Wasim Khan wins maiden title at PGTI NEXGEN’s Phillaur Open

PHILLAUR (Punjab): Wasim Khan of Delhi shot a final round score of four-under 67 to move his total to 10-under 203 for the week and thus win his maiden title at the PGTI NEXGEN’s Phillaur Open presented by R S Gill played at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur, Punjab. Lucknow’s Rajesh Kumar Gautam (68) and Chandimandir’s Chandarjeet Yadav (69) finished joint runners-up at a total of eight-under 205....more

Adani Forays Into Golf In Partnership With PGTI To Create Olympic Champions

Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 From April 1 At Jaypee Greens

By Deepak Arora

AHMEDABAD: The Adani Group is set to enter Indian professional golf with the launch of ‘Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025’, in partnership with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of men’s professional golf in India. This Adani Group initiative intends to promote and broaden golf's accessibility and elevate its status as a mainstream sport, and also to cultivate the next generation of global champions from India....more

Spaniard Quim Vidal Wins Delhi Challenge 2025

NUH (Haryana): Spaniard Quim Vidal won a pulsating playoff encounter against Englishman Joshua Berry to triumph at the US$ 300,000 Delhi Challenge 2025, a HotelPlanner Tour and PGTI joint sanctioned event, played at the Classic Golf & Country Club. Vidal (65-68-66-71) and Berry (69-66-67-68), the winner at the Kolkata Challenge last week, headed into a playoff after they were tied at the top of the leaderboard with identical totals of 18-under 270 after the regulation 72 holes....more

Teenager Joshua Berry Wins Kolkata Challenge 2025

By Deepak Arora

KOLKATA, March 16: Nineteen-year-old Englishman Joshua Berry capped a dream week with a playoff victory at the US$300,000 Kolkata Challenge 2025, a HotelPlanner Tour & PGTI joint sanctioned event, played at the revered Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC).

Joshua Berry (72-62-70-73), who set the course record of 10-under 62 earlier in round two, returned an ordinary one-over 73 in regulation play on the last day to total 11-under 277 along with three other players, Norway’s Andreas Halvorsen (69-66-71-71), Austria’s Lukas Nemecz (67-70-68-72) and India’s Om Prakash Chouhan (66-68-73-70).

The four players headed into a playoff where Joshua finally triumphed with a dramatic 19-feet birdie conversion on the second extra hole.

The trio of Halvorsen, Nemecz and Chouhan thus finished joint runners-up. While Chouhan, who struggled with his short putts all day, bowed out after missing a three-footer for par on the first playoff hole, Halvorsen and Nemecz lost out to Berry on the second playoff hole.

Om Prakash Chouhan’s tied second finish earned him a cheque worth INR 20,64,000 that pushed him up 41 places to third position in the PGTI Order of Merit 2025.

Teenager Joshua Berry, the overnight leader by one shot, had a slow start to the day as he conceded two bogeys on the front-nine. Joshua then made a crucial tap-in birdie on the 15th to climb into contention. Berry made par on the first playoff hole along with Halvorsen and Nemecz. The Englishman then nailed his 19-feet birdie conversion on the second playoff hole to emerge champion.

Joshua, who won his maiden HotelPlanner Tour title, said, “I didn’t have the best of rounds today but I guess I earned the reward for staying patient till the end and keeping my emotions together. All parts of my game fired this week and I was particularly sharp with the mental aspect of my game.

“I’m absolutely buzzing. This win is important and it’s good for my confidence as well. I know I can do it now, which I think is the key thing.

“I did feel some nerves but that’s what you practice for. I’m looking forward to watching that putt in the play-off back.

“You’ve always got to be confident going into a play-off but obviously it’s nerve-racking. You really want to win, and I just tried to hit one good shot at a time. Luckily, I holed that putt on the second extra hole. It’s a game of such fine margins.”

Thirty-eight-year-old Om Prakash Chouhan, who was tied fifth and three off the lead after round three, couldn’t get his putting rhythm going on Sunday as he missed short putts to drop two bogeys on the front-nine in exchange for just one birdie.

Om Prakash, a former winner on the HotelPlanner Tour and at the RCGC in 2023, had a far better back-nine where he scored three birdies including a tap-in on the 11th and a 10-feet conversion on the 13th to move into contention.

Chouhan, who was the sole leader for a few holes on the back-nine, then missed a golden opportunity for victory on the 18th where his 15-feet putt for birdie lipped-out.

On the first playoff hole, Chouhan missed out on another short putt conversion from three feet that cost him a bogey and put him out of contention.

Chouhan said, “I once again struck the ball well, landing it within five feet for three of my birdies today. But the rhythm of my putting stroke continued to elude me. That resulted in a few missed short putts which turned out to be decisive.

“It was one of those days when things didn’t go as per plan. I was quite disappointed about missing out on the win after getting into contention towards the end.”

SSP Chawrasia and Samarth Dwivedi shot scores of 67 to make major gains on the final day. While SSP jumped 18 spots to secure sixth place at nine-under 279, Samarth moved up 22 spots to end the week in tied seventh position at eight-under 280.

PGTI makes debut in Kapurthala with staging of PGTI NEXGEN Kapurthala

By Deepak Arora

GURUGRAM, March 17: The second event of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) NEXGEN season will be PGTI NEXGEN Kapurthala which will be played from March 18 – 20 at the RCF Golf Club in Kapurthala. The tournament offers a prize purse of INR 20 lakh and marks PGTI’s debut in Kapurthala. The event will be played over three rounds (54 holes) with the cut being applied after two rounds (36 holes). The top-36 players and ties will make the cut for the third and final round....more

Nurturing Next Wave of Talent At Leela Golf Tournament

BENGALURU: Following the resounding success of the first two editions, The Leela Palace Bengaluru hosted their third shotgun tournament at the Karnataka Golf Association recently. The third edition is in collaboration with the Junior Golf Development Program and Karnataka Golf Association. What truly made this tournament stand out was its exceptional mix of rising stars and young talent, aged between 8 and 18, showcasing the full spectrum of golfing talent....more

India Beats New Zealand To Win Record 3rd Champions Trophy Title

DUBAI, Mar 9: India clinched a thrilling four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final of Champions Trophy 2025 to clinch a record third title. Chasing 252 against the Blackcaps, India reached home in 49 overs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

India were the joint-winners of Champions Trophy in 2002 before clinching the title again in 2013. Now, they have ended the tournament with the trophy once again in 2025.

Talking about the game, the spinners put up a splendid show, helping India restrict the Blakcaps for 251 for 7 after the side latter team won the toss and opted to bat first.

Kuldeep Yadav (2 for 40) and Varun Chakravarthy (2 for 45) picked two wickets apiece while Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami scalped one wicket each. Daryl Mitchell (63) and Michael Bracewell (53) played crucial knocks for the Blackcaps.

In the chase, India got off to a flying start, thanks to Rohit Sharma's dominating 76. Shreyas Iyer (48) and KL Rahul (34 not out) also played crucial knocks as India edged past New Zealand.

Sri Lankan N Thangaraja Wins Ahmedabad Open 2025

By Deepak Arora

AHMEDABAD, March 7: Sri Lankan golfer N Thangaraja coasted to a grand five-shot win after a clinical final round performance of one-over 73 at the INR 1 crore Ahmedabad Open 2025 presented by IndusInd Bank played at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad.

The 43-year-old Thangaraja (65-73-69-73), the third-round leader by five shots, capitalized on his comfortable overnight advantage with a clinical 73 as he totaled eight-under 280 for the week. Thanga, who secured his fifth PGTI title and his first win since 2023, picked up the winning cheque worth INR 15 lakh that propelled him from seventh to second position in the PGTI Order of Merit.

Mysuru’s Yashas Chandra (72-70-70-73) also struck a last round of 73 to end the week as runner-up at a total of three-under 285.

Italy’s Michele Ortolani (68-74-72-72) came in third at two-under 286 after he posted a fourth-round score of 72.

Ahmedabad’s Varun Parikh (72) and Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta (75) finished tied fourth at one-under 287.

N Thangaraja, who set the bar in round one before regaining his lead once again in round three, had a relatively quiet fourth day as he knocked in one birdie and conceded two bogeys. Thanga made his only birdie of the day on the Par-5 sixth hole where he landed his chip within four feet of the pin.

The Colombo resident played a steady round as he didn’t seem in any kind of trouble for most part of the day. Thanga dropped shots only towards the end on the 16th and 17th when he had already taken a daunting eight-shot lead and his victory was a foregone conclusion.

Thanga said, “I made a solid start and when the gap between myself and the rest continued to widen, I realized that I didn’t need to do anything fancy. I then looked to play regulation golf trying to hit most fairways and greens. After the front-nine, I was quite confident of victory.

“I think my mastery over the low shot really helped me in the windy conditions this week. Even though it was not windy in round four, the performances of the first three rounds which featured a lot of low shots helped me lay the foundation for this win. It’s good to have a win early in the season as it gives momentum for the rest of the year.”

Yashas Chandra, who secured his fourth runner-up finish on the PGTI, capped the week with a round of 73 punctuated by four birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey.

NZ Set Up Champions Trophy 2025 Final With India After Outclassing SA

LAHORE, Mar 5: David Miller's century went in vain as New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs to set up Champions Trophy final date with India.

Chasing 363, South Africa seemed to be on course in the initial part of their run chase but they stumbled later on, losing wickets in the middle overs, to eventually lose their way despite Miller's face-saving century. Miller reached triple figures off the final ball of the match.

Earlier, Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra's centuries powered New Zealand to 362/6. Rachin slammed 108 while Williamson became the first New Zealand batter to achieve the landmark of 19,000 international runs during his knock of 102.
The pair added 164 runs for the second wicket after New Zealand opted to bat. Handy contributions from Daryl Mitchell (49) and Glenn Phillips (49*) allowed the Kiwis to cross the 350-run mark.

Virat Kohli's Grit, Hardik Pandya's Cameo Take India Past Australia Into Final

DUBAI, Mar 4: Virat Kohli shone with an 84-run knock as India defeated Australia by 4 wickets to enter the final of Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday. The Rohit Sharma-led side chased down a target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs.

Apart from Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (45), KL Rahul (42 not out) and Hardik Pandya (28) also played crucial knocks.

Earlier, disciplined bowling effort helped India bundle out Australia for 264 after getting an invitation to bowl first. Mohammed Shami was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 48 while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja picked two apiece.

For Australia, Steve Smith was the top-scorer with 73 runs off 96 balls.

India are set to take on the winner of South Africa vs New Zealand match in the final.