Amateur golfer Lavanya Gupta wins the fifth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the DLF Golf & Country Club, overcoming tough course conditions to secure a five-shot victory.
Amateur golfer Lavanya Gupta surged ahead of Jasmine Shekar to claim the lead after the second round of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour in Gurugram, with Durga Nittur making a significant leap into third place.
Jasmine Shekar leads the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour after the first round, followed closely by amateur Lavanya Gupta.
Defending champion Eugenio Chacarra is in a good position to contend for another Hero Indian Open title, while Freddy Schott leads after the first round. Veer Ahlawat is the best-placed Indian golfer.
15-year-old Indian amateur golfer Kartik Singh made history by becoming the youngest player from the subcontinent to make the cut in an Asian Tour event at the International Series India.
Eugenio Chacarra leads the Hero Indian Open, aiming for back-to-back wins, while Casey Jarvis trails closely, seeking his third DP World Tour title. Several Indian players face a tough weekend after a disrupted second day.
Two-time winner Jyoti Randhawa, brought home a brilliant card of five-under 67 to grab a narrow one-stroke lead at the Rs 95 lakh DLF Masters golf tournament in Gurgaon, on Wednesday.
The Indian ace had three bogeys in the front nine to shoot two-under 70 in the final round that gave him a 15-under 273 overall and his third title of the season.
Kapil is known to be a keen golfer, whose handicap was almost down to scratch at one time.
The 21-year-old stayed on course towards capturing his maiden professional title when he shot a two-under 68 in the second round to to open up a three-stroke lead over second placed Zai Kipgen and Mukesh Kumar.\n\n
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The 22-year-old Delhi golfer displaced Mukesh Kumar from the top of the Money List of the 2003-04 season of the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour.
The 31-year-old Kolkata-based pro has a many reasons to win the Hero Honda Master golf, beginning on Thursday.
An inspired Jeev Milkha Singh, who recently welcomed the arrival of his newborn son, returns to home soil for this week's inaugural Avantha Masters, promising to put Indian golf firmly on the world map. The two-time Asian Tour number one celebrated the birth of his first child a fortnight ago and believes his son will give him the added motivation when he plays in front of a partisan crowd that's expected to gather at the DLF Golf and Country Club from February 11 to 14.
The Rookie of the year' 2002-03 award winner moved to the top of the Order of Merit List on the Hero Honda Golf Tour.
Scottish golfer Peter Whiteford, who was overnight tied second at the tri-sanctioned Avantha Masters in New Delhi, was on Sunday disqualified from the final round for moving the ball during the third round.
Former world number one golfer Vijay Singh will be in the field for the $2.5 million event, jointly sanctioned by European, Asian and Australasian Tours.
Germany's Marcel Siem took the opening honours at the inaugural Avantha Masters by posting an eight-under-par 64 for a single shot lead over Chinese Taipei's Chan Yih-shin on Thursday.
Johnnie Walker Classic has attracted star players like Colin Montgomerie, Adam Scott and Vijay Singh in its debut edition in India.
India's C Muniyappa, an unheralded golfer from Bangalore, upstaged stars like Arjun Atwal to enjoy a share of the halfway lead in the US$1.25 million Hero Honda Indian Open on Friday.
Every player has a passion so I want more and more children to play. There should be an infrastructure for them, he added.
Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance, legendary Kapil Dev said on Tuesday in context of India's six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final earlier this month.
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Teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok scripted history on Sunday as she became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Women's Indian Open in Gurgaon.
Teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Women's Indian Open in Gurgaon on Sunday.
Bhullar started from the back nine and birdied the 11th, dropped just one bogey on Par-5 14th and he birdied 15th and 17th to turn in 2-under 33. On the second nine, he birdied his closing holes eighth and ninth.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
But the Robert Vadra firm, which held luxury apartments in top DLF projects, sees income and profits dry up since FY11.
While other Indians in the fray went over par, the 21-year-old from Chandigarh sank five birdies, including one at the 18th, against three bogeys and a double bogey at the 17th, to share the lead with English golfer Matt Wallace, who carded two-under 70 to total 209.
Be it India's Shiv Kapur or South African Brandon Stone, the golfers are keeping a close eye on the ongoing tournament.
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