Arjun Atwal remained on course to end a prolonged title drought while an upwardly mobile SSP Chowrasia joined the US-based Indian at tied fifth spot after the penultimate round of the Indian Masters in New Delhi on Saturday.
At tied 12th, SSP Chowrasia (69) remained the highest-placed Indian, but it was Jeev Milkha Singh, who brought home the best card among his compatriots - a three-under 67 - in the second round of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament on Friday.
The Indian golfer produced a eye-catching 67 to be placed behind England's Robert Rock after the opening day at the Maybank Malaysian Open.
The Kolkata pro shot a superb eight-under par 64 in the opening round of the tournament.
SSP Chowrasia fired four birdies on the back nine as he recovered from an early triple bogey to finish tied 47th after carding two-under 70 in the final round of the Qatar Masters, in Doha, on Sunday.
The former was just a stroke ahead of Chowrasia on the penultimate day of the Petroleum Golf Championship.
The Kolkata pro is on the brink of victory after the penultimate round in the Sir Padampat Singhania Open golf tournament.
Jeev Milkha Singh slid off the lead to the 10th place after a modest level-par 72 while Shiv Kapur and SSP Chowrasia squeezed themselves inside the cut line after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai on Friday.
The Kolkata pro extended his lead to eight strokes at the end of the penultimate round of the tournament.\n\n
A relaxed attitude worked wonders for Jyoti Randhawa as he fired a sizzling eight-under 62 to grab a share of the lead with compatriot SSP Chowrasia (70) and Welshman Rhys Davies (69) after the penultimate round of the Singha Thailand Open in Phuket on Saturday.
The Kolkata golfer is aiming to upstage Mukesh Kumar in the Sir Padampat Singhania Open which begins tomorrow.
India's Shivshankar Chowrasia shot a brilliant five-under-par final round 67 to claim an upset two-shot win in the Indian Masters tournament on Sunday.
SSP Chowrasia gave away a late double bogey but was still the better of the two Indians who made the midway cut at the 71st Italian Open presented by Damiani.
Indian golfer SSP Chowrasia stayed consistent with a one-under 71 in the fourth and final round to finish at tied 32nd as the best Indian in the M2M Russian Open golf tournament in Moscow on Sunday.
Indian golfers SSP Chowrasia and Anirban Lahiri completed their opening round and improved their positions before rain left them stranded midway through the second round at the Barclay's Singapore Open on Friday.
Shiv Chowrasia's wife will be ruing her decision to stay in bed on Saturday morning after missing out on seeing her journeyman husband shoot the best round of the week at the Abu Dhabi Championship.
SSP Chowrasia carded a second straight even-par 71 to stay tied 20th but Jeev Milkha Singh (72) missed the cut despite an improved performance in the second round of the BMW PGA Golf Championships in Wentworth, UK.
SSP Chowrasia finally banished the gremlins and stunned a star-studded field to walk away with the Indian Masters title as the Delhi Golf Club witnessed a new star on Sunday.
India's latest golf sensation S S P Chowrasia believes that he is ready to take another shot at glory and cement his place amongst the game's elite at this week's Volvo China Open. The talented Indian has scalped some of the biggest names in golf this season and there is no better stage to showcase his talents again than this week's US $2.2 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and China Golf Association.
Shah said BJP worker's family had complained that his body had been taken away forcibly.
Shiv Kapur cracked a stunning six-under 66 that included seven birdies against one bogey to move up to tied 28th after the third round of the Rolex Trophy on the European Challenge Tour.
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri got off to a brilliant start at the European Tour's six-round Qualifying School Final Stage with a flawless five-under 65 at the par-70 Purple course and was placed second overall among the 156 starters.
Shiv Kapur was the best placed Indian on day one at the Sicilian Open golf as he was tied 29th while Jeev Milkha Singh and SSP Chowrasia struggled on a mixed day for India.
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur played out yet a steady second round of three-under 69 that kept him in touch with the leaders at the BMW Italian Open in Torino.
Form deserted Indian golfers at the Madrid Masters and the trio of Shiv Kapur, Jyoti Randhawa and SSP Chowrasia missed the cut after returning over-par cards in the second round of the European Tour event.
Jyoti Randhawa returned a tournament best eight-under 64 to emerge sole leader after the penultimate round in the Hero Honda Indian Open golf tournament.
The ace golfer defeated S S P Chowrasia in a sudden-death play-off to win the crown for the second time in his career.
Rashid Khan launched his Asian Tour career with a thrilling victory in the season-opening SAIL-SBI Open as he edged out Bangladesh's Siddikur Rahman in the play-off at the Delhi golf Club on Saturday.
It was a very disappointing start for the Indian trio of Shiv Kapur, Jeev Milkha Singh and SSP Chowrasia at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
Anirban Lahiri continued his dream run in 2014 by earning a European Tour card for the first time in his career after finishing inside the top-25 at the European Tour Q-School Final Stage in Girona, Spain.
Jeev Milkha Singh comfortably made the cut while Gaganjeet Bhullar had to dig deep with three birdies in last four holes to join him for the weekend rounds at the European Tour event Volvo China Open.
Jeev Milkha Singh, who withdrew after the first round of the Singapore Open, has also pulled out of the Hong Kong Open to let his injured right-hand finger heal comepletely ahead of the big events coming up.
India's Anirban Lahiri took sole lead by signing for a five-under-par 67 after the second round of the King's Cup at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club in Thailand on Friday. The five-time Asian Tour winner, who shared the overnight lead with compatriot S S P Chowrasia, compiled a two-day total of 12-under-par 132 to take pole position on his own, holding a two-shot advantage over Australia's Andrew Dodt.
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur struck four birdies in a row to register a five-under 67 and grab the joint 10th spot after the opening round of the BMW Italian Open in Torino.
Jeev Milkha Singh making his 14th appearance at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic shot a superb bogey-free five-under 67 that put him inside the top-10 on the opening day of the last event on Middle East Swing of the European Tour.
After two successive 66s, it was a bleak day for Jeev Milkha Singh as he managed just two birdies against one bogey for a one-under 71 and slipped to tied ninth at the Volvo China Open in Chengdu on Saturday.
Jeev Milkha Singh managed to make the cut despite returning a four-over 75 but fortune of the other Indians in fray took a massive tumble as they fell by the wayside after the second round of the Barclays Scottish Open golf tournament here.
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.
Himmat Singh Rai lived up to his reputation of being one of the brightest young prospects of Indian golf when he posted his first professional win at the PGTI Players Championship in Kolkata on Friday.
A birdie binge on his front nine hurled Jeev Milkha Singh into title contention while SSP Chowrasia also raised his game just in time to make the cut at the fog-marred Dubai Desert Classic on Friday.
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