Junior Golf News: January 2018
LITTLE MASTER JUNIOR GOLF TOUR Kanav, Ananya End Season on a High Kanav Chauhan and Ananya Chand were adjudged Player of the Year in the boys and girls categories respectively after the completion of the Little Master Junior Golf Tour’s 9-Hole Series and Par-3 series. While Kanav won both the 9-Hole Summer and Winter series in […]
Frittelli Pips Atwal To Mauritius Title
Dylan Frittelli beat Arjun Atwal at the first play-off hole to capture the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. The 27-year-old South African, who was named European Tour Graduate of the Year at the start of the week after finishing 19th on the 2017 Race to Dubai, birdied the first extra hole after both players had finished […]
Daredevil: Shubhankar wins Joburg Open
Shubhankar Becomes Youngest Indian Winner On The European Tour By Clinching The Joburg Open Shubhankar Sharma dared what none of the other Indians could. He not only took up the challenge to compete in an event which was played on two courses with a massive 240-man field but also travelled from the eastern tip of Asia […]
Northend Super Golf Series Sees Impressive Turnout
Hosted by Amit Vaid (Managing Director, Northend Housing and Construction Pvt. Ltd.), the 3rd edition of the Northend Super Golf Series was held on December 2 at Jaypee Greens Golf Course in Greater Noida. The event saw as many as 110 golfers participate, including diplomats, civil servants and C-suite executives. Anil Dhasmana (Chief, Research and […]
KPCL Golden Eagles Golf Championship 2017
PGTI Hopes To Get World Ranking Status In 2018
Just a couple of decades earlier, it was a fairly common sight to see foreign players thoroughly dominate premier golf events taking place in India. However, with the game’s growth in the interim, defeating Indians at home has become rather rare. “We have already sent a proposal to the Official World Ranking body for approval. […]
Bob Parsons: Innovation Personified
Tête-à-Tête With Bob Parsons, Founder of PXG, Who Shares The Philosophy Behind Manufacturing The Best Customised Clubs On The Planet. Bob Parsons needs no introduction in the golfing circuit. His equipment firm Parsons Xtreme Golf (PXG) which sold their first club in 2015 has gone on to attract star professionals like Lydia Ko (a former […]
Indians Impress At 9th Albatross International
Over 160 junior golfers teed off at the 9th Albatross International Junior Golf Championship held at ITC Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon, from November 7 to 10. The prestigious event, which is ratified by the R&A for World Amateur Ranking Points and recognized by the Indian Golf Union (IGU), witnessed 44 overseas junior players – from […]
Club Round-up: December 2017
[To share news on your club or updates from across the country, please email Rohit and Karthik] SPREADING CAMARADERIE Naveen wins Prestige Masters Series After 6 gruelling qualifying rounds that started in May, the Prestige Masters Series 2017 grand finale came to an end at the Prestige Golfshire Club near Bengaluru. Staving off a stiff […]
Flexing Your Body’s Biggest Muscles
(Read more in the December issue of Golf Digest India. Download here.)