Srinivasan, Theegala emerge top US collegiate golfers

Natalie Srinivasan

Indian-Americans Natalie Srinivasan and Sahith Theegala have been adjudged the top US collegiate golfers of the year, winning the Annika Award and the Fred Haskins Award.

A novice’s first look at the vast world of golf gaming

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With zero time on the course over the last two months, it was an inevitable question; What does a golfer do when she or he cannot play any golf?

McIlroy, DJ in live-on-TV charity game as golf pushes on for early return

Rory McIlroy

In the arid golf desert created by the corona-virus pandemic worldwide, the occasional oases are beginning to crop up on the horizon.

Our caddies are in the rough as lockdown goes on and on

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Caddies are the force behind many a golfer, good and bad, despite their little eccentricities, and they need our help in this time of Covid crisis.

Golf industry body needs to help plan post-lockdown exit

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Friday’s announcement by the government extending the nationwide lockdown to combat the Covid-19 threat will put further strain on a nation and economy.

Qualifying term for Olympic golf events extended up to June 2021

Udayan Mane

With the corona-virus pandemic pushing the Tokyo Olympic Games back by a year, there will be a new set of qualifying dates for the golf medals in Japan next year.

Srinivasan, Theegala in running for top US collegiate golf honours

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Young Indian-Americans Natalie Srinivasan and Sahith Theegala are on the shortlist for the upcoming Golf Channel and Golfweek awards for top division collegiate golfers in the United States.

Woods, Mickelson line up charity rematch, with add-ons this time

Tiger and Phil

Eighteen months after they went head to head for $9 million in charity money at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will face off again next month.

Ryder Cup minus on-site fans, or even a 2021 date is possible

Rory McIlroy

There are competitions that are by definition, fan-powered, capable of raising extreme emotion. The Davis Cup in tennis and the soccer World Cup are examples. And In golf, there’s the Ryder Cup.

String theory: Golf lessons in unwinding a tangled mess

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It is only a piece of string. A very long one, admittedly, but in essence, that’s all it really is. And it’s finally given me something to do.

Anika Varma rounds off ‘Arizona Swing’ on Cactus Tour with solid results

Anika Varma

Anika Varma rounded off her engagements on the western US-based Cactus Tour with a fair degree of success, her results including a tied second place finish and two top-10 placings.

It’s official: PGA Tour splits season into 2019-20, and 2020 fall sections

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The PGA Tour on Thursday released its revised list of tournaments split over the 2019-2020 and 2020 Fall seasons to cover up for time lost to the Corona-virus pandemic.

PGA Tour to advance schedule; June 11 set as tee-off date

Jay Monahan

The PGA Tour is expected to shortly announce an earlier than expected return to tournament play post-Covid with the first event likely to be held as early as in June.

Opportunity to hit the reset button with my golf: Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri

His golf may be on hold for now, but Anirban Lahiri is making the most of his time away from his profession, and its related grind and routines.

At 16, Anika Varma showing steady progress on Western US Cactus Tour

Anika Varma

California-based teenager Anika Varma has been in the thick of golfing action in America these past few weeks.

Anirban Lahiri joins fellow golfers in stepping up for Covid relief efforts

Anirban Lahiri

Golfers across India are seeking to do their bit during the Corona-virus lockdown that has stretched past a fortnight and counting.

Three majors and the Ryder Cup on as golf scrambles to find fresh dates

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It is difficult to spot any sort of a horizon with the corona-virus wreaking havoc across the globe, but there is a world out there holding its breath. For one, the Ryder Cup is on.

From the archives: A Super Sunday to remember

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Nine months ago, a July Sunday witnessed some of the finest sporting action across different fields at almost the same time – at the Mecca of cricket, at the spiritual home of tennis and in the birthplace of golf..

Golf in the neighbourhood: Some glimmers of hope emerge

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The day when golfers across India can venture back out on to courses is some distance away, but there are faint glimmerings of hope from the neighbourhood, if not the rest of the world.

A locked-in sufferer remembers to be grateful for his golf

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When things dear to you do get taken away, the pangs are hard to bear. So it has been for golfers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stray thoughts from a now-deserted golf course

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I am a golf course. Like thousands of my sisters across the world, I have been deserted, basically left alone for some time now.

Can delayed Olympics bring Tiger back into Tokyo frame?

Tiger Woods

The postponed Olympic Games, caused by the still-spreading Corona-virus pandemic, has given 15-time major winner Tiger Woods an unexpected window of opportunity to seek qualification for Tokyo.

Covid cloud over Olympics: Tokyo Games now in 2021

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The ever-spreading pall cast by the Covid-19 virus enveloped the the Olympics with news that the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games will now be held next year.

Golf lessons in the isolated time of corona-virus

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Well, it’s now official. Corona-virus has ensured large parts of the country have been sealed off with immediate effect in an effort to halt the ever-growing spread of the pandemic.

Covid-19 continues to loom but there are golfing options available

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Covid-19 continues to not just throttle daily life around the world but also add steadily to the mortality count, making it the most existential threat many of us have ever faced.