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

Veer Ahlawat receives his winner’s trophy from Rajesh Srivastava of Nissan Motor India at the Noida Golf Course on Saturday. Image courtesy PGTI. By Rahul Banerji Veer Ahlawat was made to work for victory over the closing stretch of the Nissan Delhi-NCR Open by DLF stablemate Manu Gandas at the Noida Golf Course on Saturday. The lanky Ahlawat, runner-up at the Indian Open late last month, shot a bogey-free 6 under 66 to emerge winner by a stroke from Gandas in the Rs 1 crore event as the final day battle continued till the final hole, the PGTI said. Yashas Chandra M.S. held the lead briefly b ..read more

File photo of South Korean Byeong Hun An who produced two late birdies to enter the top 10 at the Masters Tournament in Augusta on Friday. Image courtesy PGA Tour/Getty Images. By Rahul Banerji Overnight leader Bryson DeChambeau stayed atop the 88th Masters standings where he was joined by 2022 winner Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday. Sharing headline space was Tiger Woods, who broke a three-way tie with South African legend Gary Player and good friend Fred Couples to make his 24th cut in a row at the event, to add to the 142 in a row achieved earlier on ..read more

Past winner of the Delhi-NCR Open Manu Gandas in action at the Noida Golf Course on Friday. Image courtesy PGTI. By Rahul Banerji  Manu Gandas shot the day’s best of 6-under 66 to grab the sole lead on 13-under 203 after round three of the Rs 1 crore Nissan Delhi-NCR Open at the Noida Golf Course on Friday. Gurgaon-based Gandas (68-69-66), winner of the 2022 edition, kept a clean card to move up three places from overnight fourth, the PGTI said. Mysore golfer Yashas Chandra M.S. (71-64-69), one of the three overnight leaders, had a 69 to sit in second place on 12-under 204. Veer Ahlawat ..read more

Clubhouse leader Bryson DeChambeau tees off at Augusta National’s 16th hole on day one of the 88th Masters Tournament on Thursday. Image courtesy Augusta National/Thomas Lovelock. By Rahul Banerji Bryson DeChambeau fired his way into the clubhouse lead of the 88th Masters at Augusta National on Thursday with a 7 under par 65 and 2022 winner and world number one Scottie Scheffler just one shot behind. A storm front delayed proceedings at Augusta National Golf Club by over two hours, leaving 27 players out on the course with incomplete rounds including five-time winner Tiger Woods, who was 1 un ..read more