Delhi Golf Club to hold fund-raiser for ‘Covid-19 warriors’
How to get people outdoors and involved in a good cause at the same time was a poser for the Delhi Golf Club. Hold an event to honour corona-warriors, was the answer.
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Tvesa Malik out to make most of maiden ‘major’
She will be teeing off alongside many of the world’s best players in a couple of days, so for Tvesa Malik, every step of her sojourn in Britain has been a learning curve.
Another triple whammy by India’s trio of golfing divas
For the first time, three Indians – Aditi Ashok, Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar – will appear at a golf major together, it was confirmed on Saturday.
Lahiri happy to end enforced five-month holiday from golf
It’s been a while since he was last on a golf course and Anirban Lahiri is quite looking forward to resuming his acquaintance with the game.
Arjun Atwal is back where it began, and hungry as ever
Almost exactly 10 years ago, Arjun Atwal became India’s first winner on the PGA Tour. And now he’s back for some more.
Collin Morikawa: Starts 29, cuts 2, wins 3, majors 1
Collin Morikawa from Los Angeles carved out a stunning two-shot victory in the PGA Championship on Sunday, and in the process, branded himself as “the one to watch out for”.
Sentosa GC to partner GEO Foundation on industry best practices
Seeking to further establish its eco-credentials, Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club has announced a collaboration with the international sustainable golf non-profit GEO Foundation.
Anika honoured to wave the flag at US women’s amateur c’ship
Being the first Indian to appear in the prestigious US Women’s Amateur Championship is an achievement Anila Varma is keenly aware of.
Korean teen Kim wins Panasonic Swing, Shiv Kapur is second
Joohyung Kim was named winner of the 2019/20 Panasonic Swing after September’s Panasonic Open Golf Championship in Japan was cancelled on Friday.
3M done, it’s on to Reno and some Stableford stuff for Atwal
Arjun Atwal is off to Nevada next for the only event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system on the PGA Tour.
Anika sinks an ace on way to Sacramento event lead
Anika Varma, racked up a second career ace on her way to the lead at the 50th Sacramento County Women’s Scratch Championship on Saturday.
Jeev reflects on a productive career, says self-belief is key
Golfing great Jeev Milkha Singh has had 27 years as a professional to distil his thoughts on life, the game that he loves most and how to manage the highs and lows of a career many would love to emulate.
Cricketers hold their own at DGC charity golf event
Cricketers Kapil Dev and Murali Kartik stepped up to deliver at the Delhi Golf Club and helped raise a healthy sum for Covid-19 relief in their exhibition game on Saturday.
Tiger Woods returns to action at Memorial next week
After the deluge of bad news, there was something to cheer about especially for Tiger Woods fans as the golfer said he would be playing next week’s Memorial tournament.
Leaner, fitter Atwal out to enjoy his new self on golf course
Arjun Atwal, India’s first winner on the PGA Tour, is at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit 15 pounds lighter, ache-free and swinging quicker than before.
Indian teenager chips away at her game in western US’ Cactus Tour
Teenager Anika Varma has been grinding away at her golf, the latest result being a 1-under 215 at the Cactus Tour’s Legacy Vegas event in Nevada that gave her a 12th place finish.
A 107-day break ends; as does an agonising 30-year wait
Thanks to the corona-virus pandemic and its fallout, it was a full 107 days between visits to a golf course, and what a pleasure it was to return to the fairways and greens.
Virus lands more blows on its defences, but PGA Tour stands firm
Professional sport around the world is tip-toeing back to life but at every stage the threat from the Covid-19 virus is a real and active one.
River Highlands: Course that provides for odd scoring patterns
TPC River Highlands, site of this week’s Travellers Championship in Connecticut isn’t the hardest course on the PGA Tour.
Corona-virus breaks through at PGA Tour despite safety protocols
Just how tenacious an adversary the corona-virus can be was demonstrated on day two of the RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina.
Harigae, DeChambeau stun golfing world in their own ways
There’s something about golf and numbers. Most recently, it has been to do with Mina Harigae’s extraordinary victory streak, and Bryson DeChambeau’s prodigious power play.
Golfers Kapil Dev, Karthik to hit fairways for a good cause
After golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson helped raise funds for corona releif, it is the turn of Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar,
England’s Rose chips in for women pros; Asian Tour to resume in Korea
England’s former world top-ranked golfer Justin Rose and his wife Kate said on Sunday they would sponsor seven tournaments for the in-limbo women professionals starting next week.
Stop-start US pro golf season prepares for second chapter
In the deserts of Arizona, the final days of January 2020 revolved around the Waste Management Phoenix Open pro golf festivities.
PGA Tour launches collegiate initiative; and why India is far away from it all
The recent crowing of Natalie Srinivasan and Sahith Theegala as the top American collegiate golfers of the year underlined both a happy and a sad fact for Indian golf.