Workmanlike Worldwide
Indians won 9 titles across tours in 2017 to cap the most successful season in a decade, promising more glory in 2018. Golf Digest has been at the forefront of educating Indian fans about the latest happenings and trends in the sport. In keeping with our endeavour to popularise the game in the country, we […]
Golfers vs Shuttlers (In India)
Despite badminton being the more popular sport in the country, there’s a huge disparity between the global earnings of Indian golfers vis-à-vis shuttlers in 2017. And how did India’s golfers fare? Read here. (Read more in the February issue of Golf Digest India. Download here.)
MercedesTrophy 2018 A Golfing Spectacle
India’s largest amateur golf tournament, the MercedesTrophy, teed off at the majestic Oxford Golf Resort in Pune. The opening leg was a two-day affair and was conducted on January 4-5, 2018. From among 200 golfers who staked their claim to win the two national finals spots on offer, Sachin Gangal, who carded a nett score […]
MercedesTrophy 2018 Attracts Huge Participation
Corporate golfers can look forward to a fabulous start to the New Year with the MercedesTrophy getting underway on January 4 at Oxford Golf Resort in Pune. The 18th edition of the event has attracted more than 2,000 registrations at the time of going to press, making it the most popular choice among corporate golfers. […]
Club Round-up: January 2018
[To share news on your club or updates from across the country, please email Rohit and Karthik] JAMSHEDPUR Kumar Wins AWS Winter Golf Event Held at Golmuri Golf Course, the 2017 AWS Winter Golf Tournament was a gala affair with over 180 men and women golfers from Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Kolkata and Delhi. The course was […]
Diksha Dagar, Neha Tripathi Sign Off 2017 With Wins
AMATEUR DIKSHA TRIUMPHS IN FINAL LEG 16-year-old Diksha Dagar completed a wire-to-wire victory after a third successive sub-par round in the final leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at ITC Classic Golf & Country Club. The left-handed amateur carded a round of 2-under 70 and took her three-day total to 9-under 207, winning […]
Ashlan Ramsey Savours India Sojourn
Ashlan Ramsey knew from the fifth grade that being a professional golfer was her life’s ultimate ambition. She went on to become the No. 1-ranked amateur in 2013 before turning pro. And there has been no looking back since. Currently on her maiden visit to India, Dannon Martis of Golf Digest India caught up with […]
Fit Sharmila Raring To Go
India’s women’s professional golf circuit was missing her for some time. But a fitter and determined Sharmila Nicollet is now ready to take on the world. The 12-time champion on the Hero Women’s Pro Tour is training in the US under coach Gary Gilchrist to boost her chances of winning an international crown soon. “It’s […]
Juniors Make Merry At Faldo Series India Qualifiers
The IIFL Wealth Golf Invitational-Faldo Series India kicked off its series of club selection rounds across the country from the last week of November. The qualifiers offer golfers an opportunity to book a spot in the India Final of the Faldo Series as only the top-10 in each age category of the year-end IGU Order […]
Rohana, Dharma, Shamim Among December Winners
PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR OF INDIA Rohana’s Steely Resolve Pays Off Sri Lankan Anura Rohana’s steely resolve in ‘Steel City’ Jamshedpur saw him cruise to a four-shot victory at the 16th TATA Open, a Rs. 1 crore event. Rohana returned a clinical final round of 2-under 69 to total 19-under 265 for the week and, as […]