Avani Prashanth, 14, nicks it at Bombay Presidency from the big girls

Avani Prashanth

Avani Prashanth of Bangalore pulled off the win of her life, beating an experienced field in the third leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Mumbai on Friday.

Seher Atwal stays ahead as Avani, Amandeep close in at BPGC

Seher Atwal

Seher Atwal moved a step closer to her maiden professional title with a 1-under round of 69 at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Thursday.

Seher leads Bombay Presidency field with a scorching 65

Seher Atwal

Seher Atwal laid down the early marker with a flawless 5-under par 65 on day one of the Hero Women’s Golf Tour event at Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Wednesday.

Pranavi leads strong field in BPGC leg of women’s pro tour

Pranavi Urs, Diksha Dagar

Already a winner and runner-up from her two 2021 starts, Pranavi Urs starts as favourite t Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Wednesday.

Johnson, Koepka complete wins on European, PGA Tours

Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson and fellow-American Brooks Koepka pulled off contrasting wins over the weekend in Saudi Arabia and the United States respectively.

Johnson takes charge at Saudi International as Sharma misses out

Dustin Johnson moved smoothly into position at the $3.5 million Saudi International, leading a charge of the big guns even as Shubhankar Sharma slipped out of the running on Saturday.

Saudi International golf attracts strongest-ever field

Dustin Johnson

A star-studded line-up will tee off in the third edition of the Saudi International golf tournament at the King Abdullah Economic City’s Royal Greens Golf & Country Club.

Shubhankar brings in solid finish at Dubai Desert Classic

Shubhankar Sharma

Shubhankar Sharma brought in his best finish for some time with a tied 22nd placing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Sunday.

Pondicherry memories: Hello Dil-Do and other sounds of the night

Pondicherry dawn

Nights at Manjakuppam village not far from the Pondicherry border are a cascade of sounds, not silence with birds and boats kicking n equally.

Pondicherry Diary: It’s all the unbending Pujara effect

Cheteshwar Pujara

The resolve in Cheteshwar Pujara is impossible to miss. There’s a relentlessness in the way he stands at the crease, a sense of purpose.

Pondicherry Diary: Oh the lovely bakers of Auroville!

Pondy 4

By the time this Pondicherry sojourn gets over, I foresee a real problem on return to Delhi. Bread.

Four new venues join list of Asian Tour destinations in 2021

Laguna Lang

Four new venues, in Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan will host Asian Tour events in the new year the tour has said.

Pondicherry Diary: Room with a view and the Banana

Pondicherry 1

Golf worldwide at a low ebb with the festive season, it was time for the once-in-a-while getaway, and an overdue visit to Pondicherry.

Season’s greetings to all from TeeTimeTales

Santa

May your drives fly straight and far, your chip-shots where they are intended to go and your putts fall more often than fail in 2021.

Charlie has his day(s) in the sun as daddy Tiger looks on

Tiger and Charlie Woods

For two days, Charlie Woods broke the internet. Followers and fans could not get enough of his club twirls and fist-pumps.

Gaganjeet Bhullar brings it home in Tour C’ship finale

Gaganjeet Bhullar win

Gaganjeet Bhullar grinded his way to the winner’s cheque at the Tata Steel Tour Championship in Jamshedpur on Sunday.

Malik in three-way tie for Tour Championship honours

Amardeep Malik

Amardeep Malik may well be forgiven if he has been pinching himself over the last couple of days at the Tour Championship currently in progress in Jamshedpur.

Gupta leads Tour C’ship as Chawrasia scorches Tata turf

S.S.P. Chawrasia

Harendra Gupta led the PGTI Tour Championship by a shot but it was S.S.P. Chawrasia who set Jamshedpur alight with an 11-under round par on Friday.

Hitaashee Bakshi wins on second Hero WPGT start as a pro

Hitaashee Bakshi

Hitaashee Bakshi, in only her second event as a professional, emerged winner as the 2020 chapter of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour ended on Friday.

Chikka fires a blistering 62 for Tour Championship lead

Chikkarangappa S.

Bangalore’s Chikkarangappa S. carded a first round 10-under-62 for the lead at the Tata Steel Tour Championship in Jamshedpur on Thursday.

In-form Amandeep holds one-shot lead with a day to go

Amandeep Drall

Amandeep Drall led the field for a second straight day in the final leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Classic course on Thursday.

Amandeep, Vani share lead in 9th leg opener at Classic GCC

Amandeep Drall

Experience held sway at the Classic Golf and Country Club with Vani Kapoor and Amandeep Drall tied for the first day lead on Wednesday.

Papwa Sewgolum, South African golf’s Indian genius

Papwa Sewgolum

This is the story of a South African “coloured” golfer from a Natal settlement, and a journey that took Papwa Sewgolum from international fame to obscurity.

Double whammy: England’s golfers clean up at Dubai

Lee Westwood

One stage and two wins it was for England golfers Matthew Fitzpatrick and Lee Westwood on Sunday at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.

Here are five of the most challenging golf holes in the world

Driver

Golf can be a difficult game at the best of times. It takes time, money and energy to learn how to hit a golf ball well.