Amazing stories behind golf’s Olympic medals
Tokyo Olympics The Men’s Olympic golf event came to a thrilling finish in Tokyo on Sunday as American star Xander Schauffele held his nerve to win by one stroke with a solid 18 under par performance. However the silver medalist, Rory Sabbatini, playing for Slovakia provided some fireworks with an amazing 10 under par 61 […]
Golf at 2021 Tokyo Olympics
In photo – Team India – Chikkarangappa S. (Anirban’s Caddie), Anirban Lahiri, Udayan Mane & Rupesh Pardeshi (Mane’s caddie) / Photo: IGU/Chikkarangappa S. Olympics A total of 120 golfers; 60 men and 60 women from over 35 countries will be representing their flags at the Olympic golf competition over the next two weeks in Japan. […]
Lahiri picks Chikka to help him in Tokyo
Pro Golf – Olympics 34-year-old Anirban Lahiri is headed for Tokyo to represent India for a consecutive second time at the Olympics. Last week, he addressed the media in a virtual press conference from Illinois, the venue for John Deere Classic. Lahiri talked about topics ranging from his fight with COVID-19, his charity work with […]
Aditi and Lahiri confirmed for Tokyo, Mane borderline
Pro Golf – Olympics 23-year-old LPGA regular Aditi Ashok and 33-year-old PGA Tour regular Anirban Lahiri have qualified for the Olympics a second time based on their world rankings and being the top-Indians. Anirban ranked 340 and Aditi ranked 172 on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) and Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings (WWGR) respectively. […]
Anirban Lahiri: “I put a lot of work in during the lockdown when I was in India”
Anirban Lahiri, the two-time European Tour winner and the only regular Indian golfer on the PGA TOUR is in this week’s field at the $4 mn Bermuda Championship starting today. This is an excerpt from his interview with Chua Choo Chiang. Senior Director, International Marketing & Communications, APAC, PGA Tour. Anirban Lahiri has made a decent […]
Shubhankar, Anirban to represent India at World Cup of Golf
The 59th edition of the US$7 million World Cup of Golf (November 22-25) will feature 28 nations. Each country will be represented by two golfers. Shubhankar Sharma, the highest ranked Indian (108 on OWGR as of September 24), has automatically qualified and partnering him will be Anirban Lahiri (ranked 112). The four-day event will take […]
Snap Chat – From the Pool to the Greens (Golf Digest India Exclusive)
Swimming Olympian & 3-time National Champion Rehan Poncha Wants To Excel In Golf GDI: When did you start playing golf? What prompted you to take up golf so seriously after you left swimming? RP: At the end of 2012, I was on an extended swim break as my mind and body needed the rest. But […]