India's Viraj Madappa steered clear of the competition with his flawless 7-under 65 round at the Bank BRI Indonesia Open at Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta. The Indian, who claimed his breakthrough on home soil last year, marked his flawless card with seven birdies to hold a one-shot advantage over Thailand’s Kosuke Hamamoto and Indonesian amateur, Naraajie Emerald … [Read more...]
Brooks Koepka wins PGA ‘Player of the Year’ award
The 2018 PGA 'Player of the Year' winner successfully defended his title on Monday afternoon, edging McIlroy for the honours. Rory McIlroy defeated Koepka with a margin of five strokes on Sunday at East Lake, the venue for the TOUR Championship to claim his second FedExCup title. But a day later it was all about Koepka who defeated McIlroy with 84 points, 6 points more than … [Read more...]
Lahiri retains his PGA TOUR membership
32-year-old Indian Anirban Lahiri retained his 2019-2020 PGA TOUR membership with a tied-5th finish at the $1,000,000 Albertsons Boise Open, the second event on the Korn Ferry Tour finals at Hillcrest Country Club, Idaho, US on August 25. The Indian was bogey-free through the weekend, finishing inside the top ten for the second straight week with a five-under 66 with rounds of … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods to host an amateurs-only competition
The Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J. is the venue for this week's opening event of FedEx Cup playoffs. Tiger Woods and his team announced the next big-time event for amateurs, at the same venue the inaugural Nexus … [Read more...]
A new Asian Tour event announced in India
Asian Tour announces a new event on its schedule called - Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship from September 12-15, 2019. The US$300,000 event is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and will be staged at the Classic Golf and Country Club, a highly regarded golf course. The Classic Golf and Country Club International … [Read more...]
