Tiger’s back !!! – will play PNC Championship
After Tiger was seen hitting balls every day on the range two weeks ago at his Hero World Challenge in Bahamas, speculation has been rife that he may tee it up again soon. And he’s chosen to do so playing alongside his 12 year old son Charlie, just as he did a year ago at […]
Phenom Bhatia wins again in USA
19-year-old Indian origin phenom Akshay Bhatia again proved he can be a future PGA Tour star as he birdied the first playoff hole to win his fourth US mini tour title. This time it was for a US$50,000 prize on the Florida Elite Tour. Bhatia forced the playoff by birdieing two of his last three […]
High Drama at Hero World Challenge in Bahamas
Norwegian Viktor Hovland emerged from a dramatic final day at the star studded US$3.5 million Hero World Challenge in Bahamas with a one-shot victory over American Scottie Scheffler. Hovland started the day six shots behind leader Colin Morikawa, but Morikawa who started the final day with a commanding 5 shot lead, surprisingly made two […]
Exclusive photos of stars at the Hero World Challenge
With 15 of the top 20 players in the world and Tiger Woods at the Hero World Challenge, here are a few photos from the Bahamas taken by photographer Raj Kumar exclusively for India Golf Weekly. The tournament is hosted annually by Tiger Woods to benefit his foundation and marked Tiger’s first public appearance since […]
A Tribute to pioneer Lee Elder (1934- 2021)
At the 2021 Augusta Masters opening ceremony, why did Lee Elder get a bigger ovation than Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player ? Unlike the other two, Lee Elder, to most an unfamiliar black man, had never won the Masters; never even finished in the top 10 in fact. When his name was announced, he stood […]
Tours to battle over players at Saudi International
Battle lines were drawn between the PGA & European ( now DP World) Tours with the Asian Tour announcing a total of 24 PGA Tour players, including 11 major winners, as committed to playing in the 2022 Saudi International to be held from Feb 3-6, 2022. The tournament is now sanctioned by the Asian Tour […]
Star studded Hero World Challenge live on Eurosport
The Hero World Challenge, featuring a stellar all star cast, will be broadcast live this week, Dec. 2-5, from Albany, Bahamas on Eurosport. The tournament will feature 15 of the top-20 ranked players in the world including the in form Collin Morikawa, who last week won the DP World Championship in Dubai and has two […]
Koepka beats DeChambeau in made-for-TV match
Continuing the series of made for TV celebrity matches which started during the pandemic lockdown last summer in USA, the two PGA stars who most resemble heavyweight boxers, Brooks Kopeka and Bryson DeChambeau staged a head to head match in Las Vegas. The Match, as the series is called, was played as a 12-hole match […]
Tiger Woods’ return on the cards?
Tiger Woods’ shook the internet with his recent tweet showing himself taking a swing with his club at his local club quite effortlessly, saying ‘Making Progress’ giving hopes to all the fans worldwide of a possible comeback post recovery. With Tiger’s event – the Hero World Challenge, featuring most of the world’s Top 20 ranked […]
Lahiri makes cut in Mexico
Lahiri playing in his fourth event of the new 2021-22 season the PGA Tour started strongly with rounds of 67-66 to lie 5th at the halfway stage but couldn’t maintain the pace and his scores of 70-72 on the weekend, dropped him to a tied-40th finish at the US$ 7.2mn World Wide Technology Championship at […]