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Golfer Tiger Wood's inspiration, Texan Lee Elder, passes away at 87

Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters

PGA Tour ups ante as prize money pushes toward $500 million

The majors typically don't announce their purses until closer to the event.

Indian golfer Lahiri shoots 4-under 68 but still lies 55th at low scoring

The tournament is played over two courses the Plantation which is Par-72 and Seaside, which is Par-70

Wild ride for DeChambeau leaves him tied with Cantlay at BMW

Baltimore delivered a big crowd for its first PGA Tour stop in nearly 60 years, and Bryson DeChambeau delivered a big dose of entertainment. That covered a lot of territory Saturday at the BMW Championship. DeChambeau had back-to-back eagles with sheer strength and a remarkable touch with the putter. And then he had consecutive holes with shots into the water that cost him a four-shot lead. "It was definitely colorful," DeChambeau said. He had to settle for a share of the lead with Patrick Cantlay, whose classic style and unwavering patience in the wake of DeChambeau's wild ride worked equally well. So crazy was this action that DeChambeau went from a one-shot deficit to a three-shot lead in the span of two holes with his long eagle putts, only for Cantlay to go from a four-shot deficit to a one-shot lead in two holes on the back nine with his birdies and DeChambeau's blunders. DeChambeau steadied himself over the final three holes for a 5-under 67. Cantlay didn't drop a shot unt

So near yet so far: India's fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks continue

They say fourth is the worst place to finish in the Olympics. If last is the most embarrassing, fourth is the most painful

Olympics: Aditi misses medal narrowly, ends 4th at Tokyo Games

India's Aditi Ashok missed a medal narrowly as she signed off 4th in the Olympic Games' golf competition after carding a three-under 68 in the weather-hit final round here on Saturday. The 23-year-old Bengalurean ended two strokes off the pace with a total of 15-under 269. It was a heartbreaking end to Aditi's campaign considering she started the day at 2nd. But it was nonetheless a major improvement as she had finished tied 41st in the 2016 edition where golf made a comeback to the Olympics. In the final round, she fired five birdies -- on the 5th, 6th, 8th, 13th and 14th holes -- against two bogeys on the 9th and 11th. Overnight leader and world number one Nelly Korda clinched the gold medal with a 2-under 69 that left her 17-under overall and a shot ahead of Japan's Mone Inami (65) and New Zealand's Lydia Ko (65). Inami and Ko will compete in a play-off to decide the silver and bronze medal winners. Play was disrupted for a while by a tropical storm after the leading pack had

Olympic golf: Aditi Ashok stays on course for historic medal in Tokyo

India's Aditi Ashok continued with her great form as she moved to the second spot after the third round in women's golf competition, remaining on course for a maiden medal at the Olympic Games

Golfer Aditi Ashok remains strong at Olympics; holds 2nd spot after Round 3

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok carded a three-under 67 in the third round to hold on to the second position and remain in strong contention for the country's maiden Olympic medal in the sport on Friday

Golf: Aditi in medal hunt in Tokyo Olympics with blemish-free second round

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok was in contention for a historic Olympic medal after carding a flawless five-under 66 in the second round of the women's competition at the ongoing Games here on Thursday. The 23-year-old rolled in five birdies, which included three in her last four holes, on yet another steamy day at Kasumigaseki Country Club to lie tied second on nine-under 133 with Danish duo, Nanna Koerstz Madsen (64) and Emily Kristine Pedersen (63). Aditi, playing her second Olympics with her mother, Maheshwari, as her caddie, trails leader -- world no.1 Nelly Korda of USA -- by four shots. Korda (67-62) at one stage was 11-under for 17 holes and looked set for a historic sub-60 score of 59 at the Par-71 course. Diksha Dagar returned a 72 to share 53rd place on six-over 148. Aditi kept herself in prime position of delivering a first-ever medal in golf for India with birdies on Hole Nos. 2, 5, 15, 17 and 18. "The last three holes, I had a couple shots that were just a good number fo

Lahiri slips on weather-hit second day, lies 20th as stars in top gear

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri endured an erratic day at the course and was even-par after 16 holes in the Olympic Games second round

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights: Mary Kom bows out with a smile

Sindhu will play her quarterfinal match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan on July 30.

Tokyo Olympics: Golfer Lahiri enjoys strong start with opening 67

While Anirban Lahiri overcame a shaky start to post a solid first round score of 4-under 67 for a share of eighth position, countryman Udayan Mane struggled to a 76 to end the day in 60th position

Diksha Dagar qualifies for Tokyo after South Africa's golfer withdraws

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after South Africa's Paula Reto withdrew, and Austria decided not to make a reallocation for their golfer Sarah Schober.The International Golf Federation has reallocated that vacant spot to Diksha Dagar. The Indian Golf Union confirmed the news on Twitter. Union wrote: "BREAKING NEWS Paula Reto (RSA) has withdrawn frm Tokyo & Austria declined reallocation for Sarah Schober; position has been reallocated by IGF to our Diksha Dagar. Best wishes to her."Notably, Diksha Dagar is not in the Olympic village at the time but the Indian Golf Union stated that they would ensure she reaches Tokyo on time."Rest assured we will spare no effort to get her to Tokyo. Let us all hope for the best. Jai Hind," Union said while replying to someone on Twitter.Apart from Dagar, Aditi Ashok will also represent India in women's golf at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Anirban Lahiri grabs last available quota, qualifies for Tokyo Games

Seasoned Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri qualified for his second successive Olympic Games by grabbing the last available spot in the final Tokyo Games Rankings for men, released on Tuesday.

Industrialist Siddharth Shriram's zest for life: A son remembers

A writer on a wide variety of issues as a result of his interest in creating construct­ive debate for challenges facing India, he was instrumental in founding Delhi Policy Group

European Open pushed back by two days, to be a 54-hole tournament now

The event next week has been curtailed because of pandemic-related travel restrictions, the European Tour said

Industrialist Siddharth Shriram passes away at 76 due to coronavirus

Shriram had also held administrative positions in various sporting and industry associations. In sports, he was known for his support to golf in particular.

Mahabaleshwar club in a soup over Anil Ambani video, asked to shut

Civic authorities at the popular hill station Mahabaleshwar have asked a private club to shut down its golf course ground after a video of Ambani taking a walk there went viral

Coach by his side, Anirban Lahiri geared up for RBC Heritage

Golfer Anirban Lahiri will be high on confidence when he tees off at the RBC Heritage this week after a top-five finish at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio recently.

Rejuvenated Gangjee returns to Japan Golf Tour after encouraging India trip

A rejuvenated Rahil Gangjee will look forward to good results at the Token Homemate Cup here this week after his encouraging trip back home as the Indian golfer returns to play in Japan