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Shubhankar Sharma brings his ‘A’ game to record best finish by an Indian at The OpenSubscriber Only

July 25, 2023 09:54 IST

Holes 36-ft putt, is only player to go bogey-free in final round to finish tied 8th at Royal Liverpool .

Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship

July 24, 2023 14:43 IST

The 21-year-old Bhatia, who turned pro at 17, earned full status on tour and a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Environmental activists briefly disrupt British Open by dumping orange powder beside 17th green

July 21, 2023 23:57 IST

Police and security guards quickly took action to keep the Just Stop Oil protesters from causing a bigger disruption during the second round. Play resumed not long after the protesters were removed.

Diksha Dagar seeks career-changing win in Czech Republic

June 25, 2023 11:47 IST

The 22-year-old Diksha, who is now on 10-under 134 after two rounds with cards of 69 and 65, is five shots clear of Spain's Ana Pelaez Trivino, England's Cara Gainer and Gabriela Cowley.

Wyndham Clark holds off Rory McIlroy to win US Open for first major title

June 19, 2023 09:10 IST

Clark sank a short par putt on 18 to finish the championship on 10-under par 270 behind an impressive display of power and precision.

Nick Taylor wins Canadian Open, first Canadian champion since 1954

June 12, 2023 09:52 IST

The last player from Canada to win the Canadian Open was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver.

Greg Norman claims LIV Golf isn’t going anywhere after merger with PGA Tour

June 9, 2023 09:51 IST

"LIV is and will continue to be a standalone enterprise," Norman told staffers. "Our business model will not change. We changed history, and we're not going anywhere."

LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing

June 7, 2023 09:41 IST

“The word ‘sportswashing’ gives this very simple impression that there's one reason for everything they're doing, and that's not the case," said Danyel Reiche, a professor at Georgetown University-Qatar who studies the intersection of sports and politics in the Middle East.

PGA Tour players react to LIV merger, say they found out on Twitter

June 6, 2023 23:14 IST

Multiple news outlets reported that PGA Tour players were not told ahead of time that the news was coming before a press release was posted online and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan appeared together on CNBC for an interview.

PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudis and end LIV litigation

June 6, 2023 20:17 IST

As part of the deal, the sides are dropping all lawsuits involving LIV Golf against each other effective immediately.

Diksha Dagar finishes Tied-6th for season’s best show

May 29, 2023 14:12 IST

Diksha, one of the only two Indians to taste success on the LET, closed with a bogey on 18th for an even par 72 in the final round.

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Judge backs NDA between Tiger Woods and ex-girlfriend Erica Herman, sends couple to arbitration

May 18, 2023 21:35 IST

The Florida judge said claims of sexual harassment were not supported by documents requested by the circuit court.

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Ex-girlfriend: Tiger Woods used lawyer to break up with me

May 9, 2023 11:46 IST

“I don't have any problems with what's in the document because I wouldn't go public or use anything I know to hurt him or the kids,” Erica Herman wrote in the email to the CFO of Tiger Woods Ventures.

India’s Aditi Ashok holes out for eagle, leads by 1 at LA Championship

April 29, 2023 12:45 IST

Ashok holed a sand wedge from about 85 yards on the fly at the par-5 15th, part of a torrid three-hole stretch during an up-and-down round that included five bogeys.

Watch: Jon Rahm rallies to win the Masters as Spanish stars align

April 10, 2023 09:49 IST

Rahm turned the longest day into his sweetest victory Sunday. The 30-hole marathon finish started with him trailing by four and ended with a walk up to the 18th green that nearly reduced him to tears, and gave him another major that affirmed him as No. 1 in the world.

Tiger Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters

April 9, 2023 18:28 IST

The five-time champion finished his second round in cold, driving rain on Saturday to make the cut on the number at 3 over, extending his Masters streak to 23 straight and tying Fred Couples and Gary Player for the longest in history.

Tiger Woods’ painful Augusta Masters walk results in opening 74

April 7, 2023 10:33 IST

It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed a 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets.

European tour wins case with LIV Golf after panel ruling

April 6, 2023 18:10 IST

An appeal panel at Sports Resolutions found that a number of players, including Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, committed "serious breaches" of the European tour's code of behavior by playing in LIV Golf events last year despite requests to be released having been refused.

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The tangled inner world of LIV Golf: Piecing together the power structure of the Saudi-backed TourSubscriber Only

April 6, 2023 10:49 IST

Some of the world’s top players, including Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, have become the faces of LIV Golf. But the enterprise has been made possible by a web of investors, fixers, and political allies and patrons from around the world, including a former U.S. president and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

Tiger Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?

April 5, 2023 13:18 IST

This will be his 25th time playing the Masters, and Woods still is surprised there was a 24th.

Miguel Tabuena’s finishing kick ends in DGC Open title

March 20, 2023 07:09 IST

Tabuena made three birdies on the front nine and added four more on his way home to put the pressure on Rashid with an aggregate of 12-under.

Rashid Khan overcomes adversity to take charge of DGC OpenSubscriber Only

March 18, 2023 23:12 IST

Rashid also had to overcome a dodgy start after making a double bogey on the opening hole. But the 32-year-old is used to dealing with adversity by now, returning to the tour after a back injury.

S Chikkarangappa leaps to the top with 66 at DGC Open

March 18, 2023 00:01 IST

The 29-year-old carded a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to enter double figures after the first two rounds of the Asian Tour event at 10-under.

Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman uses course familiarity to take Rd 1 lead at DGC OpenSubscriber Only

March 17, 2023 07:10 IST

Siddikur's comfort level at the venue can be gauged by the fact that he has 13 Top-10 finishes in 16 starts.

Saudi Arabia’s golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets

March 12, 2023 17:29 IST

While Saudi Arabia is fighting the decision, insisting U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over its high officials, the ruling means lawyers for the PGA Tour would be able to question top officials about business secrets that the Saudis have held close, such as details of deal-making involving 2024 presidential candidate Trump and others.