Seven Indians to play US$5 million Saudi International
Viraj Madappa, the 23-year-old from Bangalore, claimed a starting spot in the lucrative US$ 5mn Saudi International by winning the 36-hole qualifier by 4 shots, shooting 66-68 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The starting field in Saudi now includes 7 Indians – Shubhankar Sharma, Khalin Joshi, Chikkarangappa, Viraj, Rashid Khan, Veer Ahlawat and Shiv […]
Delhi Golf Club produces a PGTI thriller
The first Tata Steel PGTI event in many years at Delhi Golf Club produced a thrilling finish to the MP Cup with everything being decided on the final hole. Eventually 23-year-old former Asian Tour winner, Viraj Madappa recorded a one stroke victory over Bangalorean Khalin Joshi, both playing gritty golf. The strapping tall Viraj, shot […]
Help Indian pros support Golf Club Staff
Golfers for Charity Bangalore based Indian pro Chikkarangappa, Kolkata based Viraj Madappa and Mysore based Pranavi Urs have joined hands with an initiative by ‘Play for India’ to support the livelihoods of daily wage workers at golf courses. Chikkarangappa S. trains at Eagleton in Bangalore, Viraj Madappa at RCGC in Kolkata and Pranavi Urs at […]
Khalin Joshi wins Panasonic Open, his maiden on the Asian Tour
Khalin Joshi finally got the monkey off his back. After three Top-10 finishes this season, Joshi, who has twice before finished runner-up at Asian Tour events, ended his wait for a maiden triumph with a win at the eighth edition of the Panasonic Open India. He made $72,000 with the win, putting him on 16th […]
Arjun Prasad and Mithun Perera enjoy the lead on Day 2 of QA InfoTech Open
Delhi-based teenager Arjun Prasad and Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera maintained their place atop the leaderboard in round two of the QA InfoTech Open 2018 at the Noida Golf Course on Wednesday. Both Prasad and Perera, who shot scores of three-under-69 to be part of the five-way lead on day one of the Rs. 50 lakh […]