Sitting IGU vice-president makes a pitch for body’s top job
IGU vice-president Farzan Herjee faces current secretary Harish Shetty in his bid for the presidency of the apex body for amateur golf in India.
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Thailand’s Siam Country Club to host 2022 edition of WAAP
The 2022 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship will be played at the Siam Country Club in Thailand from November 3 to 6.
UK golf courses re-open on Wednesday; India must not fall too far behind
British prime minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday that golf courses in England were likely to open in the next 48 hours will create a fair degree of expectation in India as well.
Golf industry body needs to help plan post-lockdown exit
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.
Three majors and the Ryder Cup on as golf scrambles to find fresh dates
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.
Golf bodies come together for some Corona-virus do’s and don’ts
Restrictions are in place across almost every golf course, as much in India as around the world in the wake of the ever-growing spread of COVID-19, the Corona-virus.
No swing and miss stuff in golf on a fog heavy morning at Hindan
There is something special about golfing in the fog as 56 intrepid players discovered at the Hindan golf course on Sunday..
What is the World Handicap System; what does it mean for you?
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.
Rule changes will continue to be debated for some time
Professional golf returns with the PGA Tour event in Hawaii but the talk is still mostly about the rule changes that have been rung in by the USGA and R&A.