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Golf’s glittering stars in India: Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Luke Donald battle for $4million prize money at DP World India Championship

October 14, 2025 22:22 IST

11 years after Tiger Woods played an exhibition round in Delhi, tournament beginning on Thursday will be biggest-ever in India

Europe's Rory McIlroy celebrates after a putt on the 14th hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo)

‘F**k you, Rory’: McIlroy gets abused by official MC in Ryder Cup clash; golfer shows middle finger to fans on emotion-charged day

September 28, 2025 13:34 IST

McIlroy, not a man to keep quiet in the face of obvious provocation, hit back: flipping a finger at a heckler, blowing kisses at the antagonistic crowd and later asking a fan to “Shut the f**k up!” when he shouted “freedom” as he was about to take a swing on the 16th during his foursomes match with Tommy Fleetwood.

McIlroy also spoke about Bryson DeChambeau, the American who was unable to stop him from completing a career slam when he won the Augusta Masters and completed a lifelong ambition

Ryder Cup: Rory McIlroy banks on European form to make his prediction on winners

September 20, 2025 22:30 IST

Rory McIlroy’s confidence primarily stems from the form of the Europeans this year on the tour.

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Bhullar scores his second consecutive under-par score, leads with BinuSubscriber Only

September 12, 2025 00:43 IST

The 37-year-old then sank a birdie on the 12th hole before a bogey on the 14th hole along with pars on the remaining holes to end his second round with a score of one-under-71.

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Chandigarh leg of IGPL: Shaurya Binu grabs lead on the opening daySubscriber Only

September 11, 2025 00:12 IST

Arjuna awardee Gaganjeet Bhullar, who is a 11-time winner of Asian Tour, carded an opening round score of 2-under-70 to be placed tied-second along with Chandigarh youngster Krish Chawla (Amateur) and M Dharma.

Does Donald Trump cheat in golf? Video evidence emergesSubscriber Only

July 29, 2025 17:57 IST

He is seen twisting the rules in two separate videos, one released by Reuters; but claims had existed even before he became the president

(From right) PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl, president Kapil Dev and Indian Oil chairman AS Sahney announce the second half schedule and prize money for tournaments at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday. Credit: Praveen Khanna

PGTI announces golf league; more prize moneySubscriber Only

July 27, 2025 07:46 IST

PGTI announced that there would be a minimum of 15 tournaments in the second half of the season from August to December with a total prize money of Rs 17 crores.

Kaewkanjana is an ordained Buddhist monk from Thailand who took a break from golf in 2023 to practice meditation. (AP)

Meet Sadom Kaewkanjana, a 27-year-old Buddhist monk and golfer from Thailand who is contending at British Open

July 18, 2025 11:29 IST

Kaewkanjana also holds the record for the highest finish by a Thai player in British Open history, tying for 11th at St. Andrews in 2022.

Scottie Scheffler of the United States walks onto the 8th green in heavy rain during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo)

‘You work whole life only to celebrate winning for few minutes’: Watch Scottie Scheffler’s amazing 5-minute-long response

July 16, 2025 12:08 IST

In one of the most reflective responses by an athlete, Scheffler said: "What is the point? Why do I want to win this tournament so bad? That's something that I wrestle with on a daily basis. I don't know because, if I win, it's going to be awesome for two minutes."

McIlroy has spent 100 weeks at the top of the Official World Golf rankings and is one of just six men to have achieved a modern career grand slam. (AP)

Rory McIlroy to make India debut in October 2025

May 21, 2025 19:04 IST

Rory McIlroy confirmed that he will be participating in the inaugural DP World India Championship in New Delhi later this year.

Rory McIlroy’s psychologist reveals why golfer didn’t speak to Bryson DeChambeau at MastersSubscriber Only

April 15, 2025 19:28 IST

After McIlroy won the Masters and completed a grand slam, DeChambeau said that he tried to speak to his compatriot but McIlroy in term offered no words.

Scottie Scheffler puts the green Jacket on career Grand Slam winner, Rory McIlroy. (AP)

Augusta Masters: From Tiger Woods to Jack Nicklaus, golfing world hails Rory McIlroy for achieving career Grand SlamSubscriber Only

April 14, 2025 20:57 IST

Rory McIlroy became the sixth golfer to win career Grand Slam of Masters with a play-off win over Justine Rose at Augusta Masters.

Golfer Rory McIlroy celebrates winning in a playoff against Justin Rose after the final round the Masters golf tournament. (AP)

‘It was a heavy weight to carry’: Rory McIlroy on how much not winning Masters matteredSubscriber Only

April 14, 2025 20:27 IST

McIlroy joined the illustrious company of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen by winning a Masters that he has been chasing for a decade with many near misses in between.

A congratulatory message from Justin Bieber and the Moniker ‘The Chef’ : Story behind latest PGA Tour winner Min Woo LeeSubscriber Only

March 31, 2025 18:33 IST

26-year-old Min Woo Lee became the 38th Australian to win a PGA Tour title when he won the Houston Open on Sunday.

Emerging out of wilderness Eugenio Chacarra clinches Hero Indian Open to book European Tour statusSubscriber Only

March 30, 2025 19:49 IST

Starting the day as leader, Chacarra overcomes challenging conditions to win his third professional tournament and live up the hype he generated as an amateur

Indian Open golf: Cautious Keita Nakajima slips up, Eugenio Chacarra takes clubhouse lead ahead of final roundSubscriber Only

March 29, 2025 20:39 IST

On a day when gusty winds made conditions tough, only three players were able to shoot an under par score in the third round, as the defending champion Keita Nakajima went into damage-limitation mode to protect his lead.

Indian Open golf: Defending champion Nakajima blazes through front nine to take joint lead with Chacarra; Indians fall awaySubscriber Only

March 28, 2025 21:33 IST

India No.1 Shubhankar Sharma kept himself afloat with a total score of five-over 149, still failing to make an impression at his home tournament.

Ajeetesh Sandhu in action during the first round of the Indian Open Golf in Gurugram. (Hero Indian Ope)

India Open Golf: Ajeetesh Sandhu is three-under-69, Shubhankar Sharma languishing at tied 80thSubscriber Only

March 27, 2025 22:28 IST

India Open Golf: Despite conditions staying relatively favourable, with little wind and blazing sun at the DLF Golf and Country Club, only 29 players would end the day with an under-par score.

Indian Open golf: Familiarity with course no guarantee for success for home contingentSubscriber Only

March 26, 2025 22:17 IST

After being described as 'designed by Satan', the DLF layout was less testing last year, but is expected to return to its original self against the strongest field ever.

A young prodigy in Australian junior golf along with Smith, Ryan Peake became a member of the biker gang in his teens. (X/PGA of Australia)

From serving five-year prison sentence as a biker gang member to winning spot in The Open: Australian golfer Ryan Peake’s golfing journeySubscriber Only

March 3, 2025 18:52 IST

The 31-year-old Ryan Peake won the New Zealand Open on Sunday to earn a spot The Open at Royal Portrush this year.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launch futuristic golf league. Here’s everything you need to know about itSubscriber Only

January 9, 2025 13:22 IST

TGL is a new golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that combines the latest in golf technology with in-person competition

Watch: Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie Woods hit his first career hole-in-one

December 23, 2024 11:22 IST

Charlie Woods made his first ace on Sunday in the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida.

Golf: Why the likes of Major winners Cam Smith and Adam Scott and world number six Hannah Green want a shift of Australian OpenSubscriber Only

December 2, 2024 19:33 IST

With Golf Australia hosting the men’s and women’s Australian Open combined, golfers have been raising voices to making it separate events

Donald Trump owns or manages courses in close to 16 countries. These are not just in the US, UAE and Europe but also in Puerto Rico and Indonesia. Till very recently, tax records show that most of them have been suffering losses. (AP)

How to know Donald Trump better? Play golf with himSubscriber Only

November 23, 2024 13:18 IST

While there is hope that POTUS will end the PGA-LIV impasse and heads of states are preparing for dogged diplomacy an old best seller raises worrying questions about the golfer president.