Harmeet shifts base to Canada
In a development that underlines both his enduring passion and Indian golf’s coaching challenges, Chandigarh’s Harmeet Kahlon, 55, Arjuna Awardee (1997) and former Asian Tour winner, has shifted base to Canada but plans to spend 3–4 months each winter back in India. Kahlon, who has been one of the most active coaches in Chandigarh for […]
Raghav Chugh turns pro
New Delhi’s Raghav Chugh, 22, a recent graduate of Rice University, Texas, has turned professional and has elected to play pro events in India. Chugh ended his amateur career with strong results in the UK this summer. He posted 75-68-72-71 for a tied-12th finish at the prestigious Tillman Trophy in England and later shot 67-71-69 […]
PGTI NEXGEN – A WINDOW FOR NEW TALENT
The PGTI has revived their 2nd tier tour for players who have been unable to qualify for the main PGTI Tour and renamed it with a more forward looking name – NEXGEN. Chandigarh’s Amrit Lal, 25, claimed victory at the PGTI NEXGEN 2025 hosted by Patna Golf Club, beating Sanjeev Kumar (Lucknow) and Lakshya […]
Europe- Saptak Talwar 41st in Poland
Saptak Talwar, the 26-year-old Delhi-born professional golfer and India’s sole representative on the European Challenge Tour (now known as the HotelPlanner Tour), carded rounds of 67-71-72-70 to register a 41st place finish at the US$ 340,000 GAC Rosa Challenge Tour event in Poland, marking his 14th cut made in 17 events. Saptak moved to […]
Will Indian pros seize the MENA Tour opportunity?
A new opportunity for Indian pro golfers to gain international exposure, Official World Ranking points and seize a pathway to the DP World ( European Tour) comes in the form of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Golf Tour, which operated for over a decade before taking a break in 2024. The tour has […]
Hero Indian Open misses out on Big Chance !
Augusta National Golf Club which hosts The Masters, and The R&A, which hosts the Open Championship have announced that the winner of the Hong Kong Open, along with winners of other select national opens, will now earn direct invitations to both the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship, effective immediately. Is this a missed opportunity […]
Clover Greens GC hosts back-to-back Pro events after course upgrade
Clover Greens Golf Club, near Bengaluru, showcased its recent course redesign by hosting professional events in consecutive weeks — the Rs 1 crore prize money PGTI Players Championship and the Rs 14 lacs Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour (HWPGT) 12th Leg. The men teed it up first on the par-72, 6,890-yard layout, where Chandigarh’s Yuvraj […]
Kshitij overcomes six-shot deficit to win in Bangalore
Kshitij Naveed Kaul, 24, of Delhi, produced a sensational finish to win the inaugural ₹1 crore Kolar Open at Zion Hills, near Bengaluru, by two strokes. Kaul carded rounds of 74-69-71-65 for a 9-under total of 279. Starting the final round six shots behind leader Shaurya Bhattacharya, Kaul surged with birdies on four of his […]
Asian Tour – Six Indians make cut in Indonesia
Karandeep Kochhar, Khalin Joshi, Rahil Gangjee, Yuvraj Sandhu, Chikkarangappa S. and Viraj Madappa all made the cut at the US$500,000 Indonesia Open in Jakarta, underlining a strong Indian presence as the Asian Tour resumed action last week. Positions: Karandeep Kochhar – 14th at 13-under par (Chandigarh) Khalin Joshi – 27th at 11-under (Bangalore) Rahil Gangjee […]
LPGA – Aditi inches closer to US$300,000 mark
Aditi Ashok, 27, moved within touching distance of the US$300,000 (₹2.6 crore) milestone on the LPGA this season, after finishing 32nd at the US$4.1 million FM Championship in Massachusetts. The Bangalore golfer shot 71-69-71-71 (7-under 281), earning US$28,000 (₹25 lakh) for the week. With this, Aditi’s season earnings climb to US$296,000 from 9 cuts in […]