Ponte Vedra (US), March 13 (IANS) Sahith Theegala produced an impressive performance on the opening day of the Players Championship, carding a 5-under 67 to share the lead before play was suspended early due to darkness. Theegala joined Maverick McNealy, Lee Hodges, Sepp Straka and Austin Smotherman at the top of the leaderboard. Smotherman was the only player among the leaders who had not completed his round, with one hole still to play.The 28-year-old Theegala, who was troubled by injuries las…
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Orlando (USA), March 7 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia produced one of the best rounds of the day to surge into second place after the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bhatia fired a superb 6-under 66, the lowest score of the round, but still trails leader Daniel Berger by five strokes.Berger, who had opened the tournament with a brilliant 9-under 63, followed it up with a 4-under 68 to remain firmly on top of the leaderboard at 13-under par heading into the weekend.Meanwhile, Sahith Theegal…
Nairobi, Feb 23 (IANS) Shubhankar Sharma carded a fine 3-under 67 to finish Tied-48th at the 2026 Magical Kenya Open.Veer Ahlawat (69) finished T-53rd. India’s third player in the field, Yuvraj Sandhu had missed the cut.Casey Jarvis claimed his maiden DP World Tour title, rounding off a wire-to-wire success at the 2026 Magical Kenya Open.The South African, who had shared the lead after each of the first three rounds, held off playing partner Davis Bryant in a Sunday that was twice interrupte…
Nairobi, Feb 21 (IANS) Veer Ahlawat and Shubhankar Sharma made the halfway cut in the 2026 Magical Kenya Open.Ahlawat, who played the full season last year, shott 67-67 and was 6-under for two rounds to be well placed at T-28th. Sharma had to produce a super second with six birdies against one bogey for a 5-under 65 to squeeze into the cut line at 4-under after two days. He was T-55. Ahlawat in his second round had five birdies against two bogeys.Yuvraj Sandhu, however, missed out on the cut wit…
Dubai, Jan 21 (IANS) The reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy returns to the 37th Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai this week with his ambitions fixed firmly on legacy. While chasing more titles, the 36-year-old is also eyeing an Olympic medal and additional Major Championships as part of his long-term goals.Dubai continues to be a special venue for McIlroy. It was 20 years ago when he first appeared in Dubai as a 16-year-old amateur in 2006. That debut ended with a missed cu…
Dubai, Jan 19 (IANS) Nacho Elvira produced a brilliant display in a tense final round to claim his third DP World Tour title at the 2026 Dubai Invitational. In the end, overnight leader Elvira cruised into a three-shot lead following a third birdie of the day at the seventh.As many as five players shared the lead on a chaotic Sunday at Dubai Creek Resort, and Nacho Elvira did leave a chance for others as he finished his front nine with successive bogeys, and Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Daniel Hil…
Honolulu, Jan 18 (IANS) Sahith Theegala continued his steady progress at the Sony Open in Hawaii, firing a composed 3-under 67 on Saturday to rise to Tied-32nd after 54 holes. The Indian-American, who opened the week with rounds of 73 and 66, produced five birdies against two bogeys at Waialae Country Club to reach 4-under overall—an improvement of 27 spots from T-59 at the halfway mark.Sharing Tied-32nd at 4-under is Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who carded a 2-over 72 in tougher after…