Morikawa wins with putting exhibition
The Open 24-year-old American Collin Morikawa put on a putting exhibition under pressure with a bogey free final round to claim the Open championship title and hold off a charging Jordan Spieth, who himself was holing putts from all over the greens. . Morikawa shot 67-64-68-66 (15-under 265) to claim the Open Championship on his […]
Hero to sponsor European Tour event at St. Andrews
European Tour As was done in 2020, Hero Motocorp will sponsor a European Tour event in 2021. The US$ 1.5mn Hero Open, an event introduced by the European Tour is all set to be played at Fairmont St. Andrews from August 5-8, just 5 miles away from the historic Old Course at St Andrews Links, […]
Footballer Gareth Bale gets behind Wales Golf
Celebrity Power Just as cricketer Kapil Dev is supporting the Professional Golf Tour of India ( PGTI) in India by joining their Board of Advisors, global Welsh football superstar , Gareth Bale, the four-time Champions League winner, has committed to help Wales Golf starting with a US$1.5 million European Tour event in Wales from July […]
Indian pros miss cuts in Europe, USA
Pro Golf After last week’s successes, the past week saw missed cuts on the LPGA, European and PGA Tours. Aditi Ashok shot rounds of 71-72 (1-over 142) to miss the cut by 1 stroke in Ohio while Lahiri shot rounds of 71-71 (even-par 142) and Arjun Atwal shot 71-69 (140) to miss the cut line […]
IGU nominations for National Sports Awards
Recognition The Indian Golf Union (IGU) has nominated 24-year-old Shubhankar Sharma for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Udayan Mane, Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan & LET winner Diksha Dagar for the Arjuna Award. Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest Indian winner on the European Tour when he claimed the US$ 1.1mn Joburg Open in […]
Sharma, Bhullar make cuts in Ireland
Pro Golf – European Tour Former European Tour winners 24-year-old Shubhankar Sharma, and Gaganjeet Bhullar, 33, made cuts at the US$ 4.1mn Irish Open. Sharma shot 74-67-72-72 (3-under 285) to finish tied-56th and Bhullar shot 71-68-70-80 (1-over 289) to finish tied-66th, dropping 45 spots in his disappointing final round, which he started in 21st […]
Indian Open cancelled for a second consecutive year
The European Tour has announced the cancellation of the US$ 1.75mn Hero Indian Open, scheduled in October due to COVID-19 situation in the country. The statement from the European Tour read: “The European Tour today confirms the Hero Indian Open scheduled to take place from October 28-31, has been cancelled due to the ongoing threat […]
Tough week for Indian pros across the globe
Pro Golf – Across the Globe The past week wasn’t the best for our golfers across the globe, as six of them missed the cut in their respective tournaments played out in the USA, Japan, Germany and the Czech Republic. LPGA – Women’s PGA Championship Aditi Ashok played her 17th major championship on the LPGA, […]
The Open’ Championship announces strict COVID norms for players
Major The 149th edition of The Open is all set to tee-off from July 15-18 at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in England. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, and the R&A is not taking any chances this year, which has been made clear with its release of a five-page document […]
Watch Bhullar’s BMW winning ace
Pro Golf – European Tour This is the BMW International Open week on the European Tour, and it takes us back to one of our favourite aces on tour. Two years ago, exactly today, 21st June 2019, Gaganjeet Bhullar aced the par-3 17th in the second round of the event at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried in […]