Editor’s Note: August 16, 2021
Dear Readers, In the aftermath of the Olympics, both Aditi Ashok and Anirban Lahiri immediately resumed action on the LPGA and PGA Tours respectively. The good news is that men’s and women’s Indian pro tours will restart in September. The Indian Golf Union is also making plans to restart the National Amateur Tournaments with particular […]
Editor’s Note: August 9, 2021
This week has been perhaps the most impactful week in the history of Indian Golf – never before have so many Indians tuned in to watch a golf telecast for the very first time and tried to understand how the game has played. Also never before has the world media focused so much coverage […]
Editor’s Note: August 2, 2021
The Olympic Men’s tournament turned out to be a real thriller as a dozen top class players were in contention on the back nine and Xander Schaffele, showed real grit and determination making birdie on the 17th and getting up and down from 98 yards on the final hole to win by one after […]
Editor’s Note: July 26, 2021
Rishi Narain – Editor, India Golf Weekly Knowledge and exposure to the right coaches, competitors, courses, and environment are often cited as advantages to young golfers in USA which help them develop the confidence to compete on the PGA Tour. This is why we are proud to bring Indian juniors and young amateurs a one-hour […]
Editor’s Note
Indian golf history was rewritten last week with Indians earning a total of over US$ 300,000 or Rs 2.4 crores in winnings around the world. Anirban Lahiri and Aditi Ashok both finished 3rd on the PGA & LPGA Tours respectively – a first ever ! In Europe, we had two girls in the top 5 […]
AVT Champions Tour restarts in Delhi – Past Winners to Highlight the field !
AVT Champions Tour is all set to return on November 25th-26th, 2020 at the Classic Golf & Country Club in Gurugram. The AVT Champions Tour, supported by Ministry of Tourism under its ‘Incredible India’ campaign, caters to 50-year-olds and above golfers in India. Star senior golfers who would be vying for top honours in Gurugram […]
Jaypee Greens Hosts Third Annual Fellowship Cup
Jaypee Greens Hosts Third Annual Fellowship Cup L-R: Gagan Verma, Rishi Narain, Kulvinder Singh, Dilip Thomas, Vijay Kumar Bhadana, H.S. Kang, Lakhan Singh and Simarjeet Singh The Fellowship Cup is an annual Golf Test Series as a result of a reciprocal partnership between Indian Golf Union (IGU) and South Africa Golf Association (SAGA). The third edition […]
Top-5 finish for India Seniors in Japan
Following on from their respective performances in the IGU All India Senior Tournament that was held on July 13 at Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Greater Noida the senior amateur team comprising current champion Rishi Narain, former winners Amit Luthra and Vijay Kumar Bhadana, and 1983 Cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev represented India at […]
Rishi Narain clinches 48th Senior National Amateur Championship
Former Asian Games gold medalist Rishi Narain won the Indian Golf Union’s 48th annual All India Seniors Golf Championship at Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida on July 13. Playing a three-day stroke play format, Narain prevailed in a sudden-death shootout against three-time senior winner Gangesh Khaitan. Cricket legend Kapil Dev finished third. Rishi […]
Louis Phillipe Cup 2018 Added To ADT Schedule
The Louis Philippe Cup will join the 2018 Asian Development Tour (ADT) schedule which will take place at the Prestige Golfshire Club in Bengaluru from July 31 to August 3(Tuesday to Friday). The last six editions of the Louis Philippe Cup have been staged as a special event on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) but in […]