Jeev, whose career took a hit because of incessant injury breakdowns, praised the American for winning his 80th PGA Tour title last month, which was his first in five years.
Mukesh Kumar heads the Hero Honda Golf Tour money list.
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.
He won USD 840,855, the biggest cheque won by an Indian in an individual sport.
The Lok Sabha contest in Thiruvananthapuram is shaping up to be a significant battle involving key candidates like Shashi Tharoor, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and Panniyan Ravindran. This three-cornered fight highlights the political dynamics in Kerala's capital city, with each candidate bringing their own vision and promises for the region's development, notes Rajeev Srinivasan.
The former was just a stroke ahead of Chowrasia on the penultimate day of the Petroleum Golf Championship.
The return of shooting, which was controversially dropped from the Birmingham CWG earlier this year, is a welcome development for India.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the Ashes series against Australia.
The Chandigarh pro braved a painful right elbow to snatch the opening round lead at the Forest Hill Golf Open.
Top seed Arjun Atwal suffered a heat stroke and gave Vijay Kumar a walkover in his semi-final.
Top seed Arjun Atwal however registered an easy victory in the SRF Matchplay Golf Championship.
Cricketing legend Kapil Dev submitted a card of one-under 71 today to share the fifth position along with Vikramjit Singh after the third round of the Northern Indian Amateur title.
Jeev Milkha Singh's tied 25th finish in the Masters helped him climb three places to 80th even though Jyoti Randhawa continued to be India's highest ranked golfer at 74th. Placed 83rd in last week's Official World Golf Rankings, Jeev, who notched up his best finish in a Major at the Augusta Masters on Sunday, rose to 80 in the latest chart, which also has Randhawa at 74, one place up from his previous 75th position.
Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Glenn Maxwell could have added motivation to steady his team's floundering campaign in IPL 2023. Four of his childhood friends have flown down from Australia to cheer their mate in the ongoing tournament.
India's teen golfer Aditi Ashok rounded off yet another week with a card of five-over 76 to end her campaign at the 41st spot in the women's golf event at Rio Olympics. Nine of the world's Top-10 took part in the event making it as strong as any Major and ensuring credibility for the sport, which made a re-appearance at the sporting extravaganza after 112 years. For Aditi to hold her own on first two days when her cards of 68-68 kept her in the Top-8 of the field was indeed a big step for Indian golf at world stage.
Indian golfers will now come under the ambit of international anti-doping rules as the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) which marks 10 years of its inception, on Saturday, took the initial steps in implementing the international doping guidelines.
There has been a debate on the team selection with some senior players such as Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal missing the world cup bus. Kapil, however, backed the selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar, for the picking the best Indian team for the World Cup.
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 Kolkata pro, with a two-day total of nine-under par 135, is a stroke ahead of Digvijay Singh in the HT Pro Golf 2003.
Anirban Lahiri was voted the 2014 'Players' Player of the Year' after a successful season on the Asian Tour, where he won two titles and finished second on the Order of Merit.
The ace Indian golfer produced a magical display in difficult conditions to take the lead on the opening day of the Hero Honda Masters.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
The Mhow-based golfer mounted a late charge to win the DHL Challenge.
Warner played some audacious strokes batting both left and right-handed.
Anirban Lahiri grabbed birdies on three of the four par-five holes to card a one-under 71 under tough scoring conditions and force his way into top-10 at the USD 1 million King's Cup Golf in Hua Hin, Thailand on Saturday.
Shiv Kapur took a definite step towards sealing his European Tour berth for 2014 with a sizzling eagle finish that saw him card a six-under 66 in Round 2 and rise to second in the season-ending Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final in Dubai.
The country's best golfers are ready to battle it out in the Rs One million Tata Steel Open golf, which begins in Jamshedpur, with a pro-am on Wednesday.\n\n
The Indian golfing ace will play in the Qualifying School Finals that begin in Malaysia on Wednesday.
The Kolkata pro achieved the feat at the Hero Honda Open South 2003.
Manav Das beat Aditya Singh in a play-off to win the Royal Challenge South title at the par-70
The leader on the Money List shot a brilliant six-under 66 inclusive of an eagle-birdie finish to take the lead on the opening day of the PGAI-TSM Open.
The Lucknow golfer broke the existing course record of six-under 65, and was at 12-under 201 after three rounds in the Hero Honda West event.
The Kolkata pro extended his lead to eight strokes at the end of the penultimate round of the tournament.\n\n
The Indian golfing ace is poised to return his best finish of the season on the Japanese PGA Tour.
The Kolkata pro played a brilliant round of three-under 69 on the penultimate day of the Cotton City Open.
The Chandigarh pro had a one-stroke lead over the second-placed Feroz Ali on the opening day of the Cotton City Open.
The No. 1 player on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour shot a four-under 68 on the opening day of the London Myanmar Open.
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