File photo of Diksha Dagar who finished in a share of third place on Sunday at the Joburg Ladies Open. Image courtesy LET. By Rahul Banerji A late rally carried Diksha Dagar to a share of third place at the Joburg Ladies Open and her best finish on the Ladies European Tour of the season on Sunday. The wiry left-hander carded scores of 73, 71, 69 and 70 on the par-73 Modderfontein Golf Club to total 9 under par 283. Tvesa Malik took a share of 29th place on level par 292 while Vani Kapoor and Ridhima Dilawari were further down the order. Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini, in her rookie season, a ..read more

Party time: Chase Koepka celebrates his 13th-hole ace at LIV Golf Adelaide last year. Image courtesy LIV Golf. By Rahul Banerji Chase Koepka’s hole in one and the wild party that followed at the Grange in Adelaide was one of the highlights of LIV Golf’s maiden foray into Australia. Koepka, who was relegated out of the league aced the par-3 12th, nicknamed the Watering Hole, setting off a massive, beer-soaked celebration. The focus this year is to go better with the facilities and atmosphere, league commissioner and CEO Greg Norman said after the event where Talor Gooch and the 4Aces walked aw ..read more

The lone amateur in the field after the cut, Neal Shipley got to play the final round of the 88gth Masters Tournament alongside Tiger Woods, a day he will not forget easily. Further details here: https://www.businesstoday.in/bt-golf-/news/story/for-amateur-neal-shipley-it-was-a-masters-tournament-of-memories-426019-2024-04-18 Also read: ‘Taking a second Green Jacket home is extremely special’ The post For Neal Shipley, it was a Masters Tournament of memories appeared first on Tee Time Tales ..read more

Gurgaon Open winner M. Dharma of Bangalore in action at the Classic Golf and Country Club on Friday. It was his first title since December of 2017. Image courtesy PGTI. By Rahul Banerji Bangalore golfer M. Dharma claimed a merited victory in the inaugural Rs 1 crore Gurgaon Open at the Classic Golf and Country Club, seven years after his last title. Dharma signed for a final round card of 4 under par 68 to finish an impressive five strokes ahead of the field in Nuh, Haryana, the PGTI said. The 38-year-old totaled 18 under 270 for the week to end a seven-year wait since his last win, the CG Op ..read more

Bangalore golfer M. Dharma lines up a putt on day three of the Gurgaon Open at the Classic course on Thursday. Image courtesy PGTI. By Rahul Banerji The lead continued to change hands at the inaugural Gurgaon Open with Bangalore’s M. Dharma taking over at the top on Moving Day at the Classic Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Dharma returned a 5 under par 67 to total 14 under 202 and lead by two strokes after three days of the Rs 1 crore event powered by Amrutanjan, the PGTI said. Delhi’s Sachin Baisoya ended the penultimate day in second place on 12-under 204 with a 66. In relatively calmer ..read more

Gurgaon Open day two leader Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal in action at the Classic Golf and Country Club near Gurgaon on Wednesday. Image courtesy PGTI. By Rahul Banerji Tied for third overnight, Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal fired a 5 under par 67 to emerge the round two leader of the Rs 1 crore Gurgaon Open at the Classic Golf and Country Club on Wednesday. Chandigarh’s Jatiwal on 11 under 133 had opened with a 66 and is now two strokes ahead of Bangalore’s M. Dharma who totals 9 under 135 after 36 holes, the PGTI said. On a day the wind switched direction constantly, the Gurgaon-based Sunhit Bishnoi produced ..read more

Scottie Scheffler celebrates his Masters win at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Image courtesy PGA Tour/Getty Images. By Scottie Scheffler (World number 1 Scottie Scheffler cemented his stature as the game’s current dominant golfer with a second victory at the Masters Tournament in three years. It was also his ninth career PGA Tour victory and a third title in four starts. His four-stroke win over Ludvig Åberg comes just weeks before the arrival of his first child with his wife, Meredith. This is his blog from Augusta National). It’s hard to put into words how special this win is. It’s ..read more

Day one Gurgaon Open leader Mani Ram of Karnal in action at the Classic GCC on Tuesday. Image courtesy PGTI. By Rahul Banerji Karnal’s Mani Ram dominated with a 9 under par 63 to lead the Rs 1 crore Gurgaon Open by two shots at the Classic Golf & Country Club on Tuesday. Bangalore-based C. Muniyappa fired a 7 under 65 to sit in second place on a windy opening day at the Nuh venue, the PGTI said. Fellow Bangalore golfer M. Dharma and Chandigarh’s Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal shared third place a further shot back. Mani Ram, 13th on the Tata Steel PGTI Ranking and with a runner-up finish to his ..read more

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler receives his winner’s Green Jacket from 2023 titleist Jon Rahm at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Image courtesy Augusta National. By Rahul Banerji World number one and hot favourite Scottie Scheffler swept to his second Masters Tournament title in three years by a comfortable margin at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. The 2022 winner was never really threatened after starting with a one-shot advantage as Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg handled the pressure better than the rest to take a merited second place four strokes behind Scheffler. Scheffler’s closin ..read more

Tiger Woods lines up a putt on a difficult Saturday when he returned a 10 over card at Augusta National for the first time. Image courtesy Augusta National. By Rahul Banerji World number one Scottie Scheffler survived a tough Moving Day at Augusta National to hold a slim lead headed into Title Sunday at the 88th Masters Tournament. The 2022 winner shot a 1 under par 71 to total 7 under 209 with previous cards of 66 and 72 to head Collin Morikawa (71-70-69) by a stroke while overnight co-leader Max Homa (67-71-73) slipped to third place. Bryson DeChambeau too had a rough ride, the day one lead ..read more