Tvesa into top-5 as Diksha Dagar makes a return at Ladies Italian Open

Tvesa Malik carded a 6-under par 66 on day two of the Ladies Italian Open on Saturday to climb into the top five even as Diksha Dagar made the cut in her return to action.
Tvesa Malik carded a 6-under par 66 on day two of the Ladies Italian Open on Saturday to climb into the top five even as Diksha Dagar made the cut in her return to action.
It took Richard Bland 23 years to win his first European Tour title. I am now convinced that some day, I’ll hit a golf ball straight five times in a row.
The British Masters tees off on Wednesday, Shubhankar Sharma, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia and Gaganjeet Bhullar all hoping to see a change in their recent fortunes.
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia eased into the top five after day two of the Austrian Golf Open on Friday with a sparkling second round.
Shubhankar Sharma, back in action on the European Tour, is aware he has a chance to seal a berth for the Tokyo Olympics as golf falters again back home.
Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar had contrasting final rounds to bring in mid-table finishes at the Kenya Savannah Classic in Nairobi on Friday.
Gaganjeet Bhullar will one day look back on his Qatar Masters 2021 campaign and probably sum it up as the tale of two putts.
Gaganjeet Bhullar struck a 3-under 68 to put himself within striking distance of the leaders at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha on Friday.
Dustin Johnson moved smoothly into position at the $3.5 million Saudi International, leading a charge of the big guns even as Shubhankar Sharma slipped out of the running on Saturday.
A star-studded line-up will tee off in the third edition of the Saudi International golf tournament at the King Abdullah Economic City’s Royal Greens Golf & Country Club.
Shubhankar Sharma brought in his best finish for some time with a tied 22nd placing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Sunday.
Play-off finishes determined winners on both the PGA Tour and European Tour even as Anirban Lahiri and Shubhankar Sharma brought in season-best finishes on Sunday.
Shivendra Singh Sisodia of Golden Greens Golf Club topped the inaugural Ultimate Pro Challenge Invitational on his home course on Wednesday.
Shubhankar Sharma and S.S.P. Chawrasia battled through the final two rounds of the Scottish Championship at St Andrews even as Jason Kokrak showed in Las Vegas that perseverance pays.
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia showed few traces of rust on return to competitive golf with solid rounds at the Scottish Championship over Thursday and Friday.
Anirban Lahiri fired a bogey-free opening round at the Sanderson Farms Championship to sit in tied seventh place at Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday.
Anika Varma continues to progress, and impress, her latest achievement being to qualify for a top US women’s amateur team event to be held next year.
The only reply to difficult times on a golf course is to find better numbers, which Anirban Lahiri and Shubhankar Sharma did on Friday.
Hours after one season ended on the PGA Tour, the next is set to begin. On stage is Anirban Lahiri and elsewhere, India’s other golf stars return to action as well.
Tvesa Malik and Shubnahkar Sharma survived into the weekend rounds of their golf tournaments in Scotland and Wales respectively.
Tvesa Malik marked a debut to remember on the Ladies PGA Tour and was well placed to make the cut in the $1.5 million Ladies Scottish Open on Friday.
It was Spanish Armada stuff on the opening day of the Hero Open, with three Iberians atop the leader-board in Birmingham on Thursday.
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.
Cricketers Kapil Dev and Murali Kartik stepped up to deliver at the Delhi Golf Club and helped raise a healthy sum for Covid-19 relief in their exhibition game on Saturday.
After golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson helped raise funds for corona releif, it is the turn of Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar,