Teenager Kartik in seven-strong India squad at APAC in Melbourne

Kartik Singh

Kartik Singh heads a seven-strong India squad at the annual Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships, to be played in Melbourne from Thursday.

Overnight leader Krauter stays ahead in Women’s Indian Open

Aline Krauter of Germany consolidated her lead on day three of the Hero Women’s Indian Open in Gurgaon on Saturday.

Vani, Diksha stay in top-3 as Aline Krauter takes over HWIO lead

Aline Krauter

Vani Kapoor and Diksha Dagar swapped places on the leaderboard as home golfers continued to do well at the Hero Women’s Indian Open on Friday.

LIV Golf bid for official world ranking points status falls through

The Official World Golf Ranking Organisation has turned down a LIV Golf League bid to earn its members OWGR points.

Golf Industry Association annual summit under way at DLF

Golf Industry Association

The GOlf Industry Association is holding its annual summit, which began at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Thursday.

Punjab golfers hold the spotlight in first leg of US Kids Golf North

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Punjab and Chandigarh golfers made their mark with four titles in the opening leg of the US Kids Golf North on Wednesday.

Neha Tripathi racks up second win in three Hero WPGT starts

Neha Tripathi prize

Neha Tripathi, winless for more than four and a half years, has now won twice in three starts on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour.

Djokovic, Sainz, Bale confirm for Ryder Cup All-Stars game

Celebrities from soccer, tennis, Formula One and the NFL and cine stars will be part of the All-Star Match preceding the 44th Ryder Cup in Rome.

Swedish whiz-kid Aberg helps Donald complete Ryder Cup picks

Ludvig Aberg

Omega Masters winner Ludvig Aberg and five other captain’s picks completed Europe’s lineup for the 2023 Ryder Cup on Monday.

India to field men’s, women’s teams at WATC in Abu Dhabi

The Indian Golf Union has selected men’s and women’s squads for the upcoming World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhab.

Indian trio confirm berths in LPGA, Epson Stage II qualifying

Sharmila Nicollet

Pranavi Urs, Sneha Singh, and Sharmila Nicollet sealed entry to Stage II of the LPGA and Epson Tour qualification process on Thursday.

Sneha, Pranavi and Sharmila make LPGA/Epson Quali Stage II

Pranavi Urs

Sneha Singh, Pranavi Urs, and Sharmila Nicollet ensured entry to Stage II of the LPGA and Epson Tour qualifying process in California on Wednesday.

Koepka, Thomas among expected US Ryder Cup team picks

Justin Thomas

LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and the out of form Justin Thomas are among the six picks named by US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson.

Jon Rahm pockets $4 million from first season-ending bonus

Jon Rahm tops tech solutions major Comcast Business ratings for consistency on the PGA Tour that shares $20 million bonus among the top-10 finishers.

PGA Tour unveils its 2024 season with return to calendar format

Jay Monahan

The 2024 regular season PGA Tour schedule reflects a calendar year format for the first time since 2012 and 32 events plus the four majors.

Tiger Woods inducted to PGA Tour board as player director

Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods

In the wake of shaken confidence in its functioning, the PGA Tour has inducted Tiger Woods to its board to create greater functional transparency.

Home food, patience in Sharma’s mix for Scottish Open success

Shubhankar Sharma

Shubhankar Sharma is preaching patience as a virtue to observe as he prepares for two mega tournaments, starting with this week’s Genesis Scottish Open.

All bets off at halfway stage of LIV Golf League season

With seven tournaments of LIV Golf League 2023 completed there is no real clarity for top honours in both individual and team competitions.

Love at first shot, recalls Garcia about Valderrama’s Real Club

Garcia and Gooch

Spanish golf great Sergio Garcia’s love affair with Real Club Valderrama began as a teenager. Call it a successful relationship.

PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger ‘framework’ sent to US Senate panel

Details of the proposed merger between PGA Tour and LIV Golf emerge as document goes to US Senate ahead of July 11 hearing.

PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan laid low by mystery illness

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has stepped aside from daily duties owing to a ‘medical situation soon after a shock merger announcement.’.

LIV Golf not going anywhere post-merger, avers Norman

Greg Norman

LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has said the parallel league was very much in business and in the process of planning its 2025 season.

Hate LIV but resigned to upcoming merger, says Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy has said he still opposed LIV Golf and its upcoming merger with the PG Tour, but added that he was resigned to it

PGA Tour agrees to merger with LIV Golf in shock move

In a shock move, the PGA Tour on Tuesday said it would merge with LIV Golf to unify a fracturing world golf order.

As Ryder Cup nears, Europe’s divide to the fore again

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A split in opinion on the composition of Europe’s team for the Ryder Cup has emerged again with big names taking opposing stands on the matter.