Aditi tied-11th in the inaugural Saudi event
Indian Olympian and LPGA regular, Aditi Ashok of Bangalore carded rounds of 73-69-70-73 for a total score of 3-under 285 to finish Tied-11th at the inaugural US$ 1mn Saudi Ladies International on the Ladies European Tour. The US $1mn prize tag made it the richest event on the LET, outside the majors and played out […]
Kochhar – A new young star for Indian pro golf ?
21-year-old, Karandeep Kochhar from Chandigarh, won his second professional title, Chandigarh Golf Club on Nov. 12th at the PGTI’s Players Championship. Karandeep shot rounds of 66-68-67-69 to win by two-strokes at 18-under-270. Talking about his win, Kochhar said, “Well finally relieved to get the job done! The confidence from last week carried onto this […]
Hero MotoCorp to sponsor the broadcast of ‘The Masters’ coverage in India
An absolute firecracker of a week is upon us as we have got ‘The Masters’ from Nov.12-15, where the reigning champion, Tiger Woods is looking to defend his green jacket and Diwali on Saturday, November 14th. To make this even more exciting, Hero MotoCorp is going to help us all enjoy the event by sponsoring […]
Hero WPGT to return next month
An interesting announcement for women golfers in India, the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour to return in action starting December 1st, after a hiatus of over nine months. The Women’s Pro Tour, which conducts around 15 events in a given year, experienced a halt to its ongoing schedule on March 13th due to COVID-19, after […]
Aditi finishes Tied-6th in Dubai
Indian Olympian and LPGA regular, Aditi Ashok of Bangalore carded an exceptional 8-under 64 in the final round to finish Tied-6th at the second edition of US$ 310,000 Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic at Emirates Golf Club on the Ladies European Tour. The event once again had only 56 invited players in the field, with World […]
Akshay Sharma wins his second title with the PGTI’s return
Part of Weekly Digest – Issue II 30-year-old, Akshay Sharma of Chandigarh registered a resounding five-shot victory after a sensational five-under 67 in the final round of the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship 2020 Presented by Panchkula Golf Club outside Chandigarh. The caddie turned pro-golfer, Sharma captured his second title in style by taking his […]
Spurs create golf holes for Gareth Bale
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale is known for being an avid golfer, with an impressive handicap of 3. The Welsh has been often pictured at golf courses and is even affectionately called ‘The Golfer’ by his former Real Madrid teammates. In a recent interview, Spurs defender Sergio Reguilon revealed the extent Spurs have gone to in […]
Weekly Digest: Issue 1 on Indian Golf
The past week Oct. 26th – Nov. 1st, 2020 saw a total of five Indian players play across the tours and continents. Arjun Atwal and Anirban Lahiri played at the US$4 mn Bermuda Championship, Shubhankar Sharma and SSP Chawrasia played the US$1.16 mn Cyprus Open on the European Tour and Anika Varma, the top-ranked amateur […]
Callaway to buy remainder of Topgolf
On Tuesday, October, 27th, Callaway and Topgolf announced that they would be merging with Callaway agreeing to buy the remaining stake in the driving range entertainment business in an all-stock deal. Callaway, which first invested in Topgolf in 2006, already owned 14% of the company. The terms of the merger imply Topgolf’s equity value at […]
Anirban Lahiri: “I put a lot of work in during the lockdown when I was in India”
Anirban Lahiri, the two-time European Tour winner and the only regular Indian golfer on the PGA TOUR is in this week’s field at the $4 mn Bermuda Championship starting today. This is an excerpt from his interview with Chua Choo Chiang. Senior Director, International Marketing & Communications, APAC, PGA Tour. Anirban Lahiri has made a decent […]