Eagleton Resort suffers serious setback
The 18 hole championship Eagleton Golf Resort Bangalore, which has been the breeding ground for Olympians Anirban Lahiri & Udayan Mane as well as star pro Chikkarangappa has tragically had to shut down play due to a serious legal issue. The golf course is fighting a case that it has reportedly encroached upon 106 acres […]
Prarthana Khanna wins NCR Cup
12-year-old Prarthana Khanna, a student of Shri Ram School, Aravali in Gurgaon, shot 6-over 78 at the NCR Cup at Delhi Golf Club to register a win by three-strokes. Prarthana, playing a category above her age, saw competition from Keya K Bagudu on the front nine. But Keya faded on the back nine to give […]
Vaccination challenge for Indian juniors
Amateur Golf :- The Indian government’s current policy not allocating vaccinations for Indians under age 18 and the UAE’s travel policy mandating 14 day quarantine for unvaccinated travelers, Indian junior golfers who may be selected to participate in Asia’s most prestigious amateur tournaments are facing uncertainty. The Asia Pacific Men’s Amateur and Women’s Asia Pacific […]
IGU announces Amateur and Junior tournaments
Junior Golf After the PGTI and WPGT announced their 2021 tournament schedule in the last few weeks, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) and other private organisers have announced several events for juniors and amateurs signalling a return to competitive golf. With this new revived schedule, added with Aditi’s recent surge at the Olympics India Golf […]
IGU and Rolex end partnership
Business of Golf Premium watchmaker Rolex and amateur golf’s apex body Indian Golf Union (IGU) have parted ways after a solid partnership of around 15 years to grow the sport in India. The news was broken by IGU through a Twitter post on June 30th saying, “@ROLEX sponsorship of over a decade has ended with […]
The second COVID wave takes its toll
MUMBAI Golf Courses in Mumbai and Pune took the drastic step of shutting down operations in early April following the sudden spike in Covid cases, sending shock waves through the golf industry which has enjoyed good times in the past 8-9 months. Tournaments also saw disruption including the Indian Golf Union (IGU’s junior and amateur […]
Family talent blossoms
NEW DELHI 20-year-old Gurgaon golfer Sunhit Bishnoi shot rounds of 67-74-70-71 (6-under 282) to win the Indian Golf Union’s (IGU) Delhi State NCR Cup 2021 at Delhi Golf Club on March 19th, 2021. His elder sister Gaurika Bishnoi is already a prolific performer on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, having led the Order of […]
IGU releases Junior Golf Calendar
NEW DELHI Amateur golf’s apex body in India, the Indian Golf Union, has finally released a junior golf calendar showing the first three events for 2021. After the 2020 season got washed out due to the pandemic, these are positive signs, which will lead to a selection process for official Indian teams. IGU’s Junior Golf […]
Flood of events for Junior Golfers
Even as Shubhankar Sharma launches his own junior series, Junior golfers, particularly in the National Capital and Bangalore are flooded by tournaments coming up in the next two months. After the Indian Golf Union cancelled all junior and amateur tournaments for 2020, others have stepped in to fill the gap. Fortunately for the kids, most […]
Junior Golf: April 2019
Sethi Wins Samarvir Shahi Championship 17-year-old Delhi youngster Harshjeet Singh Sethie finally broke into the winning circle on the Indian amateur circuit with a 3-shot win over local hope Sanju Kumar and Haryana lad, and current IGU Order of Merit leader, Anant Singh Ahlawat at the Samarvir Shahi Amateur Championship (March 11-15) held at Chandigarh […]