Patna, March 26 (IANS) Sunit Chowrasia announced his return after a long injury layoff with a hard-earned one-shot victory at the INR 25 lakh Alpha Sports Academy Golf Championship 2026 hosted by Patna Golf Club, the fourth event of the 2026 DP World PGTI NexGen season.Kolkata-based Sunit Chowrasia (71-65-73), nephew of the legendary SSP Chawrasia, who was the overnight leader by three shots, came up with a steady 73 in the third and final round to bag his maiden title as he totalled seven-under…
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Gurugram, March 18 (IANS) Top Indian golfers Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan, Manu Gandas, Shaurya Bhattacharya, and Honey Baisoya will be in action in the PGTI Open, which is scheduled to be staged from March 19 to 22, 2026, at the Classic Golf & Country Club near Gurugram in Haryana, in the vicinity of Delhi.The PGTI Open, a HotelPlanner Tour and DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI) co-sanctioned event, offers a total prize purse of US$300,000. The tourn…
Ahmedabad, March 10 (IANS) Indorama Ventures and the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), the official governing and sanctioning body of men’s professional golf in India, will be jointly staging the second edition of the Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship from March 12 to 15 at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad. The tournament offers an enhanced prize purse of US$300,000 (INR 2.76 crore) this year. It is the DP World PGTI’s highest ever prize mo…
Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) president and former India cricket captain Kapil Dev, along with the CEO of PGTI, Amandeep Johl, were in attendance at the final of the T20 World Cup 2026 between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Kapil Dev led India to the ODI World Cup in 1983, setting off the cricket revolution in India that has made the sport akin to religion in the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also in atten…
Phillaur, March 2 (IANS) The DP World PGTI NexGen Phillaur Open 2026 will be played from March 3 to 5 at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur. The Phillaur Open will be the second event of the 2026 DP World PGTI NexGen season.The tournament offers an enhanced prize purse of INR 25 lakh this year. The event will be played over three rounds (54 holes) with the cut being applied after two rounds (36 holes). The top-36 players and ties will make the cut for the third and final round.The tournament f…
Raipur, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant step towards expanding India’s golf ecosystem and strengthening sports-led tourism development, Padma Bhushan Kapil Dev, President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), held discussions with Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai on the future growth of golf infrastructure in the state.The meeting was also attended by Subodh Kumar Singh, IAS, senior representatives of the Government of Chhattisgarh, and PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl.The discussions…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) American Jhared Hack went bogey-free for the second day in succession to storm into the halfway lead at the INR 1.5 crore DP World Players Championship 2026 being played at the Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi on Wednesday.Hack (64-63), fresh from his win in the PGTI’s season-opener in Naya Raipur last week, was not in the best of physical shape on Wednesday but still managed to follow up his first round of 64 with an even better seven-under 63 on day two to move his tot…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) DP World and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) have jointly launched the DP World Players Championship. The first leg of the DP World Players Championship is scheduled to be held at the Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi from February 10 – 13, 2026. The tournament offers a prize purse of INR 1.5 crore. The tournament week teed-off with the Pro-Am event on February 8.The second event of the 2026 DP World PGTI season will see participation of 126 players including 12…
Raipur, Feb 2 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Open Golf Championship 2026 jointly launched last month by the Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI) and the Deputy Chief Minister and Sports Minister of Chhattisgarh Arun Sao Ji, is scheduled to be played from February 3 to 6 at the pristine Fairway Golf & Lake Resort in Naya Raipur. The event is the 2026 season-opener of the PGTI. The prize purse for the event, which stood at INR 1 crore in the inaugural edition last year, has been raised to …
Jakarta, Jan 16 (IANS) Ahead of the much-awaited Indian Super League 2026, Moroccan striker Alaaeddine Ajaraie has departed NorthEast United to join Persija Jakarta on loan for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The prize purse for the event, which stood at Rs 1 crore in the inaugural edition last year, has been raised to Rs 1.5 crore for the second edition this year. India’s leading professionals, as well as a number of professionals from overseas, are expected to participate in the event. …