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Aditi did improve in terms of putts needed for the second round – from 30 she came down to 28 – but only found nine of the 14 fairways and 11 of the greens in regulations (File)

Aditi Ashok slips to T-26 in Portland Classic

September 17, 2022 15:57 IST

Aditi dropped a shot immediately on her first hole of the day, but had birdies on 12th and 13th followed by a string of 11 pars. A birdie on seventh was followed by a closing bogey on ninth.

Shubhankar Sharma disappoints with 75, Fitzpatrick leads with 65 in Italy

September 16, 2022 16:29 IST

Fitzpatrick picked up shots on the second and seventh holes on his front nine and then posted three consecutive birdies on the 11th, 12th and 13th holes to move to five under par, before being forced to stop his round on the 16th tee.

Amandeep is tied for ninth alongside Finland's Karina Kukkonen, who has three holes to play. (Photo: @4moles/Twitter)

Golf: Amandeep lie 3 shots behind leader; Diksha, Vani T-17 in Switzerland

September 10, 2022 13:12 IST

Amandeep, who had a superb first round of five-under 67, started the second round with nine straight pars on the front nine.

Dustin Johnson captain of team Aces tees off on the 17th during the final round of the LIV Golf tournament at The International. (USA Today)

Dustin Johnson denies Anirban Lahiri to win LIV Boston event in playoff

September 5, 2022 11:03 IST

Johnson's putt on the par-5 18th was going so fast it might have rolled some 6 feet past the hole on Sunday. But it hit the back of the cup and dropped down near the front of the cup to beat Joaquin Niemann and Anirban Lahiri.

Anirban Lahiri, of India, looks on from the 13th green during the second round of the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston tournament. (AP)

Anirban Lahiri lying fourth in LIV Golf

September 4, 2022 14:36 IST

Lahiri, making his LIV debut, had seven birdies and two bogeys after a bogey-free first round.

Liv Series: Lahiri cards 4-under to remain tied 5th after 2nd day

September 3, 2022 16:55 IST

In a tie for third place, newcomers Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann with 64s while five players including Lahiri, shared the fifth place at 4-under 66 each.

Chasing her at 8-under and in a tie for second are 2022 Tour rookie Ruoning Yin and two-time LPGA Tour winner Carlota Ciganda. Both shot 2-under 69s. ( FILE)

Aditi Ashok misses cut at Dana Open on LPGA Sylvania

September 3, 2022 16:49 IST

Five players sit in a tie for fourth at 7-under, including defending champion Nasa Hataoka, who carded a five-under 66 in second round. Major champion Hannah Green is among seven players tied for ninth.

Matthew Wolff tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the LIV Golf tournament. (AP)

Matthew Wolff creates history in LIV Golf with first hole-in-one

September 3, 2022 10:08 IST

Matthew Wolff is tied for the lead with Talor Gooch.

Anirban Lahiri first Indian to join Saudi-backed LIV golf

August 31, 2022 10:50 IST

Lahiri has said that achieving a better “work-life balance” was the primary concern behind the move, which is likely to bar him from the PGA Tour and the Major Championships, as the upstart initiative attempts to upset the established order in golf.

Rory McIlroy a ‘Super Bowl’ champ in a year without winning major

August 30, 2022 09:44 IST

Few things are lost on McIlroy. The lead attorney for LIV Golf had argued in a court hearing the day before that the FedEx Cup was the “Super Bowl of golf” in his unsuccessful bid for three players from the Saudi-funded league to play the postseason.

Rory McIlroy wins Tour Championship for third FedEx Cup title

August 29, 2022 10:24 IST

McIlroy won USD 18 million, pushing his PGA Tour earnings to over USD 26 million for the season. He closed with a 4-under 66 to overtake Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who made only one birdie in a 73.

Bhullar has been consistent of late as he won in Indonesia three weeks ago for his 10th Asian Tour win and also finished T-31st in Singapore last week. (File)

Gaganjeet Bhullar finishes fifth in Korea

August 21, 2022 17:19 IST

The 34-year-old began the week with a modest 1-over 72 but shot a round of excellent shots of 65-69-67 to finish 11-under for the week.

2018 Masters winner Patrick Reed (Twitter/@PReedGolf)

Patrick Reed sues Golf Channel, Brandel Chamblee for defamation

August 18, 2022 11:55 IST

The claim central to Reed's complaint is that Chamblee and Golf Channel conspired with the PGA Tour and commissioner Jay Monahan to defame Reed "since he was 23 years old" -- nine years ago.

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Tiger Woods set to address PGA Tour players regarding LIV – Reports

August 16, 2022 14:46 IST

The Saudi-funded LIV circuit, led by CEO Greg Norman, has pulled stars like Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson away from the PGA Tour with nine-figure dollar guarantees.

Aditi finishes 31st, Maja Stark wins by five shots in Northern Ireland

August 16, 2022 00:19 IST

She was the only Indian of the three who started to make the 54-hole cut at the tournament that was played simultaneously with the men and over two courses in Northern Ireland.

Diksha and Aditi survive cut in Northern Ireland; Doherty leads Galgorm

August 13, 2022 14:26 IST

After a first round of six-under at Galgorm Castle, the 24-year-old, followed it up with a round of five-under at Massereene.

Lahiri hit 9 of 18 greens in regulation during his second round. He opened with a birdie on the 434-yard par-4 first hole. His 116 yard approach shot set him up for a birdie from eight feet and he converted that. (File photo)

Lahiri misses cut at FedEx St. Jude Championship

August 13, 2022 12:52 IST

Lahiri, who shot one-over par on the first day, needed a low round to get into the weekend, but a late double bogey ruined his chances as he shot one-under 69 and missed the cut by two shots.

Anirban Lahiri starts with 71 as Korea’s Si Woo Kim takes lead at St Jude Champs

August 12, 2022 18:05 IST

The top-70 ranked golfers in Memphis will progress into next week's BMW Championship, where the field will be further reduced to 30 players for the season-finale, TOUR Championship.

Cameron Smith talks to media during a press conference after winning the 150th Open Championship golf tournament at St. Andrews Old Course. (Reuters)

Australia will not block LIV players from competing at home

August 11, 2022 14:14 IST

A number of low-profile Australian golfers have signed with LIV, including world number 82 Matt Jones.

Refreshed Lahiri eyes good show in FedExCup Playoffs to qualify for Tour Championships

August 10, 2022 15:45 IST

The top 125 qualified for the first of three Playoffs event this week, with the top 70 progressing into next week's BMW Championship and finally, the top 30 make it to the TOUR Championship which crowns the new FedExCup champion.