By Joy Chakravarty (@TheJoyofGolf) Remember the song ‘First Cut is the Deepest’? Penned by songwriter extraordinaire Cat Stevens, it has been blessed by the vocals of many legends, including Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow, over the years.…
Joy Chakravarty (@TheJoyofGolf) The PGTI’s ‘Class of 2013’ included some of the most talented young stars in the country to turn professional that year. Among them was the fresh-faced Seenappa Chikkarangappa – a Cindrella Story of…
Joy Chakravarty For the second time in two years, Rashid Khan found himself involved in a play-off for the SAIL-SBI Open when it was held at the Delhi Golf Club in 2014. The year before,…
V Krishnaswamy May 22: Since their first match, there has been a lot of anticipation of another Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson match-up. And now it comes, albeit in Corona times in the form of…
Team GolfXYZ HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA: The golfing world knows and acknowledges Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as the two greatest golfing stars of all time, but their playing partners, American football stars Tom Brady and…
Here is a look at all nine times that Woods and Mickelson have finished first and second in a Tour event. 1998 Sentry Tournament of Champions, LaCosta CC, Carlsbad, CA Winner: Tiger Woods Mickelson, five ahead…
By Joy Chakravarty (@TheJoyofGolf) No story about Rahil Gangjee’s shot-making and career would be complete without a mention of that rarest of rare hole-in-one on a par-4 in a recognised Tour event. The Indian ace…
Juno Beach, F Florida, US, May 17: Rory McIlroy eked out a narrow win for his two-man team – Dustin Johnson being his partner – with a ‘closest-to-the-pin’ effort to 13 feet as his rival…
By Joy Chakravarty (@TheJoyofGolf) As the winter sun started to drift towards the horizon, Khalin Joshi was facing all kinds of problems in giving a last push to his maiden Asian Tour title hopes in…
By Joy Chakravarty Valderrama… some call it Europe’s very own Augusta National. Hailed as a modern masterpiece of golf architecture, this Robert Trent Jones-designed golf course has severely challenged leading exponents of the game ever…