Chase Koepka celebrates his hole-in-one at the par-3 12th during the inaugural LIV Goilf Adelaide event last year. Image courtesy livgolf.com. From a Correspondent Adelaide, South Australia: Evidently, the pressure to perform at LIV Golf Adelaide’s famous Watering Hole doesn’t just begin when players hit their tee shots. Jon Rahm, making his first appearance in South Australia since joining LIV Golf last December, was playing a practice round this week with some of his Legion XIII teammates, along with fellow Spaniard David Puig of Fireballs GC, at The Grange Golf Club. The conversation event ..read more

Five months after he stepped away, word number two Rory McIlroy says he is willing to return to the PGA Tour’s policy board if he is needed. Further details here: https://www.businesstoday.in/bt-golf-/news/story/rory-mcilroy-poised-for-return-to-pga-tours-player-body-426916-2024-04-25 Also read: Fourth Dubai Desert Classic for McIlroy, Sharma finishes T16 The post Rory McIlroy poised for a return to PGA Tour players’ body appeared first on Tee Time Tales ..read more

Hero Indian Open winner and former world amateur number one Keita Nakajima of Japan is hoping to use the DP World Tour route to PGA Tour status. Image courtesy Getty Images. By Chuah Choo Chiang Strategic alliances between several regional golf circuits and the DP World Tour have provided new impetus for Asia’s rising stars to shoot for the PGA Tour. Over the next two weeks, the DP World Tour will stage tournaments in Japan and China as part of its four-leg Asian Swing that includes Singapore and India, thus allowing aspiring golfers from the four countries to dream of propelling their career ..read more

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