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Woods trails, Rookie Steele in tie for lead

Woods trails, Rookie Steele in tie for lead

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele and fellow Americans Briny Baird, Garrett Willis and Matt Bettencourt stole the limelight from Tiger Woods by charging into a tie for the Frys.com Open lead on Thursday.

Sharma closes in on Joburg Open title on rain-hit day

Sharma closes in on Joburg Open title on rain-hit day

Rediff.com10 Dec 2017

India's Shubhankar Sharma remained on course for his maiden European Tour victory as lightning, rain and hail forced the Joburg Open into a Monday finish.

Swansea player breaks leg in golf buggy crash

Swansea player breaks leg in golf buggy crash

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

Swansea City defender Alan Tate has broken his leg after a 'bizarre golfing accident', the Premier League newcomers said on Sunday.

Bhullar to lead Indian challenge at WC qualifiers

Bhullar to lead Indian challenge at WC qualifiers

Rediff.com31 Jul 2011

Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri, who teamed up to grab a silver medal five years ago at the Asian Games in Doha, will come together again to try and grab a berth in the Omega Mission Hills Golf World Cup later this year.

India's largest amateur golf tourney launched

India's largest amateur golf tourney launched

Rediff.com28 Sep 2010

Around five thousand amateur golfers from more than 29 golf clubs, spread across 22 cities in the country will participate in the ninth edition of the McDowell Signature Club Golf Championships.

Kapur tied fourth in unfinished third round

Kapur tied fourth in unfinished third round

Rediff.com30 Apr 2011

Shiv Kapur pumped in four birdies against one bogey in his 13 holes in the unfinished third round to move to provisional tied fourth on Saturday at the Ballantine's Championships in Blackstone Golf Club.

Woods fighting to return, 'grateful' to have life, leg

Woods fighting to return, 'grateful' to have life, leg

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Woods said amputation "was on the table" during the three-week hospital recovery in California.

Jeev pulls out of Indian Open

Jeev pulls out of Indian Open

Rediff.com29 Nov 2010

Jeev Milkha Singh's season continues to be marred by injuries with a back problem on Monday forcing him out of this week's Hero Honda Indian Open at the Delhi Golf Club.

Lahiri rises to 5th on Asian Tour

Lahiri rises to 5th on Asian Tour

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

Rising Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will feature in this week's US $2.5 million Maybank Malaysian Open as the newest Asian Tour champion to emerge from the sub-continent.

PIX: Woods, Manning beat Mickelson and Brady in charity match

PIX: Woods, Manning beat Mickelson and Brady in charity match

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning held off a late challenge to beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady 1Up in a charity golf match in Florida on Sunday that raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief efforts.

Bhullar wins PGTI Players Championship

Bhullar wins PGTI Players Championship

Rediff.com7 May 2010

Gaganjeet Bhullar bagged his eighth career title after a spectacular four under 66 in the final round in the PGTI Players Championship, presented by the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, on Friday. Bhullar totaled seven under 273 to finish one stroke ahead of his nearest rivals, Shamim Khan and Mohd. Siddikur Rahman.

Obama, Woods remember Palmer as 'pioneer' in golf

Obama, Woods remember Palmer as 'pioneer' in golf

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

Golfing great Arnold Palmer died on Sunday, aged 87. His death left the golfing fraternity in mourning. Tributes flow...

Sharma holds nerve to claim maiden tour win at Joburg Open

Sharma holds nerve to claim maiden tour win at Joburg Open

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

The 21-year-old Sharma led for the final two rounds after a scintillating 61 on Friday and had 11 holes to complete after lightning, rain and hail forced the event into an extra day.

Pathania storms to victory in Mumbai

Pathania storms to victory in Mumbai

Rediff.com11 Dec 2010

Mandeo Singh Pathania shot a gallant five under 65 in round four of the Crompton Greaves Open in Mumbai, on Saturday to climb the victory podium for the first time in his professional career.

Rafick sizzling 63 puts him on top

Rafick sizzling 63 puts him on top

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

Kolkata's Rafick Ali Mollah shot a sizzling seven under 63 in round two of the Crompton Greaves Open that catapulted him into the lead at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club course, in Mumbai, on Thursday.

Rough day for Shubhankar at Augusta Masters

Rough day for Shubhankar at Augusta Masters

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Rough day for Shubhankar at Augusta Masters

Atwal aims for first Indian Open title since 1999

Atwal aims for first Indian Open title since 1999

Rediff.com30 Nov 2010

Short of practice but rejuvenated after a break, India's first PGA Tour title winning golfer Arjun Atwal on Tuesday said he is aiming to round off his consistent year by lifting the Hero Honda Indian Open for the first time in 11 years, this week.

Indra Nooyi: 'Female leaders have it much tougher'

Indra Nooyi: 'Female leaders have it much tougher'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'

Hrithik, Aamir, Ranveer refused Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Hrithik, Aamir, Ranveer refused Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

When the top stars refused to play Milkha Singh, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went down another route. A riveting excerpt from the director's memoir The Stranger In The Mirror.

Sports Shorts: Rossi tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Aragon MotoGP

Sports Shorts: Rossi tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Aragon MotoGP

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

Multiple world champion Pellegrini tests positive for COVID-19.

How treated sewage is cleansing Mumbai shoreliness

How treated sewage is cleansing Mumbai shoreliness

Rediff.com28 Aug 2010

Even as the environmentalists and marine zoologists are crying hoarse over the impact of the oil spill, there is good news as far as the shoreline near Mumbai is concerned.

Indian lecturer found dead in Nigeria

Indian lecturer found dead in Nigeria

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

An Indian lecturer was found dead in southern Nigeria's Benin City after he had gone for a trek, and is suspected to have died of exhaustion.

Jeev stuns Harrington in WGA-Accenture Match Play

Jeev stuns Harrington in WGA-Accenture Match Play

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

Armed with a hot putter, Jeev Milkha Singh made a sensational debut as a PGA Tour member, eliminating three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington in the opening round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona.

'Woods's behaviour at St Andrews important for game'

'Woods's behaviour at St Andrews important for game'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

World No 1 golfer Tiger Woods has been told by The Open bosses at St Andrews to behave himself during the tournament.

Dodt wins Avantha Masters; Gangjee tied 14th

Dodt wins Avantha Masters; Gangjee tied 14th

Rediff.com14 Feb 2010

Rahil Gangjee came agonizingly close to winning the Avantha Masters before tumbling down the leaderboard and finishing tied 14th in the elite US $2.1 million tri-sanctioned event in Gurgaon on Sunday. Australia's Andrew Dodt's (274) final round of four-under 68 earned him his maiden European Tour title. The 24-year-old Asian Tour regular finished one shot ahead of England's Richard Finch.

Jeev's Singapore Open title defence gets tougher

Jeev's Singapore Open title defence gets tougher

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

Jeev Milkha Singh's title defence just got tougher with Major champions Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els committing for this year's Barclays Singapore Open, where both had finished runners-up last season.

Tiger Woods hurt in late-night crash

Tiger Woods hurt in late-night crash

Rediff.com28 Nov 2009

Tiger Woods, the world's best golfer and a leading force in sports marketing, was hurt in a car accident in Florida on Friday but was released from a hospital in good condition after treatment.

IOA seeks Govt help for popularising golf

IOA seeks Govt help for popularising golf

Rediff.com14 Nov 2009

Golf's inclusion in the 2016 Olympics, has prompted the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to seek government help for making the sport popular and enhance the country's chances of winning a medal in Rio de Janeiro.

Woods failed as role model, says Payne

Woods failed as role model, says Payne

Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

Scandal-hit Tiger Woods has failed to live up to expectations as a role model, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne said on Wednesday.

Ghei in second place at SAIL Open

Ghei in second place at SAIL Open

Rediff.com31 Mar 2010

Gaurav Ghei rolled back the years and brought home a sparkling five-under 67 to grab the second place while pre-tournament favourite Jyoti Randhawa also hurled himself in title contention as 32 Indian golfers made the halfway cut in the US $300,000 SAIL Open. wede rookie Richard Karlberg's strong second round of three-under 69 kept him atop the leaderboard at 10-under 134.

Vijay races ahead on day three

Vijay races ahead on day three

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

Vijay Kumar of Lucknow raced ahead into the lead after returning a five under 65 in the third round of the Crompton Greaves Open at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club Course, in Mumbai, on Friday.

Jeev in august company at Augusta

Jeev in august company at Augusta

Rediff.com8 Apr 2009

Practice rounds with Greg Norman, acquaintance with Arnold Palmer and paired alongside Tiger Woods Jeev Milkha Singh finds himself in august company at the Augusta Masters.

'Improving' Tiger Woods working hard on short game

'Improving' Tiger Woods working hard on short game

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Tiger Woods is toiling diligently to improve his short game but there is still no timetable for his return, the former number one said on his website on Friday. Woods, sidelined from competition since August due to back surgeries, revealed that he has been hard at work on his chipping and putting at his outdoor facility and taking full swings on his golf simulator. Last month, the 14-times major champion posted a video of himself swinging a golf club in an effort to shoot down recent reports that suggested he had endured setbacks during his rehabilitation process. "Health wise, I continue to improve," Woods' wrote on the site. "I'm excited to get back out there with the guys." Though out of action, Woods took a swing at the grand opening of a short course just north of Houston last week and attended a dinner for U.S. Ryder Cup team hopefuls at the home of Jack Nicklaus last month. He will serve as a Ryder Cup assistant captain this year.

Johnson shoots 65 to share lead at Masters

Johnson shoots 65 to share lead at Masters

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Johnson, who was three under through nine holes when play was halted on Thursday, picked up four more birdies on Friday for a seven-under-par 65 that was his first bogey-free round at Augusta National.

How many years did you take to hit a hole-in-one?

How many years did you take to hit a hole-in-one?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Peter Phillips has finally quenched his thirst of hitting his first hole-in-one after more than 50 years of concerted efforts.

Chowrasia tied 7th in Hong Kong Open

Chowrasia tied 7th in Hong Kong Open

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

SSP Chowrasia's quest for his lost form seems to have ended and the affable Kolkata pro lies tied seventh after a brilliant five-under 65, while Jeev Milkha Singh got off to a rather mundane start in the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open golf tournament.

Randhawa keeps Asian hopes alive in Shanghai

Randhawa keeps Asian hopes alive in Shanghai

Rediff.com6 Nov 2009

Back in form, Jyoti Randhawa remained in hunt for a top five finish, carding a sedate two-under 70 to lie tied eighth after the midway stage of the $7,000,000 WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai.

Augusta Masters: Rose grabs control while top players struggle

Augusta Masters: Rose grabs control while top players struggle

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

Justin Rose, who withdrew from his last start a month ago with back spasms, kicked off his torrid run at the par-five eighth where he made eagle after his approach shot from 275 yards bounced off a greenside slope and settled nine feet from the cup.

Lahiri wins Haryana Open

Lahiri wins Haryana Open

Rediff.com27 Sep 2009

Anirban Lahiri posted a steady 69 in the final round of the Aircel-PGTI's Haryana Open 2009 to clinch his maiden professional title in Panchkula on Sunday.

Jeev signs off tied fifth in European Open

Jeev signs off tied fifth in European Open

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

Overnight leader Jeev Milkha Singh fumbled in the final round and settled for a disappointing fifth place finish in the European open golf tournament in Kent on Sunday. Going into the final round with a three-stroke lead, Jeev brought home four-over 76, his worst card of the week, to finish with an aggregate of 286, which was two strokes adrift of winner Christian Cevaer of France.