Kapil Dev adds weight to PGTI Board
NEW DELHI In a welcome move for the PGTI Board, 62-year-old Kapil Dev, the legendary cricketer and the winning captain of the 1983 Cricket World Cup at Lords, has joined the Board of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The tour hopes to draw on the creativity and appeal of Kapil Dev in attracting […]
Glade One hosts its first PGTI event
AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT Glade One, Ahmedabad, set in place opportunities for 9 hole courses to host PGTI events in a new 54 hole format in which the first two rounds are played over 9 holes only after which a cut is applied. 34-year-old Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow shot 35-33-64-67 (-17, 199) to clinch his first […]
Kalhaar hosts PGTI event
One of India’s most prodigious talents, the 27 year old Bangalorean, Chikkarangappa’s staged a come-from-behind win at the ₹30 lakh Gujarat Open Golf Championship held at Kalhaar Blues & Greens, Ahmedabad. The 7,400 yard, par-72 Jack Nicklaus designed course provided a lot of drama in the final round and proved a stern test as the […]
Anirban Vs Rashid – $$$ V Points
33-year-old Anirban Lahiri and 29-year-old Rashid Khan have been leading pro performers on two opposite sides of the world. While Anirban plays the lucrative PGA TOUR in America, Rashid plays in Asia and the domestic PGTI tour. Interestingly while Anirban has earned the equivalent of Rs 4.3 crores in prize money in the past 24 […]
Bhullar’s experience enables long awaited win
The ₹ 1.5 crore prize money Tata Steel Tour Championship saw a dramatic final round with the lead swinging around on the last three holes as the seasoned Gaganjeet Bhullar, drew on the experience of his 10 International victories to outlast his rivals. 32-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar of Kapurthala registered a two-shot victory with a final […]
Back to back ₹ 1.5 crore purses on PGTI
Tata Steel hosts PGTI’s (Professional Golf Tour of India) 2nd successive ₹ 1.5 crore purse event in Jamshedpur right after the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational presented by TAKE in Chandigarh last week which also offered ₹ 1.5 crore. After players have completed four events of ₹ 30 lac and one ₹ 40 lac tournament this season, […]
Interview with India’s hottest young star – Karandeep Kochhar
Last week we reported how 21 year old Chandigarh lad Karandeep Kochhar suffered a heartbreaking penalty but bounced back to win a playoff against PGA Tour regular Anirban Lahiri. The youngster has now gone 2nd, 1st , 1st in the last 3 PGTI events with an incredible total score of 48 under par in 12 […]
Youngster survives penalty to beat Anirban Lahiri in playoff
22-year-old Karandeep Kochhar braved a heartbreaking penalty to win the ₹1.5 crore Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational presented by TAKE at his home course of Chandigarh Golf Club after a hard-fought three-hole play-off against seasoned USPGA TOUR player, Anirban Lahiri. Karandeep finished regulation play seemingly with a one-stroke victory at 12 under par until the Tournament […]
Stars to light up Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational presented by TAKE
The ₹1.5 crores Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational presented by TAKE at the Chandigarh Golf Club will see the year’s strongest line up come December 3-7. The presence of USPGA Tour regular Anirban Lahiri, European Tour winners Gaganjeet Bhullar and SSP Chawrasia will provide fans with a bonanza. For Lahiri, this will be his first PGTI […]
Kochhar – A new young star for Indian pro golf ?
21-year-old, Karandeep Kochhar from Chandigarh, won his second professional title, Chandigarh Golf Club on Nov. 12th at the PGTI’s Players Championship. Karandeep shot rounds of 66-68-67-69 to win by two-strokes at 18-under-270. Talking about his win, Kochhar said, “Well finally relieved to get the job done! The confidence from last week carried onto this […]