Tag: Golf

OneAsia Order of Merit leader Andre Stolz handled Jeju Island’s infamous high winds best to take a one shot lead after the first round...

The Early Birds Team Golf Tournament endorsed by Shoukat Hussain was contested at the par-72 Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course over four days on match...

Berry Henson of the United States held off a plucky late charge from local hope Jay Bayron to win his first Asian Tour title...

Shahid A Khan of Lahore Gymkhana played some smart golf in the 1st Ashraf Sugar Golf Tournament held at the par 72 Lahore Gymkhana...

Seve Ballesteros, one of golf’s greatest and most charismatic players, died on Saturday at the age of 54 following a long battle with brain...

Lee Westwood returned to Europe after a two-week Asian excursion on Monday with two more titles in the bag, an extra $660,000 in the...

Long-hitting Bubba Watson maintained ice-cool composure to clinch his third PGA Tour title in a gripping playoff with fellow American Webb Simpson for the...

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - The Masters at Augusta is to golf what Wimbledon is to tennis. Both have the same understated elegance, the lack of loud advertising, the knowledgeable, polite crowds. In fact, tickets to view the Augusta Masters are so hard to find that they are willed through the generations.
As one privileged to attend both events, it is hard to say which one is better. The Masters was a new experience since it was being viewed for the first time, but Wimbledon never

SAN FRANCISCO - Electronic Arts on Tuesday announced that a freshly-released "Tiger Woods PGA TOUR" videogame teed-off with the strongest opening sales in the franchise's 14-year history. The California-based videogame maker estimated that 225,000 copies of "Tiger Wood PGA TOUR 12: The Masters" were sold in the week after its March 29 release in North America. Those figures were 17 percent higher than the previous opening week high set by "Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08" after it hit the

LAHORE - After three rounds of competitive golf at the Royal Palm Golf Course, the team that worked hard but ended in agony was the Royal Palm 'A' who lost out to the defending champions Islamabad 'A' by the barest possible margin here on Sunday.
Islamabad ended the three rounds with an aggregate team score of 696 while the Royal Palm Team ended at 697. For Islamabad the performers were Taimur Hassan, Tariq Mehmood, Talha Sajjad and Fida Hussain. The winners captain Taimur

LAHORE - At the end of the 36-hole stroke play net competition at the Royal Palm Golf Course, it was Saleem Raza from the Gujranwala Golf Club who succeeded in claiming the Challenge Shield Trophy. He won the trophy with scores of net 67 and net 70 in the two rounds, a winning aggregate score of net 137, seven under par, thereby distinguishing himself as one of the golfers the amateur golf circuit will have to contend with in the events to come.
The race for the team event and

LAHORE - The 5th Acquafina Royal Palm Golf Team Championship will commence at the exquisite and testing par 72 Royal Palm Golf Course on Friday (April 8) and the team event and individual gross competition will be contested over three rounds with final round to be played on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference here, Lt Gen (retd) Mohammad Tariq, Captain Golf, said that around a dozen teams have entered and a couple are expected more before the events starts. The press

NEW DELHI - The Indian army has developed a lucrative sideline in running luxury golf courses on rent-free government land, the nation's auditor has claimed in a damning new report on corruption. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) found that at least 32 square kilometres (12 square miles) of rent-free land had been handed to a privately-run company, Army Zone Golf, which operates 97 luxury golf courses.
The auditor also found the army had bought golf carts and passed them

LAHORE - The three days Corps Commander Golf Championship commenced at the Garrison Golf and Country Club. Saleem Raza of Gujranwala finished with an excellent score of net 66 at the end of the first round. Saleem, who walks with a huge limp, was not troubled by his disability and when he finished the first round, the delight and exhilaration was noticeable on his face. Saleem stated that he has been rewarded for almost a year of hard work, and he would stretch himself further to

LAHORE - The Pakistan Day Coke Golf Tournament concluded at the Gymkhana Golf Course yesterday, with Amir Mehmood being declared the winner of the 18-hole competition. Right until the very last putt, the result hung in the balance. A review of the final scores showed that Amir had beaten Mohsin Zafar through a better score on the back nine holes. Amir carded a gross 75 for the day, a score also achieved by Mohsin. Shahid A. Khan grossed a 76.
Eighty-six leading amateurs turned

LAHORE - The two rounds Pakistan Day Coca Cola Golf Tournament commenced at Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course and on the first day the events for boys, ladies, seniors above 55 years and veterans above 70 years were concluded. Male amateurs will tee off today early morning. A total of 92 leading amateurs are vying for honors in this contest endorsed by Coke.
On the first day, some tremendous hitting by the boys below 15 years of age and youngsters like Noyyan Nayyar, Taha Zaka,

KARACHI - Navy officials inaugurated a wastewater treatment plant at the Western Wind Golf Club at PNAD Mauripur on Wednesday. The plant has been designed and developed by the National Water Engineering. The project would provide 50,000 gallons per day reusable water for irrigation purpose, saving over millions of rupees to maintain the green lustre of the golf course. The treated water is 99.99 percent bacteria- and virus-free and safe for irrigation. The inauguration ceremony was