Did you know these few interesting facts about golf?

Deer at Guwahati

Gone are the days when golf was talked of as the game for old people. Modern day golf games are a lot more exciting and full of passion besides being an international attraction.

Ridhima seals CLPGA card; Amandeep, Sharmila close in on LET berths

Ridhima Dilawari

Ridhia Dilawari sealed her berth on the China LPGA Tour at the Shenzhou Golf Club West Course in Wanning, China, on Saturday.

Age no bar for Arjun Singh who wins PGTI Qualifying School at 50

Arjun Singh prize

Arjun Singh turned the clock back to bring in the day’s best score and win the Final Stage of the PGTI’s Qualifying School the Kensville course on Friday.

No slip-up this time as Pranavi seals the win; turns professional

Pranavi Urs

Pranavi Urs made very sure there would be no repeat of last week’s final hole disaster by winning the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Friday.

Kullar maintains lead in round three of Final Qualifying Stage

Deepinder Singh Kullar

Deepinder Singh Kullar maintained a two-shot lead in round three of the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2020 season at the Kensville Golf & Country Club on Thursday.

Pranavi climbs into three-way lead with Tvesa, Ananya at BPGC

Pranavi Urs

Having narrowly missed out last week, Pranavi Urs forced herself into contention on day two of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour second leg at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Thursday.

Kullar, Vijay Kumar on top in round two of Final Qualifying at Kensville

Deepinder Kullar

DLF’s Deepinder Singh Kullar and Vijay Kumar lead by two shots after round 2 of the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage at the Kensville course.

Ananya Datar, Tvesa Malik share first round lead at BPGC

Ananya Datar

Ananya Datar and Tvesa Malik shared the first round lead in the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Wednesday.

Lahiri starts year on off note, hopes for a better show

Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri made his first start of 2020 at the Sony Open in Hawaii but the new year failed to bring early cheer as he missed the first round cut.

Internationals pitch in for Aussie bushfire relief charity

Els celebrations

Presidents Cup star Marc Leishman has, on behalf of Internationals captain Ernie Els and team members revealed a $125,000 donation to the relief efforts of the Australian bushfires

Gulfam tops PGTI Pre Qualifying III as 28 enter Final Stage

Gulfam Pappan

Delhi’s Gulfam Pappan won the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying III for the 2020 season after finishing the final round on 2-under-142 in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Dramatic final day hands Ridhima first win of 2020 as Pravavi misses out

Ridhima Dilawari

It was so near, yet so far for Pranavi Urs as Ridhima Dilawari held her nerve to win the opening event of the 2020 Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Pune on Friday.

Hunar Mittal tops Faldo junior golf series India leg

Faldo Series India

Chandigarh Golf Club’s Hunar Mittal emerged overall winner of the IIFL Wealth-Faldo Series India junior Golf Invitational Championship at the Jaypee Greens here on Friday.

Ridhima carries top form over into new season’s opener in Pune

Ridhima Dilawari

Ridhima Dilawari seems to have carried her form over into 2020. On day two of the opening event of the season, she had moved into the sole lead at the Poona Club Golf Course on Thursday.

Chauhan, Sinha top PGTI Pre Qualifying II as 26 enter final stage

Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan

Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan and Panchkula’s Martendeya Kanishka topped the leader-board at the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying II for the 2020 season.

Pranavi, Ridhima share Leg 1 lead of Hero WPGT in Pune

Pranavi Urs

Amateur Pranavi Urs and Ridhima Dilawari shared the lead in the first leg opener of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Poona Golf Club on Wednesday.

Diksha Dagar in field for season’s first leg of Hero WPG Tour in Pune

Diksha Dagar

Diksha Dagar will want to follow up on a strong 2019 season and is in the for for the first leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Tour that got under way at the Poona Club Golf Course on Wednesday.

Nationals winners Aryan, Sneha lead field for Faldo Series India leg

Sneha Singh

National amateur champions Aryan Roopa Anand (men’s) and Sneha Singh (women’s) are the star draws at the India leg of the Faldo Series Asia tournament that will be played at the Jaypee Greens from January 8 to 10.

Nijhawan, Modi top PGTI Pre-Quali 1 among 28; JT hangs on for Sentry victory

Justin Thomas

Zubin Nijhawan of Panchkula and Mumbai’s Akash Modi topped the standings after round two of the PGTI Pre Qualifying I for the 2020 season at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Nijhawan, Krishna lead at PGTI Q-School pre-qualies; Lahiri for Sony Open

Zubin Nijhawan

Zubin Nijhawan of Panchkula and Kochi’s Madesh Krishna returned cards of 2-under-70 to lead round one of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying I for the 2020 season at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad on Saturday.

What constitutes the perfect golf swing?

Justin Thomas

Man as a creature has always tried to strive for perfection in whatever he chooses to do. In few other fields is this more evident or necessary than in the great game of golf.

Tiger-ish wish for the Twenties from Teetimetales

Tiger Woods

At the start of not just a new year, but a new decade, Teetimetales wishes friends, readers, well-wishers and golfers everywhere the very best.

P.S. Sharda is overall nett winner at NGC-Oil India New Year Cup

NGC New Year Cup

P.S. Sharda emerged overall nett winner of the Noida Golf Course’s Oil India New Year Cup that was played over the weekend with good numbers turning out .

What is the World Handicap System; what does it mean for you?

R&A infographic1

The acronym WHS – the World Handicap System – has been registering on and off. For a while, I let it slide, but with the Indian Golf Union involved too, it seemed a good time to take a closer look.

Udayan Mane wins Tour C’ship with PGTI record, Kaul is emerging player

Udayan Mane prize

Udayan Mane took the 2019 Tata Steel PGTI Tour Championship down to the wire before winning it by a single shot at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur on Sunday.