New Zealand were well-prepared for India in WTC finale

New Zealand cricket team

India’s eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand at Southampton in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship on Wednesday was ultimately a surrender.

Lahiri aims to make a medal difference for India at Tokyo

Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri has happily accepted a second opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games men’s golf competition in Tokyo next month.

‘Best surprise’ says Anirban Lahiri about Tokyo Olympic berth

Anirban Lahiri

The last thing Anirban Lahiri would have expected to see was his name on the shortlist for the Tokyo Olympic Games next month.

Jon Rahm fulfils his karma with maiden US Open victory

Jon Rahm

Destiny’s child Jon Rahm won the 121st US Open in San Diego on Sunday even as Torrey Pines and the pressure-cooker situation consumed his closest challengers.

Final hole birdie carries Bhatia past Torrey Pines cut line

Richard Bland

Akshay Bhatia made his first US Open appearance a memorable one by entering the weekend in dramatic fashion at Torrey Pines on Friday.

Bhatia, Theegala stretched on opening day at Torrey Pines

Hideki Matsuyama

Tyro professionals Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala struggled to come to terms with the Torrey Pines’ demands on the opening day of the 121st US Open in San Diego on Thursday.

Remembering Ballesteros’s special moment at ‘Jack’s Place’

Muirfield leader-board

Few remained untouched by Seve Ballerteros, the charismatic Spanish golfer who died of brain cancer at age 54 almost exactly 11 years ago.

Manu Gandas: Quiet professional who lets his clubs do the talking

Manu Gandas

Twenty-five-year-old Manu Gandas, who turned professional in 2015, was on to a good thing before the virus epidemic interrupted the 2020-21 PGTI season.

Indian-Americans starting to make a mark on crowded golfscape

Megha Ganne

High-schooler Megha Ganne’s high-profile emergence on the big stage was the latest affirmation that Indian-Americans are beginning to show up regularly on the crowded US golf scene.

Diksha, Tvesa, Sharma make steady start at Scandinavian Mixed

Diksha Dagar

Diksha Dagar made the most of a new regime and a recovering back to make a steady start at the Scandinavian Mixed golf tournament in Gothenburg on Thursday.

Rory told me to win it so I did, says US Open champ Yuka Saso

Yuka Saso

Yuka Saso equalled history as only the second teenager to win the US Women’s Open on Sunday and said she needed some help from Rory McIlroy to do so.

Megha Ganne is riding the wave, and doing a good job of it too

Megha Ganne

The more one sees and reads about Megha Ganne’s golf, even from so far away, the more one is convinced that the high school student is one to watch out for in the long run.

Memorial thrown wide open with in-form Rahm’s Covid withdrawal

Jon Rahm

Confusion marked the end of day three at the Memorial Tournment with defending champion and leader-board topper Jon Rahm withdrawing after a positive Covid test.

Ganne off the pace, but still tied for third at US Women’s Open

Megha Ganne

She hit only nine fairways and 10 greens in regulation but Megha Ganne was still good enough to card a 71 and share third place on day two of the 76th US Women’s Open in San Francisco on Friday.

High schooler Megha Ganne, at 17, co-leads US Women’s Open

Megha Ganne

Seventeen-year-old Megha Ganne created waves on the opening day of the 76th US Women’s Open by taking a share of the lead at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Thursday.

Sharma looking to build on recent form at Porsche European Open

Shubhankar Sharma

Shubhankar Sharma and Ajeetesh Sandhu are in the field for the European Open that tees off in Hamburg on Saturday due to a late schedule change.

Tvesa, Shubhankar bring in top-10 finishes at European tour events

Tvesa Malik

Tvesa Malik ensured a third career top-10 finish on the Ladies European Tour with shared tenth-place at the Italian Open in Piedmont on Sunday.

Tvesa into top-5 as Diksha Dagar makes a return at Ladies Italian Open

Tvesa Malik

Tvesa Malik carded a 6-under par 66 on day two of the Ladies Italian Open on Saturday to climb into the top five even as Diksha Dagar made the cut in her return to action.

PGTI young gun Veer Ahlawat has been a picture of consistency

Veer Ahlawat

A winner in 2019 on the Professional Golf Tout of India, Veer Ahlawat has been a picture of consistency on the course for the last few seasons.

Indian professional golf loses stalwarts Shiv Prakash, Yusuf Ali

Shiv Prakash

Two former regulars of the Indian professional golf tour passed away over the last few days, Kanpur’s Shiv Prakash and Yusuf Ali of Kolkata.

Mickelson hits bombs, throws darts in Sunday’s historic PGA victory

Phil Mickelson

On 16, Phil Mickelson hit his drive to 366 yards, six yards longer than playing partner Brooks Koepka. It put both his hands firmly on the Wanamaker Trophy.

Smooth-swinging Mickleson threatens history at Kiawah as Koepka lurks

Phil Mickelson is 18 holes away from scripting some unlikely history at the 103rd PGA Championship on Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course on Sunday.

Conners leads field on difficult opening day at PGA Championship

Sungjae Im

Canada’s Corey Conners took a two-shot lead on the opening day of the PGA Championship, the year’s second Major, at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island on Thursday.

Mumbai girl Ivana Shah awarded prestigious LPGA trophy

Ivana Shah

Ivana Shah of University of Akron has been awarded the 2021 Dinah Shore Trophy for making an impact on the golf course with her leadership.

Indian golf loses a Titan as Covid claims Siddharth Shriram

Siddharth Shriram

Shock and disbelief from the Indian golf fraternity greeted the passing of passionate patron Siddharth Shriram from Covid-related complications on Monday.