Golf

England's Dan Bradbury secures Open de France title by one stroke

English golfer Dan Bradbury carded a 5-under 66 in the final round to win the Open de France by one stroke. The 25-year-old Bradbury stepped it up with four birdies on the back nine to finish at 16 under overall for his second European tour career win. He held off Denmark's Jeff Winther after he shot up the leaderboard with seven birdies in his faultless round of 64. Victory earned Bradbury spots at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the World Tour Championship in Dubai. It hasn't sunk in at all. The goal this week was to make the cut so I didn't have to go to Korea (needing to) keep my card, Bradbury said. He added: I guess I'll be looking at flights to Dubai then. Winther could only par the last two holes and finished tied for second with countryman Thorbjrn Olesen (68), England's Sam Bairstow (68) and Germany's Yannik Paul (66) at Le Golf National on the outskirts of Paris. Bradbury said he felt it could be his day when he just avoided landing in the water on the 15th hole and

Late birdie helps Diksha Dagar make cut in Irish Open despite being 1-over

A late birdie saved Diksha Dagar on the second day as the Indian golfer made the cut despite a round of 1-over at the KPMG Women's Irish Open here. The two-time Ladies European Tour winner was one shot short of the cut line when she holed a birdie on the Par-5 17th hole to get to 1-over for the day. Olympian Diksha who shot 1-under 72 on the first day had two bogeys on the Par-5 fourth and the eighth hole on the front nine on the second day as she turned in 2-over. At that stage she was 1-over for the tournament. The birdie brought her back to even par for the two rounds and she squeezed into weekend action in tied-55th place. Among the other three Indians, Pranavi Urs (73-74) missed by one while Tvesa Malik Sandhu (76-78) and Ridhima Dilawari (79-76) missed the cut by a fair margin. Ursula Wikstrom fired back-to-back rounds of 68 (-5) to lead at the halfway stage. After some early morning fog, there was a 30-minute delay to the tee times and afternoon tee times by 20 ...

Lydia Ko's 'Cinderella-like story', wins British Open after Olympic gold

Lydia Ko covered her face with her hands and cried tears of joy. An Olympic gold medal. Entry into the Hall of Fame. And now another major championship title at the home of golf, no less. Summers don't come much better than that. Ko completed what she described as a Cinderella-like story by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women's British Open by two strokes at St. Andrews on Sunday, securing a third major title and a first in eight years. Just two weeks ago, the 27-year-old New Zealander took gold at the Olympic Games in Paris. This is almost too good to be true, Ko said. She rolled in a left-to-right birdie putt at the storied 18th hole on the Old Course to shoot 3-under 69 for 7 under overall and then had to wait to finish ahead of top-ranked Nelly Korda, defending champion Lilia Vu and two-time champion Jiyai Shin. That quartet of past or present No. 1s shared the lead at one point down the stretch of an engrossing final round played mostly in

Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze; Indian medal tally- Silver 1, Bronze 5

The Indian women's 4x400m relay team finished last in their heats while the men's team finished 5th in theirs with a season best finish. Check all updates from day 14 of the Paris Olympics 2024 here.

Paris Olympics: Shubhankar ends tied 40th, Bhullar tied 45th in men's golf

Shubhankar Sharma ended in tied 40th position for India's best-ever finish in men's golf at the Olympics while compatriot Gaganjeet Bhullar signed off in tied 45th place here on Sunday. India's previous best result in the men's golf at the Olympics was tied 42nd achieved by Anirban Lahiri at Tokyo three years ago. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler played as only he can and produced a sizzling final round of nine-under to grab the gold medal at Le Golf National. And he broke into tears of joy on the podium as he received his medal. It has been an amazing year as he continues to cement his place at the top in a season he has won seven times, including at the Masters. Beginning with the Hero World Challenge in December, when the 2023-24 season started, he has won seven titles and capped it with an Olympic gold. The wins have included the Masters and the PLAYERS. Scheffler's 9-under 62 saw him finish at 19-under and he won by one shot over Britain's Tommy Fleetwood (66) at 18-under, and .

Expecting Aditi to win a medal at Paris Olympics, says PGTI head Kapil Dev

India's leading golfer Aditi Ashok can go one step further and win a medal at the Paris Olympics provided her form does not betray her in pressure situations, feels legendary cricketer and newly appointed PGTI president Kapil Dev. Aditi won hearts by finishing fourth at the Tokyo Olympics after being in medal contention till the very end. She finished a stroke behind the bronze medallist Lydia Ko and two strokes behind gold winner Nelly Korda. Aditi's form deserted her on the final day after she was second overnight. "I want to see Aditi playing with the same pomp that she played with in the Tokyo Olympics. For cricketers and golfers, form is very important. If Aditi plays in the same form, she has a good chance to win a medal. And if she has a bad week, then she can only sit out and rue the loss," Kapil told PTI Videos in an exclusive interview. The World Cup winning captain, who has been playing on the PGTI circuit for many years, felt there was a severe dearth of quality ...

Kapil Dev takes over as President of Professional Golf Tour of India

World Cup-winning former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has taken over as the new President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), an elevation that marks a fresh beginning for the iconic player who also excelled as an amateur golfer. The 65-year-old, who was already a member of the PGTI Board as its Vice President, was chosen unanimously and would be taking over from incumbent H R Srinivasan, whose tenure has come to an end. Kapil is known to be a keen golfer, whose handicap was almost down to scratch at one time. "It is an honour to become the President of PGTI, an organization with which I have now been associated for quite a few years. It is a players body, and I am great friends with all of them and with whom I often play," Kapil said on his new position. Kapil, who once nurtured dreams of representing India at the Asian Games when it was still open only to amateurs, also said that golf has been his passion for more than three decades. "...and now it is the sport whe

PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group

The deal was unanimously approved by the PGA Tour board, which includes six players - Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson and Peter Malnati

Golf legend Tiger Woods and Nike end sports partnership after 27 years

"Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world," Woods said in a statement posted Monday on X, formerly Twitter

Amy Yang captures her first American LPGA title, cashes in on $2 mn

Amy Yang picked a lucrative time for her first LPGA title on American soil. Yang birdied her last two holes for a 6-under 66 to win the CME Group Tour Championship and claim the USD 2 million prize, matching the largest in women's golf. The victory was her fifth on the LPGA Tour, the previous four coming in Asia. Yang holed out for eagle on the 13th fairway to overcome an early three-shot deficit, and then she let Nasa Hataoka make the mistakes in crucial moments down the stretch. All 60 players who qualified for the season finale only had to win to become the Race to CME Globe champion. Yang finished in style, making a 10-foot birdie putt. The 34-year-old from South Korea dropped her putter and cupped both hands over her face as a half-dozen players charged onto the green and soaked her with so much bubbly she wrapped a towel on her shoulders as she went to sign her card. Hataoka closed with a 69 and Alison Lee had a 66 to tie for second. Lee was never closer than two shots along

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You can play golf: Equipment, advice you need to pick up sport

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Asian Games Highlights, Day 8: 3 Gold, 15 total; India 4th in medals tally

Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 8: India won three gold and a total of 15 medals to record their best-ever single-day medal haul to finish in 4th place in the medals tally in Hangzhou, China

Asian Games 2023: Aditi Ashok clinches historic silver in women's golf

India's star golfer Aditi Ashok created history by clinching a first-ever medal in the women's individual event at the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Sunday

Asian Games Highlights, Day 7: IND thrash PAK in hockey, Squash; medals- 38

Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Highlights: India thrashed Pakistan 10-2 in hockey and beat them 3-2 in Squash to win the men's team gold. The contingent finished with 10 Gold, 14 Silver and 14 Bronze medals

Asian Games 2023 October 01 schedule: India event timings, streaming

India will hope for medals from the Shooting range and athletics field on Sunday, October 01, 2023, which will also be the eighth day of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China

7-member golf team including Lahiri, Ashok eyes Asian Games medals

The seven-member Indian golf team, comprising the likes of Anirban Lahiri and Aditi Ashok, will be hoping to carry forward its recent superb form when the event commences at the Asian Games here on Thursday. Lahiri will be leading an experienced set of Indian golfers including Shubhankar Sharma, Khalin Joshi and SSP Chawrasia, while the women's team has the likes of Olympian Aditi, Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth. While Lahiri and Sharma have been given automatic berths in the men's section, Aditi has been given the same honour among women. Joshi and Chawrasia among men and Pranavi and Avani in women came through the qualifiers conducted for amateurs and pros by the Indian Golf Union (IGU). Lahiri, the only one in this group to have won a medal at the Asian Games, did so way back in 2006 when he clinched a team silver as an amateur. "That was an amazing feeling," he recalled. He said, "For me, it is very exciting; obviously to have the opportunity to play again in the Asian Games

Asiad 2023: India's golf contingent, full schedule, live streamings details

Indian golf contingent at Hangzhou 2023, the strongest since the 2010 Asian Games, would look to get the nation among the medals which has been missing since the 2010 Asian Games

Nihal Cheema second, 3 Indian golfers in top-5 at US Kids World Champs

Cheema, the six-year-old Indian prodigy began with a flourish in the Boys Under-6, as he shot 2-under 34 and was lying tied second at the at the Midland Country Club

Another LIV lawsuit filed, claims logo infringement for Mickelson team

Two days after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund agreed to a partnership that ends all litigation, another lawsuit has been filed against LIV Golf and Phil Mickelson over a logo. Cool Brands Supply, an Argentine lifestyle and skateboard company, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last Thursday that claims Mickelson's HyFlyers logo used in LIV Golf is a knockoff of their Fallen Footwear logo. Both logos feature a pair of Fs facing in opposite directions. Mickelson is the team captain of HyFlyers, which includes Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale and James Piot. The complain says Fallen Footwear has used the back-to-back Fs for a logo since 2003. It accuses LIV of using the logo on hats, shirts and sweatshirts sold as merchandise. The similarities between the two marks, particularly when used on clothing, are striking, and are confusing consumers and causing damage to Plaintiff's senior mark and brand, Cool Brands Supply argue in the lawsuit. It claims it as