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, […]
Asian Games opens the door for pros
The Asian Games has decided to follow the Olympic Games allowing professional golfers to compete potentially setting-up a selection headache for the Indian Golf Union (IGU). Golf has been part of the Asian Games since 1982, when India won the men’s team and individual gold medals in Delhi. Up To now only amateur golfers have […]
Junior Golf: November 2018
Pondok Indah Junior Golf Championship returns The Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) is partnering the Pondok Indah Organizing Committee on its longstanding milestone event, the 2018 Pondok Indah International Junior Golf Championship. The tournament will take place December 18-20, 2018 at Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament will be a three-day, 54-hole […]
Kaul’s call to pro golf and more from Day 2 at Panasonic Open India
Three Indian boys turned pro at the eighth Panasonic Open India and the one who is left in the field for the weekend is 17-year-old Delhi boy, Kshitij Naveed Kaul. Playing at his home course – Delhi Golf Club – Kshitij posted 72 on Thursday and fired a magnificent 66 today to join 2016 winner […]
Suradit leads, Indian duo of Ajeetesh and Tapy follow – Panasonic Open India
Suradit Yongcharoenchai of Thailand posted eight birdies in his round to take a shot lead over the trio of Ajeetesh Sandhu, Tapy Ghai and Siddikur Rehman at 6-under 66 in the opening round of Panasonic Open India. His best result of the 2018 season of T-2 came at the TAKE Solutions Masters in Bengaluru, it […]
Stern Test Awaits Golfers as Louis Philippe Cup 2018 Set to Tee-Off At Bengaluru’s Prestige Golfshire Club
– Seasoned Pro Rahil Gangjee to lead Indian charge at the USD 75000 prize money event – First pro event at the challenging Prestige course in five years – 132 golfers from 20 nations to battle it out for top honours – Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) points up for grabs The Louis Philippe Cup 2018, an […]
Rishi Narain clinches 48th Senior National Amateur Championship
Former Asian Games gold medalist Rishi Narain won the Indian Golf Union’s 48th annual All India Seniors Golf Championship at Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida on July 13. Playing a three-day stroke play format, Narain prevailed in a sudden-death shootout against three-time senior winner Gangesh Khaitan. Cricket legend Kapil Dev finished third. Rishi […]
Women’s Golf: July 2018
Two Top-15 Finishes for Sharmila Nicollet Indo-French Bengalurean Sharmila Nicollet finished T-13 at the had finished T-14 at the €35,000 AXA Czech Ladies Championship at Golf Resort Konopiste (near Prague) on June 16. The 27-year-old, who was tied second at the end of the first round, was hampered by a troublesome ankle. Sharmila had also […]
India announces strong teams for Asian Games
India will be fielding a young but strong team of golfers at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, this August. The four-member boys team and the three-member girls team were chosen after a grueling six-round trial that concluded on April 30. All contenders were required to […]