Indian stars – 2022 Halfway Check
With the calendar having turned to June and two Majors in the books for both the men and the women, it seems like a good time to take a look at how the three Indian stars playing on major international tours, Anirban Lahiri, Aditi Ashok and Shubhankar Sharma have performed so far this season on […]
Resurgent Lahiri eyes title tilt at Valero Texas Open with Masters in mind
Anirban Lahiri will tee up at the US$ 8.6mn Valero Texas Open starting on Thursday, April 31st with every intention of a victory to earn a coveted place in the Masters Tournament. The Indian star enjoyed a career highlight with a runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS Championship, the PGA TOUR’s flagship tournament, at TPC Sawgrass […]
Asian Games 2022 – Pros or Ams ?
As we reported in January, the 2022 Asian Games has added a new element to the golf event by following the Olympics and allowing professionals to compete from now on. But unlike the Olympics, where selection is based purely on the professional world golf rankings, the Asian Games has not set criteria for selection. Instead, […]
5 golfers identified as medal hopefuls
As a benefit from Aditi Ashok’s recent heroics at the Tokyo Olympics, for the first time, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has added 5 golfers to its schemes. Olympians Aditi Ashok, Anirban Lahiri, and Diksha Dagar have been named alongside various athletes in other disciplines who will receive support […]
Lahiri finishes 46th, Rai at 6th
Aaron Rai, a 26-year-old Englishman of Indian origin, with two European titles to his name, shot 67-68-68-72 (13-under 273) to finish in a tie for 6th, at the US$ 8.4mn Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, San Diego in California. Rai was two strokes out of the playoff between Will Zalatoris and Luke List, which […]
Lahiri makes cut in California
Anirban Lahiri playing in his seventh tournament of the new 2021-2022 PGA Tour season started strongly with rounds of 69-67 to make his 3rd cut but dropped back on the weekend with rounds of 72-75, finishing 66th at the US$ 7.6mn American Express at La Quinta, California. Lahiri will now play next at the US$ […]
India Golf Weekly names Indian Players of the Year
As the publication that most closely tracks top Indian players in India and globally as they make the country proud, India Golf Weekly is proud to recognise India’s Players of the Year ( POTY) for 2021, a year filled with challenges and opportunities like never before. Indian Men’s POTY – Anirban Lahiri & Indian Ladies’ […]
Lahiri makes cut in Mexico
Lahiri playing in his fourth event of the new 2021-22 season the PGA Tour started strongly with rounds of 67-66 to lie 5th at the halfway stage but couldn’t maintain the pace and his scores of 70-72 on the weekend, dropped him to a tied-40th finish at the US$ 7.2mn World Wide Technology Championship at […]
Lahiri makes cut in Nevada
Anirban Lahiri, playing his seventh consecutive season on the PGA Tour started strongly with a 65 in Rd 1 but followed that up with lacklustre rounds of 70-72-71 to finish at 6-under 278 at 64th at the US$ 7mn Shriners Hospitals Children’s Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was Lahiri’s second event of the new […]
Lahiri misses cut in his PGA Tour season opener
Anirban Lahiri who creditably maintained his playing rights for his 5th consecutive season on the super competitive PGA Tour started the new 2021-22 season with rounds of 69-71 (4-under 140) but still missed the cut by one stroke at the US$ 7mn Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi. Last season, Lahiri finished 119th on the FedEx […]