Indian Open cancelled over Covid threat for second year running

The Hero Indian Open, stands cancelled for the second year in a row over Covid-19 related issues, it was confirmed on Friday.
The Hero Indian Open, stands cancelled for the second year in a row over Covid-19 related issues, it was confirmed on Friday.
With both the Indian Open and Women’s Indian Open called off this year, Hero MotoCorp will now sponsor a full event on the European Tour.
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.
The professional golf schedule in India suffered yet another body blow with Tuesday’s cancellation of October’s Hero Women’s Indian Open.
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.
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.
The worsening situation across the globe caused by the Corona-virus threat has forced postponement of the Hero Indian Open 2020.
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.
Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher made the most of his years of experience to emerge winner of the Hero Indian Open 2019 on Sunday.
Julian Suri tripped at the very end to fall into the clutches of Callum Shinkwin on 11-under on the penultimate day of the $1.75 million Hero Indian Open on Saturday.
Julian Suri kept his nose ahead of the field in the $1.75 million Hero Indian Open 2019 with a second successive 5-under par 67 at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Friday.
It was a slaughter of the heavyweights on the opening day of the Hero Indian Open 2019 at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon with only 44 professionals able to break par on a hit and sunny Thursday.
Former winner Anirban Lahiri launches his Hero Indian Open campaign in a short while knowing his putter could be the difference between make and break on the DLF greens in Gurgaon.
For two-time winner Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia, the 2019 edition of the Hero Indian Open is all about redemption.
Die-hard cricket follower and European Tour regular Brandon Stone is out to make Bernd Wiesberger a fan of his second favourite sport before they are done at the Hero Indian Open 2019 here this week.
In addition to all the home-grown talent talent on show at the $1.75 million 55th Hero Indian Open, there will be a few names that will roll easily off desi tongues.
Anirban Lahiri rode on four birdies in five holes to finish strongly at the $6.7 million Valspar Championship in Florida on Sunday, putting him in a good space ahead of the 55th Hero Indian Open ,
Rayhan Thomas, India’s highest-ever ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, at 17th is upbeat ahead of his foray into the 2019 Hero Indian Open here next week.
Andrew Johnston has set his sights on another crack at the big prize at the 55th edition of the Indian Open after losing in a playoff in 2018.