Mukesh Kumar's breakthrough Asian Tour win sets many a record
Here’s a look at some of the interesting stats relating to Mukesh Kumar’s win at the Panasonic Open India 2016:
• Mukesh’s first international and Asian Tour victory.
• At 51 years and 126 days he became the oldest golfer to claim an Asian Tour title.
• He becomes the 22nd Indian player to win an international title.
• He is now the 20th Indian player to win on the Asian Tour.
• The fifth international and Asian Tour win for India this year following SSP Chawrasia’s Indian Open & Resorts Wo...
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New Delhi, 04-12-2016
Mukesh Kumar realizes long-cherished dream with maiden international triumph at Panasonic Open India, becomes oldest winner on Asian Tour
Jyoti Randhawa and Rashid Khan are joint runners-up, 9 Indians in top-10
Mukesh Kumar's long-cherished dream finally came true at the Panasonic Open India 2016 as he added an international victory to his already impressive trophy cabinet worth over 120 titles.
The seasoned campaigner Mukesh, registered a spectacular one-shot win at a total of 10-under-206 at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) after a posting a two-under-70 in the third and final round of the US$ 400,000 Asian Tour event on Sunday. Mukesh, who hails from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, thus became the oldest winner on the Asian Tour at the age of 51.
It was a profitable week for the Indians as Jyoti Randhawa and R...
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New Delhi, 03-12-2016
Mukesh Kumar two ahead after penultimate round, chases maiden Asian Tour win
Khalin Joshi, Shankar Das in tied second
Indian golfing giant Mukesh Kumar has an unending list of achievements on the Indian domestic circuit which includes over 120 titles. However, an international victory has eluded the man from Mhow so far.
The 51-year-old seasoned campaigner now has all to play for in the final round of the Panasonic Open India at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) as he leads the tournament by two strokes at eight-under-136 after the penultimate round. Mukesh followed up his opening round 67 with a clinical three-under-69 in round two to lay the foundation for the pursuit of his maiden Asian Tour triumph on Sunday.
Indian quintet leads after round one as Khalin, Rashid & Shamim join Jyoti and Mukesh at the top
The Indian trio of Khalin Joshi, Rashid Khan and Shamim Khan fired opening round scores of five-under-67 on day two to join compatriots Jyoti Randhawa and Mukesh Kumar at the top of the leaderboard.
There was more good news for India as 20-year-old Shubhankar Sharma was sitting at a total of five-under through 12 holes of round two when play was suspended on Friday due to fading light. He trailed Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond by two shots. Jazz had completed 14 holes of round two when play was halted.
SEASONED INDIAN DUO OF JYOTI RANDHAWA AND MUKESH KUMAR SHARE CLUBHOUSE LEAD ON OPENING DAY OF PANASONIC OPEN INDIA
The seasoned Indian duo of Jyoti Randhawa and Mukesh Kumar shot rounds of five-under-67 to grab the joint clubhouse lead at the Panasonic Open India’s weather-disrupted opening day on Thursday.
The joint leaders were three strokes ahead of the rest at the US$400,000 Asian Tour event after the opening round was delayed by thick fog for four hours in the morning and later abandoned for the day at 5.26pm local time due to fading light.
Thailand’s Sutijet Kooratanapisan signed for a 70 to sit in third place alongside a host of players, who will be amongst the 60 players set to return to the venerable Delhi Golf Club at 7am on...
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Delhi, 30-11-2016
ATWAL, JEEV & KAPUR SEEK POSITIVE FINISH TO SEASON
India’s Arjun Atwal will be looking to turn the corner when he makes his debut appearance at the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India which starts on Thursday.
Placed 70th on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Atwal needs a top-10 finish at the Delhi Golf Club to break into top-60 on the final money list, which is the cut-off mark for players to retain their full playing rights on the region’s premier Tour for 2017.
CHIRAGH & CHIKKA TAKE AIM AT THE PANASONIC OPEN INDIA TITLE
An international cast of players from over 20 countries will feature in the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India which gets underway at the highly-acclaimed Delhi Golf Club on Thursday.
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The elite 120-man field, made up of players from the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India, will be ready to thrill the local galleries when the Asian Tour event returns for its sixth edition from December 1 to 4.
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Defending champion Chiragh Kumar of India will...
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