Temples and 10-gallon hats beckon golf tour operators in 2019

A feel of Asia’s Golden Land and the Wild West in America will greet golf tour operators attending IAGTO conventions in 2019.

Seven in fray for Sirikit Cup squad trials at Noida Golf Course

Gursimar Badwal

Selection trials for the India team to the 41st edition of the Queen Sirikit Cup will be held over six legs divided between the Noida Golf Course and Jaypee Greens from Saturday.

Callaway becomes official partner to European Tour

The European Tour has announced that leading golf brand Callaway will be their official partner for the next five years.

Not much khel at Khelo India for some

Six thousand-plus athletes, 1,800 support staff and close to a thousand technical officials have descended on Pune for the Khelo India Games..

DSport to telecast marquee European Tour events in India

DSport, will broadcast live marquee events from the European Tour with Indian stars in action alongside worldwide names during the 2019 season.

Pranavi Urs defends title at Faldo Series India

Bahamas-bound Pranavi Urs of Mysore won her second consecutive entry to the Faldo Series Final in Asia, at the Jaypee Greens in Greater Noida.

Appleby, Leonard appointed junior Presidents Cup captains

Australia’s Stuart Appleby and Justin Leonard of the US have been named captains of the International and US teams for the 2019 Junior Presidents Cup.

Twitter to live stream more PGA Tour events in multi-year deal

In good news for fans, the PGA Tour has expanded a deal with Twitter to distribute free nearly 140 hours of live golf from 28 tournaments during the 2018-19 season.

Twin eagles carry Xander Schauffele to Sentry title

Two eagles and four birdies in his last five holes gave Xander Schauffele the winning edge, enough to beat the hard-chasing Gary Woodland Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday.

Rule changes will continue to be debated for some time

Tiger

Professional golf returns with the PGA Tour event in Hawaii but the talk is still mostly about the rule changes that have been rung in by the USGA and R&A.

Move over Tiger and Lefty, is it time for SRT and KP to face off?

The New Year has begun, ushering in its share of hopes, prayers, dreams and wishes and for golfers, it is the start of a new era.

2018 was a year of many highs for Indian golf

Looking back on the last day of 2018, it was a year of promise and plenty for Indian golf, at home and overseas.

Golf as a sport, sees few scandals; Randhawa episode a rare one

When Jyoti Randhawa was arrested on charges of poaching in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich three days ago, it marked a rare instance of a golfer caught up in circumstances beyond his control.

Callaway returns to Big Bertha iron and hybrid series, out next month

My first ever bag, a mixed match of golf clubs if there ever were any, included a Big Bertha driver and a Big Bertha 3-wood.

Wading the Internet in search of better golf

The Internet is a monster, sometimes benign, often overpowering. Traversing the electronic universe can be an overwhelming experience. Very rarely, it can also be an enriching one.

Putting Smiles charity event has golfers smiling at Golden Greens

A heavy turnout marked the Putting Smiles corporate charity golf tournament at the Golden Greens Golf and Resort links near Gurgaon with over a hundred turning out to support the event.

Khalin Joshi is 2018 PGTI Order of Merit champion

Maiden Asian Tour winner Khalin Joshi of Bangalore is the PGTI Order of Merit champion for 2018. With just the Tata Open left to be played, he holds an unassailable lead in the money list.

A brief look at golf’s new rules that may change your game

By now, many will be wondering how changes in rules of golf that come into effect soon will affect them. Piloted by the R&A and the USGA it has taken six years for the new set of regulations to evolve.

Anirban, Sadhguru attend foundation fund-raiser at Oxford Golf Resort

Indian professional golf’s flagbearer Anirban Lahiri and spiritual teacher Sadhguru were keen participants in the sixth edition of the Isha Golf Jaunt at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune last week.

Shubhankar is 5th, and youngest, Indian to win Asian Tour Order of Merit

Twenty-two year old Shubhankar Sharma on Saturday emerged 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion to cap to a dream season.

Anushka, Chaitanya are youngest winners at US Kids Golf India Tour opener

Jyoti Randhawa

Seventy-one participants across 13 age groups teed off in the first staging of the US Kids Golf India Tour’s first event at the Jack Nicklaus designed Classic Golf & Country Club near Manesar on Friday.

US Kids Golf brings new junior tour to India

A new golf series for Indian juniors begins with the US Kids Golf India Tour and the first event will played at the Classic Golf and Country Club this Friday,

Hari Dang remembered in fittingly outdoorsy fashion

Hari Dang meant many things to many people. Leather-patched elbows on a tweed jacket, grizzled hair and a thrusting walk, a father figure, an environmentalist, educationist, mountaineer.

SelaQui International titles for Army Public, Ryan

Army Public School, Noida, clinched the inaugural SelaQui International Inter-School Golf Championship at the Classic Golf & Country Club near Gurgaon recently.

A Tiger Woods return visit to India on the cards soon?

Golfers and fans of the game in India could well see 14-time major winner and icon Tiger Woods prowling their backyard in the not too distant future.