Charlotte, May 8 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia produced a confident and composed performance in the opening round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, finishing tied for 13th after posting a 3-under 68. Weather interruptions affected the first day’s play, but Bhatia managed to stay focused and deliver one of the cleaner rounds in the field.Starting from the back nine, the Indian-American golfer kept his card spotless with no bogeys throughout the round. He picked up three birdi…
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Miami (Florida), April 30 (IANS) The spotlight this week at the Cadillac Championship could be on a rising group of Indian-origin golfers, with Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia, and Sudarshan Yellamaraju all teeing it up at the iconic Trump National Doral Golf Club. Bhatia has won this; Theegala and Yellamaraju have closed, and this week could see them make a surprise move.Theegala, in particular, has been a model of consistency this season. Though still chasing his first win of 2026, he has alrea…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Major champion Justin Rose is set to make his professional debut in India with confirmation that the world number five will tee it up at the India Championship, slated to take place from October 15-18 at Delhi Golf Club. Rose will join some of the best players in the world, including , including defending champion Tommy Fleetwood and back-to-back Masters winner Rory McIlroy, who are set to gather once again in for the highly-anticipated USD 4,000,000 event”I’ve playe…
Hilton Head (USA), April 20 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala played under par rounds to finish in Top-25 at the RBC Heritage on the golf tournament on the PGA Tour. While Bhatia moved up to T-16, nine places from his overnight position of T-25, Theegala moved to T-25, up from his overnight position of T-41. Another Indian origin player, Sudarshan Yellamaraju (68), finished T-53.Matt Fitzpatrick (70) held off World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (67) in regulation play as the latter rallied from…
Augusta, April 13 (IANS) Rory McIlroy secured his second consecutive Masters title, edging out world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by a single shot to claim victory.With the win, McIlroy joins an elite group of just four players to win back-to-back Masters titles, becoming the first to do so since Tiger Woods achieved it in 2001–02.A one-shot win over Scheffler gave McIlroy a 15-year span between his first and sixth major championships. McIlroy finished the tournament at 12-under-par with a closing …
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Golf superstar Rory McIlroy is set to return to India later this year, with the five-time Major champion confirming his participation in the 2026 India Championship, scheduled to be held at the Delhi Golf Club from October 15 to 18. The World No. 2 will headline the $4 million event, marking his second consecutive appearance at the tournament following a memorable debut last season that drew significant fan interest. Organisers have already opened ticket registrations, …
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…
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…