Rabat (Morocco), June 13 (IANS) Ajeetesh Sandhu with a bogey free 3-under 70 became the top Indian at the halfway stage of the US$2 million International Series Morocco. Sandhu, who shot 1-under 72 in the first round is now 4-under and Tied-25th, as four-time IGPL winner, Gaganjeet Bhullar (74) slipped down to T-47 despite a run of four straight birdies on the front nine.Another IGPL winner, Karandeep Kochhar (72-72) at T-47 was the only other Indian to make the cut.Seven of the 10 Indians, who …
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Rabat, June 12 (IANS) It was a tale of contrasting nines for Gaganjeet Bhullar, who produced a 3-under 70 in the opening round of the US$2 million International Series Morocco. After looking set for a low number with four birdies in five holes of the latter half of the front nine for a 4-under 32, the IGPL star gave away three bogeys on the back nine for a 38.The four-time IGPL winner, Bhullar, who is also the most successful Indian player in Asian Tour history with 11 wins, is now Tied-18th. He…
Rabat, June 10 (IANS) After two weeks in Morocco playing at the Mazagan Beach Golf Resort, Karandeep Kochhar arrives at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam for the International Series Morocco. He has been in great form, with three top-10 finishes in just five Asian Tour events this season, and currently stands at Tied-12th. Kochhar, 26, finished tied for ninth at last week’s IGPL Bharath Classic, following a tied-for-fifth at the International Series Japan and fourth at the Philippine Golf Championship. …
El Jadida (Morocco), June 8 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar fired a bogey-free 4-under 68 on the final day to register yet another top-10 finish this season at the US$`500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic in Morocco. The lanky Chandigarh golfer finished T-9, his third Top-10 of the year, which carried him up to 12th place on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.Kochhar, who had rounds of 66-73-70-68, totalled 11-under as Sweden’s Charlie Lindh (69-70-67-64) totalled 18-under for a comprehensive win. Lindh was secon…
El Jadida, June 8 (IANS) India’s Karandeep Kochhar continued his impressive run on the Asian Tour with a bogey-free final-round 68 to secure a top-10 finish at the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic, while Sweden’s Charlie Lindh stormed to victory with a tournament-best closing round. Kochhar carded rounds of 66, 73, 70 and 68 to finish at 11-under-par, good enough for a share of ninth place and his third top-10 finish of the season. The result also lifted the Chandigarh golfer to 12th in the Asia…
El Jadida, June 7 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar stayed as the best Indian at the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic with one more to go in the Asian Tour event.The 27-year-old Chandigarh golfer shot 2-under 70 as he moved to 7-under total but slipped from Tied-fifth overnight to Tied-10th as the wind continued to challenge the golfers.The leader is Thailand’s Settee Prakongvech, who carded 68 and moved to 13-under and three ahead of his nearest rivals, overnight joint leader Runchanapong Youprayong (…
El Jadida, June 6 (IANS) Indian golfers Karandeep Kochhar and Kartik Singh remained firmly in contention at the Indian Golf Premier League’s (IGPL) Bharath Classic after the second round, trailing the joint leaders by four shots in challenging windy conditions at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort.Kochhar carded a one-over 73 after an opening-round 66 to move to five-under for the tournament and share fifth place. The Chandigarh golfer, who has registered six top-five finishes on the Asian Tour…
El Jadida (Morocco), June 5 (IANS) Last week front-runner Karandeep Kochhar experienced a missed cut and had a rare weekend off. Stung by the reverse, Kochhar spent the weekend at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort course working on his short game. It paid off on the first day of the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic at the same venue as he carded a 6-under 66 and placed himself one shot behind the leader, Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong (65).Another Indian Aryan Roopa Anand, a recent winne…
El Jadida (Morocco), June 6 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar of India posted a fine round of 6-under 66 and positioned himself in the tied second place after the first day of the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort. The 26-year-old from Chandigarh is one shot behind the leader, Thailand’s Runchanapong Youprayong, who carded 7-under 65 that included eight birdies against one bogey. Kochhar, a four-time winner in India, added a breakthrough win on the IGPL Tour late l…
El Jadida (Morocco), June 4 (IANS) Aryan Roopa Anand, who recently achieved his first professional title on the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Tour in Congo last month, was among the early players to start strong in the opening round of the $500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic. The Mysuru native, a twice All-India amateur champion, scored a 4-under 68 and trailed the clubhouse leader, Runchanapong Youprayong of Thailand (65), by three strokes.Aryan, who had three sub-par rounds while securing victor…