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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

Money and marriage; beginner's guide to golf: Top personal finance stories

Our best stories this week are about why couples must list their assets and liabilities; what golf amateurs must do for equipment and club membership

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

Quality equipment is not expensive and access to private or public courses isn't that difficult

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

Hypocrisy not new in sports, PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger just more obvious

Major League Baseball was once so concerned about gambling it banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays just for working as casino greeters. Now MLB itself and almost all of its teams have official casino sponsors. The NCAA railed for decades that paying players would destroy college sports, all while raking in billions off of their unpaid labor. Now schools boast of booster collectives that help recruit top talent to their teams. So when the PGA Tour overcame its indignation and agreed to merge with LIV Golf despite the human rights abuses of its Saudi Arabian backers the flip-flop followed a long-established tradition in sports of flexible attitudes that often hurtle into full-blown hypocrisy. Phil Mickelson initially said, Oh, my God. It's frightening some of the things have occurred.' But for the right amount of money, he decided he's going to join the LIV Tour. And this does seem to be much the same thing, said Matthew Mitten, a sports law professor at Marquette ...

Golf-crazy Saudi wealth manager orchestrated the shock PGA-LIV truce

The transaction will create a global golf superpower and bring to an end all outstanding litigation between the two sides

PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudi Arabia and end LIV litigation

The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world. As part of the deal, the sides are dropping all lawsuits involving LIV Golf against each other effective immediately. Still to be determined is how players like Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf for nine-figure bonuses, can rejoin the PGA Tour after this year. Also unclear was what form the LIV Golf League would take in 2024. Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a memo to players that a thorough evaluation would determine how to integrate team golf into the game. The agreement combines the Public Investment Fund's golf-related commercial businesses and rights including LIV Golf with those of the PGA and European tours. The new entity has not been named. They were going down their path, we were going down ours, and after a lot

US Kids Golf India set to expand to different parts of India, Singapore

The US Kids Golf Tour India on Saturday announced that it is set to expand to different parts of India and will also have its first overseas series next month in Singapore

European tour issues more fines for 26 players who competed for LIV

Equipped with a favorable court ruling, the European tour has expanded its sanctions against players who competed in LIV Golf or Asian Tour events without permission over eight months. The tour already has issued fines of 100,000 pounds ($125,000) to 17 players who played in the first two LIV Golf events outside London and Portland, Oregon. Now it is going after 26 players with fines that range from 12,500 pounds to 100,000 pounds for each tournament they played without a release. The amount depends on what the tour deems caused a negative effect on the European tour. Players also could face suspensions up to eight regular European tour events on the schedule if they pay their fines and remain members. Any suspension would not start until the Porsche European Open in Germany on June 1-4. Sergio Garcia was the only player who did not pay the initial fine. Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Richard Bland resigned their memberships last week. Henrik Stenson told Golf Digest he ha