Led by blazing form, 16-year-old Anshul Mishra from West Bengal beat the 20-year-old Varun Muthappa in the final, lifting the title of the 123rd All India IGU Amateur Golf Championship held at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Sunday. CGC president Ravibir Singh Grewal, winner Anshul Mishra, runner-up Varun Muthappa and CGC captain Rohit Singh Dagar after the prize distribution ceremony. …
At a windswept, rain-soaked Royal Porthcawl that presented some of the most arduous conditions seen in elite competition in recent times, it seemed entirely appropriate that a man who fled communist Czechoslovakia in a treacherous escape when just nine years old won the Senior Open on Sunday. Alex Cejka clearly knows a thing or two about standing up to adversity …
For 32 holes stretching back to Saturday, Rashid Khan's pole position remained largely unchallenged. But it turned into a see-sawing contest on the other side of a 77-minute weather interruption – rain halted the contest on Saturday too -- as Tabuena caught up with Rashid and went ahead, the 28-year-old becoming the first Filipino since 1969 to win in India. …
