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Hindustan Times
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Golf: Ahlawat and Sharma struggle in Netherlands
Amsterdam, Indian golfers Veer Ahlawat and Shubhankar Sharma opened their campaign at the KLM Open with disappointing rounds of seven-over 78 each and looked in danger of missing the cut here. The Indian pair has struggled since the Hero Indian Open in March this year. However, Ahlawat had shown signs of finding form with a tied 13th finish at the Austrian Alpine Open last week. Both the players are now placed at tied 141 in the standings with a lot of ground to make up if they hope to make the cut this week. The first day leader was Ricardo Gouveia of Portugal with an outstanding round of seven-under 64. He started his day on the back nine and made seven birdies on the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes. In the front nine, he picked one shot on the third hole before his sole bogey for the day on the ninth hole to somewhat diminish an otherwise great start to the week. It was the best round of his life. Ahlawat started his round on the 10th tee and dropped four shots on the 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th holes before bogeying the sixth, seventh and ninth holes. Sharma began his round on the front nine and dropped two shots with a double bogey on the third hole and had two more bogeys on the seventh and ninth. On the back nine, Sharma stumbled to another double bogey on the 11th followed by bogeys on the 12th, 15th and 16th holes. However, an eagle on the 18th and last hole of the round reduced the impact. Leader Gouveia is followed closely by Connor Syme, who returned a six-under 65 to stay within one shot of the leader.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Ahlawat struggles in third round but stays within top 30 in Austria
Salzburg , Veer Ahlawat played a round of even par with three birdies and as many bogeys to finish the third day of the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand tied 28th in the standings. Marcel Schneider of Germany continued to lead the field, heading into the fourth and final day at 15-under after a third round of 66. Ahlawat began his round on the front nine making consecutive bogeys on the third and fourth hole before gaining back a shot on the fifth hole and then claimed back the second lost stroke on the ninth hole. It was his third birdie in as many days on the ninth. On the back nine he dropped a shot on the 10th hole before making birdie on the 14th hole to close the day with a score of even par 70. His total score is now five under par. The 29-year-old Gurugram golfer, has made the cut this week for the first time since his top 20 finish at the Hero Indian Open held in March earlier this year. Schneider's closest rival at the event is Nicolai Von Dellingshausen of Germany, who trails the leader by one stroke. Schneider began the round in a tame manner having played even par for the first eight holes before he made his first birdie on the ninth hole. On the back nine he picked up a string of birdies on the 11th, 12th and 13th holes and this would prove to be enough to hold onto the lead with a score of four under 66 for the day and a total of 15 under for the tournament. Nicolai Von Dellingshausen had a strong start to the third round and looked set to take the lead away from Schneider, with four birdies on the front nine before he lost momentum with a bogey on the 12th hole. Nicolai did manage to reduce the gap to the leader to a single stroke with an eagle on the 118th hole. Jeff Winther of Denmark produced a round of eight under 62 to move up into third place and is two strokes behind the leader.
Hindustan Times
23-04-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
DP World India Championship to debut at DGC
New Delhi: The iconic Delhi Golf Club (DGC) will host DP World Tour's latest offering later this year with a record prize purse of $4 million, making DP World India Championship the most expensive golf tournament ever played in India. HT reported the development in January along with the likelihood of five-time Major winner Rory McIlroy making his India debut in the said competition. That possibility hasn't been ruled out yet. 'DP World Tour is in touch with many top players, including Rory, and we are hopeful that he will turn up,' a senior DGC member told HT. The competition, to be played from October 16-19 on the Gary Player-designed course, is co-sanctioned with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). It will be eighth of the nine events on the Back 9 phase of the 2025 Race to Dubai, building towards the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs and culminating in the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. The tournament also marks the Tour's return to DGC for the first time since 2016 and ends club's two-year wait for an international event. Post its facelift by Gary Player in 2019, the club hosted the first two editions of DGC Open (2022 and 2023) but the Asian Tour co-sanctioned tournament has since failed to return. The club signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DP World Tour in January when the latter's Chief Tournament Business Officer Ben Cowen flew down to Delhi. Along with McIlroy, who won the 2025 Masters in a playoff with Justin Rose, Hero Indian Open winners Eugenio Chacarra (2025) and Keita Nakajima (2024) are expected to tee off at the European Tour competition. The DP World India Championship will be the third high-profile men's golf event in India this year, followed by the maiden Asian Tour and LIV Golf-funded $2 million International Series and DP World Tour's Hero Indian Open last month that offered a purse of $2.25 million. 'We are delighted to extend our commitment to golf in India by establishing the new DP World India Championship and we look forward to building on our shared vision to grow the game in the country. Our thanks also go to Delhi Golf Club for giving us the opportunity to return to such an iconic venue this October.' Cowen said.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Monday Leaderboard: How do you miss a 3-inch putt?
Disaster for Tony Finau. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend's top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair and prepare to cringe … 1. Tony Finau misses a tap-in? This one hurts. Tony Finau was three feet from the cup on the par-3 15th at the Texas Children's Houston Open on Saturday, about to roll in for a standard par. But the three-footer missed, lipping around the cup … and then it got worse. So much worse. Finau attempted to tap in the three-incher … and left it an inch short. He signed for a 5 and could have even been tagged with a penalty stroke for standing astride the putting line. There are mistakes you repeat, and there are mistakes you learn from, and it's likely Finau — who finished T32 — will learn from this one. The payout difference between his position and the one a stroke ahead of him was about $16,000, making that one costly little inch. 2. Min Woo Lee's big Houston win Few challenges in golf in 2025 are scarier than seeing Scottie Scheffler growing in your rear-view mirror. But that's exactly what Min Woo Lee faced on Sunday at the Houston Open as his five-stroke back-nine lead shrunk to just one. Credit Lee, then, for remaining steady on the final hole to keep Scheffler and Gary Woodland one stroke back. Advertisement Despite late birdie flurries from Scheffler and Woodland, Lee needed just a par to win on 18. When he nestled up close, he had a little fun with the moment, pretending to test the slope of the green: Hey, he laughed, but look what happened to Finau. The victory is Lee's first on the PGA Tour, and he ought to be a popular winner in days and years to come. 3. Tosti's pace-of-play issue One person perhaps not enamored with Lee's victory: playing partner Alejandro Tosti, who complained several times about Lee's pace of play. And he may have had a point; Lee, Tosti and Ryan Fox took an astounding 30 minutes to play the 8th hole on Sunday, largely because Lee spent so much time trying to figure out an approach shot. NBC cameras later caught Tosti walking well behind Lee on the 12th hole, so far back that he appeared to be slowing down the entire group … right as Lee was trying to hold off a charge from Scheffler. Tosti would go on to finish T5, five strokes behind Lee. 4. Eugenio Chacarra: Life after LIV Eugenio Chacarra made a nice little paycheck while playing on the LIV Golf tour, but when he wasn't re-signed after last season, he was a man without a tour. The PGA Tour wouldn't let him return, so he opted for the DP World Tour, and on Sunday, it paid off. Chacarra won the Hero Indian Open by two strokes, his first victory since August 2023. Advertisement Chacarra played three years on Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC team, but wasn't offered a contract for 2025. Rather than sign with another LIV team, he opted to attempt a return to the PGA Tour, which will take at least a year from his last LIV event. 'I see what it's like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes, how you get major access and ranking points,' Chacarra told the Flushing It podcast last year. 'On LIV, nothing changes; there is only money. It doesn't matter if you finish 30th or first, only money. I'm not a guy who wants more money. What will change my life is playing in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup.' He's on his way, and if he finishes in the top 10 on the DP World Tour this season, a PGA Tour card will be waiting for him. 5. Rory McIlroy lowers expectations heading into The Masters The Masters begins in just over a week, and all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy as he tries, yet again, to: (1) win the Masters, (2) complete the career Grand Slam and (3) win a major for the first time in more than a decade. So yeah, there's just a bit of pressure heading into the first major of the year. On Sunday, just after finishing T5 — yet another strong finish this season — McIlroy sounded a bit measured about his right elbow and the state of his overall game. 'Still feel like I've got some stuff to work on,' he said after his round Sunday. 'Still don't think my game is absolutely 100 percent under the control I would want, but it's nice to have a week to work on some things.' Precaution or expectation-lowering? Your call. We'll find out soon enough if McIlroy's game is ready for Augusta. Mulligan of the Week: Don't anger the turtles Golf is a weird as hell sport. I mean, you're not going to be facing turtles on an NFL field or an NBA court. And you're certainly not going to see what happens next. Tip: Use caution when handling any wildlife, even the slow-moving ones. Viewer discretion: If you don't wish to see a turtle answering nature's call, don't click. Coming this week: Valero Texas Open (PGA Tour), Miami (LIV Golf), T-Mobile Match Play (LPGA, Las Vegas). And then, next week ... azaleas.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Monday Leaderboard: How do you miss a three-inch putt?
Disaster for Tony Finau. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend's top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair and prepare to cringe … 1. Tony Finau misses a tap-in? This one hurts. Tony Finau was three feet from the cup on the par-3 15th at the Texas Children's Houston Open on Saturday, about to roll in for a standard par. But the three-footer missed, lipping around the cup … and then it got worse. So much worse. Finau attempted to tap in the three-incher … and left it an inch short. He signed for a 5, and could have even been tagged with a penalty stroke for standing astride the putting line. There are mistakes you repeat, and there are mistakes you learn from, and it's likely Finau – who finished T32 – will learn from this one. The payout difference between his position and the one a stroke ahead of him was about $16,000, making that one costly little inch. 2. Min Woo Lee's big Houston win Few challenges in golf in 2025 are scarier than seeing Scottie Scheffler growing in your rear-view mirror. But that's exactly what Min Woo Lee faced on Sunday at the Houston Open as his five-stroke back-nine lead shrunk to just one. Credit Lee, then, for remaining steady on the final hole to keep Scheffler and Gary Woodland one stroke back. Advertisement Despite late birdie flurries from Scheffler and Woodland, Lee needed just a par to win on 18. When he nestled up close, he had a little fun with the moment, pretending to test the slope of the green: Hey, he laughed, but look what happened to Finau. The victory is Lee's first on the PGA Tour, and he ought to be a popular winner in days and years to come. 3. Tosti's pace-of-play issue One person perhaps not enamored with Lee's victory: playing partner Alejandro Tosti, who complained several times about Lee's pace of play. And he may have had a point; Lee, Tosti and Ryan Fox took an astounding 30 minutes to play the 8th hole on Sunday, largely because Lee spent so much time trying to figure out an approach shot. NBC cameras later caught Tosti walking well behind Lee on the 12th hole, so far back that he appeared to be slowing down the entire group … right as Lee was trying to hold off a charge from Scheffler. Tosti would go on to finish T5, five strokes behind Lee. 4. Eugenio Chacarra: Life after LIV Eugenio Chacarra made a nice little paycheck while playing on the LIV Golf tour, but when he wasn't re-signed after last season, he was a man without a tour. The PGA Tour wouldn't let him return, so he opted for the DP World Tour, and on Sunday, it paid off. Chacarra won the Hero Indian Open by two strokes, his first victory since August 2023. Advertisement Chacarra played three years on Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC team, but wasn't offered a contract for 2025. Rather than sign with another LIV team, he opted to attempt a return to the PGA Tour, which will take at least a year from his last LIV event. 'I see what it's like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes, how you get major access and ranking points,' Chacarra told the Flushing It podcast last year. 'On LIV, nothing changes; there is only money. It doesn't matter if you finish 30th or first, only money. I'm not a guy who wants more money. What will change my life is playing in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup.' He's on his way, and if he finishes in the top 10 on the DP World Tour this season, a PGA Tour card will be waiting for him. 5. Rory McIlroy lowers expectations heading into The Masters The Masters begins in just over a week, and all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy as he tries, yet again, to 1. Win the Masters. 2. Complete the career Grand Slam. 3. Win a major for the first time in more than a decade. So yeah, there's just a bit of pressure heading into the first major of the year. On Sunday, just after finishing T5 — yet another strong finish this season — McIlroy sounded a bit measured about his right elbow and the state of his overall game. 'Still feel like I've got some stuff to work on,' he said after his round Sunday. 'Still don't think my game is absolutely 100 percent under the control I would want, but it's nice to have a week to work on some things.' Precaution or expectation-lowering? Your call. We'll find out soon enough if McIlroy's game is ready for Augusta. Mulligan of the Week: Don't anger the turtles Golf is a weird as hell sport. I mean, you're not going to be facing turtles on an NFL field or an NBA court. And you're certainly not going to see what happens next. Tip: Use caution when handling any wildlife, even the slow-moving ones. Viewer discretion: If you don't wish to see a turtle answering nature's call, don't click. Coming this week: Valero Texas Open (PGA Tour), Miami (LIV Golf), T-Mobile Match Play (LPGA, Las Vegas). And then, next week ... azaleas.
