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Sure Shot

Go with my slappy cut when you need to drive it in the short stuff

PGA TOUR, Its Tournaments Surpass $3 Billion In All-Time Charitable Giving

PGA TOUR player Gar y Woodland surprised Amy Bockerstette from Special Olympics Arizona last January with the opportunity to play the 16th hole together as part of his Waste Management Phoenix Open practice round. With a smile on her face and her can-do, “I got this” self-talk, Amy – the first collegiate golfer to compete with an intellectual disability such as Down syndrome – became an overnight sensation.

Hi-Life

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PAST, PRESENT CONVERGE FOR Rory McIlroy at THE PLAYERS

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – Rory McIlroy looked out beyond the famed island green at TPC Sawgrass.

Gaby Lopez Wins in second-longest play-off battle in the history of LPGA

With a 25 - foot birdie putt on the seventh playoff hole, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez captured the 2020 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by Insurance Office of America.

Hee Young Park Wins ISPS Handa Vic Open In A Playoff

For the first time in 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, Hee Young Park is an LPGA Tour champion.

A Royal Golfing Tradition

Business leaders, industrialists and politicians alike got together for the prestigious, annual Madhavrao Scindia Golf Tournament on February 1.

Coronavirus Outbreak Affects Sports Schedule In Asia

January 2020 started with the news of a Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak — with Wuhan, China as the epicentre. The communicable virus has, since then, claimed thousands of lives and spread to other parts of the world. On January 30, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a global emergency and asked people to take necessary precautions to safeguard themselves from this dangerous virus.

Play Like a Kid Again

What adults can learn from the best little tournament players in the world.

Rising Star

Rayhan Thomas is not just the first amateur golfer to win a MENA Tour event. He’s also a poster boy for the future of golf in both India and the Middle East. In this exclusive interview with one of the most likeable and focused teenagers you could ever meet, Thomas talks pressure playoffs, his love of yoga and the sacrifices required to become one of the best 16-year-old golfers on the planet.

Serving It Up

Golf’s rookie of the year says he’d rather be Nadal.

PGA Of America Endorses India Learn Golf Week

A club member can enrol his family or friends for this programme and at public courses one can register directly.

Keeping Up With The Mickelsons

Oh, brother: If you think you’ve heard the best tales about Phil Mickelson, listen to his brother and sister Reminisce.

$igns Of She Time$

What’s the difference between kids getting autographs and professional chasers doing the same thing? Billions of bucks.

Tpc Sawgrass Was Made For Fans: Rapp

Matt Rapp served as executive director of The Players Championship starting with the 2011 tournament and concluded his term of service following Jason Day’s 2016 triumph. Rapp, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, still remains involved with The Players, but he is now the Tour’s senior vicepresident for the Championship Management department, a position that allows him to oversee all the events the Tour runs. With another Players almost upon us, the 36th to be contested at TPC Sawgrass, Rapp took some time to discuss the tournament he’s grown to love and what makes it—and its home course—so special.

China Deal To Bolster Growth In Asia

The Asian PGA tour, the precursor to the Asian tour in 1995, served as a catalyst for a pioneering batch of Chinese professionals such as Zhang Lien-Wei and Cheng Jun to venture into a new world of opportunity.

Els And Singh Launch New Course In Malaysia

The Els Club Desaru Coast – Valley Course celebrated its official open-ing recently, marking another milestone for The Els Club Malaysia portfolio.

UBS Hong Kong Open Set For November Tee Off

The UBS Hong Kong Open will take on added significance later this year when the his-toric tournament makes its return to the Asian Tour and European Tour schedules in November.

From The Pool ​​​​​​​to The Greens

Swimming Olympian & 3-time National Champion Rehan Poncha Wants To Excel In Golf.

Changing The Rules

Five years ago the Royal & Ancient (R&A) Golf Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association (USGA) set out to revise the sport’s guidelines that many believed were undesireable, unwieldy and complicated. In an exclusive chat with Golf Digest India, Dominic Wall, Director – Asia Pacific (R&A), elaborates the proposed changes to the rules and how it will affect the professionals when it comes into effect in January 2019.

The King Of Cardio

Our panel of experts picked the best sweat-inducing machine in the gym for golfers.

Denmark Win First Innovative Golfsixes

Entrance music, pyrotechnics and a sprinkling of celebrity gave the event a whole new feel but it was world class golf that proved to be the highlight, with olesen claiming his second team win for Denmark in six months...

Golf Needs To Promote Shorter Formats Like T20: Leadbetter

Legendary instructor David Leadbetter made a historic visit to Pune in early January to inaugurate the first-ever Leadbetter Golf Academy at the Oxford Golf Resort and to kick off the inaugural round of the Mercedes Trophy being played there. In a freewheeling chat with Golf Digest India, the veteran coach shared his unique authoritative perspective with us.

Season Begins With Wonderful Storylines

Nothing, it seems, ceases to amaze these days on the Asian Tour.

Fire On Ice

Fighting Geographical Odds, LET Rookie Olafia Kristinsdottir Of Iceland Took The First Step Towards Realising Her Golfing Dream By Finishing Second At The LPGA Q-School 

Diminutive Dynamo

Chawrasia Outclasses The Field For 4th European Tour Crown At Demanding Gary Player Course

Indian Golfers Are Naturals - Rafa Cabrera Bello

He is, at #25, the highest-ranked golfer to participate in the Hero Indian Open since Colin Montgomerie of Scotland, who was ranked 16th when he competed at Delhi Golf Club in 2006.

10 Rules For A Golf Life

Arnold Palmer didn’t leave behind a tutorial on how to live the perfect golf life.

DLF is Going to Be a Huge Challenge: Shiv Kapur

The Hero Indian Open will be staged at the revamped DLF Golf & Country Club after a gap of eight years from March 9 to 12. The new venue is sure to present a stern challenge to the best players on the European, Asian and Indian tours as the new 7654 yard Gary Player design course has earned a fearsome reputation already.

Numero UNO DJ

Dustin Johnson Usurps Jason Day As World No. 1 With Riviera Victory.