwhile show at the 2020 Hero Indian Open.

Indian pro golf stakeholders PGTI and WGAI ink affiliation pact

PGTI and WGAI

The Professional Golf Tour of India and Women’s Golf Association of India on Wednesday signed an affiliation agreement in Gurgaon on Wednesday aimed at strengthening both units.

BPGC emerge Grover Zampa inter-club golf champions

BPGC

Bombay Presidency Golf Club (BPGC) regained the Grover Zampa Vineyards Inter-Club Golf Championship with a thumping performance at their home course in Mumbai on Sunday.

Aman Raj is early leader in Players C’hip as Shubhankar makes quiet start

Aman Raj

Aman Raj took the early lead in Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship with a 7-under-par 65 at the Eagleton course near Bangalore on Tuesday.

Golf is quiet for now, but in India there’s always the cricket

Sudeep Tyagi

The T20 matches against New Zealand may have gone down to the wire, but India prevailed each time, and in differing circumstances.

PGA Tour inks global content agreement with Facebook

Woods and Zozo trophy

The PGA Tour has entered an agreement with social media giant Facebook to distribute daily highlights packages globally on Facebook Watch for 2020.

My mother who won golf competitions in a sari

Meera Phukan

My mother, Meera Phookan was the only woman in Digboi, Assam who played golf in a sari. Her cotton sari often brought home bonguti that needed to be removed meticulously by hand, by our nanny.

Some top guns of the last season and Tiger’s new beginning

Woods and Thomas

The year gone by has been one in golfing history that almost every single fan of the sport will remember for a long time including a landmark for Tiger Woods.

Did you know these few interesting facts about golf?

Deer at Guwahati

Gone are the days when golf was talked of as the game for old people. Modern day golf games are a lot more exciting and full of passion besides being an international attraction.

Lahiri starts year on off note, hopes for a better show

Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri made his first start of 2020 at the Sony Open in Hawaii but the new year failed to bring early cheer as he missed the first round cut.

Internationals pitch in for Aussie bushfire relief charity

Els celebrations

Presidents Cup star Marc Leishman has, on behalf of Internationals captain Ernie Els and team members revealed a $125,000 donation to the relief efforts of the Australian bushfires

Tiger-ish wish for the Twenties from Teetimetales

Tiger Woods

At the start of not just a new year, but a new decade, Teetimetales wishes friends, readers, well-wishers and golfers everywhere the very best.

P.S. Sharda is overall nett winner at NGC-Oil India New Year Cup

NGC New Year Cup

P.S. Sharda emerged overall nett winner of the Noida Golf Course’s Oil India New Year Cup that was played over the weekend with good numbers turning out .

NGC Oil India New Year Cup draws record number of entries

NGC New Year Cup

The freezing temperatures seem in no way to have deterred NGC members who have turned out in record numbers for the Oil India New Years Cup.

Hindan hosts a motley crew as Gents trump the Captains

The Reds

It is a foggy Sunday dawn, but spirits are high at the Hindan golf course as the Jacks have gathered to do battle with the Morgans.