Lahiri sizzles to win PGTI year-ending by four shots

KOLKATA: Bangalore-based Anirban Lahiri registered an impressive four-shot victory over his good friend and 'host' Rahul Gangjee to take top honours at the Rs 1.35 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here today.Bengal lad Lahiri came up with a three-under-69 in the final round of the PGTI's year-ending championship to end the week with a total of 17-under 271 to clinch his maiden professional title at the RCGC and 13th overall.Gangjee, who is playing host to Lahiri at his Alipore residence during the tournament,...

My Year in Golf: Bradley S. Klein

Traveling around as much as I do – 150 days a year on the road – and seeing so many golf courses, I’m constantly exposed to a wide range of how the game is actually played. Too much conversation about the game focuses on the elite level of tournament play – most of that derived from the PGA Tour and from the four major championships. Majors Sure, those events are exciting and memorable. Nothing in recent history came close to the drama of...

2014 Preview: Web.com Tour roundtable

What can we expect on the Web.com Tour in 2014? Our Adam Schupak and Brentley Romine take a look at the upcoming season and offer their thoughts on who will win the money title, which newcomers will have big impacts and more. 1. Of the players who lost their PGA Tour cards last season, which one has the best chance of having a strong bounce-back 2014 season on the Web.com Tour? Schupak: Ben Kohles lost his card as a Tour rookie, but showed...

Number Crunching 2013: Russell Knox

Over the final two weeks of 2013, we will be breaking down players that rose and fell over the past 12 months. Check out the entire series here. Russell Knox Ranking/movement: +165 (No. 221 to No. 56) Why the rise?: Knox split fairways while splitting time in 2013 between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour, making eight of 11 cuts and finishing No. 166 in the FedEx Cup point standings, and 12 of 15 cuts on the Web.com Tour. On the big tour,...

McGinley supports ClubGolf’s £20 Junior Membership Offer

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley is backing ClubGolf’s bid to get more children across Grampian into golf by giving his support to the national junior programme’s £20 Junior Membership Offer. Funded by the Scottish Government, the scheme – which returns for a second year - offers youngsters involved in ClubGolf coaching a terrific money-saving voucher. This can be redeemed at ClubGolf clubs against the cost of the child’s first membership...

Larry Bohannan: Desert lost golf figures

Every calendar year, the desert loses people who have been important to the desert golf scene, people who had a great impact on the game in this golf mecca. But 2013 was a year that seemed to hit the desert harder in that regard than other recent years. Some of the biggest and most important names in desert golf passed away, and one local club pro passed away showing more courage than most could have imagined. Ken Venturi was a star in so many ways in golf that it was hard to keep track. He was a brilliant amateur player, maybe the last great...

Area Golf Notebook: Association says it's time to fold up the tent

An area golf tradition has ended with the final 1st coast Golf Association AmaTour event on Dec. 20 at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club. In near perfect weather conditions, the team of Dick Joyce and Tony Kennedy combined to shoot 13-under-par 59 in the AmaTour Better Ball Championship. They won by two shots over second flight winners Dave Pettengill and Paul Dossin. Two teams shot 62, first flight winners David Hodges and Gary Barber and second flight runners-up Ray Benson and Tom Luyster. There were 23 two-man teams competing in the...