Lahiri, Chawrasia, Shubhankar lead Indian challenge at Indian Open
Defending champion SSP Chawrasia, former champion Anirban Lahiri and twice European Tour winner and emerging talent Shubhankar Sharma will lead the Indian line-up at the Hero Indian Open, which enters its 54th edition this year. European and the Asian Tour co-sanctioned tournament will be played at the Gary Player layout of the DLF Golf & […]
Golfers vs Shuttlers (In India)
Despite badminton being the more popular sport in the country, there’s a huge disparity between the global earnings of Indian golfers vis-à-vis shuttlers in 2017. And how did India’s golfers fare? Read here. (Read more in the February issue of Golf Digest India. Download here.)
Ahmedabad Becomes Anirban’s New Training Base
Gujarat’s capital Ahmedabad has become the new training base for World No. 69 Anirban Lahiri. The well-travelled golfer who was earlier based out of Bengaluru has been training at the most awarded golf course in the country — Kalhaar Blues & Greens — since the start of December. The shift of base has to do […]
Lahiri scripts best-ever PGA Tour finish
India’s Anirban Lahiri posted his best result on the US PGA Tour when he finished tied second along with Rickie Fowler in The Memorial tournament. Lahiri ended at 10-under par for the week at Muirfield Village, more than four hours before Jason Dufner clinched the title. With this result Lahiri jumped 25 spots to be […]
Inside the Ropes with Anirban Lahiri
Seven global career wins including two in 2015; Currently in the Top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings, best finish by an Indian in a Major (T5- PGA Championship 2015), first Indian to play the President’s Cup, an Olympian, member of the Eurasia Cup team and a loving husband- that’s quite a resume to have […]
Inside the Ropes with Arjun Atwal
In 2004, Arjun Atwal became the first Indian born player to earn a PGA Tour card. Atwal received tremendous accolades when he defeated Webb Simpson in a playoff at the 2008 Chattanooga Classic on the Nationwide Tour (currently web.com tour). In 2010 he went on to become the first Indian born player to win an […]
TV broadcast can be misleading
In Malaysia earlier this year during the Maybank Championship, we received an email communication through to our website feedback page and through Twitter that viewers had seen Anirban Lahiri take an improper drop on the fourth hole of the second round. The Chief Referee will normally take this forward and review the situation. Quite by […]
Asian Stars Hail Strategic Partnership With CGA
Asian Tour stars believe the recently-announced strategic partnership between the China Golf Association (CGA) and Asian Tour will be a massive boost for the growth and development of professional golf in the region. Under this new and exciting collaboration, golfers will enjoy increased playing opportunities as the CGA and AsianTour plan to stage up to […]