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Pune, 24-06-2013
PGTI announces PGTI Players Championship at Oxford Golf & Country Club
• Prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh• Leading professionals include Anirban Lahiri, Shamim Khan, Himmat Singh Rai, Digvijay Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Chiragh Kumar, Om Prakash Chouhan, Mithun PereraThe Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the PGTI Players Championship which is scheduled to be hel...Read More
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 23-06-2013
Anirban Lahiri finishes runner-up at Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters
Anirban Lahiri of India was the runner-up at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters as he finished one stroke behind the eventual champion Pariya Junhasavasdikul of Thailand.Anirban Lahiri shot scores of 73, 68, 67 and 68 to end up with a total of eight-under-276 at the RM 1.2 million (approximately US$400,000) Asian Tour event played at the Seri Selangor Golf Club.Lahiri, who was chasing his fourth Asian Tour win and...Read More
Atzenbrugg, Austria, 10-06-2013
Shiv Kapur finishes tied 10th in Austria
Delhi’s Shiv Kapur bagged tied 10th place at the Lyoness Open in Atzenbrugg, Austria. Shiv finished eight strokes behind the winner Joost Luiten of The Netherlands.The 31-year-old Kapur shot scores of 68, 72, 71 and 68 to end up with a total score of nine-under-279 for the tournament. His final round of four-under-68 included an eagle on the par-five 10th hole, five birdies and three bogeys.Gaganjeet Bhullar fini...Read More
Jaipur, 30-05-2013
Rookie Angad Cheema bags maiden professional title
Rookie Angad Cheema of Panchkula won the second leg of the 2013 PGTI Feeder Tour at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur on Thursday after he fired an even-par-70 in the third and final round. Cheema totaled five-under-205 for the tournament to bag his maiden professional title. Dehradun’s Richard Stephen Hilton was the runner-up as he finished one stroke behind the winner.Angad Cheem...Read More
Jaipur, 29-05-2013
Honey Baisoya stays ahead in round two
Honey Baisoya of Delhi fired a two-under-68 to stay in the lead in round two of the PGTI Feeder Tour event being played at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur. Baisoya now has a total of six-under-134. Angad Cheema of Panchkula is one stroke behind the leader in second place.The cut was declared at six-over-146. Thirty-eight professionals made the cut for the third and final round scheduled to be played on Thursday, May 30.Honey Baisoya (6...Read More
Read MoreJaipur, 28-05-2013
Rookies Ashbeer Saini and Honey Baisoya shine in round one
Ashbeer Saini of Kapurthala and Delhi’s Honey Baisoya, both playing in their first season on the PGTI, shot scores of four-under-66 to be the joint leaders in the first round at the PGTI Feeder Tour event being played at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur. Dipankar Kaushal of Noida was in third place having posted a three-under-67.While Ashbeer Saini fired a bogey-free 66, Honey Baisoya’s round featured six birdies and two bogeys.<...
Faridabad, 23-05-2013
Arjun Singh Chaudhri registers emphatic five-stroke win
Noida’s Arjun Singh Chaudhri claimed his second professional title with an emphatic five-stroke victory at the Aravalli Golf Club in Faridabad on Thursday. Chaudhri shot a one-under-71 in the third and final round to total eight-under-208 at the inaugural event of the 2013 PGTI Feeder Tour season. Faridabad’s Abhinav Lohan fired an even-par-72 to finish second at three-under-213.The 33-year-old Arjun Singh Chaudhri (69-68-71), who enj...Read More
Faridabad, 22-05-2013
Arjun Singh Chaudhri establishes four-shot lead in round two
Arjun Singh Chaudhri of Noida took a four-shot lead in round two of the PGTI Feeder Tour event being played at the Aravalli Golf Club in Faridabad. Chaudhri carded a four-under-68 on Wednesday that took his total to seven-under-137. Abhinav Lohan of Faridabad and the Delhi duo of Kapil Kumar and Wasim Khan are in tied second at three-under-141.The cut was declared at 11-over-155. Thirty-nine professionals made the cut.Arjun Singh Chaud...Read More
Faridabad, 21-05-2013
Kapil Kumar takes the round one lead with a 67
Kapil Kumar of Delhi shot a five-under-67 to take the round one lead in the PGTI Feeder Tour event being played at the Aravalli Golf Club in Faridabad, Haryana. Abhinav Lohan of Faridabad is one shot behind the leader in second place.Kapil Kumar got going on the par-5 third hole as he landed the ball in two shots on the green. Even though Kapil missed a 10-footer for eagle, he salvaged a birdie on the third. The 20-year-old then drove the green on the par-4 ninth...Read More
Kathmandu, 11-05-2013
Shivaram Shrestha rewrites history with Surya Nepal Masters victory
It could not have been a better finish to the 20th edition of the Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd., Masters 2013 as Shivaram Shrestha held aloft the coveted trophy after a dramatic finish at the Gokarna Forest Golf Resort here on Saturday. Beginning three shots behind the overnight leader and defending champion Abhijit Singh Chadha, the Nepali No.1 golfer fought his way in contention and scripted a fairytale victory with a superlative effort of 5-under 67 on the final day to force a play-off before pr...Read More
Kathmandu, 10-05-2013
Shivaram stakes claim for Surya Nepal Masters title
Local favourite Shivaram Shrestha with some brilliant display of golf inched towards staking a claim to the honours in the 20th edition of the Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd Masters 2013 at the Gokara Forest Golf Resort. Shiva shot a 4-under par in the third round to be just three strokes behind the leader Abhijit Chadha, who made a bogey each on the last two holes and yet led a crowded field of contenders to inch towards successfully defending the title.The overnight leade...Read More
Kathmandu, 09-05-2013
Abhijit Singh Chadha sounds warning with 10-under at Surya Nepal Masters
Defending champion Abhijit Singh Chadha sounded a warning with a thunderous round of 10-under 62 to jump to the top of the leader board at the half-way stage of the Nepali Rs 4.8 million prize money Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd., Masters 2013 being played at the par-72 Gokarna Forest Golf Resort here on Thursday.After shooting a 5-under 67 in the opening round, the 21-year-old was 15-under 129 for the tournament and led by two shots from overnight leader S Chikkara...Read More
Kathmandu, 08-05-2013
Chikkarangappa sets the course on fire at Surya Nepal Masters 2013
Red was the colour of the day in the opening round of the Surya Nepal Masters Pvt. Ltd. 2013 as 56 under-par scores were recorded. Capitalising on excellent playing conditions at the Gokarna Forest Golf Resort, young S Chikkarangappa fired eight birdies and an eagle to sign a bogey-free card of 10-under par to end the day as the leader. In all as many as 64 players finished with a par or better score.It was definitely the day of the youth brigade as Rashid Khan,...Read More
Jakarta, Indonesia, 05-05-2013
Gangjee secures tied eighth in Indonesia; Jeev ends in top-15 in China
Rahil Gangjee (71-69-69-72) ended tied eighth at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters as he posted a total score of seven-under-281. Shiv Kapur (70-69-70-75) finished tied 23rd at four-under-284 after a poor back-nine on the final day. Bernd Wiesberger of Austria was the winner with a total of 15-under-273. Ernie Els of South Africa finished one shot behind Weisberger to claim second place.In Tianjin, China, Jeev Milkha Singh (72-69-73-69) carded a creditable three-...Read More
Icheon, South Korea, 28-04-2013
Chowrasia, Randhawa in top-20 at Ballantines Championship
The Indian duo of SSP Chowrasia and Jyoti Randhawa posted top-20 finishes at the European Tour and Asian Tour co-sanctioned Ballantine s Championship staged at the Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, South Korea.SSP Chowrasia (71-70-73-68) totalled six-under-282 for the week to finish tied 11th. His final round of four-under-68 featured five birdies and a bogey.Australian Brett Rumford beat compatriot Marcus Fraser and Sco...Read More
Greater Noida, 26-04-2013
Manav Jaini bags Jaypee Greens Open; Scripts remarkable turnaround against Mukesh Kumar
Manav Jaini of Delhi scripted a remarkable turnaround with a three-under-69 in the final round to win the Jaypee Greens Open 2013 at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida. Jaini bagged his second professional title with a total score of 13-under-275 at the Rs. 20 lakh event. Mukesh Kumar shot a one-under-71 in round four to finish runner-up with a total of 11-under-277.Manav Jaini (68-67-71-69) had a slow start to the day as he bogeyed the par-3 third wh...Read More
Greater Noida, 25-04-2013
Mukesh Kumar and Manav Jaini hold the advantage ahead of final round
Mhow golfer Mukesh Kumar and Delhi’s Manav Jaini hold the joint lead after round three of the Jaypee Greens Open 2013 being played at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida. Mukesh and Manav have identical scores of 10-uner-206 after three rounds. Harendra Gupta of Chandigarh and Mandeo Singh Pathania of Greater Noida are one shot behind the joint leaders in tied third place.Mukesh Kumar (72-67-67) climbed from overnight tied fifth into the joint le...Read More
Greater Noida, 24-04-2013
Manav Jaini and Mandeo Singh Pathania joint leaders at the halfway stage
Delhi’s Manav Jaini and Mandeo Singh Pathania of Greater Noida are the joint leaders at the halfway stage of the Jaypee Greens Open 2013 being played at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida. Jaini and Pathania have a total score of nine-uner-135 after two rounds. Sandeep Syal of Chennai is one shot behind the joint leaders in third place.The cut was declared at three-over-147. Fifty-three professionals and one amateur made the cut.
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Greater Noida, 23-04-2013
Mandeo Singh Pathania & Harendra Gupta share the first round lead at Jaypee Greens Open
Mandeo Singh Pathania of Greater Noida and Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta fired scores of five-under-67 to hold the joint lead after round one of the Jaypee Greens Open at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort on Tuesday. Manav Jaini of Delhi and Chennai’s Sandeep Syal are a shot behind the joint leaders in tied third place.Mandeo Singh Pathania, playing at his home course, came up with a fine round of 67 that featured seven birdies and two bogeys. He collected...Read More
Greater Noida, 22-04-2013
Jaypee Greens and PGTI announce Jaypee Greens Open
• Top golfers participating include Shamim Khan, Chiragh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Mukesh Kumar• Prize purse of Rs. 20 lakhJaypee Greens and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) have announced the Jaypee Greens Open which will be played at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida, from April 23 &ndas...Read More
Colombo, 20-04-2013
Feroz Ali Mollah and team win the Pro-Am event of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013
The Pro-Am event of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 was won by Kolkata-based professional Feroz Ali Mollah and his team comprising of amateurs Michael Magala, Mangala Niyarapola and Racheal Hameed. Their score was 114 points.The runner up team was consisted of Bangalore-bassed professional Chikkarangappa S as well as amateurs Subodh Dakwale, Nelson Lu and Mickey Sim. Their team total was 110 points.The prize for the nearest to...Read More
Colombo, 19-04-2013
Chiragh Kumar wins thrilling encounter at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 had a gripping finish after four days of top class golf at The Royal Colombo Golf Club. When the dust had settled and the final putt dropped, it was Delhi’s Chiragh Kumar who took home the spoils with a stunning one shot ‘come from behind’ victory in the biggest prize money event ever to be staged by the Professional Golf Tour of India (“PGTI”) in Sri Lanka.Chiragh Kumar (72-66-67-68) carded a...Read More
Colombo, 18-04-2013
Local favourite Mithun Perera storms into lead at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013
Local favourite Mithun Perera shot a brilliant seven-under-64 to open up a three shot advantage in round three of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. Colombo-based Perera now has a total score of 13-under-200. Bangladesh’s Md Zamal Hossain Mollah is placed second with a total of 10-under-203.Mithun Perera (69-67-64), who shot a bogey-free round on Thursday, hit a purple patch with three consecutive birdies from the fifth...Read More
Colombo, 17-04-2013
Local star Rohana comes good with a scintillating 61 on day two of Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013
After a steady even-par opening round on Tuesday, local Sri Lankan star Anura Rohana came roaring back in the second round of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 with a bogey-free 10-under-61. Anura thus matched his own course record. After starting from hole no. 1, Anura collected four birdies and an eagle on the seventh before making the turn. He added four more birdies on the back nine to take his tournament total to 10-under-132.“It was great to hav...Read More
Colombo, 16-04-2013
Rashid Khan grabs first round lead at Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013 got underway today at The Royal Colombo Golf Club. Over 100 professional golfers, all looking for a share of the prize purse of USD 70,000 teed off along with six amateur golfers from Sri Lanka.Indian professional Rashid Khan finished day one on top of the leaderboard. The Delhi boy, who won the PGTI event at the Classic Golf Resort in the outskirts of Delhi last week, seems to have carried his good form to Colombo.Read More 
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 12-04-2013
Rashid Khan bags title at Classic Golf Resort
Rashid Khan of Delhi won the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana on Friday. Rashid came up with a score of 39 points in the final round to take his total to 159 points. Chandigarh’s Gurbaaz Mann was the runner-up with a total score of 157 points.The stableford points scoring format was followed during the tournament. Under this scoring format, each par accounts for two points, each birdie for three points, each eagle for f...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 11-04-2013
Gurbaaz Mann maintains lead in round three
Gurbaaz Mann of Chandigarh will head into the final round of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana with a two-point lead. Mann posted 37 points in round three on Thursday to take his total to 122 points. Delhi’s Rashid Khan is currently placed second with a total score of 120 points.The stableford points scoring format is being followed in the tournament. Under this scoring format, each par accounts for two points, each...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 10-04-2013
Gurbaaz Mann opens up three-point lead with a brilliant 44 in round two
Chandigarh’s Gurbaaz Mann followed up his first round effort of 41 points with a brilliant 44 in round two to open up a three-point lead at the halfway stage of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana. Mann’s total stands at 85 points after round two. His nearest challenger is Gurgaon-based amateur Aienesh Ahluwalia with 82 points.The stableford points scoring format is being followed in the tournament. Under this sc...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 09-04-2013
Ashok Kumar emerges round one leader
Delhi’s Ashok Kumar leads with a score of 42 points after round one of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana.The stableford points scoring format is being followed in the tournament. Under this scoring format, each par counts for two points, each birdie for three points, each eagle for four points, each bogey for one point and each double bogey (or worse) for zero points.Ashok Kumar’s ro...Read More
Mewat, Haryana, 08-04-2013
PGTI Players Championship at Classic Golf Resort to begin on April 9th
• Top golfers participating include Shamim Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rashid Khan, Abhijit Singh Chadha, Harendra Gupta, Om Prakash ChouhanThe Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the PGTI Players Championship which will be played at the Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, from April 9 – 12, 2013. The tournament offers a prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh.
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New Delhi, 07-04-2013
ORMSBY TAMES NERVES TO WIN PANASONIC OPEN INDIA
Australian Wade Ormsby claimed a nerve-jangling maiden Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India to deny Thai veteran Boonchu Ruangkit from a historic victory at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday.Ormsby overcame a disastrous triple bogey on the third hole to shoot a final round one-under-par 71 to win the US$300,000 tournament by one stroke from the 56-year-old Boonchu, who was bidding to become the oldest winner on the region’s premier Tour....Read More
New Delhi, 06-04-2013
Ormsby keeps lead ahead of Lam; Kapur third; Jyoti & Manav move up at Panasonic Open India 2013
Australian Wade Ormsby survived a nightmarish front nine to keep a one shot lead over Lam Chih-Bing (73) at the end of the third day of the Panasonic Open India 2013. Ormsby is eighth-under 208, while Lam is seven-under 209 and the top Indian now is local DGC lad, Shiv Kapur, who battled to a even par 72 and shared the third spot with veteran Boonchu Ruangkit (73).Ormsby, who opened with a birdie, just as his playing partner Lam Chih-Bing (73) did but then bogeye...Read More
New Delhi, 05-04-2013
Ormbsy looks for the breakthrough; Chowrasia lying third at Panasonic Open India
Even as the well-travelled Australian Wade Ormsby is seeking his first professional title, the second placed Lam Chih-bing is trying to end a five-year title drought at the Panasonic Open India 2013. Right behind them is India’s own SSP Chowrasia at six-under with successive rounds of 69.Ormsby, 33, added a second straight 67 to move to 10-under 134, while Chih-Bing had a bogey-bogey finish to drop from 10-under to eight-under in second place.Read More 
New Delhi, 04-04-2013
Pratt, Ormsby and Lam share lead; Chowrasia best Indian in 4th place
There was a three-way tie for the lead at the end of the opening round of the Panasonic Open India 2013, as two Australians, Kieran Pratt and Wade Ormsby and Singaporean Lam Chih Bing shared the lead with rounds of five-under 67 each at the demanding and windy Delhi Golf Club on Thursday.Two shots behind them was the best Indian in sole fourth, SSP Chowrasia, a two-time winner of co-sanctioned events, at three-under 69, while seven players were at two-under 70 an...Read More
Colombo, 03-04-2013
PGTI AND SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY ANNOUNCE THE INAUGURAL SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY OPEN
The Professional Golf Tour of India is all set to stage the inaugural Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open at the Royal Colombo Golf Club in Colombo from April 16-19, 2013. The tournament will witness top professional golfers from India, Sri Lanka and other countries contest for a total prize purse of US$70,000 event (LKR 9,000,000.00).The top professionals participating in the event include the likes of Shiv Kapur, Anirban Lahiri, Himmat Singh Rai and Chiragh Kumar al...Read More
New Delhi, 19-03-2013
Gaganjeet Bhullar achieves career-best world ranking, leads Asian Tour Order of Merit
Gaganjeet Bhullar achieved a career-best world ranking of 85 after his runner-up finish at the Avantha Masters 2013. The 24-year-old Bhullar also leads the 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit with earnings of US$ 262,648.Bhullar, a four-time winner on the Asian Tour, improved on his previous best world ranking of 88 with a superb performance at the Avantha Masters held at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort last week where he earned 12 Official World Golf Ranking points. Th...Read More
Greater Noida, 17-03-2013
Bhullar gives Aiken a run for money, but still finishes second at Avantha Masters
Gaganjeet Bhullar waged a magnificent battle with a stunning eight-under 64, the best card of the final day, but still lost by three shots to the steady Thomas Aiken of South Africa at the Avantha Masters in Jaypee Greens Resort Golf Club.The 29-year-old Aiken shot a bogeyfree 67 on the heels of a superb 62 on third day and totaled a superb 23-under 265, while Bhullar, who had predicted a 20-under total for a win, did reach that but was still well short.Read More 
Read MoreGreater Noida, 16-03-2013
Aiken takes three-shot lead into the final day of Avantha Masters
Thomas Aiken, who chose golf ahead of cricket and tennis, because it offered better scenery, could enjoy it even more on Sunday as he grabbed a three-shot lead going into the final day of the Avantha Masters at the Jaypee Greens Resort. His three-shot lead in a tournament that has been very tight thus, indicated that the lovely Avantha Masters could once again be headed to South Africa for the second year running, taking over Jbe Kruger, who missed the cut on Friday.<...
Greater Noida, 15-03-2013
Chadha, Gangjee seventh, Liang, Chapchai in lead
There was a very strong Asian touch to the leaderboard as Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat and China’s Liang Wen-chong, added second successive and matching 66s to share the halfway lead at the €1.8 million (approximately US$2.3 million) Avantha Masters on Friday at the to lead at the Jaypee Greens Golf Course.Right on the leading duo’s heels was the current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand, as he carded a 68 to share...Read More
Greater Noida, 14-03-2013
Abhijit Singh Chadha emerges from amateur ranks, lies tied second
Wearing his favourite Augusta Masters T-shirt, Abhijit Chadha underlined his potential with a flawless six-under 66 a day after being honoured as the ‘Emerging Player of the Indian PGTI Tour for 2012’. The big-hitting 21-year-old Chadha is tied second place behind the rampaging Thai Chinnarat Phadungsil, who shot a sensational 11-under 61 on the first day of the Avantha Masters.Chadha was tied second in the company of former Asian Tour Order of M...Read More
Greater Noida, 13-03-2013
Injury-free Jeev, confident Lahiri lead Indian challenge at Avantha Masters
Jeev Milkha Singh, the most successful Indian professional, and Anirban Lahiri, the man in red-hot form, are two of India’s main challengers at the fourth edition of the Euros 1.8 million Avantha Masters which tees off at the lush Jaypee Greens Golf Resort. Yet, that the depth in Indian golf is such that there are at least half a dozen players, who can pull off a win this week.Lahiri is coming fresh off his third career win last week, while Jeev, after bein...Read More
Greater Noida, 13-03-2013
Star-studded international field ready for India’s biggest golf battle at Avantha Masters
The fourth edition of the €1.8million Avantha Masters, which is tri-sanctioned by European, Asian and PGTI Tours will see the strongest-ever field to have assembled in India. A plethora of champions, ranging from a highly successful Ryder Cup captain to five others who have figured in Ryder Cup teams to 50 winners from European Tour and another 50-odd from the Asian Tour, will adorn the event, which is the richest in South Asia.But the home challenge led by...Read More
Greater Noida, 13-03-2013
Professional Golf Tour of India Annual Rolex Awards 2012
• Shamim Khan is named Rolex Player of the Year for 2012. Takes home over Rs. 57 lakh in prize money for the season • Rolex awards four first-time winners for 2012 • Abhijit Singh Chadha wins Emerging Player of the Year award for 2012.Takes home over Rs. 18 lakh in prize money in rookie year on PGTI • Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan wins Order of Merit for the 2012 PGTI Feeder Tour season.The Professional Golf Tour of India Annual Rolex Awards 2012 honored the top performers of...Read More
Greater Noida, 12-03-2013
Lankan Mithun eyes history at Avantha Masters
Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera hopes his wish of winning his first Asian Tour title will come true when the €1.8 million (approximately US$2.3 million) Avantha Masters gets underway at the Jaypee Greens Golf Course on Thursday.The talented Sri Lankan was on the verge of creating history at the Asian Tour season-opening event in Myanmar but was pipped to second place by Order of Merit leader Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand.Mithun, wh...Read More
Greater Noida, 12-03-2013
First Avantha winner, Andrew Dodt loves coming back to India
Andrew Dodt calls the Avantha Masters his favourite tournament. And he has good reason to do that for his first and thus far, the only European Tour win, came at the Avantha Masters in 2010.Dodt, 26, is back for more at the fourth edition of the Avantha Masters. The winner of the first edition in 2010, said, “Yeah, it’s one of my favourite events on the Tour, so I’m really looking forward to it. It’s obviously a different course this year...Read More
Greater Noida, 12-03-2013
David Howell re-discovers form in time as he returns to Avantha
David Howell is no stranger to India. In fact he is one of the few players, who has made India his regular stop on the European Tour’s international schedule. He has been to India for each of the four previous stagings of European Tour events in India, including the last three Avantha Masters.And now Howell, who once bested Tiger Wood enroute to winning the WGC-HSBC Champions in 2006, is back for the fourth edition of the Avantha, within weeks of playing th...Read More
New Delhi, 09-03-2013
Lahiri wins play-off to retain title, beats Rashid in play-off to grab SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India in a dramatic finish
India’s Anirban Lahiri successfully defended his title at the SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism following a thrilling play-off victory over young countryman Rashid Khan on Saturday.The 25-year-old Lahiri birdied the 18th hole from 10 feet in regulation play to force extra-time and then claimed his third Asian Tour victory with a four-foot birdie conversion on the same hole in front of a large gallery at the Delhi Golf Club. Read More
New Delhi, 08-03-2013
Siddikur in the lead; Lahiri placed second
Bangladeshi Md Siddikur Rahman was rock steady as he carded a third straight four-under-par 68 for a one-shot lead over title holder Anirban Lahiri of India at the SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism on Friday.Siddikur, who has honed his skills on the PGTI in recent years, put himself in prime position to win a second Asian Tour title after firing five birdies against a lone bogey at the Delhi Golf Club to lead from Lahiri, who birdie...Read More
New Delhi, 07-03-2013
Rookie Joshi in joint lead; Rashid shoots 64 as Indians dominate SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India
Rookie Khalin Joshi and Rashid Khan, who has virtually grown up at the Delhi Golf Club held the spotlight as the SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism reached the halfway stage on Thursday.Joshi followed up his first 66 with a steady three-under-par 69 to take the lead at the end of the second round. As the sun set down on the DGC, Joshi was joined in the lead by American-Korean Chan Kim (67-68), who finished with a flourish, with four...Read More
Delhi, 06-03-2013
Rookie Khalin Joshi shares lead with Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat
Rookie Khalin Joshi got off to a dream debut on the Asian Tour with a six-under 66 on his first day of the SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, as he shared the lead with former champion and world record holder, Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat in the first round of the tournament that got underway at the fabulous Delhi Golf Club on Wednesday.Chapchai and Joshi lead by one shot over Qualifying School winner Chan Kim of the United State...Read More
Delhi, 05-03-2013
Defending champ Lahiri leads strong home challenge at SAIL-SBI Open
Defending champion Anirban Lahiri will lead a strong home challenge, but the in-form Shiv Kapur, who has won each of his last two starts, world record holder Chapchai Nirat and four-time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar, will be formidable opponents in the sixth edition of the SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India.The event carrying a purse of $ 300,000 tees off at the venerable Delhi Golf Club on Wednesday. The field has nearly 30 past winners of Asian...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 01-03-2013
Shamim Khan edges out Mukesh Kumar in playoff
Shamim Khan of Delhi edged out Mukesh Kumar of Mhow in a playoff to win the PGTI Players Championship played at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana. Shamim and Mukesh headed to a playoff after finishing the regulation 72 holes with matching totals of 12-under-276.Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore finished third at 11-under-277.Shamim Khan (66-70-70-70), who was in third position overnight placed three strokes behind the leader Mukesh...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 28-02-2013
Mukesh Kumar continues to lead in round three
Mukesh Kumar of Mhow fired a 68 and held on to his lead in round three of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana. Mukesh’s total stands at 13-under-203 after three rounds. Delhi’s Rashid Khan is a stroke behind in second place.Mukesh Kumar (68-67-68) held on to his overnight lead after a solid round that featured six birdies and two bogeys. Mukesh was on fire on the front-nine as he sank four birdies. The 47-year-ol...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 27-02-2013
Mukesh Kumar seizes the lead with a sublime 67
Mukesh Kumar of Mhow went ahead by one stroke in round two of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana after firing a five-under-67. Mukesh thus took his total to nine-under-135. Delhi golfers Shamim Khan and Rashid Khan are one stroke off the lead in tied second.Mukesh Kumar (68-67), the winner at PGTI’s last event in Chandigarh last week, climbed from overnight tied fourth into the sole lead thanks to a sublime 67 on Wedn...Read More
Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, 26-02-2013
Shamim & Rashid hold joint lead in round one
The Delhi duo of Shamim Khan and Rashid Khan shot scores of six-under-66 to hold the joint lead in round one of the PGTI Players Championship at the Classic Golf Resort in Mewat, Haryana. Gaurav Ghei, another Delhi golfer, is a stroke behind the joint leaders in third place.Shamim Khan, who had a bogey-free round, made a terrific start with birdies on the first two holes as he landed his shots within six feet of the pin. The 2012 Rolex Rankings champion collected...Read More
Mewat, Haryana, 25-02-2013
PGTI Players Championship at Classic Golf Resort to begin on February 26th
• Top golfers participating include Shamim Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Chiragh Kumar, Ashok KumarThe Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the PGTI Players Championship which will be played at the Classic Golf Resort, Mewat, Haryana, from February 26 – March 1, 2013. The tournament offers a prize purse of Rs. 25 lakh.The field at the PGTI Players Champi...Read More
Yangon, Myanmar, 24-02-2013
Gangjee finishes tied seventh in Myanmar, Lankan Perera claims runner-up spot
Rahil Gangjee finished tied seventh at the Zaykabar Myanmar Open presented by Alpine on Sunday. The Kolkata golfer, who suffered an early setback in the form of a double bogey on the par-5 second hole, carded a two-under-70 in the final round to end up with a total of 14-under-274.Among the other Indians in the fray, Himmat Singh Rai finished with a 68 and moved to a creditable tied 13th at 12-under-276. Sujjan Singh, recovering from an injury, shot a 67 to end t...Read More
Chandigarh, 22-02-2013
Mukesh ends with a flourish to capture title
Mukesh Kumar of Mhow walked away with the trophy at the PGTI Players Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club after posting an immaculate six-under-66 in the final round. Mukesh totaled 13-under-275 for the tournament to register a four-stroke win. Rookie Ashbeer Saini of Kapurthala had a creditable runner-up finish on his PGTI debut with a nine-under-279 total.Mukesh Kumar (67-67-75-66) made a remarkable comeback after a disastrous 75 in round three to bag yet anoth...Read More
Chandigarh, 21-02-2013
Lohan & Saini in with a chance, share lead with Mukesh
Abhinav Lohan of Faridabad and Kapurthala’s Ashbeer Saini shot scores of 68 and 71 respectively to climb into the joint third round lead along with overnight leader Mukesh Kumar of Mhow who fired an ordinary 75 on Thursday. The three golfers have matching total scores of seven-under-209 after three days of competition at the PGTI Players Championship being played at the Chandigarh Golf Club.Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta and Chikkarangappa of Bangalore w...Read More
Chandigarh, 20-02-2013
Spurred on by hole-in-one Mukesh marches ahead
Spurred on by a hole-in-one on the 11th, ‘King of the Indian greens’ Mukesh Kumar marched ahead into a four-stroke lead at the PGTI Players Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club. The man from Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, carded a second straight 67 to take his two-day total to 10-under-134. Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta and Kapurthala-based rookie Ashbeer Saini were in joint second at six-under-138.The 47-year-old Mukesh Kumar (67-67) picked up birdies on...Read More
