Two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan of India carded a second straight six-under-66 in round three of the inaugural Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship to raise hopes of ending his five-year long dry spell on the Asian Tour.
The 28-year-old Rashid, who won both his Asian Tour titles in 2014, gained one spot from round two to be placed second at 16-under-200 at the US$300,000 Asian Tour event being played at the Classic Golf & Country Club (CG&CC). Khan trails the leader Rory Hie of Indonesia by one shot.
Abhijit Singh Chadha returned an error-free 68 on Saturday but slipped one position to third place a...
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India’s Abhijit Singh Chadha relished returning to his favourite venue, the Classic Golf & Country Club, with a second round of seven-under-65 that saw him climb six spots to second place at 11-under-133 at the inaugural Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship, a US$300,000 event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the TATA Steel PGTI.
The 28-year-old Abhijit, who fought his way back on to the Asian Tour after a three-year gap with a solid performance at the Qualifying School earlier this year, trails the halfway leader Rory Hie of Indonesia by one shot.
The Indian duo of Rashid Khan (66), yet to drop a str...
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The Indian duo of Aadil Bedi and Aman Raj, both looking to make a statement in their rookie season on the Asian Tour, got off to a promising start in round one of the Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship on Thursday.
Eighteen-year-old Aadil and 24-year-old Aman fired scores of five-under-67 on day one to be placed tied fifth, three shots behind the leader Rory Hie of Indonesia.
The other four Indians in the top-10 were Rashid Khan, Ranjit Singh, Abhijit Chadha and Himmat Rai, all placed tied eighth with matching scores of 68.
Aadil Bedi started off well with a 25-feet birdie conversion o...
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The inaugural Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and PGTI, will present a new set of challenges to the field of 156 players which includes 82 Indians.
The Classic Golf and Country Club is staging its first international event since 2009 and as such most of the leading Indian contenders this week are also teeing it up in an international event at the CG&CC for the first time.
Top Indian names such as Chikkarangappa, Khalin Joshi and Viraj Madappa, play their first Asian Tour event at the CG&CC this week. However, they will be looking to maintain the terrific track record of...
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• Some of the most exciting young talents of India as well as Asia to be in action
• Strong local contingent set to mount a stiff challenge to overseas stars
Indian golfers, who have often been considered formidable on their home soil, get yet another opportunity as the storied Classic Golf & Country Club hosts a brand new Asian Tour event next week.
The Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship 2019 will tee off at India’s first Jack Nicklaus Signature course, the Classic Golf & Country Club, on September 12 with a priz...
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India’s Rashid Khan notched a joint runner-up finish at the inaugural Classic Golf & Country Club International Championship that helped him secure his Asian Tour card for the 2020 season.
The 28-year-old Rashid, who was looking for a third Asian Tour title at the US$300,000 Asian Tour and TATA Steel PGTI joint-sanctioned event at the Classic Golf & Country Club (CG&CC) on Sunday, fired a three-under-69 in the fourth and final round and thus had to settle for tied second place at 19-under-269, two shots behind champion Rory Hie of Indonesia.
Khan, who shared the second spot with Korean Byungjun Kim, climbed from 38th...
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