Indians Abroad
Nishtha misses top-10 on Epson Tour Nishtha Madan, the 24-year-old lady pro who moved from Gurgaon to the United States some years ago, was lying 3rd after shooting 69-69 at the US$ 200,000 Epson Tour event in New York but a final round 75 dropped her to 11th. It was best finish of the season […]
Indians pursue pro tours in USA
Indian pros Nikita Arjun, Nishtha Madan and Saptak Talwar all continue to pursue their separate career paths on various tours in North America. While Nishtha Madan, finished 19th on the Epson Tour, Nikita Arjun finished 38th in Louisiana while Saptak has retained conditional playing status on the Canadian Tour. This was Madan’s second event of […]
Indian girls perform well on US Pro Tours
Nikita Arjun finishes 5th on the Cactus Tour Nikita Arjun, the 27-year-old from Bangalore, posted scores of 72-73-77 (6-over 222) to finish 5th at the Morongo-Legends event on the Cactus Tour in California. Arjun trains under William Eldrenkamp at the Legacy Golf Resort in Arizona and has been playing on the Cactus, Symetra and Women’s […]
Indian girls finish 8th, 18th at Arizona Open
While their counterparts were playing the Ladies European Tour qualifier in Spain, Delhi’s Nishtha Madan & Bangalore’s Nikita Arjun were competing at the Arizona Open, finishing a respectable 8th and 18th respectively at the Orange Tree Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ. Nishtha Madan, who has 4 wins to her credit so far on the Cactus […]
Nishtha’s LPGA Q-School bid in Florida
Nishtha Madan, formerly from Gurugram, who has been playing pro golf in USA for the past two years failed to qualify for the 3rd & final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament after shooting rounds of 75-73-71-71 (2-over 290) to finish tied-75th in Stage-II in Florida last week. The 2nd stage qualifying tournament allowed the […]
Nishtha advances to Stage-II of the LPGA Q-School
Photo: Symetra Tour Pro Golf – LPGA Nishtha Madan, formerly from Gurugram, shot rounds of 71-68-72-73 (4-under 284) to finish tied-27th at the LPGA and Symetra Tour Qualifying Tournament Stage-I at Rancho Mirage in California from August 19-22. Other Indians in the field – Nikita Arjun (77-74-69) from Bangalore, Saaniya Sharma (78-73-73) of Chandigarh and […]
Nishtha’s run halted by inclement weather
Symetra Tour Nishtha Madan, formerly from Gurgaon, shot rounds of 67-70 (3-under par) to finish tied-24th at the US 175,000 Symetra Tour event outside Rochester in New York. Nishtha graduated in Psychology from Sacramento State University in May 2020 and turned professional the same month. She has already notched up five pro wins playing on […]
Nishtha wins 5th Pro title in Arizona
Pro Golf – Cactus Tour 23-year-old Nishtha Madan, formerly of Gurgaon and now based in California , claimed her fifth professional title and winners cheque of US$3500 ( Rs 2.8 lacs approx) on the Cactus Pro Tour in Arizona. Nishtha, playing in her sixth event of the season becomes the leader on the Tour’s Money […]
Nishtha wins fourth title in Arizona
ARIZONA 23-year-old Nishtha Madan of Gurugram shot rounds of 63-71-71 (11-under par) to claim her fourth career title on the Cactus Tour, a developmental tour in Arizona. Nishtha started her campaign with a personal best of 63 in the opening round and followed it with two consecutive 71’s to beat Cheyenne Woods by four strokes. […]
Indian girls compete in Arizona Women’s Open
With Indian girls increasingly leaving Indian shores to seek better tournament and coaching opportunities in USA, the Arizona Women’s Open saw 3 Indian girls compete last week. 26-year-old, former Bangalorean Nikita Arjun posted scores of 68-73-75 (216) to finish Tied-12th at the Arizona Women’s Open, her -best finish since turning professional in 2018. She said, […]