Shiv Kapur News
Considered as the sport's national championship, Hero Indian Open will offer a prize purse of USD 1.75 million.
In a disappointing finish for the country at the Shot Clock Masters, the three Indians in the fray -- Ajeetesh Sandhu (77-70), Jeev Milkha Singh (82-82) and Shiv Kapur (79, withdrawn) -- have missed the halfway cut.
Sandhu, who ended the day with a one-shot lead, continued to showcase the strength of Indian golf with a performance that threatens to break the Korean stronghold at the event which has not been won by a foreign player since Mark Calcavecchia of the United States in 2004.
Rahil Gangjee played one of his best rounds in a long time to place himself Tied-second behind Japan's Rikuya Hoshino (68) at the Panasonic Open Golf Championship on Friday.
Two-time defending champion SSP Chawrasia clinched the trophy at two separate courses -- the Delhi Golf Course and DLF golf course. Anirban Lahiri had also won the title in 2015.
Rising Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma will join the likes of Anirban Lahiri, SSP Chawrasia and Shiv Kapur in a star-studded field for the Hero Indian Open starting on March 8.
Khalin Joshi and Shiv Kapur, both tied 25th, were the best Indians among the seven who made the halfway cut at the Maybank Championship.
Spain's Sergio Garcia won the $1 million SMBC Singapore open here on Sunday while Indian golfer Shiv Kapur finished tied 23rd after a disappointing three-over in the final round and his compatriots Jyoti Randhawa and Gaganjeet Bhullar shared the 27th spot.
Kapur, five-under through 36 holes, had one birdie and one bogey in his 10 holes on the third day, when play was stopped.
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur and Gaganjeet Bhullar finished tied sixth and joint ninth, respectively, after the second round of the SMBC Singapore Open on Friday.
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur fell two shots behind Prom Meesawat of Thailand, while Gaganjeet Bhullar got a share of the third spot after the third and penultimate round of the $500,000 Royal Cup here on Saturday.
Passing the Yo-Yo is currently a must for a cricketer who wants to play for the Indian cricket team.
Kapur's two previous Asian Tour titles came at the Volvo Masters of Asia in Thailand in 2005 and at the Yeangder Heritage in Taiwan this year.
Battling the cold, windy and rainy conditions on Friday, Lahiri and Kapur struggled at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Their two-day total of six-over 146 was a single shot outside the cut declared at the tournament.
High winds made scoring very difficult in the Highlands.
Among the other Indians, Shiv Kapur (72), Atwal (72) were tied 24th, while Rashid Khan (72) was tied-41st.
Randhawa, three-under through two rounds, shot five-under 67 on the moving day to get to eight-under 208 and tied-ninth place.
Lahiri, who recently became the first Indian to play in the International Team at the Presidents Cup, has had a power-packed 2015 season.
Khalin Joshi, SSP Chawrasia are the next best placed Indians at the $750,000 Asian Tour event.
Jeev Milkha Singh who shot two-over 73 in second round and followed it with an even par 71 is tied 49th after the third round at the British Masters son Saturday.
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