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Final update – Solid 67 puts Lahiri T-8 after Day 1 in Tokyo as Matsuyama, McIlroy, Thomas trail

Final update – Solid 67 puts Lahiri T-8 after Day 1 in Tokyo as Matsuyama, McIlroy, Thomas trail

Tokyo, July 29: India’s Anirban Lahiri playing his second Olympic Games got off to a solid start with a 4-under 67 in the first round of the Olympic Games golf competition, which got underway at…

Mane thrilled as IGF confirms entry for Tokyo, says PGTI win in March was crucial

Mane thrilled as IGF confirms entry for Tokyo, says PGTI win in March was crucial

New Delhi, July 6: Udayan Mane could not conceal his excitement as he heard the news of his confirmation for the golf competition at the Tokyo Olympics. He joins Anirban Lahiri in the Indian team…

Indian teen Anika shows liking for big stage, qualifies for US Women’s Four-ball in 2021

Indian teen Anika shows liking for big stage, qualifies for US Women’s Four-ball in 2021

MESA, Arizona, Sept 23: Anika Varma is beginning to love the big stage. In less than 15 months, the 16-year-old from Delhi, who is now based in California, has played two prestigious USGA events and…

Anika richer in experience but misses out match play spot

Anika richer in experience but misses out match play spot

Aug 6: Anika Varma bounced back strongly in the last six holes of her second round, but still fell one shot short of getting a chance to qualify for the match play segment of the…

16-year-old Anika first Indian to tee off at US Women’s Amateur golf

16-year-old Anika first Indian to tee off at US Women’s Amateur golf

Anika Verma plays golf so the first question is always about her name. Is shee named after the legend Annika Sorenstam? She laughs and says, “No. That’s a coincidence. People ask me this question a…

Arjuna Award winners – Indian golf

Arjuna Award winners – Indian golf

Golf was among the sports that was chosen for an Arjuna Award in its year of inauguration and the first recepient was Late. PG ‘Billoo’ Sethi. Since then 17 players, three of whom are women,…

Asia-Pacific Amateur in Australia cancelled, will return in 2021

Asia-Pacific Amateur in Australia cancelled, will return in 2021

Team Golf XYZ  July 7: The 2020 Asia-Pacific Amateur (AAC) has gone the way of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championships (WAAP) as it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The AAC, conducted by the Asia Pacific Golf…

SHOT 13 – Gangjee says his ace on par-4 pales in comparison to 7-Iron in 1997

SHOT 13 – Gangjee says his ace on par-4 pales in comparison to 7-Iron in 1997

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…

World Amateur Team Championships 2020 too succumbs to Covid-19

World Amateur Team Championships 2020 too succumbs to Covid-19

Team GolfXYZ Lausanne, Switzerland, May 6: The International Golf Federation announced today that the 2020 World Amateur Team Championships scheduled for October have been cancelled due to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This…

2020 Women’s Amateur Latin America Champs by R&A and Annika Foundation cancelled

2020 Women’s Amateur Latin America Champs by R&A and Annika Foundation cancelled

Team GolfXYZ St Andrews, Scotland, May 6: The 2020 Women’s Amateur Latin America Championship presented by The R&A and the ANNIKA Foundation has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural event was due to…