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.)
Junior Golf News: February 2018
FALDO SERIES ROUND-UP Bragging Rights For Pakistani Baig In-form Ahmed Baig outgunned his rivals with an outstanding display of front-running as he swept to victory in the seventh Faldo Series Pakistan Championship. Baig assumed control of the 14th leg of the 2017-18 Faldo Series Asia season with a bogey-free, opening six-under-par 66 at Defence Authority […]
Vani Kapoor Begins Season On A Winning Note
Vani Kapoor played a flawless back nine to carve out a win in the first leg of the 2018 Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens, Ahmedabad. Vani, who won 4 titles in 6 starts in 2017, carded an even par 72 to finish 5-over 221 and edge out Saaniya Sharma […]
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 […]
Grow the Game: January 2018
[To share news about initiatives to promote golf across the country, please email Rohit and Karthik] (Read more in the January issue of Golf Digest India. Download here.)
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 […]