Women’s Golf: March 2019

Vani earns ALPG playing rights 25-year-old Vani Kapoor became the first Indian golfer to earn playing rights on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour after coming through its first-ever Qualifying Tournament at the Ballarat Golf Club. Vani shot rounds of 71, 78 and 69 to finish at two-over 218 and was tied-12th with three […]
Junior Golf: January 2019

Another Win For Mighty Pranavi 15-year-old Pranavi S. Urs continued her winning form, charging to a 13-stroke win over Delhi native Hitaashee Bakshi at the All India Junior (Boys and Girls) Golf Championship in the Girls Category A division at Eagleton Golf Resort, Bengaluru. She also won the Girls Combined category, edging Anika Varma by […]
Junior Golf: December 2018

Mysuru teenage girl stands tall 15-year-old Pranavi S. Urs beat Philippine lad Madcalayo Jolo Timothy to win the 11th Singha Thailand Junior World Golf Championship 2018. Played at Royal Hua Hin Golf Course from November 1-4, the Mysuru native won the Overall title a play-off. Pranavi posted scores of 74-71-74-75 for an overall score of […]
What The Future Holds For Indian Golf?

Indian Golf Union (IGU) has faced testing times the past few months; first they were derecognized by the Sports Ministry for not abiding with the National Sports Code laid out by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, and then – recently – saw 50 members walk out of the scheduled Extraordinary General Meeting on […]