2019 U.S. Open, Round 1: Highlights
Extended highlights from Round 1 of the 199th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach U.S. Open late afternoon highlights Every shot of Tiger Woods first round 70 Hightlights from the opening round of Justin Rose, the current leader at 65
Are Top Golfers Getting Younger?
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), known as SONY OWGR until 1995, was introduced on April 6, 1986, when Bernhard Langer became the first golfer to be crowned World No. 1. He was aged 29. The average age of the top-10 golfers at the end of 1986 stood at 30.3, not far from the current […]
2018 sees maximum changes atop Ranking summit
The World No. 1 ranking changed ownership nine times this year, the most in the history of the Official World Golf Rankings inception since 1986, when Bernhard Langer became the first World No.1 golfer. The most change happened previously in 2016 when the top rank saw a total of eight changes. Little would one have […]
Justin Rose reclaims his World No.1 spot
38-year-old English golfer Justin Rose rose to World No.1 for the second time, after reaching the spot last on September 20, 2018. Rose successfully defended his Turkish Airlines Open title (earned €1,025,132 = ₹8,53,40,559) in a playoff against Chinese Haotong Li. Notably, this is the first successful title defense from the Englishman in a career spanning […]
Julian Suri secures T-5 at British Masters
27-year-old Julian Suri came T-5 at the £3 million British Masters at Walton Heath Golf Course in Surrey. The event, hosted by Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose from October 11-14, was won by Englishman Eddie Pepperell who posted gutsy rounds of 67, 69, 71 and 72. RELATED: Koepka rises to World No.1 Suri, an American […]
100th PGA Championship – Trivia
28-year-old Brooks Koepka played largely on the European Challenge Tour (where he recorded 4 wins) and the European Tour (1 win) before moving on to the PGA Tour in 2014. He won his first PGA Tour title at the Phoenix Waste Management Open in 2015. Since then, the Florida native has not looked back and […]
2018: On the Wishlist
Given the highs 2017 brought with it, 2018 promises even more excitement. And why not? Irrespective of the sport and discipline, as a fan, the new year or season is always a time to enthuse and look forward to many a great occasion – and it needn’t just be restricted to breaking (or setting new) […]
English Duo Aim For More Glory
Olympic Gold Medallist Justin Rose and European No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood Spoke Exclusively To Golf Digest India About Their Goals For The New Season One created history by becoming the first-ever Olympic gold medallist for Great Britain and the other became a runaway European No. 1 last year. One is more athletic in his looks […]
It’s Sergio’s Time!
From the iconic moment that youthful Spaniard emerged from behind a tree and bounded up the fairway at Medinah in the 1999 US PGA Championship, Garcia had been feted as a Major Champion in waiting. And waited he has. A further 69 Major championships, in fact, since he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in Chicago. […]