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Twenty-five years after he last pranced around the fairways in front of a camera for and as Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler was back, this time with his phone-cam.
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Twenty-five years after he last pranced around the fairways in front of a camera for and as Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler was back, this time with his phone-cam.
For three days, Om Prakash Chouhan led, but when it came to the wire, it was Chikkarangappa S. who took the honours at the Gujarat Open on Friday.
Seher Atwal ended her short wait for a maiden professional win with a comfortable three-shot cushion at the Poona Club Golf Course on Friday.
Om Prakash Chouhan survived an off day at the Gujarat Open but there was no one to cash in as the Mhow golfer banked a substantial lead going into Friday’s final round
Seher Atwal entered the final round as leader for the second time in as many weeks, opening a two-shot lead on the field in Pune on Thursday.
Om Prakash Chouhan maintained his lead over the Gujarat Open field on day two, in fact opening the gap further in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Amandeep Drall and Hitaashee Bakshi shared the lead with 3-under par 68s after the first round at the Poona Club Golf Course on Wednesday.
Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow produced a course-record equalling 9-under-63 on day one of the Gujarat Open as the Tata Steel PGTI Tour finally trundled into action in Year 2021.
The Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour will set another record for entries to the fourth leg of the 2021 calendar with 38 entrants lining up at the Poona Club course.
Racing Team India impressed on debut over the opening two rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series in Dubai this weekend.
Trawling the records leaves the question open, whether Avani Prashanth is the youngest-ever winner of a domestic pro golf tournament.
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 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 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.
Already a winner and runner-up from her two 2021 starts, Pranavi Urs starts as favourite t Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Wednesday.
Dustin Johnson and fellow-American Brooks Koepka pulled off contrasting wins over the weekend in Saudi Arabia and the United States respectively.
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.
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 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.
Nights at Manjakuppam village not far from the Pondicherry border are a cascade of sounds, not silence with birds and boats kicking n equally.
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.
By the time this Pondicherry sojourn gets over, I foresee a real problem on return to Delhi. Bread.
Four new venues, in Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan will host Asian Tour events in the new year the tour has said.
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.
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.