THE NEWLY launched Thomas Cook Indian Golf League (TCIGL) has already conducted six rounds. The aim of this league is to promote the sport in Delhi and subsequently across the country. And, going by the response that the league has received till now, one can say that this concept is here to stay.The central idea behind the league is to ...

JAPAN'S Masamichi Ito won the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at the Mission Hills Golf Club in China. Ito closed with a three-under-par 69 on the Faldo Course, one of 12 at Mission Hills, before defeating Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Chi-Hsien on the first play-off hole. The R&A has supported the Faldo Series Asia since its inception in 2005 with grants ...

COCA-COLA India, one of the country's largest soft drink manufacturers, has become the 'Official Beverage Partner' for this year's Commonwealth Games. It has joined Air India, NTPC, Hero Honda and Central Bank of India in the Delhi 2010 Games family.Organising Committee, CWG Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Coca-Cola India President and CEO Atul Singh signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this ...

AS WE approach the end of the first quarter of the year, we are realising how time has flown. It seems like yesterday that the 2009 season got over and we had a little time to relax and catch up with that we professional golfers miss while on the Tour.Looking back at the past months, I can say that it ...

Delegates from 14 leading golf bodies were in St Andrews for the biannual Golf Forum, which was held in the University of St Andrews Parliament Hall. Representatives from the Golf Foundation, the Golf Course Managers Association, the Professional Golfers Association, the PGA European Tour, the Ladies European Tour, the Ladies Golf Union, The R&A and officials from each of the ...

ROYAL Liverpool Golf Club is set to host The Open Championship in 2014. The Hoylake Links will be hosting golf's oldest Major competition for a record 12th time. When The Open returned to Hoylake in 2006, after a 39-year absence, Tiger Woods became the first back-to-back champion since Tom Watson in 1983.The event drew a record 230,000 people. When Woods ...

World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win the overall team title at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships."I was scared that the bout may be stopped and I would be declared medically unfit. Bleeding was ...

THE LAST two months have been pretty hectic. With the Aircel- Professional Golf Tour of India in full swing, Indian golfers have been busy. Harmeet Khalon in his column gives a lowdown on how the season has progressed so far. With the mercury heading north in this part of the country, the Indian tour is headed for the relatively cooler ...

Luck of sponsors, little exposure to international competitions and weaker disposition are conniving against the Indian women on international tours, writes Vikram Jit SinghIF THE high-noon sun, coastal winds and palm-sized roughs didn't get them, there was Oriental food to upset their rhythm. For those for whom finances are a problem, without sponsors to lean on, the expenses put a ...

The 2008 winner of the Indian Master has struggled on the European tour. Vikram Jit Singh analyses what ails the master of the short game on foreign shoresHis father was a greenskeeper at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. SSP Chowrasia is a master of the Indian greens. His moniker 'Chipputsia' serves him well even on the cold, windy greens of ...

JAPAN'S Tetsuji Hiratsuka claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with an emphatic 10-stroke victory at the Air Bagan Mvanmar Open at the Pun Hlaing Golf Club. The tournament also marked the return of top professional golf to the troubled country after a hiatus of four years.After two third-place finishes this season, Hiratsuka posted a brilliant final round six-under-par 66 for ...

ON the putting green we all know that the line of putt, should never be touched, and that the surface of the putting green should never be tested, during a stipulated round. There is, however, an exception to this rule. Between the play of two holes, a player may test the surface of any practice putting green and the putting ...

HUNTER Mahan now has two PGA Tour wins to his name. He came from four strokes back to beat Rickie Fowler by a shot and win the Phoenix Open title. The 27-year-old had an eagle and a pair of birdies between holes 13 and 16 for a six-under-par 65,16 under overall to score his second PGA Tour victory.Fowler, only 21 ...

ERNIE Els ended a two-year title drought with a superb win in the World Golf Championships-CA Championship in Miami. In the process he became the European Tour's all-time leading money winner. The South African captured the second of this season's WGC events - and his 63rd professional title - by a commanding four-shot margin after what developed into a straight ...

SOUTH Korea's Noh Seung-yul completed a sensational run in Malaysia by qualifying for the 150th Open Championship at International Final Qualifying - Asia. Noh qualified alongside Malaysia's Danny Chia, and Japan's Hiroyuki Fujita, while amateur Eric Chun, also of South Korea, took the fourth and final place in July's Open Championship, having earned his IFQ appearance with a runner-up finish ...

DESPITE travelling for 24 hours from the US Masters, where he finished 8th, Korean YE Yang fended off jet-lag, fatigue and the best field ever to win the Volvo China Open at Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club, courtesy of a battling one-under-par 71 to finish 15-under-par.The 38-year-old from Yongin became the first Korean to win China's national open golf ...

INDIAN racing driver Karun Chandhok became the second Indian, first being Narain Kathikeyan in 2005, to race in Formula 1 after making his maiden appearance from Hispania Racing Team F1 at Bahrain. The 24- year-old Chennai driver got a last minute call from the Spanish team, barely three weeks before the season opener at the Sakhir International Circuit.This marks the ...

Indian beat arch rivals Pakistan by a huge margin of 58-24 to win the first edition of the KabaddiWorld Cup. The 10-day tournament held in the various cities of Punjab saw huge response the ardent followers of the sport in the state. The final was held at the jam-packed Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana under floodlights.Besides a glittering trophy, victorious Indian ...

Just a day after turning 20, Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal attained her career-best ranking of world No 5. It followed her stupendous show in the All England Badminton Championships in March that helped her to climb up to fifth spot in the world rankings.According to the latest list published by the Badminton World Federation, Nehwal gained a couple of ...

* Narrow and open stance: Keep the stance narrow with your feet approximately 6-8 inches apart. Keeping your shoulder alignment parallel to the target-line, withdraw your left foot about 2-3 inches back in order to create an open stance. This will restrict the length of the backswing as well as help in clearing the body on forward swing.* Chest ahead: ...

A PERFECT island setting awaits you at St Regis Princeville Resort, situated among the lush green cliffs that tower over Kauai's picturesque Hanalei Bay. The historic Princeville is located on the North Shore of the magnificent island of Kauai. Built beside the emerald green Hanalei Valley overlooking the awe-inspiring Napali Coast, the St Regis Princeville Resort is surrounded by five ...

ATHEISTS given to taunting the golfing gods saw the redemption of a faithful in the play-off in the PGTI Players Championship at the Panchkula Golf Club. Chandigarh pro Sujjan Singh sprayed his tee shots all over the course, including a numbing nine on the tricky seventh hole.He had almost resigned himself to playing the bridesmaid once again - as he ...

SHAMIM Khan outclassed Vinod Kumar 3-1 in the final of the SRF All India Professional Golf Matchplay Championship 2010 at the Delhi Golf Club. Shamim's third title win on the Aircel-PGTI ended his 16-month title drought and also catapulted him from 18th place to second position on the Rolex Rankings for 2010 (Order of Merit) as he took home the ...

CAMILO Villegas moved up to 12th in the world rankings following his win in the Honda Classic. He maintained his advantage to win at Palm Beach by five strokes. The Colombian, who began the week by promoting a Nationwide Tour event in Colombia overcame fatigue and hectic schedule to post one of the most important wins of his career.Villegas, who ...

Indian beat arch rivals Pakistan by a huge margin of 58-24 to win the first edition of the Kabaddi World Cup. The 10-day tournament held in the various cities of Punjab saw huge response the ardent followers of the sport in the state. The final was held at the jam-packed Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana under floodlights.Besides a glittering trophy, victorious ...