Sensational Akshay Bhatia on his love for Indian food and more
Last week 19-year-old Indian origin golf sensation Akshay Bhatia joined a zoom call from USA with the media following his thrilling win at the Bahamas on his Korn Ferry Tour debut. Bhatia knocked a wedge to a few inches on the final hole to become just the third teenager to win on the tour, after […]
The PGA Tour – the rich get richer !
In 1992, Fred Couples made history by becoming the first player on the PGA Tour to win $1 million before the start of May. That year Couples had two wins and two second place finishes heading into The Masters in April, which he also won, pushing him past the milestone. He would soon be joined […]
Lahiri makes cut in California
Anirban Lahiri playing in his seventh tournament of the new 2021-2022 PGA Tour season started strongly with rounds of 69-67 to make his 3rd cut but dropped back on the weekend with rounds of 72-75, finishing 66th at the US$ 7.6mn American Express at La Quinta, California. Lahiri will now play next at the US$ […]
Pro scoring is getting scary low !!
Matt Jones shot 62-61 (-23) over the weekend at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua earlier this month and did not win, He finished the tournament at -32, breaking the previous PGA Tour record of -31, and did not win. He didn’t even finish second as Cameron Smith won the tournament with a -34 […]
Netflix and PGA Tour documentary on tour life
Netflix, the American streaming service, has joined hands with the PGA Tour and the four Major championships to produce a documentary series about the lives of tour players as they compete against each other for the sport’s biggest prizes. The documentary will take viewers inside the ropes and behind the scenes at events such as […]
Tom Watson honoured by Augusta Masters
Augusta National has announced that Tom Watson, the two-time Masters champion, will join six-time champion Jack Nicklaus and three-time champion Gary Player as honorary starters at the 2022 Masters in April. “I am honoured that Tom has accepted our invitation,” Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley said. “I look forward to commemorating his love […]
PGA Tour record of 34 under par set in Hawaii
Australian Cameron Smith held off World No.1 Jon Rahm of Spain to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a record breaking 34-under par total at the par-73 Plantation Course at Kapalua in Hawaii. Smith didn’t just break the record for low score at Kapalua, he broke the PGA Tour record for the lowest […]
PGA Tour gives in to player pressure
The PGA Tour has ended its stand-off with its own tour members who had petitioned for releases to play in the Saudi International, a US$5 million Asian Tour event that clashes with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am from Feb. 3-6, 2022. India Golf Weekly had reported on the Tour’s initial opposition to granting releases to […]
5 Fittest Players on the PGA Tour
Tiger Woods didn’t just change the game of golf on the course, he changed it off the course too. Before Tiger, golfers weren’t known for hitting the gym. Sure, there were golfers that paid attention to general physical fitness – Gary Player being a prime example – but in general the terms golfer and athlete […]
India Golf Weekly names Indian Players of the Year
As the publication that most closely tracks top Indian players in India and globally as they make the country proud, India Golf Weekly is proud to recognise India’s Players of the Year ( POTY) for 2021, a year filled with challenges and opportunities like never before. Indian Men’s POTY – Anirban Lahiri & Indian Ladies’ […]