Amandeep Drall’s Top-5 finish in Sweden
Pro Golf – LET Access 28-year-old Amandeep Drall of Panchkula, who has 10 wins on the domestic Hero WPG Tour, finished a creditable fifth at the US$ 40,000 event on the Nordic Golf Tour, playing in her first international event in over two years, shooting 69-70-75 (2-under 214). Vani Kapoor, the other Indian in the […]
Diksha Dagar gets late call up to Tokyo
Tokyo Olympics With the Women’s Golf event at the Olympics set to be played starting from Wednesday August 4th, 20-year-old Diksha Dagar got a last minute call to join Aditi Ashok in Tokyo. Diksha was second alternate last week, but after South African Paula Reto tested positive for COVID and Austrian Sarah Schober withdrew, Diksha […]
All three Indians make the cut in Northern Ireland
Pro Golf – European Tour/Ladies European Tour It was a good week on the European Tour as all three Indian boys in the field made the halfway cut at the US$ 1.5mn World Invitational at Galgorm Castle in Northern Ireland. Shubhankar Sharma, led the way with a 4-under total of 276 to finish tied-30th . […]
IGU nominations for National Sports Awards
Recognition The Indian Golf Union (IGU) has nominated 24-year-old Shubhankar Sharma for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Udayan Mane, Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan & LET winner Diksha Dagar for the Arjuna Award. Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest Indian winner on the European Tour when he claimed the US$ 1.1mn Joburg Open in […]
Abu Dhabi Course nominated as World’s Most Eco-Friendly
Environment The Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, a Gary Player design in Abu Dhabi, UAE has been nominated for the World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility at the 2021 World Golf Awards, scheduled later this year. The club provides sanctuary to over 160 bird species, more than 250 mountain gazelles and hundreds of native plants. The club’s […]
Diksha named by Forbes, meets superstar Stenson
Pro Golf 20-year-old Diksha Dagar of New Delhi, only the second Indian to win on the Ladies European Tour (LET),has been recognised by Forbes magazine in the “ 30 under 30 Asia – Sports & Entertainment” category. Diksha won the 2019 South African Ladies Open at age 18 in Johannesburg and In her current season […]
Tvesa’s top-10 finish in Italy
Pro Golf – Ladies European Tour 25-year-old Tvesa Malik of DLF GC, Gurugram, recorded only her 3rd top 10 finish ever on the Ladies European Tour by shooting 74-66-73 (3-under 213) to finish Tied-10th at the US$ 240,000 Ladies Italian Open. Tvesa started the 2021 season with a tied-23rd finish at the first event of […]
Aditi nominated for Media Award
Recognition 23-year-old LPGA regular and Indian Olympian Aditi Ashok has been nominated for the “Hindustan Times 30 Under 30” awards recognising India’s young heroes who have excelled in their fields to make a difference in society at large. The campaign felicitates 30 young achievers, all under 30 years of age, hailing from 30 different sectors, […]
Hero Women’s Indian Open dates announced
The Ladies European Tour unveiled its record-breaking tournament schedule for 2021 which includes 27 events in 19 different countries the Solheim Cup and the Summer Olympics, with players competing for a combined prize fund of more than €19 million: an increase of €2 million on the proposed pre-COVID-19 announcement for the 2020 season and €6 […]
Indian star Diksha Dagar nominated for International Sportsperson of the Year
19-year-old, Diksha Dagar of Delhi winner of the South African Open on the 2019 Ladies European Tour (LET) has been selected as one of the nominees for the International Sportsperson of the Year by Deaf Sports Personality of the Year Awards, a bi-annual ceremony which supports and celebrates hearing impaired sportspersons across the globe. Diksha […]