Four Indians make cut at US$5 million Saudi International
4 Indians creditably made the cut but finished lower down in the rankings in a star studded field which included the likes of Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Shauffele, Patrick Cantlay and many others at the US$ 5mn Saudi International. Sharma opened promisingly with rounds of 67 and 71, but scores of 75 & 69 […]
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$5 million Asian Tour event that clashes with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am from Feb. 3-6, 2022. India Golf Weekly had reported on the Tour’s initial opposition to granting releases to […]
Tours to battle over players at Saudi International
Battle lines were drawn between the PGA & European ( now DP World) Tours with the Asian Tour announcing a total of 24 PGA Tour players, including 11 major winners, as committed to playing in the 2022 Saudi International to be held from Feb 3-6, 2022. The tournament is now sanctioned by the Asian Tour […]
Asian Tour and Saudi International sign 10-year partnership
Asian Tour, the premier golf tour on the sub-continent which had taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic is all set to return with a new 10-year partnership with Saudi International starting next year. The tournament previously played for three years on the European Tour will continue to be played at the Royal Greens […]
DJ continues Tiger-like domination
World No.1 Dustin Johnson continued his Tiger – like domination of world golf by winning his 3rd title in 8 starts, during which his worst finish is 11th at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. His latest win was at the US$ 3.5mn Saudi International where he finished 2-strokes clear of Justin Rose and […]
Tvesa, Aditi & Diksha at Saudi Women’s Golf
Tvesa Malik, the 2018 HWPGT Order of Merit winner from Gurugram carded rounds of 74-76-69 for a total score of 3-over 219 to finish Tied-39th at the US$ 1mn Saudi Ladies International Team International on the Ladies European Tour. The event was the second consecutive event at the Royal Greens and Country Club and was […]
Sergio Garcia disqualified from Saudi International for his errant behavior
Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion was disqualified from the inaugural $3,500,000 Saudi International on Saturday for serious misconduct. The World No.27 shot a round of 1-over 71 and is believed to have damaged up to five greens. Garcia was handed over a disqualification from the tournament under Rule 1.2a. Becoming the first player on […]