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New Delhi, 27-02-2015
Anirban Lahiri named The European Tour Race to Dubai Golfer of the Month
Anirban Lahiri has been named The European Tour Race to Dubai Golfer of the Month for February following the incredible run of form that saw him win two titles in the space of three weeks.Lahiri, who battled his way through the Qualifying School Final Stage three months back to earn his place on The European Tour, has produced some extraordinary perfo...Read More
Hyderabad, 27-02-2015
Amardip Sinh Malik reigns supreme with course record 61
Noida’s Amardip Sinh Malik fired a blistering nine-under-61 to take the lead in round two of the Golconda Masters 2015 and establish a new course record at the Hyderabad Golf Club. Malik led by one stroke at the halfway stage as he totaled 10-under-130. There was a three-way tie for second place at nine-under-131 between Sri Lankan K Prabagaran, Jamshedpur’s Karan Taunk and Shamim Khan of Delhi.Amardip Sinh M...Read More
Hyderabad, 26-02-2015
Prabagaran fires sublime 62 for round one lead at Golconda Masters; Sri Lankan makes consecutive eagles
The Golconda Masters Golf Championship 2015, the first ever men’s professional event to be staged in Hyderabad, got off to a cracking start at the Hyderabad Golf Club, as K Prabagaran of Sri Lanka fired a sublime eight-under-62 to sit atop the leaderboard. Anura Rohana, another Sri Lankan, occupied joint second place along with Delhi’s Shamim Khan at seven-under-63 at the Rs. 40 lakh event.K Prabagaran, a tou...Read More
Hyderabad, 25-02-2015
Preview Quotes - Gaganjeet Bhullar and Chikkarangappa
Here are quotes from Gaganjeet Bhullar and Chikkarangappa, two of the top contenders at this week's Golconda Masters Golf Championship 2015.Gaganjeet Bhullar:I was playing very well till Se...Read More
Hyderabad, 25-02-2015
Digvijay Singh's team victorious at Pro-Am event of Golconda Masters Golf Championship
The Pro-Am event of the inaugural Golconda Masters Golf Championship 2015 played at the Hyderabad Golf Club on Wednesday was won by professional Digvijay Singh’s team.The Pro-Am was played in the Team Scramble format where the team’s best ball was chosen on every shot including the putting green. After the best ball was chosen all other pl...Read More
Hyderabad, 24-02-2015
HYDERABAD GOLF ASSOCIATION AND PGTI ANNOUNCE GOLCONDA MASTERS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
The Hyderabad Golf Association and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of professional golf in India, today announced the inaugural Golconda Masters Golf Championship which will be held at the newly transformed Hyderabad Golf Course from February 26 to March 1, 2015, and will carry a prize purse of Rs. 40 lakh. The cream of Indian professional golf will tee it up at the HGA course as Pearl City, Hyderabad, prepares...Read More
New Delhi, 23-02-2015
Anirban Lahiri climbs to career-high 34 in world rankings post his Indian Open win
Anirban Lahiri has moved up five places from 39 to 34 in the Official World Golf Rankings released on Monday. Anirban, achieved his career-high ranking of 34 after bagging the Indian Open title, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour, at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday. As a result of his latest triumph the Bangalore-based professional is currently placed second in the European Tour Race to Dubai. He also leads the Asian Tour Order of...Read More
Read MoreNew Delhi, 22-02-2015
Anirban Lahiri etches his name on Indian Open trophy with playoff win over SSP Chawrasia
India's Anirban Lahiri sealed his second European Tour title in three weeks as he defeated compatriot SSP Chawrasia in a playoff at the Delhi Golf Club to etch his name on the coveted Indian Open trophy. Anirban came home the winner after sinking a long birdie putt during the playoff. Lahiri and Chawrasia had earlier ended the regulation 72 holes with identical totals of seven-under-277.
Anirban's win,...
New Delhi, 21-02-2015
Chawrasia firm favourite heading into final day
India's SSP Chawrasia is staring at his maiden Indian Open title and thrid European Tour win as he heads into the final round of the Indian Open 2015 with a two-shot lead. Chawrasia carded a two-under-69 in round three at the Delhi Golf Club to take his total to 12-under-201. SSP's nearest challenger on the final day will be PGTI member and defending champion Md Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh who ended day three with a 10-under-203 total t...Read More
Read MoreNew Delhi, 20-02-2015
Chawrasia shoots 67 to emerge sole leader in round two, Siddikur a close second
India's SSP Chawrasia emerged sole leader in round two of the Indian Open 2015 as he shot a determined four-under-67 to take his total to 10-under-132. Defending champion and PGTI member Md Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh is on the leader's tail at nine-under-133.
Indian star and world no. 39 Anirban Lahiri shot the day’s best score, a blistering six-under-65, to climb from overnight tied 80th spot...
New Delhi, 19-02-2015
Chawrasia, Siddikur part of five-way lead in round one of Indian Open
Three-time Asian Tour winner SSP Chawrasia raised Indian hopes on the opening day of the Hero Indian Open 2015 as he took top honours with a score of six-under-65 along with fellow PGTI member Md Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh, Canadian Richard T Lee, Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat and Swede Joakim Lagergren.Sri Lankan Mithun Perera and Australian Kalem Richardson were placed joint sixth at four-under-67.
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New Delhi, 18-02-2015
Preview Quotes - Indian Open 2015
Here’s what three of India’s top professionals – Jeev Milkha Singh, Anirban Lahiri and Rashid Khan – said ahead of the 2015 Indian Open:Jeev Milkha SinghI’m very excited to be back. It has been a while since I’ve come back to play at my National Open. This is a golf course where you need a lot of patience. You got to be precise, accurate off the tees, have distance control and you have to stick to yo...Read More
Read MoreHua Hin, Thailand, 15-02-2015
Shiv Kapur secures tied 11th at True Thailand Clasic
Shiv Kapur secured tied 11th place at the True Thailand Classic after his final round of four-under-68. Kapur totaled 12-under-276 for the week to finish four shots behind champion Andrew Dodt of Australia.
Jyoti Randhawa, who had shot a 65 in round three, ended up in tied 15th place at 11-under-277 after his final round of 71.
Anirban Lahiri, who won last week's...
Read MoreHua Hin, Thailand, 14-02-2015
Jyoti Randhawa shoots seven-under-65 to move into joint ninth in round three of True Thailand Classic
Jyoti Randhawa fired a sizzling bogey-free seven-under-65 to move into tied ninth place at the True Thailand Classic. Randhawa, who shot scores of 71 and 70 in the first two rounds, closed day three with a total of 10-under-206. He trails the leader Scott Hend of Australia by five shots.
Shiv Kapur was in tied 20th place at eight-under-208 after his third round of 69.
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Read MoreNoida, 13-02-2015
Shamim Khan coasts to five-shot win at The Hemisphere PGTI Masters
Delhi’s Shamim Khan coasted to a five-shot win at The Hemisphere PGTI Masters played at the Noida Golf Course. Shamim fired a three-under-69 in the final round to end up with a tournament total of 14-under-274. Mukesh Kumar of Mhow finished runner-up at nine-under-279.
Shamim Khan (72-67-66-69), the overnight leader by one shot, wrapped up his 11th career title and ninth victory on the PGTI with an error-f...
Hua Hin, Thailand, 12-02-2015
Kapur lies fifth in Thailand after opening round of 66
India’s Shiv Kapur celebrated his 33rd birthday by posting a six-under-66 to take fifth place at the Thailand Classic, an event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.Michael Hoey of Northern Ireland was the leader at eight-under-64.Read More
Read MoreNoida, 12-02-2015
Shamim Khan shoots 66 for third round lead
Shamim Khan of Delhi shot a bogey-free six-under-66 in round three of The Hemisphere PGTI Masters at the Noida Golf Course to take a one-shot lead at 11-under-205. Noida's Amardip Sinh Malik and Mukesh Kumar of Mhow were in joint second at 10-under-206.
Shamim Khan (72-67-66) signed a card of 66 on day three to climb from overnight tied third to the top of the pile. The 37-year-old, who so far has 10 titles...
Noida, 11-02-2015
Mukesh Kumar consolidates in round two of The Hemisphere PGTI Masters, leads by three shots
Mukesh Kumar of Mhow shot a five-under-67 to be the sole leader in round two of The Hemisphere PGTI Masters being played at the Noida Golf Course. Mukesh totaled nine-under-135 at the halfway stage to lead by three shots. Noida’s Amardip Sinh Malik was placed second at six-under-138.The cut was declared at four-over-148. Fifty-eight professionals made the cut.The seasoned Mukesh Kumar (6...Read More
Hyderabad, 10-02-2015
HYDERABAD GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES GOLCONDA MASTERS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
Top domestic and international golfers will make their way to Pearl City, Hyderabad, at the end of February, when the newly transformed Hyderabad Golf Course hosts the Golconda Masters Golf Championship, 2015 from February 26th to March 1st. PGTI (Professional Golf Tour of India), the governing body of professional golf in India, is proud to have partnered with the HGA for the first ever professional golf championship in Hyderabad. In addition to the ri...Read More
Noida, 10-02-2015
Chiragh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Pratap Atwal, Amardip Sinh Malik & Ranjit Singh leaders on day one of The Hemisphere PGTI Masters
Delhi’s Chiragh Kumar and Pratap Atwal, Mukesh Kumar of Mhow, Noida’s Amardip Sinh Malik and Ranjit Singh of Chandigarh shot scores of four-under-68 to be the joint leaders in round one of The Hemisphere PGTI Masters being played at the Noida Golf Course.Chiragh Kumar, the 2011 Rolex Player of the Year, started the tournament with a...Read More
New Delhi, 09-02-2015
Anirban Lahiri climbs to career-high 37, becomes second Indian after Jeev Milkha Singh to break into top-50
Anirban Lahiri of India has the Masters Tournament in sight after moving to 37th position on the Official World Golf Ranking, his career’s best, following his stunning win at the Maybank Malaysian Open on Sunday.The 27-year-old, who finished second on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and was voted as the 2014 Players’ Player of the year, is i...Read More
Noida, 09-02-2015
The Hemisphere PGTI Masters to tee off at Noida Golf Course from February 10
• Prize Money of Rs. 30 lakh• Top names in the field include Shankar Das, Chikkarangappa, Om Prakash ChouhanAmrapali Hemisphere, a joint venture between real estate giants Amrapali Group and the O2 Group, and the Professional Gol...Read More
Read MoreKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08-02-2015
Anirban Lahiri wins Maybank Malaysian Open to secure breakthrough triumph on the European Tour
Anirban Lahiri’s (70-72-62-68) early birdie blitz saw him snatch the Maybank Malaysian Open from Bernd Wiesberger in a dramatic finish at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. Lahiri totaled 16-under-272 for the week at the US$ 3 million event to secure his breakthrough triumph on the European Tour.
The 27-year-old Anirban, who finished a career-high second on the Asian Tour last year after winning two tit...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 07-02-2015
Anirban Lahiri charges into contention with a scintillating 62
Anirban Lahiri (70-72-62) fired the week's lowest round, a 10-under-62, to charge into contention at the USD 3 million Maybank Malaysian Open. Lahiri, playing his rookie season on the European Tour, thus closed the third round in fifth place at 12-under-204. Anirban, a five-time winner on the Asian Tour, trailed the leader Bernd Wiesberger of Austria by five shots.Read More
Read MorePanchkula, Haryana, 06-02-2015
N Thangaraja comes through in a battle of nerves to win season-opener at Panchkula, earns Indian Open berth
N Thangaraja of Sri Lanka came through in a battle of nerves to win the season-opening PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club by one shot. Thangaraja, who totaled five-under-277 for the week, finished one shot ahead of Mhow golfer Mukesh Kumar who was runner-up at four-under-278. Both players fired scores of one-over-73 in the final round of the Rs. 30 lakh event on Friday.
Panchkula's A...
Panchkula, Haryana, 05-02-2015
Thangaraja surges ahead in round three at Panchkula
Sri Lankan N Thangaraja surged ahead in round three at the PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club thanks to a bogey-free four-under-68. Thangaraja leads the field with a six-under-204 total. Mhow-based Mukesh Kumar was one shot off the lead in second place as he submitted an error-free card of three-under-69.The second round was completed on Thursday morning and the cut was declared at eight-over-146....Read More
Panchkula, Haryana, 04-02-2015
Shubhankar Sharma dominates round two at Panchkula
Shubhankar Sharma of the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, took a massive five-shot lead in round two of the PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club. Shubhankar followed up his first round of three-under-66 with a brilliant five-under-64 in the second round to take his total to eight-under-130. Angad Cheema of Panchkula was placed second at three-under-135 along with Noida's Amardip Sinh Malik.Read More
Panchkula, Haryana, 03-02-2015
Mukesh Kumar and Shubhankar Sharma are joint round one leaders
Gurgaon-based Shubhankar Sharma and Mukesh Kumar of Mhow fired scores of three-under-66 to emerge joint round one leaders at the  PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club on Wednesday. Delhi's Arjun Singh, who had taken the clubhouse lead on the rain-marred opening day, was in third place at one-under-68.ÂÂÂThe 12 players tied for fourth at even-par-69 were the Panchkula-based duo of brothers Ranjit Singh and Randhir Singh Ghotra, Chandigarh&#...Read More
Panchkula, Haryana, 02-02-2015
PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club to tee off 2015 PGTI season
The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and the Panchkula Golf Club will jointly host the PGTI Players Championship presented by Panchkula Golf Club from February 3 – 6, 2015. The 2015 season opener offers a prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh. The tournament will be followed by the first leg of the Volvo World Golf Challenge India 2015 on February 7....Read More
Read MoreHua Hin, Thailand, 24-01-2015
Chikkarangappa, Angad Cheema & Abhijit Singh Chadha earn their maiden Asian Tour cards
Indian youngsters Chikkarangappa, Angad Cheema and Abhijit Singh Chadha finished inside the top-40 after the final round of the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage and thus earned their maiden Asian Tour cards. Himmat Singh Rai, a former winner on the Asian Tour, also regained his card after finishing inside the top-40.
Chikkarangappa (66-66-76-68), a winner on the Asian Development Tour in 2014, finished a...
Hua Hin, Thailand, 23-01-2015
Cheema, Rai & Chikka on course to secure Asian Tour cards, lie tied sixth after round three of Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
The Indian trio of Angad Cheema, Himmat Rai and Chikkarangappa are ready for the final push as they put themselves in a favorable position heading into the all-important final round of the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage where the top-40 and ties will earn an Asian Tour card for the 2015 season. The three Indians currently lie tied sixth at six-under-208 and trail the leader Daniel Chopra of Sweden by six shots.Read More
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 23-01-2015
Ravinder Tavel wins PGTI Qualifying School 2015 after playoff victory over Trishul Chinappa
Ravinder Tavel (69-72-69-70) of Chandimandir, Haryana, prevailed in a playoff against Bangalore’s Trishul Chinappa (75-69-69-67) to win the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore. Tavel defeated Chinappa on the second playoff hole after the two golfers ended the regulation 72 holes with matching totals of eight-under-280.At the end of round fo...Read More
Read MoreDoha, Qatar, 22-01-2015
Shiv Kapur moves into tied 10th in Doha
Shiv Kapur (70-68) moved up 25 places to tied 10th position at the European Tour's Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after his second round bogey-free effort of four-under-68. Shiv's total now reads six-under-138 and he trails the joint leaders, South Africans George Coetzee and Branden Grace and Austrian Bernd Wiesberber, by three shots.
Jeev Milkha Singh (70-70), the other Indian in the fray, made a gain...
Hua Hin, Thailand, 22-01-2015
Chikkarangappa is halfway leader at Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
Chikkarangappa S of India emerged halfway leader at the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage after he fired eight birdies against two bogeys in his second round of six-under-66. Chikka led the field by two shots as his total stood at 11-under-132. While Australian Paul Spargo stayed two shots back in second place, Sweden’s Daniel Chopra shared third place with Akinori Tani of Japan at eight-under-135.Read More
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 22-01-2015
Ajay Baisoya takes two-shot lead in round three of Final Qualifying Stage
Delhi's Ajay Baisoya shot a four-under-68 to hold a two-shot lead in round three of the PGTI's Final Qualifying Stage for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore. Baisoya's three-day total stood at eight-under-208. Ravinder Tavel of Chandimandir, Haryana, and Sri Lankan Vijitha Bandara were tied second at six-under-210....Read More
Read MoreHua Hin, Thailand, 21-01-2015
Chikkarangappa in tied fifth after round one of Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage
Chikkarangappa shot a five-under-66 to be the highest-placed Indian at tied fifth after round one of the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Hua Hin, Thailand. Chikka was one shot behind joint leaders Ryosuke Kinoshita of Japan, Australians Paul Spargo and Lee Jun-seok and Thailand's Danthai Boonma.
A total of 116 players teed off at the par-71 Springfield Royal Golf Club while another 115 players p...
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 21-01-2015
Vijitha Bandara leads the field after round two of Final Qualifying Stage
Sri Lankan Vijitha Bandara (68-71) led the field after round two of the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore. Bandara followed up his first round effort of four-under-68 with a one-under-71 in the second round to take his total score to five-under-139. Delhi’s Ajay Baisoya (70-70) and Arjun Singh (71-69) of Gurgaon were tied second at four-under-140.
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Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 20-01-2015
Sudhir Sharma fires five-under-67 for first round lead at Final Qualifying Stage
Sudhir Sharma of Meerut fired a five-under-67 to emerge round one leader at the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton – The Golf Resort near Bangalore. The Sri Lankan duo of Vijitha Bandara and B G Lalith Kumara were in joint second place with scores of four-under-68.Sudhir Sharma, a two-time winner on th...Read More
Read MoreAbu Dhabi, UAE, 18-01-2015
Anirban Lahiri finishes tied 50th in Abu Dhabi
Anirban Lahiri finished tied 50th at the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Lahiri totaled six-under-282 for the week. Jeev Milkha Singh finished tied 63rd at three-under-285. German Martin Kaymer continued in the lead with a total of 13-under-131. Frenchman Gary Stal won the event with a 19-under-269 total.
Meanwhile, at the Asian Tour Qualifying School First Stage Section B at Springfield R...
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 17-01-2015
K Raghav Bhandari and Md Nazim top Pre Qualifying II, forty-one players qualify for Final Stage
Chandigarh’s K Raghav Bhandari (67-70) and Bangladesh’s Md Nazim (66-71) finished on top of the leaderboard at seven-under-137 at the end of round two of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying II for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore.A total of 41 players qualified from Pre Qualifying II for the Final Qualify...Read More
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 16-01-2015
Sahil Sagar and Md Nazim are joint leaders after round one of Pre Qualifying II
Sahil Sagar of Gurgaon and Bangladesh’s Md Nazim fired matching scores of six-under-66 to be the joint leaders after round one of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying II for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore.While Sagar made eight birdies against a double-bogey in his opening round, Nazim produced seven birdies and a bogey.K Raghav Bhandari of Chandigarh was in third place at five-under-67....Read More
Read MoreHua Hin, Thailand, 15-01-2015
Honey Baisoya in tied 45th after round two of Qualifying School First Stage
Honey Baisoya (73-72) of India fired a one-over-72 in round two of the Asian Tour Qualifying School First Stage Section B at Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin, Thailand, and thus occupied tied 45th place at three-over-145. Australian Mark Leich led the field at five-under-137.
Feroz Singh Garewal (74-73), the other Indian in the field, returned a two-over-73 in round two to be placed tied 58th at five-ov...
Read MoreAbu Dhabi, 15-01-2015
Jeev Milkha Singh enjoys a solid start in Abu Dhabi, shoots bogey-free 68 for a share of 14th place
Jeev Milkha Singh was off to a solid start at the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship as he shot a bogey-free four-under-68 in the opening round to lie tied 14th. Germany's Martin Kaymer was the leader at eight-under-64.
Anirban Lahiri, playing his first season on the European Tour, ended with an even-par-72 to be placed tied 71st. Lahiri came up with two birdies and two bogeys on Thursday...
Hua Hin, Thailand, 14-01-2015
Honey Baisoya lies tied 47th in First Stage of Qualifying School
Honey Baisoya of India shot a two-over-73 to lie tied 47th after round one of the Qualifying School First Stage Section B at Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin, Thailand. Frenchman Romain Bechu leads the field at six-under-65.
The top 31 players from a field of 141 will make it through to the Final Stage from the First Stage Section B at Springfield Royal Country Club.
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 14-01-2015
Dinesh Raghuvanshi finishes on top in Pre Qualifying I, thirty-five players qualify for Final Stage
Pune’s Dinesh Raghuvanshi (68-71) finished on top of the leaderboard at the end of round two of the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying I for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore. Raghuvanshi followed up his first round effort of 68 with a one-under-71 in round two to end up with a two-day total of five-under-139.A tot...Read More
Eagleton - The Golf Resort, Bangalore, 13-01-2015
Sandhu, Raghuvanshi and Gangal in joint lead after round one of Pre Qualifying I
Delhi’s Bikramjit Singh Sandhu and the Pune duo of Dinesh Raghuvanshi and Sumedh Gangal shot identical scores of four-under-68 to emerge joint round one leaders at the PGTI’s Pre Qualifying I for the 2015 season being held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore.While Sandhu mixed six birdies with a double-bogey in his opening round,...Read More
Read MoreKolkata, 28-12-2014
Local lad Shankar Das' sensational win at McLeod Russel Tour Championship earns him Rolex Player of the Year title
Kolkata’s Shankar Das won the Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship after his final round of three-under-69 at his home course, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC). Shankar as a result of his win also topped the Rolex Rankings and bagged the Rolex Player of the Year title for 2014. Das totaled 16-under-272 for the week to register the biggest win of his career.
Kapurthala’s Gaganjeet Bhullar...
Read MoreKolkata, 27-12-2014
Shankar Das surges ahead with timely 65; Throws hat in the ring for Rolex Player of the Year
Shankar Das of Kolkata fired a timely seven-under-65 to surge ahead in round three of the Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on Saturday. Shankar's three-day total now stands at 13-under-203 and he enjoys a two-shot lead over his nearest rival Rashid Khan of Delhi who shot a 71 in the third round. Delhi's Shamim Khan lies third at 10-under-206.
Shankar&...
Read MoreKolkata, 26-12-2014
Rashid Khan matches course record with phenomenal 63 to move into second; Emerges contender in Rolex Rankings
It turned out to be an eventful second day at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship as Delhi's Rashid Khan matched the course record at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) with a phenomenal nine-under-63 to climb from overnight tied 14th to second place at 10-under-134. Rashid, currently fourth in the Rolex Rankings, has now also emerged as a major contender for the Rolex Player of the Year title. Gurgaon's Shubhankar Sharma maintained his overnig...
Read MoreKolkata, 25-12-2014
Shubhankar Sharma grabs round one lead with blistering eight-under-64
The Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship, the year-ending event of the PGTI, got off to a cracking start at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on Thursday as teenager Shubhankar Sharma of the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, posted a blistering eight-under-64 for the round one lead. Chikkarangappa of Bangalore ended the opening day of the richest-ever domestic event to be staged in India, in second place as he registered a score of 66.
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Read MoreKolkata, 24-12-2014
Preview Quotes - Arjun Atwal and Gaganjeet Bhullar
Here are some quotes from top contenders Arjun Atwal and Gaganjeet Bhullar ahead of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship:
Arjun Atwal:
I had a career-threatening injury and it had got to a point where I thought I would never compete again. It was therefore a relief to win the tournament in Dubai. It’s great to have a full card at least on the Asian Tour.
All my friends here in India and the United States have been very helpful through my tough times....
Kolkata, 24-12-2014
McLeod Russel Tour Championship - Race to Royal Calcutta Golf Club to tee-off on December 25th
PGTI’s Year Ending ChampionshipPrize purse of Rs. 1.5 Cr, highest-ever in IndiaTop 60 players on the Rolex Rankings to be joined by four sponsor invites including Arjun Atwal, Gaganjeet Bhullar, SSP Chowrasia and Rahil GangjeeRead More 
Kolkata, 24-12-2014
Moinuddin Malak and Vinod Kumar lead their respective teams to victory in the Pro-Am events of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014
The two Pro-Am events of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014, played at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on December 23 and 24, saw India’s leading professionals play alongside amateur golfers from all over the country.The tournament week got off to a rousing start as the two Pro-Ams received an overwhelming response. A tota...Read More
21-12-2014
Arjun Atwal claims inaugural Dubai Open title, returns to winning ways after four years
India’s Arjun Atwal won the Asian Tour’s inaugural Dubai Open in a nail-biting finish to return to winning ways after four years. Atwal blasted a six-under-66 in the final round to end up the victor by one shot at 16-under-272. Korean Wang Jeung-hun finished runner-up at 15-under-273.The Indian duo of Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shiv Kapur finished tied 11th at 10-under-278.Arjun A...Read More
Read MoreJamshedpur, 21-12-2014
Om Prakash Chouhan coasts to four-shot victory at 13th TATA Open; Leads Rolex Rankings
Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow coasted to a four-shot victory at the 13th TATA Open, a Rs. 75 lakh event, after firing a one-under-70 in the final round. Chouhan, who bagged his second title of the year, ended the week at Jamshedpur with a tournament total of 14-under-271. The 28-year-old Om Prakash has now overtaken Chikkarangappa as the Rolex Rankings leader.
Bangalore's Khalin Joshi came in second with a 10-...
Dubai, 20-12-2014
Atwal and Kapur in joint lead along with Kruger and Wang after day three of Dubai Open
The Indian duo of Arjun Atwal and Shiv Kapur went into the final round of the inaugural Dubai Open holding the joint lead along with South Africa’s Jbe Kruger and Korean teenager Wang Jeung-hun after an exhilarating third round on Saturday.No fewer than 21 players, all within three shots of the lead, will have a chance of lifting the top prize a...Read More
Read MoreJamshedpur, 20-12-2014
Om Prakash Chouhan establishes four-shot lead on day three, emerges frontrunner for title
Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow established a four-shot lead in round three of the 13th TATA Open, a Rs. 75 lakh event, to emerge frontrunner for the title. Chouhan struck a four-under-67 in Jamshedpur on Saturday to take his total to 13-under-201. Gurgaon's Abhishek Kuhar came up with a three-under-68 in the third round to be placed second at nine-under-205.
On Saturday, the entire field consisting of the 53 pl...
Dubai, 19-12-2014
Shiv Kapur is joint halfway leader at Dubai Open
India’s Shiv Kapur soared on eagle’s wings as he fired a superb six-under-par 66 to share the halfway lead with Thai prospect Pavit Tangkamolprasert at the inaugural Asian Tour’s Dubai Open on Friday.Kapur, who triumphed in Dubai on the European Challenge Tour at the end of last season, maintained his love-affair with the vibrant cit...Read More
Jamshedpur, 19-12-2014
Om Prakash Chouhan leads at halfway stage of 13th TATA Open
Mhow golfer Om Prakash Chouhan took the lead in round two of the 13th TATA Open after firing a five-under-67 at Beldih Golf Club on Friday. Chouhan, who had shot a four-under-67 in the first round at Golmuri Golf Club, took his two-day total to nine-under-134. Delhi’s Shamim Khan carded a six-under-65 at Golmuri to be placed second at eight-under-135.On Thursday one half of the field had played its 18 holes at the...Read More
Jamshedpur, 18-12-2014
Himmat Singh Rai and Abhishek Kuhar share round one lead at 13th TATA Open
Himmat Singh Rai and Abhishek Kuhar, both of whom hail from the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, shared the round one lead at the 13th TATA Open. While Himmat fired a five-under-66 at the Golmuri Golf Club on Thurday, Abhishek shot a five-under-67 at the Beldih Golf Club. Seven golfers were tied for third place with rounds of four-under-67 at Golmuri.On Thursday one half of the field played its 18 holes at the par-7...Read More
