Siblings in Golf
Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard winning the European Tour’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship last week, not long after his twin Rasmus had already taken a European Tour title, has brought Siblings in Golf into focus. Remarkably the Hojgaards are 20 year old twins, and are being touted as the next big thing in European golf. Since turning […]
Nelly Korda named to 10th Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list
Nelly Korda can add another accomplishment to her list in a year full of them. The 23-year-old has enjoyed a stellar 2021: she won her first Major, rose to World No.1 and won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Now she has been named to Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 list of standout athletes and sports […]
Aditi Ashok’s unprecedented impact
Tokyo Olympics Judging from the unprecedented viewer interest in the live telecast of the final round of the Olympic women’s golf competition where Sony brought in a Hindi commentary team, and the fact that Aditi was trending on Twitter in India, this is undoubtedly the highest impact golf performance in the history of the […]
Another title for the Korda sisters
Pro Golf – Women’s PGA Championship 22-year-old Nelly Korda belongs to a family of elite athletes, and she proved this yet again by shooting 73-63-68-68 (19-under 269) to claim her maiden major title at the US$ 4.3mn Women’s PGA Championship on the LPGA Tour. It’s only June, and the Korda family has collected five titles […]
Women’s Golf: March 2019
Vani earns ALPG playing rights 25-year-old Vani Kapoor became the first Indian golfer to earn playing rights on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour after coming through its first-ever Qualifying Tournament at the Ballarat Golf Club. Vani shot rounds of 71, 78 and 69 to finish at two-over 218 and was tied-12th with three […]
Women’s Golf: December 2018
Ridhima through to Final Qualifier Open last month, Ridhima Dilawari posted 5-over-293 to finish 13th in the Lalla Aicha Tour School’s Pre-Qualifier A (November 1-3). Organized at PalmGolf Marrakech Palmeraie, Morocco, the 20-year-old was the only Indian in the 66-strong field. And in so doing, she qualified for the Final Qualifier which will be held […]