US$350 million Rebel League Announced
Pro Golf Just as the threat of the Saudi backed Super Golf League seemed to be receding, a US$ 350mn Premier Golf League (PGL) is threatening to debut in January 2023. The PGL, headed by Barclays Director Andrew Gardiner, is a project run by British based World Golf Group, which would include 18 tournaments with […]
Sandhu makes cut in Germany
Pro Golf – European Tour Chandigarh’s Ajeetesh Sandhu, 32, shot 72-70-75 (1-over 217) to finish tied-29th at last week’s 54 hole US$1.4mn Porsche European Open in Hamburg, Germany which finished last Monday, thereby adding US$11,000 (₹8 lakhs) to his kitty. This is Sandhu’s best finish of the current European Tour season, in which he has […]
Sharma finishes 8th in Denmark
Pro Golf – European Tour 24-year-old Shubhankar Sharma, recorded his best finish of the year, tied 8th in Denmark at the US$ 1.8mn Made In HimmerLand Open on the European Tour. He shot creditable scores of 70-69-65-67 (13-under 271) to finish only 3 strokes behind the runner up. This is Shubhankar’s best finish of a […]
Indian App helps European Tour winners
Industry News Upgame, an app developed in India by Delhi based Bensaw Technologies is seeing increased traction through European Tour winners who have been using the app to improve performance through analysis of playing and practice statistics. In the last few weeks, Upgame users have seen 4 victories. 22 year old Garrick Higgo won two […]
Sharma makes British Masters cut
Pro Golf – European Tour 24-year-old Shubhankar Sharma finished strong with a 69 for a tied-34th at the US$ 2.2mn British Masters being played at the famous Belfry Course outside Birmingham. Shubhankar added a crucial US$ 18,000 (₹13 lakhs) to take his season earnings to US$89,435 (₹65.5 lakhs) which all help in keeping his playing […]
48 yr old wins his first title in Europe
Pro Golf – European Tour In an inspirational story of never giving up, 48-year-old English professional golfer Richard Bland recorded his first ever European Tour victory after over 25 years on tour at the US$ 2.2mn British Masters in England. Bland turned pro back in 1996, just before Tiger Woods burst onto the scene, and […]
A Tribute to Seve Ballesteros
Pro Golf – European Tour/Tribute The most audacious golf shot I have ever seen took place during the final round of 1993 European Masters in Switzerland. Seve Ballesteros was one shot off the lead, held by Barry Lane, as he attempted to win a European Tour event for a record-breaking 18th consecutive year. I was […]
Indian pros find their groove in Europe
Pro Golf – European Tour After two weeks in the islands off the Spanish coast, the four Indian pros currently playing every week on the European Tour found their groove – all making the cut off to the final two rounds. In a series of very low scoring tournaments at slightly shorter courses in remote […]
Indian pros falter in Spain again
TENERIFE After missing the cut last week at the Canary Islands in Spain, all four Indian pros once again missed the 4 under cut mark at the Tenerife Open. SSP Chawrasia (70-69) who missed the cut by one stroke, Shubhankar Sharma (69-74), Gaganjeet Bhullar (74-71) and Ajeetesh Sandhu (75-72) couldn’t make enough birdies to make […]
Indian pros’ reality check in Europe
GRAN CANARIA All four Indian players, Gaganjeet Bhullar (69,69); Ajeetesh Sandhu (66, 72), SSP Chawrasia and Shubhankar Sharma missed the cut last week in Spain in a low scoring event where the cut went at 135, with 70 players shooting 5 under par or better for 36 holes. Bhullar and Sandhu in particular might consider […]