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Relief for Lahiri as PGA Tour’s policy ensures exemption for next season

V Krishnaswamy New Delhi, May 4: Even as Anirban Lahiri stays stranded at his parents place in Hyderabad without his golf clubs, he got the good news that his playing status for not only the…

No graduation class, but Korn Ferry to reward Top stars with PGA starts in ’21

No graduation class, but Korn Ferry to reward Top stars with PGA starts in ’21

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 4: The Korn Ferry Tour, considered a vital gateway to the PGA Tour, will have not have a graduation class this season. TheKorn Ferry Tour has however established a performance…

SHOT 1 – With a gun to her head, Aditi uncorks perfect 7-iron to win again

SHOT 1 – With a gun to her head, Aditi uncorks perfect 7-iron to win again

By Joy Chakravarty (@TheJoyofGolf) Given the circumstances, the second shot that Aditi Ashok faced on the 18th hole of Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in the final round of the 2017 Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open was…

PGA Champs venue set to open for public on May 4 with Covid-19 rules

PGA Champs venue set to open for public on May 4 with Covid-19 rules

The TPC at Harding Park, which will be the venue for the PGA Championship 2020 in August, is set to re-open to public on Monday, May 4, 2020. The San Francisco course had earlier been…

Another blow for European Tour – Omega European Masters cancelled

Another blow for European Tour – Omega European Masters cancelled

V Krishnaswamy The European Tour suffered another major blow as the Omega European Masters 2020 has been cancelled. It was yet another high-profile event succumbing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The news of the cancellation first…

Indian golf industry needs a sympathetic look to re-open

Indian golf industry needs a sympathetic look to re-open

V Krishnaswamy Last week in these very columns I had mentioned how golf could be one of the first among major sports to make a re-appearanceat the highest levels. The PGA Tour plans to re-boot…

Extension of qualifying period gives Sharma, Kapur, Lahiri  a chance to make a bid for Tokyo

Extension of qualifying period gives Sharma, Kapur, Lahiri a chance to make a bid for Tokyo

V Krishnaswamy  New Delhi: Rashid Khan and Udayan Mane maybe the leaders in the race for the two spots India will likely get for the Tokyo Olympics now to be held in 2021, but with…

When I first got a taste of Golf sans fans – in 2019 at Zozo in Japan

When I first got a taste of Golf sans fans – in 2019 at Zozo in Japan

V Krishnaswamy Long before Covid-19 entered our mind space, I got a taste of “Golf without Fans”. Yes, there was Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy. Justin Thomas. Bubba Watson. And so on. It was the first-ever…

PGA first major sport to plan re-start, but no fans for 4 weeks; Expanded fields, new schedules include Hero WC

PGA first major sport to plan re-start, but no fans for 4 weeks; Expanded fields, new schedules include Hero WC

V Krishnaswamy  April 16: The PGA Tour, the world’s biggest and most lucrative golf tour with the world’s best players playing on it, will become the first major sport to re-start action in June. The…

Golf sponsor, Hero, donates 2-wheeler mobile ambulances; auto industry a vehicle in fight against Covid-19

Golf sponsor, Hero, donates 2-wheeler mobile ambulances; auto industry a vehicle in fight against Covid-19

V Krishnaswamy The automobile industry is turning out to be literally a big vehicle in thefight against Covid-19. Leading this is Hero MotoCorp, which has also been a major sponsor of sports in India, particularly,…