Tournaments News

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  Mumbai, 01-12-2013

  Vikrant Chopra & team win the Pro-Am event of the CG Open 2013

  The Pro-Am event of the CG Open 2013 was won by professional Vikrant Chopra and his team at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Sunday.

  
  

  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 players were to place their ball within one Score Card length before continuing play.

  
  

  PGTI member Vikrant Chopra led his team to victory w...

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  Mumbai, 30-11-2013

  Chikkarangappa edges out Rashid Khan in playoff to win maiden title

  Rookie Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore upstaged pre-tournament favourite Rashid Khan of Delhi in a playoff to bag his maiden professional title at the CG Open 2013 played at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai.

  
  

  It turned out to be a day of twists and turns. Rashid Khan (64-64-66-70) maintained his overnight three-shot lead till the eighth hole as both he and Chikkarangappa (64-65-68-67) made two birdies and a bogey each on the first eight holes. The tide turned over the next five holes. Rashid dropped bogeys on the ninth, 10th and 13th as a result of a few missed putts and a poor tee shot while Chikka sank a 17-feet birdie putt on the 12th. Chikka thus wen...

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  Mumbai, 29-11-2013

  Rashid Khan races into three-stroke lead

  Delhi’s Rashid Khan returned a four-under-66 to move into a three-stroke lead in round three of the CG Open 2013 being played at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai. Rashid’s three-day total now reads 16-under-194. Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore, who fired a two-under-68 on Friday, has the next best total score of 13-under-197.

  
  

  Rashid Khan (64-64-66), the overnight leader by one shot, maintained his lead through the day thanks to some good iron-play and putting. Khan made four birdies against two bogeys on the front-nine. He sank a...

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  Mumbai, 28-11-2013

  Rashid Khan and Chikkarangappa emerge top contenders in round two

  Delhi’s Rashid Khan fired a second straight six-under-64 to take the lead in round two of the CG Open 2013 being played at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai. Rashid thus took his two-day total to 12-under-128. Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore shot a five-under-65 to be placed one shot behind Rashid in second place.

  
  

  Rolex Rankings leader Rashid Khan (64-64) produced the best round of the day to climb from overnight tied second to the top of the leaderboard. Rashid, the runner-up at last year’s CG Open, boosted his chances of a title...

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  Mumbai, 27-11-2013

  Angad Cheema fires blistering 63 for round one lead

  Rashid Khan and Chikkarangappa one shot behind

  Rookie Angad Cheema of Panchkula equalled the course record with a blistering seven-under-63 to grab the lead in the opening round of the CG Open 2013 being played at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai. Chikkarangappa S of Bangalore, another rookie, was placed tied second at six-under-64 along with Delhi’s Rashid Khan.

  
  

  Angad Cheema started the tournament with birdies on the first two holes. Angad landed his tee shot within four feet of the pin on the second hole, a par-3. The lanky golfer then hit a couple of inaccurate tee shots that...

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  Mumbai, 26-11-2013

  Harendra to renew rivalry with Rashid in Rs 1 cr. CG Open

  Crompton Greaves Limited (CG), part of the US$ 4 bn Avantha Group, and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), today announced the schedule for the CG Open 2013.The CG Open will be played at Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Mumbai, from November 27 - 30. The Pro-Am event will be played on December 1.

  
  

  Defending champion Harendra Gupta will have to contend with the likes of current leader, PGTI Order of Merit Rashid Khan and ‘rookie’ Angad Cheema, some of the young golfers in form, in the Rs 1 crore prize money CG Open 2013, which will te...

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