A superb birdie on the final hole earned him a well-deserved win in the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open.\n\n
But Tiger Woods stayed in hot pursuit for a third consecutive title.
Anirban Lahiri equalled the course record with a sensational nine-under 62 at the par-71 Macau Golf and Country Club to finish second at the Venetian Macau Open on Sunday.
India's rising golf star Shubhankar Sharma is excited at the prospect of playing with his 'idol' Tiger Woods at the next year's Open Championship.
The world No. 1 held off David Toms in the final to emerge triumphant.
The local lad fired a blemish-less tour-under 68, to win with a tally of 14-under 274.
The Indian ace completed his third round in the Malaysian Open in four-under-par 67 for a two-shot lead over world No. 5 Retief Goosen.
He ended the second round three strokes clear of South African Retief Goosen in the Malaysian Open.
He chipped-in for birdies on three holes and snatched the lead from Ashok Kumar on the penultimate day of the DHL Challenge.
The 24-year-old Chowrasia is just a point away from the overnight leader after the second round in the DHL Challenge.
Rookie Ashok Kumar strung together a hat-trick of birdies on his closing holes, to leap into the joint-lead alongside defending champion Vivek Bhandari and Shamim Khan at three-under 69 after the opening round.
The Merrut-based golfer fired an opening round \n\nfive-under 67 to place behind South African Craig Kamps by a solitary point.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ernie Els closed his 2002 season with one of the best rounds of his career on Sunday and then admitted he had finally laid to rest the ghost of Tiger Woods.\n\n
Let's not expect miracles in 2018 from a man nearly 10 years removed from his most recent major championship victory, and four-plus years from any victory.
The Indian ace submitted a bogey-free card of three-under 68 in the second round at the Dunlop Phoenix Open.
India's Amritinder Singh moved to tied 22ned place after shooting superb round of six-under 66.
The Kolkata-based pro was two strokes ahead of the field at the end of the third round in the HT Pro Golf 2003.
The 21-year-old Indian's performance at the World Golf Championships has made the golfing world sit up and take notice.
Tom Watson shot a scintillating five-under-par 65 for a share of the US Open lead with qualifier Brett Quigley.
The world number one came from a one-hole deficit to beat Davis Love III in the final of the Match Play Championship.
Two bogeys on the last four holes cost Arjun Singh his first Asian PGA \n\ntitle, as he finished second in the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
India's frontline combat aircraft Sukhoi-30 fleet was on Friday cleared for flying after being grounded for nearly a month following a crash near Pune.
Sakshi Malik ended India's frustrating medal drought with a dramatic bronze-winning effort on Day 12 of the Rio Olympic Games on Wednesday.
An eagle and two birdies in the closing stretch allowed South African Dawie van der Walt to shoot a 66 and secure an emotional two shot victory at the curtailed Nelson Mandela Championship on Saturday.
Golf fans can look forward to the tantalising prospect of world number two Jordan Spieth and third-ranked Rory McIlroy continuing their battle for Masters glory in the final pairing in Saturday's third round.
Triumphant European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn said his 12 players had made his job an "easy one" during a weekend in which they comprehensively outplayed the United States in France.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday.
India's Anirban Lahiri staggered to a disappointing seven-over 79 on a windy day as he dropped sharply from a possible top-10 finish to tied-28th at the World Golf Championships in Doral, United States.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday.
'There was a universal feeling that not much is known about amateur and professional golf in India, and also how golf is developing in what is going to be a very big economy in just a few years.' 'They all want India to be ready and accessible.'
Former champion Paul Lawrie was back home walking his dog assuming he had missed the British Open before dashing back to Muirfield to card an impressive one-under-par 70 on Saturday.
France winger Franck Ribery's decision to retire from international football after missing the World Cup could lead to a suspension from club football, UEFA president Michel Platini said on Sunday.
"The Army has been deployed without informing the state government. This is unprecedented and a very serious matter," she claimed.
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