New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) President Kapil Dev on Monday backed the country’s next generation of golfers to deliver an impactful performance at the upcoming 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan and stated that the governing body would provide all the backing to the athletes.The Indian Golf Union (IGU) had announced a stellar six-member squad, headlined by seasoned Olympians Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar alongside PGTI’s rising star Yuvraj Sandhu, who spearh…
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New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI) president Kapil Dev congratulated Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat and Saptak Talwar on being named in the Indian men’s golf team for the Asian Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Dev also congratulated Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs, who will represent India in the women’s section.Kapil Dev, president, DP World PGTI, said, “The selection of Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat and Saptak…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Indian Golf Union (IGU), headed by Brijinder Singh and his team who are the National Sports Federation recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) and the International Golf Federation (IGF), will send a six-member Indian team to compete in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.The golf events for both men and women are scheduled from September 30 to October 3, 2026, at the Kasugai Country Club East Course.Yuvraj Sandhu, who is currently ran…
Las Vegas, April 6 (IANS) Aditi Ashok carded 3-over 75 in her final round at the Aramco Championship to finish the week T-27 with a total of 8-over par (74-71-76-75). Aditi made three bogeys in her final round. The bogeys were made on the fourth, sixth, and 17th holes. The lack of birdies resulted in her finishing with a round of 3-over par.The other Indians in the field who made the cut were Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth. Pranavi carded 4-over 76 to finish the week at T-66 with a total score …
Chiba (Japan), April 5 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar produced a strong finishing round at the international Series Japan and logged his best finish at an international series event. Kochhar, who has twice finished runner-up in Asian Tour, carded a final round of 4-under 67 that featured birdies on his last three holes, as he was Tied-fifth. It was his second Top-5 in three Asian Tour starts this year. The International Series events also count towards the Asian Tour, while the International Series h…
Menlo Park, March 21 (IANS) Aditi Ashok carded a second round of 6-under 66 to move into T-3 alongside world number one Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand. Both Ashok and Thitikul carded rounds of 6-under 66 following their opening even par rounds to move up into T-3 alongside Karis Davidson, Nelly Korda, Hye-Jin Choi, Minjee Lee and Jin Hee Im.Hyo Joo Kim extended her lead as she fired a second round of 2-under 70 to move four shots clear of her closest rival, Gaby Lopez of Mexico. Kim is now at 11-un…
Riyadh, Feb 13 (IANS) A solid round of 4-under 68 saw Avani Prashanth move up to Tied-22nd place with one more day left in the PIF Saudi Ladies International Championship at Riyadh Golf Club. The leading Indian of the three who made the halfway cut, Avani (69-71-68), had five birdies against one bogey and has a chance to make further improvement.Her other two Indian colleagues, Aditi Ashok (72-69-71), were T-54, while Pranavi Urs (73-69-71) was T-57.The other two Indians, Diksha Dagar and Hitaas…
Riyadh, Feb 12 (IANS) Three of the five Indians in the fray at the USD 5 million Saudi Ladies International golf survived the cut at the halfway stage at the Riyadh Golf Club on Thursday. The best of the lot was the youngest star, Avani Prashanth, who added a fighting 1-under 71 to her first round 3-under 69 to get to 4-under total. She was 35th.Aditi Ashok, a five-time winner on LET, shot a solid 33-under 69 to get to 3-under total and was Tied-43rd, while Pranavi Urs (69) played a bogey-free r…
Riyadh, Feb 10 (IANS) Five Indian golfers will tee up as the 2026 Ladies European Tour (LET) season gets underway with the Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club from February 11 to 14. Leading the Indian challenge is Diksha Dagar, who finished 25th on the 2025 LET Order of Merit.Diksha will be keen to push for a much higher finish this season, having earlier ended 2023 inside the Top-3. She will be joined by Avani Prashanth, who enjoyed a superb debut season on the LET, Pranavi Urs, who…
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) Vani Kapoor, Ridhima Dilawari, Amandeep Drall and Sneha Singh will be among the top names who will tee up at the third leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune.While Vani won five times in 2025 and topped the Hero Order of Merit, Ridhima has had a good start in 2026.She was runner-up to Jasmine Shekar in the opening leg at Mumbai’s Bombay Presidency Golf Club, and won the second leg at Kalhaar Blues & Greens in Ahmedabad.The Oxford Golf Resort…