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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 C ...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 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over the past couple of days, players have assessed the Lodhi Course at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) with a fair degree of caution, according to it the respect it deserves and appreciating the quiet challenges that lurk under its beauty. On the first day of the competition, it was clear why. The shorter yardage and the absence of any water hazards may lead one into believing that going big is the way forward here, but with drivers getting better and players getting stronger, there's an ...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 ...Read More >
MARTOLI, India (AP) -- Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks -- the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mountain in the world -- this village had traded sugar, lentils, spices and cloth for salt and wool with Tibetans across the border. The nomadic occupants of several villages spent the winter months in th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15: Indian stars, including Anirban Lahiri, face a formidable challenge against a world-class field led by five-time Major champion Rory McIlroy, who makes his maiden competitive appearance in India at the USD 4 million DP World India Championship beginning at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) here on Thursday. McIlroy, who completed his career Grand Slam with a Masters triumph earlier this year, headlines a stellar line-up that includes two other Major champions, Shane Lowry and Brian Ha ...Read More >
KATRA, Oct 15: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing (SMVDCoN) and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) to enhance academic cooperation and promote interdisciplinary learning. The MoU was signed by the Registrar SMVDU and the Principal SMVDCoN, in the presence of Prof Pragati Kumar, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Kumar emphasized the need to design and introduce an interdisciplinary course of at least two c ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rory McIlroy has quite an enthusing bucket list. Only the sixth golfer in history to achieve a career slam of winning all the four majors, the 36-year-old is a self-proclaimed stickler for Test cricket and wishes to watch India play Australia or England in India sometime. In the more near term, the upcoming Ashes series is high on his agenda. "I'd love to go and see a game of cricket. I don't think there's anything on until next month maybe. I'd love to come back and do that. I mean, ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
New Delhi: It's hard to look past Rory McIlroy. He stares at you from the decked up sidewalks at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), smiles back from the life-size posters, and pumps a fist just as you enter the 18th hole. A superstar golfer holding the patrons of an exclusive club in his thrall. Check. A sporting hero that elicits as much intrigue as excitement. Check. An international hero crooning about the beauty and challenges of a pristine course. Check. And yet, there's something different about ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy vowed to bench his driver on his India debut at the tricky Delhi Golf Club, even as he charmed fans with his love for Test cricket and called to preserve golf's traditions in an increasingly global game. World No. 2 McIlroy will make his debut in India when he tees up at the DGC in a star-studded international field also featuring fellow Ryder Cup stars Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Shane Lowry. "The next time I hit my driver wi ...Read More >
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 w ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 3 (ANI): Sixteen-year-old Canadian prodigy Anna Huang, one of the brightest rising stars on the Ladies European Tour (LET), will be aiming to script history at the Hero Women Indian Open 2025, as she chases a rare hat-trick of titles on the Tour. Having triumphed in her last two starts, in Spain and France, Huang now eyes a third consecutive victory at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram, from October 9-12, as per a release from LET. A win in India would ...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 bi ...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. Th ...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. Th ...Read More >
Coimbatore, Oct 2 (PTI) Aiming for his maiden PGTI title, Delhi golfer Arjun Prasad came up with the day's best score of four-under 68 to increase his lead to six shots at the end of the penultimate round of the Rs one crore Tamil Nadu Open here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Arjun (70-70-68), who was overnight leader by one shot, took his total to eight-under 208 after three rounds at the Coimbatore Golf Club. Sri Lankan N Thangaraja (72-73-69) gained six spots following his round of 69 to end ...Read More >
The bridges are being built under the 'Operation Pravah' project, which aims to protect the areas surrounding the airport from flood threats Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday (September 27, 2025) promised to complete the works on three bridges to be built by Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in the neighbouring panchayats in 18 months. He was inaugurating the construction of bridges that would come up at Puliyampilly, Madathimoola, and Chovvara at a total cost of ₹40 crore. ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chennai is set to host its first golf tournament exclusively for expatriates on Saturday to combine Tamil Nadu's industrial strength with a new focus on lifestyle and global community. The Tamil Nadu Expat Golf Cup 2025, organised by Guidance Tamil Nadu in association with the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation, will take place at the Tamil Nadu Golf Annex, Nandanam. More than 225 senior executives, including CEOs and CXOs from countries such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, Germany, the US, the UK ...Read More >
The Golconda Masters 2025, a flagship event on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), ended in dramatic fashion at the Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) as rain played spoilsport on the final day. With persistent showers rendering the course unplayable, the tournament was decided on the basis of 54 holes, turning Round 3 scores into the official result. This left Bangladesh's seasoned campaigner Jamal Hossain crowned as champion, marking one of the most memorable wins of his career. Jamal H ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (PTI) Bangladesh's Jamal Hossain was declared the winner of the Rs 1 crore Telangana Golconda Masters after the final round was abandoned due to heavy rain here on Friday. Chandigarh's Akshay Sharma finished runner-up. The tournament result was declared on the basis of the total scores after 54 holes at the Hyderabad Golf Association. Hossain (61-62-64), who led the field by four shots after round three, thanks to his 54-hole tally of 23-under 187, thus lifted his sixth titl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl on Wednesday said 17 golfers, including the seasoned Gaganjeet Bhullar, have been issued show cause notices which the players described as "provisional suspension" for participating in the Yuvraj Singh-backed Indian Golf Premier League. A final decision on the matter will be taken after a disciplinary committee meeting on September 27. Olympian and Asian Tour winner Bhullar, Aman Raj, Harendra Gupta, Karandeep Kochhar and Sachin Baisoya are among t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the 11th edition of the NSL Luxe Presents Telangana Golconda Masters, scheduled to be held at the Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) from September 23 to 26, 2025. The tournament will feature a prize purse of INR 1 crore and is expected to attract some of the finest golfing talent from India and abroad. A total of 123 golfers will participate in the prestigious event, supported by Presenting Partner NSL Luxe, Associate Partner T ...Read More >
Delhi, India-(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 2025) - When the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) announced the induction of Amitabh Kant as its newest Board member, the development was hailed as a landmark moment for Indian golf. Kant, a visionary policymaker and former NITI Aayog CEO, has been instrumental in shaping India's economic and global image, including during the country's G20 presidency. His entry into the golfing arena is being viewed as a signal of the sport's rising importance ...Read More >
"A total of 24 Indian professionals will get a chance to compete with all these top players. USD 4 million is the prize money and if you look at that, the winner will get something like about USD 600,000 to USD 700,000," said the PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl. "We expect (five-time major champion and former world No.1) Rory McIlroy. He has already confirmed and so has (seven-time winner on the European your) Tommy Fleetwood," said Johl. He said the Delhi golf course would be closed earlier than sched ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amitabh Kant, newly inducted as a Member of the Governing Body of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), said golf has the potential to surpass cricket in success and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing "consistent and unconditional" support to all sports "Golf needs to go beyond the levels of cricket. Given our population and more than 300 golf courses across the country, if our youth adopts this sport, then golf champions across the worl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) on Friday announced the appointment of former CEO of Niti Aayog and India G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant as its newest member on the governing body, according to a press release from PGTI. Amitabh Kant is one of India most distinguished bureaucrats and policy architects, known for his transformative contributions to national governance. Amitabh Kant legacy combines grassroots innovation, policy reform, strategic diplomac ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) The legendary Kapil Dev on Friday backed India to win the Asia Cup but stressed on collective efforts taking precedence over individual brilliance ahead of the high-voltage clash against Pakistan in Dubai. The traditional rivals will face off on Sunday in what will be the first match between the two sides since the escalation of the border conflict in May. "I am backing the Indian team. India will play as a team and return home (with the trophy). This is my wish and I k ...Read More >
Honey Baisoya led the initial round of the inaugural Kolar Open 2025 with a four-under 68, securing a two-shot lead. The event marks PGTI's debut at the ZION Hills Golf County. Baisoya's exceptional round included an eagle and multiple birdies, placing him ahead amidst challenging conditions. Honey Baisoya made an impressive start at the Kolar Open 2025, setting a two-shot lead with a four-under 68 at the new ZION Hills Golf County in Karnataka. This event marks a significant moment as PGTI lau ...Read More >
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