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Ajeetesh Sandhu in action during the first round of the Indian Open Golf in Gurugram. (Hero Indian Ope)

India Open Golf: Ajeetesh Sandhu is three-under-69, Shubhankar Sharma languishing at tied 80thSubscriber Only

March 27, 2025 22:28 IST

India Open Golf: Despite conditions staying relatively favourable, with little wind and blazing sun at the DLF Golf and Country Club, only 29 players would end the day with an under-par score.

Indian Open golf: Familiarity with course no guarantee for success for home contingentSubscriber Only

March 26, 2025 22:17 IST

After being described as 'designed by Satan', the DLF layout was less testing last year, but is expected to return to its original self against the strongest field ever.

A young prodigy in Australian junior golf along with Smith, Ryan Peake became a member of the biker gang in his teens. (X/PGA of Australia)

From serving five-year prison sentence as a biker gang member to winning spot in The Open: Australian golfer Ryan Peake’s golfing journey

March 3, 2025 18:52 IST

The 31-year-old Ryan Peake won the New Zealand Open on Sunday to earn a spot The Open at Royal Portrush this year.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launch futuristic golf league. Here’s everything you need to know about it

January 9, 2025 13:22 IST

TGL is a new golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that combines the latest in golf technology with in-person competition

Watch: Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie Woods hit his first career hole-in-one

December 23, 2024 11:22 IST

Charlie Woods made his first ace on Sunday in the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida.

Golf: Why the likes of Major winners Cam Smith and Adam Scott and world number six Hannah Green want a shift of Australian Open

December 2, 2024 19:33 IST

With Golf Australia hosting the men’s and women’s Australian Open combined, golfers have been raising voices to making it separate events

Donald Trump owns or manages courses in close to 16 countries. These are not just in the US, UAE and Europe but also in Puerto Rico and Indonesia. Till very recently, tax records show that most of them have been suffering losses. (AP)

How to know Donald Trump better? Play golf with himSubscriber Only

November 23, 2024 13:18 IST

While there is hope that POTUS will end the PGA-LIV impasse and heads of states are preparing for dogged diplomacy an old best seller raises worrying questions about the golfer president.

South Korean prez embraces golf before meeting Trump

November 12, 2024 13:24 IST

The US-president elect has been an avid golfer and the fairway has been a fertile ground for talking diplomacy

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits out of the seventh fairway during the second round of the Tour Championship golf tournament

Why Rory McIlroy spent a month away from golf, in a studio hitting balls against a screen?

November 8, 2024 12:24 IST

Returning from a month off, the Northern Irishman shot 67 in Abu Dhabi.

Elon Musk (LEFT) and newly-elected US president Donald Trump at campaign rallies. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump, Elon Musk could unite Saudi Arabia-led LIV and PGA Tour: Rory McIlroy

November 6, 2024 20:33 IST

Donald Trump has in the past said that he could solve the split in golf ‘in the better part of 15 minutes’.

Golfer Diksha Dagar involved in accident in Paris, avoids injury; set to compete as planned in Olympics

August 2, 2024 11:48 IST

The Dagar family -- Diksha, her father and caddie Col Naren Dagar, her mother and brother -- were in the car, which was hit by another vehicle on Tuesday night.

Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later

May 17, 2024 21:25 IST

In a span of three hours, Scheffler was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, was dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, and returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes 56 minutes before he was to tee off in the second round.

Augusta Masters: American Akshay Bhatia of Indian origin who nicked last spot for Masters is home-schooled, trained with Phil Mickelson and missed first seven cutsSubscriber Only

April 12, 2024 10:59 IST

Indian-American won Texas Open and will hope form continues as he makes debut at the first Major of the year.

Jeev Milkha Singh with son Harjai Milkha Singh during the Europe Tour

Golf: After Tiger-Charlie Woods duo, India’s own Jeev Milkha Singh and son Harjai set to compete togetherSubscriber Only

April 3, 2024 17:12 IST

Harjai Milkha Singh has been given an amateur spot in the four-day championship and father Jeev Milkha Singh is excited about both of them.

Indian Open golf: Despite three consecutive bogies on final five holes, Nakajima strolls to victory; Indian Veer Ahlawat finishes tied-second with gutsy eagleSubscriber Only

April 1, 2024 08:05 IST

Japanese youngster's four-stroke win came after accuracy off the tee, and fearlessness in going for the flag

Keita Nakajima became the player to beat at the 2024 Hero Indian Open this week. (PHOTO: Getty Images via Indian Open)

Indian Open golf: Can Veer Ahlawat go better than sixth in final round, even as Nakajima continues to rain down tee shots?Subscriber Only

March 31, 2024 12:00 IST

Keita Nakajima, the 23-year-old from Japan, has played aggressive golf throughout this week and shown no fear on what has been a historically challenging course.

Indian Open golf: Despite less wind and softer greens compared to last year, home contingent strugglesSubscriber Only

March 30, 2024 10:24 IST

Japan's Keita Nakajima in the lead at Indian Open; France’s Romain Langasque and Italy’s Matteo Manassero follow in second and third at 12 and 11 under par respectively.

Indian Open golf: Dismal start for Indians, OP Chouhan, Aman Raj & Karandeep Kochar tied 14th at 4-underparSubscriber Only

March 29, 2024 09:58 IST

In benign conditions, Dutchman Joost Luiten, Italy's Matteo Manassero and Japan's Keita Nakajima lead at 7-under par.

Golf: India No 1 Shubhankar Sharma ahead of home event – ‘Mentally I’ve just become more relaxed’Subscriber Only

March 28, 2024 17:32 IST

Alongside ‘elder brother’ Anirban Lahiri, the India No. 1 will hope home advantage comes into play as he vies for a first title since European Tour title since 2018.

Asian Junior Masters 2024: Fighting fever and diarrhoea, Mohali’s Ojaswini Saraswat wins title in girls’ category DSubscriber Only

February 6, 2024 12:32 IST

The Mohali youngster, whose father Om Saraswat runs a construction business in Mohali, had started playing golf at the age of four years.

22-year-old Mivaan Singh with the Chief Commissioner Cup 2023 at Chandigarh Golf Club on Sunday.

Chandigarh’s Mivaan Singh lifts Chief Commissioner Cup

January 22, 2024 11:31 IST

In the past, golfers like Jeev Milkha Singh (1986), IPS Mann (1988, 1995), Harmeet Kahlon (1989, 1992), Sandeep Sandhu (1994, 2013), Gurbaaz Mann (1998), K Raghav Bhandari (2020, 2021) have won the title.

Ravibir Singh Grewal (left) and Birinder Singh Gill ahead of the Chandigarh Golf Club election (Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)

Chandigarh Golf Club elections: A showdown between two former presidents and ‘close’ friendsSubscriber Only

January 22, 2024 10:45 IST

This year’s contest will be between former five-time president of the club Birinder Singh Gill and former three-time president Ravibir Singh Grewal.

Jeev Milkha Singh lies sixth on Legends Tour

August 13, 2023 15:25 IST

He had six birdies against two bogeys on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course here, at the Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club

Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion, according to book by renowned ga

August 10, 2023 22:18 IST

Walters said Mickelson told him he had two offshore accounts, and that Mickelson had limits of $400,000 on college games and $400,000 on the NFL.

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour’s policy board as player director

August 1, 2023 21:35 IST

The move, which is part of new governance and transparency measures announced by the Tour that promises to give players more say in future decisions, will see 15-times major champion Woods join Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, Rory McIlroy and Webb Simpson on the board.