Tribute to Asian veteran player
It’s a sad day for Asian golf that one of Asia’s top players from 1980 to 2004, Kyi Hla (pronounced Chee-La) Han of Myanmar succumbed to complications from cancer treatment last Saturday afternoon in Singapore, where he had lived since around the year 2000. He was 61 years old – a dear friend who I […]
A chat with Shiv Kapur
Well known Tour pro Shiv Kapur, a former Asian Games Individual Gold medallist and three-time winner on the Asian tour, posted his first top-10 finish of the year at last month’s SMBC Singapore Open. The 40-year-old Kapur has also been in the news for the UAE Govt granting him a Dubai Golden Visa and for […]
Four Indians make cut at US$5 million Saudi International
4 Indians creditably made the cut but finished lower down in the rankings in a star studded field which included the likes of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Shauffele, Patrick Cantlay and many others at the US$ 5mn Saudi International. Sharma opened promisingly with rounds of 67 and 71, but scores of 75 & 69 […]
Seven Indians to play US$5 million Saudi International
Viraj Madappa, the 23-year-old from Bangalore, claimed a starting spot in the lucrative US$ 5mn Saudi International by winning the 36-hole qualifier by 4 shots, shooting 66-68 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The starting field in Saudi now includes 7 Indians – Shubhankar Sharma, Khalin Joshi, Chikkarangappa, Viraj, Rashid Khan, Veer Ahlawat and Shiv […]
Ahlawat’s heartbreak in Singapore
25 yr old Veer Ahlawat of Gurgaon suffered a heartbreaking finish at the US$ 1mn Singapore Open , finishing double bogey – bogey to drop from 2nd to 5th place and thus missing out on a big payday and an automatic entry into the British Open at St Andrews this July, which would have been […]
Asian Tour announces February events
Indian players on The Asian Tour will get a chance to play alongside some big names as the Tour heads to Saudi Arabia next for the US $5mn Saudi International which will boast a star studded field from Feb. 3-6. The tournament was played on the European Tour from 2019-2021 but has now moved into […]
Khalin Joshi leads all Indian pros with top-10 finish on Asian Tour
Khalin Joshi, the 29-year-old Bengaluru golfer, shot 67-74-75-76 (4-over 292) to finish tied-8th at the US$ 1mn The Singapore International at Tanah Merah Country Club’s Tampines Course. Joshi earned US$ 19,600 (₹14.5 lacs) for his efforts. Joshi led the event on day one after shooting a superb 5-under 67 on Thursday and was still in […]
Delhi GC announces Mastercard as new event sponsor
The Delhi Golf Club announced Mastercard as presenting sponsor when the club hosts its first own international tournament, The DGC Open which is scheduled to tee off from March 24-27, 2022. The US$ 500,000 tournament has been sanctioned by the Asian Tour, which has signed a five-year deal with the club. The long term goal […]
Eighteen Indian Pros to compete in Singapore this week
The relaunched Asian Tour is in Singapore this week for the penultimate event of its 2020-2021 season – The US$ 1mn Singapore International at Tanah Merah Country Club to be played from Jan. 13 to 16. A total of 20 Indian pros had originally entered the tournament, including Shiv Kapur, Shubhankar Sharma, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Rashid […]
Delhi GC announces new Asian Tour event
The Delhi GC announced the new US$500,000 Delhi GC Open as part of the Asian Tour which will hopefully return to India after a two-year break from March 24-27. The tournament will be played on the newly renovated Lodhi Course and aims to be one of the standout tournaments in the early part of […]