Golf: Sharmila ahead by two strokes
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 22 (IANS) Sharmila Nicollet shot a one-under 71 Wednesday in her first tournament in India in more than six months and the only sub-par card of the day ... Read more...
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Rohana snatches dramatic win in PGTI golf
August 10th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) Lying third overnight, Sri Lankan Anura Rohana fired a three-under 69 to script a fascinating come-from-behind victory in the PGTI Players Golf Championship here Friday.Rohana finished ... Read more...
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Lahiri fires 69 to take lead
August 9th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 9 (IANS) Local hope Anirban Lahiri snatched the lead at the end of third round in the PGTI Players Championship presented by Prestige Golfshire Club after he posted ... Read more...
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Chandra, Sangwan in lead
May 29th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Yashas Chandra of Mysore upstaged his more fancied opponents on the first day of Toyota IGU southern India Juniors at the KGA course here Tuesday when ... Read more...
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Aditi grabs Usha Delhi Ladies golf title
April 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, April 19 (IANS) Aditi Ashok completed a fine start-to-finish win in the Usha Delhi Ladies and junior girls golf Championships at the par-72 Noida Golf Club Thursday for a ... Read more...
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Two-shot lead for Aditi Ashok at Usha Delhi Ladies golf
April 18th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, April 18 (IANS) Aditi Ashok continued to stay ahead of the field after the second round of the Usha Delhi Ladies and junior girls golf Championships at the Noida ... Read more...
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Lahiri shares lead in qualifying for British Open
March 1st, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chonburi (Thailand), March 1 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri of India continued his solid form by shooting an opening round four-under-par 68 to share the lead with Jonathan Moore of the US ... Read more...
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Kumar maintains lead at Hero Indian Open golf
October 14th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Chiragh Kumar of India raced into a three-shot lead to put himself in a good position of securing a dream victory after the second round ... Read more...
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Golfer scores two holes-in-one in same round to defy 100mln-to-one odds
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 22(ANI): A 66-year-old golfer has defied odds of 100 million to one by sinking two holes-in-one in the same round.According to the Daily Mail, John Richardson achieved the feat ... Read more...
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Lahiri opens with a 66 in morning session at SAIL Open
March 22nd, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India's Anirban Lahiri, seeking his maiden Asian tour title, began strongly with a six-under 66 in the morning session of the first day of the ... Read more...
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Scottish blind golfer scores first hole-in-one on ‘very tricky’ green
September 8th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 8 (ANI): A Scottish blind golfer scored his first hole-in-one on a "very tricky" green at Wellsgreen course, near Windygates in Fife-a feat that is difficult to achieve even for ... Read more...
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Dustin Johnson’s Bunker Controversy
August 16th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Aug 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dustin Johnson saw his hopes dashed for the 92nd PGA Championship with what can be called one of the cruelest ruling in golf in recent times. ... Read more...
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Bhullar finish fourth at Brunei Open
August 1st, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bandar Seri Begawan, Aug 1 (IANS) India's Gaganjeet Bhullar turned in another magical final round performance with a six-under 65, but still finished fourth, two shots from a play-off, in the Brunei ... Read more...
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Woods fights back to be four shots behind leader
May 7th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 7 (ANI): Ace golfer Tiger Woods, overcoming his shaky start, improved his game to shoot two-under-par 70 and equalled his best first round in 14 years at the Players ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods Faces The Media, Answers Questions
April 6th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 05 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As most everyone knows, Tiger Woods is returning to golf at the Master's Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. He gave a press conference today and answered questions ... Read more...
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Donald Trump’s “best in the world” golf course revealed
April 3rd, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 3 (ANI): American business tycoon Donald Trump's "best in the world" golf course has been unveiled by his team of designers.His developers in Scotland released two views depicting two ... Read more...
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Kapur finishes second, five Indians in top six
April 2nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Richard Karlberg of Sweden took the cake, winning the $300,000 SAIL Open, even as five Indians followed him in the second to sixth place in the Asian ... Read more...
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Shiv Kapur leads Indian charge at SAIL Open
April 1st, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1(IANS) Indian stalwart Shiv Kapur wielded a red-hot putter en route to a sizzling nine-under-par 63 to share the third round lead with Richard Karlberg of Sweden at the ... Read more...
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Gangjee tied 10th after third round in Malaysian Open
March 6th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee struck a purple patch with six birdies and an eagle in a span of 10 holes to finally come back with a six-under 66 despite ... Read more...
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Bhullar tied 24th at Asian Tour International
February 4th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 4 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar dropped two late bogeys and spoilt his scorecard to finish with a one-under 71 that still saw him as the best-placed Indian at tied 24th place ... Read more...
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Ashok stays one shot ahead of the pack
December 17th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 17 (IANS) Ashok Kumar kept the lead with a three-under 69 in round two of the PGTI Tour Championship 2009 golf to lead by one stroke. Ashok's second round effort ... Read more...
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Harrington calls Singapore Open ‘Asia’s Major’ (Singapore Open Diary)
October 31st, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Krishnaswamy
Sentosa (Singapore), Oct 31 (IANS) Padraig Harrington has been all praise for the Serapong Course at the Sentosa Golf Club. He called it one of the best championship layouts in ... Read more...
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Jeev stuns Westwood after winning debut at World Match play
October 30th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Casares (Spain), Oct 30 (IANS) Playing through pain, India's Jeev Milkha Singh made a sensational debut Thursday at the Volvo World Match Play Championships by stunning European Money leader Lee Westwood, the ... Read more...
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Golfer Anirban Lahiri scores maiden win on Indian tour
September 27th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 27 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri, one of India's rising stars, broke through a mental barrier with his maiden win on the Aircel-PGTI Tour with a come-from-behind one shot win in ... Read more...
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Randhawa slips to tied 16th on final day
September 27th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kyoto, Sep 27 (IANS) Jyoti Randhawa was unable to recover from a poor start and ended with a five-over 76 that saw him slide out of top-10 and finish tied 16th ... Read more...
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Bhullar takes two-stroke lead in Players Championship
August 14th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 14 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar posted a three-under 69 to lead the pack after round three of the PGTI Players Championship at the Eagleton Golf Resort here Friday.
Bhullar thus strengthened ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods Wins AT&T National By Beating Anthony Kim
July 6th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by GD
Tiger Woods won the AT&T National Tournament by one shot, after beating the defending champion Anthony Kim, at the Congressional Country Club, on Sunday, July 5. Woods also kept a last round ... Read more...
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Phatlum defends title at Indian Open
February 27th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) Thailand's top woman golfer Pornanong Phatlum defended her DLF Women's Indian Open title after carding a four-under 68 on the final day at the DLF Golf and Country ... Read more...
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Kapur, Randhawa in top 10 at Malaysia
February 14th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 14 (IANS) Shiv Kapur and Jyoti Randhawa both shot six-under 66 each as they made smart moves upwards in the third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open golf tournament ... Read more...
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Golfer Gangjee tied third in Bangkok
February 8th, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 7 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee put himself in contention for the title with the season's first hole in one at the Asian Tour International here Saturday. The Kolkata professional held a ... Read more...
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Jyoti sizzles with 67, moves to 20th in Abu Dhabi
January 17th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 17 (IANS) A sizzling five-under 67 highlighted by five birdies on the back nine of the course helped star Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa rise to tied 20th midway through ... Read more...
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Ghei, Lahiri end tied 49th in Brunei Open golf
August 24th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Aug 24 (IANS) It was a disappointing finish for the Indian trio led by seasoned golfer Gaurav Ghei on the last day of the $300,000 Brunei Open here ... Read more...
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Atwal misses the cut in Nationwide Tour event
July 26th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Columbus (Ohio), July 26 (IANS) Arjun Atwal's chances of getting back to PGA Tour suffered a big setback as he missed the midway cut at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Atwal shot ... Read more...
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Choi slips to 16th at British Open
July 21st, 2008 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Southport (Britain), July 20 (IANS) South Korea's K.J. Choi, bidding to become the first Asian to win a Major, had a heart-breaking final round though he had been in contention after three ... Read more...
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Meet the golf-pals who got a hole-in-one at same hole!
July 18th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 18 (ANI): It was an unbelievable coincidence when Golf pals Pat Lacy and Pat Dale both hit a hole-in-one in quick succession, and that too in the same ... Read more...
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