In the process, Manu, currently second on the PGTI Order of Merit, also set the course record at the first-ever PGTI event being played at the Vooty Golf County in Vikarabad.

Bengaluru's Chikkarangappa S struck a 67 and local favourite Karandeep Kochhar carded an error-free 68 as both players were hot on the leader's heels in tied second place at a total of 13-under 203 with an exciting finish lying in prospect on Sunday

Varun Parikh (73-70-67-67), who won the PGTI's Qualifying School earlier this year and posted a career-best third place finish on the PGTI last month, thus continued his hot form this season. Varun's triumph lifted him from 28th to the fourth position in the PGTI Order of Merit.

Kolkata Mar 19 PTI Tata Steel on Saturday extended its partnership with PGTI for three more years The deal was inked at the Tollygunje Club on the final day of the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship 2022 In a statement the steel giant also said that it would double the prize money of the season-ending Tata Steel Tour Championship to Rs 3 crore Tata Steel first came onboard as umbrella partner of PGTI in 2019 by signing a three-year contract with the controlling body for professional golf in India Sports is a way of life at Tata Steel and we have always been at the forefront of developing and nurturing sporting talent in the country We look forward to continuing our valued collaboration with PGTI to pursue our common goal of promoting Indian talent to compete at the highest level of golf Sanjiv Paul Vice President Safety Health Sustainability of Tata Steel said Uttam Singh Mundy CEO PGTI added We are delighted to renew our partnership with Tata Steel one of Indias leading corporates and patron of sports as our umbrella partner PTI SSC BS BS

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Gaganjeet Bhullar and Karandeep Kochhar are at the opposite ends of the tales of success on the Asian Tour. Yet, they represent the extent of talent among the Indians, who will tee off at the inaugural The DGC Open.

Chattogram [Bangladesh], March 12 (ANI): India's Kshitij Naveed Kaul powered ahead by five shots courtesy of his brilliant five-under 67 in round three of the Chattogram Open 2022 being played here at the Bhatiary Golf and Country Club.

Ahmedabad Feb 24 PTI Bengalurus M Dharma Chandigarhs Ranjit Singh and Kapil Kumar of Delhi were in a three-way tie for the lead after the third day of the Gujarat Open Golf Championship here on ThursdayThe trio were placed at 10-under 206 at the Kalhaar Blues Greens Golf Club as the tournament is headed for a fascinated finishKarandeep Kochhar another Chandigarh golfer and Delhis Arjun Prasad were two strokes adrift of the joint leaders in tied fourth place at the Rs 40 lakh eventM Dharma 72-69-65 struck the days best score of seven-under 65 to gain 12 spots on the leaderboard Dharmas putter was on fire early on as he sank some long putts to pick up an eagle and five birdies on the first 10 holesDharma a two-time winner on the PGTI then endured a tough stretch when he double-bogeyed the 13th after finding the hazard and missed a short birdie putt on the 14th However he regained his touch with birdies on the 15th and 17thThe seasoned Ranjit Singh 70-68-68 looking for his first title moved up three places with his second successive 68 on ThursdayRanjit had a quiet front-nine with a birdie and a bogey but made a move on the back-nine with five birdies and a bogey He capped his round with an outstanding approach on the 18th that landed within a couple of feet of the flagKapil Kumar 68-67-71 who was overnight second and two off the lead kept himself in the hunt for his maiden title with a 71 riding on his good driving and putting form Kapils three birdies included some quality chip-putts He also dropped two bogeysKarandeep Kochhar 64-75-69 who returned a 75 in round two came back into contention with a 69 on day threeArjun Prasad 73-65-70 carded a 70 on Thursday to continue in tied fourth place at eight-under 208Round two leader Tapy Ghai of Delhi shot a 76 to drop to tied sixth place at seven-under 209Among the Gujarat-based golfers Anshul Patel 73-70-72 was the highest-placed as he occupied tied 18th at one-under 215 The other two local golfers Varun Parikh one-over 217 and Shravan Desai eight-over 224 were placed tied 23rd and tied 37th respectively PTI ATK KHS KHS

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 7 (ANI): Amateur golfers Bishmadpal Singh Seerha of Chandigarh and Akshay Neranjen of Bengaluru established themselves as the joint leaders with scores of two-under 70 in round one of Pre Qualifying I of the PGTI Qualifying School 2022 being played at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 15 (ANI): Appreciating the five-day golf tournament organised jointly by Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and Jammu and Kashmir Tourism at Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) in Srinagar, India's top golfer Jyoti Randhawa on Wednesday said that it was a good step towards promoting golf tourism in Jammu and Kashmir.