Golf news, views and India happenings
An interesting press statement landed in my in-box this morning. It said Mahendra Singh Dhoni India’s 2011 Wold Cup-winning captain has successfully picked up the sticks, like his 1983 predecessor Kapil Dev.
Bangalore golfer Syed Saqib Ahmed hit a 9-under-61 in round two of the Jaipur Open to open up a three-shot lead on 15-under-125 at the Rambagh Golf Club on Wednesday.
A birdie spree by 2010 Asian Games silver medallist Abhinav Lohan saw him post a sensational 9-under 61 for the lead on the opening day of the Jaipur Open at the Rambagh Golf Club on Tuesday.
When golfers like me get out on a course, it’s a battle to keep scores as far away from the dreaded century as possible. Cross over into three figures and it is a bad day. Upper 90s, not too bad. Lower 90s, happy.
At one point on the final day of the Classic GCC International Championship, it looked as though Amardip Malik would bring home a top-25 finish..
Aditi Ashok had made it into the weekend rounds of the Lacoste Ladies Open at the Golf du Medoc near Bordeaux, France while Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik still had some way to go on day two of the event on Friday.
Yuvraj Singh Sandhu registered a nail-biting playoff victory against Delhi’s Wasim Khan in the Rs 8 lakh Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour event at Jaypee Greens Wishtown in Noida on Thursday.
Wasim Khan of Delhi and Noida’s Gaurav Pratap Singh surged into the joint second round lead with scores of 6-under-61 in the Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour at the Jaypee Greens Wishtown on Wednesday.
Three players shot 6-under-61s to share the first round lead at the Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour event at the Jaypee Greens Wishtown course in Noida on Tuesday.
The trophy will travel to Indonesia after Rory Hie became the first from his country to win an Asian Tour title, but India will have good reason to feel satisfied with the outcome of the inaugural $300,000 Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship.
Rashid Khan moved to within touching distance of a third Asian title even as unheralded Indonesian Rory Hie continued to lead the $300,000 Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship on Saturday.
Birdies in his closing two holes gave overnight leader Rory Hie enough of an edge to stay one shot ahead of the field on day two of the $300,000 Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship on Friday.
Asian Tour rookies Aadil Bedi and Aman Raj led a solid Indian push on the opening day of the $300,000 Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship on Thursday.
Players Championship and FedEx Cup winner Rory McIlroy was voted player of the year for the 2018-19 season by eligible fellow professionals, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday.
Argentine Miguel Carballo will be hoping to cash in on recent form as he takes on a strong Indian challenge at the $300,000 Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship.
The leading nine players on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour’s Order of Merit have all secured places at next month’s $500,000 Hero Women’s Indian Open.
The highest honour in the Asia Pacific golf industry will be bestowed upon Dr Pawan Munjal, the Asia Pacific Golf Group has said.
A Sunday evening gathering at the Civil Services Officers Institute in Delhi turned out to be a heady mish-mash of nostalgia, reunions, entertaining yarns, and a few sobering home truths.
Kartik Sharma, will be part of Stuart Appleby’s Internationals team to take on the United States led by Justin Leonard in the Junior President Cup in Melbourne this December.
Actor, musician and avid golfer Justin Timberlake, will play in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship for the first time, alongside world no. 4 Justin Rose.
Arjun Bhati emerged winner in the IGU Delhi State NCR Junior Boys and Girls Championship played last week at the Jaypee Greens golf course in Greater Noida.
The Asian Tour has this year brought on board a new event, the $300,000 Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship.
Internationals captain Ernie Els has said he will keep the door open for Asian stars for the Presidents Cup against the United States in Australia from December 9 to 15.
Anirban Lahiri may have had to quit the ongoing Korn Ferry Tour finals to evacuate his family from Florida, but securing a quick return to the PGA Tour has been most satisfying.
Tvesa Malik warmed up for the Hero Women’s Indian Open with a gutsy display on the final day of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 13th leg in Gurgaon on Friday.