Tournament favourite Tiger Woods will join Ulsterman Graeme McDowell and South African Louis Oosthuizen for Thursday’s first round of the British Open.

Twelve months after injuring his finger en route to victory in the Scottish Open and Jeev Milka Singh’s troublesome finger has still not fully mended.

Phil Mickelson is no stranger to travelling but he was reminded on the eve of the Scottish Open that in a 21-year pro career he’s had just one victory on European soil.

Five years ago at the Altis Open PGTI event at the Eagleton resort, the leader group comprised of three city golfers — C. Muniyappa, Anirban Lahiri and S. Chikkarangappa, an amateur among the threesome in what eventually turned out to be Muniyappa’s big break.

Seven years after making his maiden appearance at the Majors in 2006, Shiv Kapur grabbed another chance to swing his club alongside the golfing greats at the 2013 Open Championship to be held later th

On a wind-swept grey Tuesday at the Eagleton golf resort, the home boys were made to look like clueless visitors as players who hadn’t even tested the greens walked away with the opening day’s honours at the PGTI Eagleburg Open.

The expansive greens at the Eagleton golf resort like any sporting venue, is a place which rekindles fond memories and recounts milestones of many golfers.

Anirban Lahiri of Bengaluru gave himself a birthday present a day in advance when he edged past Delhi’s Shamim Khan in a playoff to win the PGTI Players Championship at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune on Saturday.
After the end of the 72 holes, the two golfers were tied at a total of 10-under-278 and Lahiri clinched the title with a birdie in the playoff hole against Khan’s par effort.

Delhi golfer Shamim Khan carded a resolute four-under 68 to grab the lead in the penultimate round of the PGTI Players Championship at the Oxford Golf and Country Club in Pune on Thursday. After 54 holes, Shamim’s had a total of 10-under 206 thanks to his brilliant third round show.

The Indian Golf Union, the country’s apex body for golf development, took a step forward in its move to initiate the sport in schools, launching a coaching programme in Srinagar.