Asian Tour gets bigger with International Series, larger payouts

International Series

LIV Golf Investments and the Asian Tour on Tuesday unveiled The International Series, besides its 2022-23 venues and purses for 10 marquee international events announced in November last year.

Viraj Madappa tops race to qualify for Saudi International

Viraj Madappa

Viraj Madappa on Thursday topped the field in the two-day qualifier at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club for next week’s lucrative Saudi International.

Madappa leads Saudi International qualifying race in Abu Dhabi

Viraj Madappa

Viraj Madappa headed the field after the first qualifying round for the season-opening PIF Saudi International at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Late dropped shots cost Veer Ahlawat an Open opportunity

Veer Ahlawat

Veer Ahlawat will rue his double-bogeyed 17th hole at the $1.25 million SMBC Singapore Open on Sunday for some time.to come.

Panasonic India winner Kim seals Singapore Int’l title in playoff

Joo Hyung KIm

Panasonic Open India 2019 champion Joo Hyung Kim won the inaugural $1 million Singapore International title at the Tanah Merah Country Club on Sunday.

Joshi slips to tied second at windy Singapore International

Khalin Jpshi

Khalin Joshi lost his overnight lead in the inaugural $1 million Singapore International but stayed in touching distance at the Tanah Merah Country Club on Friday.

Joshi tames breezy Tanah Merah to lead Singapore International

Khalin Joshi

Khalin Joshi emerged the early leader at the $1 million Singapore International on 5-under 67 at the Tanah Merah Country Club on Thursday.

Big Indian contingent in fray for Singapore International

Shubhankar Sharma

The $1 million Singapore International, which tees off at the Tanah Merah Country Club from Thursday will see a sizeable Indian contingent in action.

Delhi Golf Club sets stage for return of Asian Tour with DGC Open

The iconic Delhi Golf Club is set to welcome back the Asian Tour with the %500,000 DGC Open from March 24 to 27.

Greg Norman heads lucrative Saudi-backed series on Asian Tour

Asian Tour

Greg Norman will be chief executive of a newly formed company that will stage 10 new marquee events on the Asian Tour over the next 10 years.

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.

Sentosa GC to partner GEO Foundation on industry best practices

Sentosa

Seeking to further establish its eco-credentials, Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club has announced a collaboration with the international sustainable golf non-profit GEO Foundation.

Korean teen Kim wins Panasonic Swing, Shiv Kapur is second

Joo Hyun Kim

Joohyung Kim was named winner of the 2019/20 Panasonic Swing after September’s Panasonic Open Golf Championship in Japan was cancelled on Friday.

Early start for Shubhankar at Euro Tour’s Hero Open

Forest of Arden

Shubhankar Sharma ends a four-month hiatus from professional golf with the opening round of the 1 million euro Hero Open near Birmingham on Thursday.

Jeev reflects on a productive career, says self-belief is key

Jeev Milkha Singh

Golfing great Jeev Milkha Singh has had 27 years as a professional to distil his thoughts on life, the game that he loves most and how to manage the highs and lows of a career many would love to emulate.

The next domino falls: Hero Indian Open is called off

Stephan Gallacher

There was an air of inevitability as the announcement finally cancelling the forthcoming edition of the Hero Indian Open arrived on the desk this afternoon.

Hero Women’s Indian Open called off over Covid-19 fears

Christine Wolf

The professional golf schedule in India suffered yet another body blow with Tuesday’s cancellation of October’s Hero Women’s Indian Open.

Corona-virus breaks through at PGA Tour despite safety protocols

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Just how tenacious an adversary the corona-virus can be was demonstrated on day two of the RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina.

England’s Rose chips in for women pros; Asian Tour to resume in Korea

Justin Rose

England’s former world top-ranked golfer Justin Rose and his wife Kate said on Sunday they would sponsor seven tournaments for the in-limbo women professionals starting next week.

International golf set for Oct.-Nov. swing through India

Aadil Bedi

The PGA Tour has its Asian Swing. The European Tour on Thursday announced it would return to full-time action post-lockdown with a UK Swing. And now, we have an India Swing as well.

Corona-virus forces Hero Indian Open postponement

Stephan Gallacher

The worsening situation across the globe caused by the Corona-virus threat has forced postponement of the Hero Indian Open 2020.

Bad back forces Tiger Woods out of Players Championship

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass citing a bad back, and the worry now is whether he will be ready to defend his Masters title in April.

Rashid is top Indian in field for revived Malaysia Open

Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri will not be back to defend the title he won in 2015, the last time the event was held, but nine Indians in all will line up at the Bandar Malaysia Open that gets under way on Thursday.

Aditi finishes best Indian at Oz Ladies Classic; Asian card for Baisoya

Aditi Ashok

Aditi Ashok was the best-finishing Indian in the Australian Ladies Classic at the Bonville Golf Resort on 3-under par on Sunday.

Strong field of Indian, overseas stars set for Hero Indian Open 2020

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He’s been the hottest prospect on the domestic circuit for the past few months with three straight wins, and Udayan Mane is keen to put up a worthwhile show at the 2020 Hero Indian Open.