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New Delhi: Like many kids, Keita Nakajima grew up idolising Tiger Woods -- not the swing, but the fist pumps. On Saturday, at the DP World India Championship, it was Shane Lowry's swing that inspired him.The usually poker-faced Japanese pro smiled when asked about it."I love Shane's swing tempo and his style, so I learned a lot from him today. I copied him and that's why my swing was so much better," said Nakajima after carding a 65 to take a two-stroke lead at 17-under at the Delhi Golf Club.The 25-year-old, who held the world amateur No. 1 spot for a record 87 weeks (2020-22), struck four birdies on the front and three on the back, including a 40-foot putt on the 12th, to stay on course for another title in India. He had won the Hero Indian Open earlier this year. "Hideki (Matsuyama) is a superstar in Japan. I want to catch up to him," he said.Overnight leader Tommy Fleetwood endured a frustrating round. He reached the turn at 15-under, but failed to add to his score on the back nine. A three-putt on 17 led to his first bogey in 36 holes before he salvaged a birdie on the last."Birdie on the last always makes the dinner feel better," he smiled.The Englishman said DGC demands patience. "You can't be aggressive. The course doesn't allow it. You just have to play what it gives you."World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who drained a 14-foot birdie on his final hole, admitted he might be "two shots too far behind" but vowed to "go low and see what happens."Among Indians, Dhruv Sheoren (68-73-67) climbed to T-25th at 8-under, earning praise for his composed round. The 'fauji boy' credited his new coach Rahul Bajaj for the turnaround.Third round leaderboard: -17 Keita Nakajima (Jap) 65-69-65; -15 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 68-64-69; -14 Shane Lowry (Ire) 6469-69; -13 Brian Harman (USA) 68-6570,Daniel Hillier (NZ) 69-67-67, Alex Fitzpatrick (Eng) 69-67-67, Jens Dantorp (Swe) 71-67-65. Selected scores: -10 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69-69-68 (T-15); -8 Dhruv Sheoren (Ind) 68-73-67 (T-25).
Pune, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kapil Kumar grabbed the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Invitational Pune after a dramatic finish against Kartik Singh at the Poona Golf Club here on Friday. Though it was dramatic all day long as the lead kept switching between the top two and Sachin Baisoya, it became all the more intense towards the end. It finally peaked on the regulation 18th hole and concluded on the second play-off hole as Kapil ended his long wait for a first professional and left Kartik waiting for his first one. The much-awaited win was worth Rs. 22.50 lakh for Kapil, and it was the bi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Seasoned campaigner Rahil Gangjee holed a massive 55-footer on the 18th hole to leap onto the front page of the scoreboard at the DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club on Thursday. That shot ensured there were at least two Indians in the Top-10 at the end of the first day at the 4 million US Dollars golfing extravaganza. Gangjee, with a 5-under 67, was tied fourth, as the 2019 Open winner Shane Lowry reeled off five birdies in a row on the back nine to post an opening 64 and lead by one shot after the first round. Japan's Keita Nakajima (65) w ...Read More >
Amitabh Kant said that the maximum potential any sport in India has is golf. New Delhi: Former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant today revealed that the consensus on the New Delhi Declaration in 2023 was reached on a golf course. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, where the NDTV Golf Pro-Am was launched, Kant said, "The best way to get a consensus is on the golf course. And you know, when we had all these challenges in the G20, we finally took the sherpas to the ITC golf course, and that's where we got ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Global star Rory McIlroy will tee it up once again at the India Championship, as Delhi Golf Club prepares to host a world-class field from October 15-18, 2026. The World Number Two and career grand slam winner thrilled the spectators gathered to witness his first-ever appearance in India last season and is now confirmed to make consecutive appearances in the highly anticipated $4,000,000 event, according to a press release. The reigning Race to Dubai champion confirmed his position as a golfing icon when he completed the career grand slam memorably at August ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Global star Rory McIlroy will tee it up once again at the India Championship, as Delhi Golf Club prepares to host a world-class field from October 15-18, 2026. The World Number Two and career grand slam winner thrilled the spectators gathered to witness his first-ever appearance in India last season and is now confirmed to make consecutive appearances in the highly anticipated $4,000,000 event, according to a press release. Also Read | Which Team Is Steve Smith Playing for in PSL 2026?. The reigning Race to Dubai champion confirmed his position as a golfing ...Read More >
Five other players Vidhatri Urs, Anaggha Venkatesh; Jasmine Shekar, Sneha Singh and Jahaanvie Walia shot even par 72 each to be Tied-fourth. Amandeep, who has had one win in eight starts this season, was a modest even par after seven holes with one birdie on the second, which was erased by a bogey on the sixth. She then had a great run from the eighth to the 12th with four birdies, including three in a row from the eighth to the 11th. Towards the end, she added a birdie on the 15th, at which po ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rahil Gangjee flung his putter aside, threw his hands in the air, and allowed himself a hearty laugh even as a collective gasp left the sunkissed par 5, 556-yard 18th hole at the DGC on Thursday evening. He had just nailed a 55-foot putt from the edge of the green for an eagle, a shot that seemed to go right of the flag but snaked left just in time and into the hole to catapult Gangjee from 13th to tied-fourth, making him the best-placed Indian on the opening day of DP World Indian Ch ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- Tommy Fleetwood made four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima in the DP World India Championship. Fleetwood started the final round two shots behind Nakajima Delhi Golf Club and surged ahead with his big run of birdies. Nakajima played bogey-free for a 69 but could not catch him. Fleetwood won the Tour Championship to claim the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour in August, and he was the leading points-earners for Europe in another Ryder Cup victory. This was his first European Tour title of the year, and it assured he ...Read More >
Khalin Joshi's impressive consistency has earned him the lead at the Andhra Open golf tournament, as challenging conditions shake up the leaderboard. Photographs: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports/ReutersKey PointsKhalin Joshi takes the lead at the Andhra Open with a second consecutive round of 68.Dhruv Sheoran, the overnight leader, drops to second place after a one-under 70.S Chikkarangappa is in third place, showcasing a strong performance.Windy conditions posed a challenge for golfers at the Andhr ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Aug 21 (PTI) Rookie Heena Kang dropped a crucial double bogey right at the end of the round but still managed to keep her nose ahead by one stroke in the 11th leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Thursday. Heena shot a second straight round of even par 72 and was one shot clear of Jasmine Shekar (75-70). Amateur Lavanya Gupta added a second-round score of 72 after a 74 in the first round and was third, while three players -- Agrima Manral (78-70), Ananya Datar (75-73) and amateur Mannat Brar (72-76) -- are all at 4-over 148. Heena, who had a share of the first-round lead ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI): Kapil Kumar grabbed the IGPL Invitational Pune after a dramatic finish against Kartik Singh at the Poona Golf Club. Though it was dramatic all day long as the lead kept switching between the top two and Sachin Baisoya, it became all the more intense towards the end. It finally peaked on the regulation 18th hole and concluded on the second play-off hole as Kapil ended his long wait for a first professional and left Kartik waiting for his first one. The much-awaited win was worth Rs. 22.50 lakhs for Kapil, and it was the biggest cheque of his career. ...Read More >
Kartik Singh, who has been knocking on the doors of victory over the past month, arrived at the doorstep once again at the IGPL Invitational Pune. He did so with a sensational bogey-free eight under 63 that carried him to 11-under for two rounds and put him in the pole position ahead of the final round at the Poona Golf Course. Kartik, who led after two rounds even in IGPL Invitational NCR, a held a two-shot lead, which at one point looked would be much bigger, bit Kapil Kumar brought in four bir ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Veteran golfer Rahil Gangjee turned back the clock with a spectacular eagle on the final hole, carding a brilliant five-under 67 on the opening day to emerge as the best placed Indian at the inaugural DP World India Championship, here Thursday. The buzz was all about five-time Major champion Rory McIlroy's India debut but it was 2019 Open winner Shane Lowry who steadily compiled eight birdies, including five consecutive from holes 11 to 15, to fire a flawless 64 and grab a one-shot lead over Japan's Keita Nakajima (66). Gangjee, the 47-year-old who is ranked 946th in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- Tommy Fleetwood kept up his strong finish to the season by shooting 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway point of the DP World India Championship as Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy battled to stay in contention on Friday. Over the last two months, Fleetwood has won the Tour Championship for his first PGA Tour title -- picking up $10 million as the FedEx Cup champion in the process -- and been the top points scorer at the Ryder Cup retained by Team Europe. Now the Englishman -- up to No. 5 in the world rankings -- is leading perhaps the most prestigious golf tourna ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Manu Gandas struck a blemish-free, six-under-par (66) to take a two-shot clubhouse lead Tuesday, following the partial completion of the opening round of the inaugural Rs 1 crore Trident Open at the Chandigarh Golf Club .Shamim Khan, Shaurya Bhattacharya, who won the previous championship on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) by trouncing Chandigarh's Yuvraj S Sandhu in a sudden death finish, and Bangladesh's Mohd Somrat Sikdar were lurking behind the leader, all having shot 6 ...Read More >
EUROPEAN TOUR Delhi GC, New Delhi, India Yardage: 6,912 Par: 72 Prize money: $4 million Winner's share: $666,667 Television: Thursday-Friday, 1:30-3 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-6:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 3-6:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1-3 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-6 a.m. (Golf Channel) Defending champion: New tournament Notes: The new tournament is the second in India on the European tour with a field that includes five Ryder Cup players. ... Rory McIlroy plays for the first time in India. This is his first appearance since the Ryder Cup. ... Other European Ryder Cup members are ...Read More >
Golfer Rory McIlroy and his Ryder Cup teammates are playing at the historic Delhi Golf Club. This unique course in New Delhi features ancient Mughal tombs and monuments. Wildlife like peacocks and monkeys roam the grounds. The tournament marks a significant moment for Indian golf. Players find the blend of sport and history special. Rory McIlroy and centuries of history blended beautifully as the Ryder Cup winner tackled a "special" golf course this week in the Indian capital, teeming with wildl ...Read More >
Selected others: -16 D Hillier (NZ); -15 B Schmidt (Eng); -14 D Bradbury (Eng); -13 A Sullivan (Eng), B Robinson-Thompson (Eng); -11 R McIlroy (NI) Tommy Fleetwood made his son Frankie's dream come true after sealing his eighth European tour title with a two-shot victory at the DP World India Championship. After rolling in for a seven-under-par final round of 65 to finish on 22 under at Delhi Golf Club, the Ryder Cup star said his eight-year-old son had never had a chance to run on to the 18th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Tommy Fleetwood ran up four birdies in a row in the middle of the round to take a decisive lead and then never looked back to take home the inaugural DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club, which was teeming with fans on either side of the fairways.Fleetwood walked onto the 18th green with a two-shot lead and could afford to miss a birdie and still win by two. Fleetwood finished at 22-under as Keita Nakajima, whose record in India has been fantastic with one win and two seconds in three starts, carded 69 and finished 20-under.Fleetwood, also the ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): Dhruv Sheoran, a winner on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), posted an opening round of four-under 67 to set the pace in round one of the Andhra Open Golf Championship 2026 being played at the East Point Golf Club (EPGC) in Visakhapatnam. The 31-year-old Dhruv soared to the top of the leaderboard with an eagle on the par-5 12th and a run of three consecutive birdies from the first through the third, according to a release. On the 12th, Dhruv hit a massive 372-yard drive followed by a gap wedge that left him two feet short of the ...Read More >
Hosur (Tamil Nadu), July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Neha Tripathi, one of the most experienced stars on the Indian women's circuit, produced a stunning 7-under 65 that catapulted her into a 3-shot lead after the second round of the Rs 15 lakh ninth Leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Clover Greens. Even as the 33-year-old Neha made a move to the top, overnight leader Amandeep Drall suffered a big drop with a round of 4-over 76, seven shots worse than her first round. Amandeep has now slipped from sole first to tied ninth at the Clover Greens par-72 layout. Neha, who has not won since 2023, a ye ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Golf in India has never seen excitement. There was an undeniable buzz a decade ago when Tiger Woods came to India in 2014. This time around, the buzz is even bigger as Rory McIlroy, the latest Grand Slam achiever and the newest owner of golf's biggest prize -- the Green Jacket -- opened his DP India Championship campaign on his first visit to India. Standing in an eye-catching and expansive two-tiered balcony overlooking the 18th green, Yuvraj Narain, the Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer of DP World, was watching McIlroy come down the fairway. He remarked, "Every sport needs ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, April 8, 2026: Khalin Joshi shot a second consecutive three-under 68 to move into the lead at six-under 136 after round two of the INR 1 crore Andhra Open 2026 being played at the East Point Golf Club in Visakhapatnam. The 33-year-old Bengaluru-based former Asian Tour winner holds a one-shot advantage over overnight leader Dhruv Sheoran, who carded a one-under 70 to slip to second spot at five-under 137. Chikkarangappa S., a 14-time winner on the DP World PGTI, also returned a 70 to sit third at four-under 138. PGTI thanks its Umbrella Partner DP World and its Tour Partners A ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) Vani Kapoor overcame a slow start to produce a four-birdie spurt on the back nine and race away to a comfortable fourth win this season in the eighth leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Friday. Winner of three titles in a row and more than 30 in her career on the domestic circuit, Vani was 2-over through eight holes. She then turned it around with a birdie on the ninth and four in a row from the 12h to the 15th to card 3-under 67 for the second time. With 67-71-67, Vani totalled 5-under 210 and finished three shots clear of amateur Zara Anand (67), who registered ...Read More >
Golf in India has never seen excitement. There was an undeniable buzz a decade ago, when Tiger Woods came to India in 2014. This time around, the buzz is even bigger as Rory McIlroy, the latest Grand Slam achiever and the newest owner of golf's biggest prize, the Green Jacket, opened his DP India Championship campaign on his first visit to India. Golf in India has never seen excitement. There was an undeniable buzz a decade ago when Tiger Woods came to India in 2014. This time around, the buzz is even bigger as Rory McIlroy, the latest Grand Slam achiever and the newest owner of golf's bigges ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Tommy Fleetwood's best season got even better Sunday when he ran off four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima in the India Championship. Fleetwood had cause to celebrate for the third time in the last three months -- the FedEx Cup title with his first win on U.S. soil, the leading points-earner in another win for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup and now his first European Tour win of the year. Recommended Videos Nakajima had a two-shot lead to start the final round at Delhi Golf Club and played bogey-free. He just ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The DP World India Championship witnessed the presence of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who met Northern Ireland's golf superstar Rory McIlroy on Friday. The championship has brought together some of the world's top golfers, including Rory McIlroy, Brian Harman, Shane Lowry, and Tommy Fleetwood, all competing on Indian soil in what is being seen as a landmark event for golf in the country. McIlroy, reflecting on his performance, admitted it was a battle to stay in contention. "I clawed my way back and made some birdies coming in. It was nice to do tha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- Tommy Fleetwood's best season got even better Sunday when he ran off four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima in the India Championship. Fleetwood had cause to celebrate for the third time in the past three months: the FedEx Cup title with his first win on U.S. soil, the leading points-earner in another win for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup and now his first European tour win of the year. Nakajima had a two-shot lead to start the final round at Delhi Golf Club and played bogey-free. He just couldn't keep pace wi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Tommy Fleetwood made four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima on Sunday in the DP World India Championship, adding another big win to an already banner year. Fleetwood started the final round two shots behind Nakajima Delhi Golf Club and surged ahead with his big run of birdies. Nakajima played bogey-free for a 69 but could not catch him. Fleetwood won the Tour Championship to claim the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour in August, and he was the leading points-earners for Europe in another Ryder Cup victory. This ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Apr 8 (PTI) Khalin Joshi shot a second consecutive three-under 68 to move into the lead with a total of six-under 136 after round two of the Andhra Open golf tournament here on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Bengaluru-based former Asian Tour winner holds a one-shot advantage over overnight leader Dhruv Sheoran, who carded one-under 70 to slip to second spot at five-under 137. S Chikkarangappa, a 14-time winner on the DP World PGTI, also returned a 70 to sit third at four-under 138. On a windy day where conditions proved challenging, Khalin (68-68) stayed steady from tee to green ...Read More >