New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Former India World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev paid tribute to legendary golfer Vijay Kumar, who passed away at the age of 57, describing him as a role model whose contribution to the sport will be remembered for generations.Vijay Kumar, one of India’s most accomplished professional golfers, died on Tuesday in his hometown, Lucknow, following a heart attack. A winner of the 2002 Indian Open and a four-time Order of Merit champion, he was widely regarded as a pionee…
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Nuh (Haryana), April 24 (IANS) Akshay Sharma carded an error-free eight-under 64 to claim his third PGTI title at the Rs 1 crore Players Championship played at the Classic Golf & Country Club in Nuh, Haryana, on Friday.The 35-year-old Chandigarh-based golfer (70-65-70-64) emerged victorious by a slender one-shot margin at 19-under 269. The win earned Sharma Rs 15 lakh and lifted him to fifth on the 2026 PGTI Order of Merit with season earnings of Rs 37,12,575. The victory marked his first ti…
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) Shubhankar Sharma, a two-time PGTI Tour winner, and Yuvraj Sandhu, a tour regular and 2025 PGTI Order of Merit champion, will be the top attractions in the inaugural Boulders Classic to be played from April 14 to 17 at the iconic Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club in Hyderabad.The tournament, sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), will feature 132 golfers from across India and overseas, making it one of the most competitive and anticipated events …
Visakhapatnam, April 7 (IANS) Dhruv Sheoran, a winner on the DP World PGTI, posted an opening round of four-under 67 to set the pace in round one of the INR 1 crore Andhra Open 2026 being played at the East Point Golf Club (EPGC) in Visakhapatnam.The 31-year-old Dhruv soared to the top of the leaderboard with an eagle on the par-5 12th and a run of three consecutive birdies from the first through the third. On the 12th, Dhruv hit a massive 372-yard drive followed by a gap wedge that left him two…
Chiba, April 1 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar, the most successful Indian player on the Asian Tour with 11 titles, will lead a strong Indian challenge at the 2026 International Series in Japan. The event is scheduled from April 2 to 5 at the Caledonian Golf Club.Bhullar, who has been dominant in India on the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Tour, with three wins in 2025 and the opening leg of 2026, will be joined by Karandeep Kochhar, who won an Asian Development Tour event in Egypt, legends Jeev Mil…
Gurugram, March 27 (IANS) Defending champion Eugenio Chacarra of Spain signed for a three-under 69 to move into the clubhouse lead at a total of eight-under 136 in round two of the US$ 2.55 million Indian Open 2026. South Africans Casey Jarvis and MJ Daffue, winners of the event in India last week, were placed second and third at seven-under 137 and six-under 138, respectively.Former PGTI Order of Merit champion Om Prakash Chouhan (73-71), who hails from Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, ended the day as th…
Patna, March 24 (IANS) Delhi’s Rohit Baisoya shot a top-notch seven-under 65 to take the Round One lead at the INR 25 lakh Alpha Sports Academy Golf Championship 2026 at the Patna Golf Club in Patna on Tuesday, the fourth event of the 2026 DP World PGTI NexGen season. Bipin Mukhiya and Manoviraj Shekhawat were tied second with scores of 68.Vinay Kumar Yadav, the winner on the NexGen last week, made a hole-in-one on the first hole during his round of 72 to be placed tied ninth. Md Nawab was the…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) World Number Three Tommy Fleetwood will once again bring star power to the DP World India Championship, as he returns to defend his title at Delhi Golf Club from October 15-18, 2026. Fleetwood triumphed over a world-class field in the inaugural edition last season to claim his eighth DP World Tour title, and he will once again tee it up in the highly anticipated $4,000,000 event.The victory in Delhi last year was a key part of an incredible end to the season for Fleetw…
Phillaur (Punjab), March 4 (IANS) Sukhraj Singh Gill and Rajesh Kumar Gautam held the joint lead at a total of five-under 137 after round two of the DP World PGTI NexGen Phillaur Open 2026, which will be played at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur, Punjab.Sukhraj (70-67) and Rajesh (70-67), who were both overnight tied ninth, followed up their first-round scores of one-under 70 with scores of four-under 67 in round two, to move into the joint lead.Aditya Raj Singh Chahal, Pankaj Maandiya, Sha…
Greater Noida, Feb 27 (IANS) At the age of 16, the phenomenally talented Kartik Singh has provided enough evidence to justify the tag of “future superstar of Indian golf”. At 61, Mukesh Kumar is aware his glory days are behind him, but nothing gives him more pleasure than beating youngsters half his age on the golf course.Kartik also happens to be the youngest player in PGTI’s 72 The League, the ground-breaking new team and league tournament that teed off at Classic Golf & Country Resort o…