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Cameron Champ becomes second Covid positive test on PGA Tour

Cameron Champ becomes second Covid positive test on PGA Tour

The PGA  Tour’s longest hitter, Cameron Champ, has become the second player on Tour to test positive for COVID-19 during pre-tournament screening ahead of the Travelers Championship. Champ, Champ tested positive in the pre-tournament screening…

DJ will reconsider decision on Olympics, now likely to play

DJ will reconsider decision on Olympics, now likely to play

V Krishnaswamy  Different times, different decisions. Dustin Johnson, who was emphatic about not making the trip to Tokyo for the Olympics in 2020, might do just that, if he makes the team in 2021 since…

Sanford Health helps PGA TOUR start its Covid Challenge; 400 Tests by mobile units each week

Sanford Health helps PGA TOUR start its Covid Challenge; 400 Tests by mobile units each week

V Krishnaswamy  New Delhi, June 7: As many as 400 tests each week with results made available in a matter of two to four hours by a mobile testing unit which travels with the events…

‘India Swing’ a big component as Asian Tour adopts need-based, innovative measures for September return

‘India Swing’ a big component as Asian Tour adopts need-based, innovative measures for September return

V Krishnaswamy  New Delhi, June 7: The Asian Tour is taking a cautious and measured approach about returning to competition in September, as the world tries to grapple and deal with Covid-19. The Tour also plans…

John Deere Classic cancelled due to area restrictions but PGA hopes to fill the week with another event

SILVIS, ILLINOIS, May 29: This was supposed to be a big year for John Deere Classic. After all, there aren’t too many events with a 50-year-history. Well almost. John Deere Classic, where many a player…

McIlroy-DJ edge out Fowler-Wolff in Driving Relief, brings in over $ 5.5m for Covid Relief

McIlroy-DJ edge out Fowler-Wolff in Driving Relief, brings in over $ 5.5m for Covid Relief

 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…

Korean women golfers show the way in Covid times as first pro event tees off in Seoul

Korean women golfers show the way in Covid times as first pro event tees off in Seoul

(All pix: Courtesy: Korean LPGA) Korean women golfers show the way in Covid times as first pro event tees off in Seoul  V Krishnaswamy Korea’s Bae Seon-woo, who plays on Japan Tour, and ended her…

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…

There is light at the end of the tunnel, says golf industry veteran Siegel

There is light at the end of the tunnel, says golf industry veteran Siegel

Team GolfXYZ  Bangkok, Thailand: The selling out of tee times in the first few days of the opening of golf courses in Thailand, has made one of the golf industry specialists, feel bullish about post-Covid-19…

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…