Rashid Khan posts top-20 finish in Thailand
Two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan shot 69-65-76-66 (4-under 276) to finish in a tie for 18th at the US$ 1mn Laguna Phuket Championship. The tournament, the second to be held in Thailand since the Asian Tour returned from a 20-month hiatus caused by the pandemic, was won by Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai with a score […]
Ahlawat finishes 8th as Asian Tour resumes
25-year-old Veer Ahlawat of Gurgaon finished strongly with rounds of 67-67 to add to his opening two rounds of 70, to finish a creditable 8th at the Asian Tour’s season opening US$ 1mn Blue Canyon Championship in Phuket. Ahlawat’s welcome pay-check of US$ 22,950 (₹ 17.2 lacs) is a just reward having recorded 7 finishes […]
Indian Pros head to Phuket as Asian Tour resumes
The Asian Tour is all set to resume this week after a break of 18 months with the US$ 1mn Blue Canyon Championship on November 25-28 at the Blue Canyon CC in Phuket, Thailand. Indian stars entered to participate include Shiv Kapur, Aman Raj, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Rashid Khan, Chikkarangappa S., SSP Chawrasia, Jeev Milkha Singh, […]
Good times ahead for Asian Tour players
For almost over two decades, the Asian Tour has been looked at as a ‘stepping stone’ circuit for players from the US, Asia, Europe and Australasia. In its latest US$200mn deal to support playing opportunities and prize funds over the next 10 years, the Asian Tour is finally ready to step out of the shadows […]
Asian Tour gets a $200mn boost from Saudi
The Asian Tour, which has been dormant since the start of the pandemic back in March 2020, got a huge boost from an announcement that investors from Saudi Arabia have committed US$200 mn over 10 years which works out to 10 new events each year at US$2 million each. US$200 mn represents one of the […]
Is 2021 Asia’s greatest ever year in Golf?
The pandemic might have halted the sport across Asia, but it wasn’t quite able to halt the success of the players with Asian heritage. These players helped us realise what a force they have always been but it all came to fruition in 2021 as a whole. As Taimur Hassan, Chairman, Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, […]
Asian Tour resumes after 18 months
The Asian Tour is set to return from an 18-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic after the golf circuit announced it will stage two tournaments in Thailand before the end of the year. The Tour, which stopped play in March 2020, will hold the US$ 1mn Blue Canyon Championship on November 25-28 and the […]
Asian Tour and Saudi International sign 10-year partnership
Asian Tour, the premier golf tour on the sub-continent which had taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic is all set to return with a new 10-year partnership with Saudi International starting next year. The tournament previously played for three years on the European Tour will continue to be played at the Royal Greens […]
Dubai honour for Jeev
Recognition :- Jeev Milkha Singh became the first professional golfer in the world to be granted the prestigious Dubai Golden Visa for his extraordinary achievements and contribution to pro golf. He joins the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Novak Djokovic & Shah Rukh Khan among those to have been so honoured. Jeev has had a long […]
Rahil misses out in Japan restart
Photo: PGTI Pro Golf – Japan Golf Tour After a few months break in the summer, the Japan Golf Tour resumed action and 42-year-old former winner on the Japan Golf Tour (JGTO), Rahil Gangjee was back in action but shot 73-71 to miss the cut-line set at 3-under par of the US$ 1.1mn Shigeo Nagashima […]