Indian pros miss cuts in Europe, USA

Shubhankar Sharma

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 […]

Sharma, Bhullar make cuts in Ireland

Shubhankar Sharma

  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 […]

Watch Bhullar’s BMW winning ace

Bhullar won BMW M8 in 2019 for this 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 […]

Indian pros find their groove in Europe

Gaganjeet Bhullar

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

SSP Chawrasia finished tied-15th in Austria

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

Gaganjeet Bhullar during the practice round at LAs Palmas in Spain

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 […]

Bhullar to compete in Spain

Gaganjeet Bhullar during the practice round at LAs Palmas in Spain

32-year-old European Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar has landed in Spain to resume competing on the European Tour, starting with the US$ 1.8mn Gran Canaria Lopesan Open from April 22nd-25th. Bhullar missed the last event in Austria.  Joining him at the event are multiple European Tour title holders S.S.P Chawrasia and Shubhankar Sharma and Asian Tour […]

Indian pros perform in Europe

SSP Chawrasia finished tied-15th in Austria

ATZENBRUGG 42-year-old Kolkota native, S.S.P. Chawrasia, found some momentum with scores of 72-68-73-70 (5-under 283) to finish tied-15th at the US$ 1.2mn Austrian Open at Diamond Country Club near Vienna. Chawrasia, who has four European titles to his name,  must have heaved a sigh of relief as he made his first cut in seven starts […]

Shubhankar finds ryhthm in Kenya

Shubhankar Sharma

NAIROBI 24-year-old Shubhankar Sharma, a two-time winner on the European Tour,  appeared to find his rhythm at the US$ 1.2mn Kenya Savannah Classic , shooting rounds of 69-69-69-66 (11-under 273) to finish tied-30th. Shubhankar has had an up and down season so far in 2021, making only 3 cuts in the 5 events he has […]

Bhullar keeps momentum going in Kenya

Gaganjeet Bhullar

NAIROBI 32-year-old European Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar shot rounds of 66-72-69-65 (12-under 272) to finish tied-16th at the US$ 1.2mn Magical Kenya Open (Mar. 18th-21st), one week after a solid tied-2nd finish at the US$ 1.5mn Qatar Masters from March 11th-14th.  Bhullar added US$ 14,000 (₹10 lakhs) to his 2021 earnings and 1.75 ranking points […]