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3 days ago
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Bhatia opens with a solid 66, lies in Top-20 at 3M Open
Agency: Blaine (US), Jul 25 (PTI) Indian-Americans Akshay Bhatia and Sahih Theegala faced contrasting fortunes on the opening day of the 3M Open on the PGA Tour as the season moved towards the FedExCup play-offs. Bhatia, who was Tied-30th at the Open last week, shot a superb 5-under 66 in a low-scoring first round and was T-19th. While Theegala, who had an injury lay-off before the Open shot 1-over and was T-126 and in danger of missing another cut. Adam Svensson, who has just one PGA Tour win to his name, closed the first day with a 48-foot eagle putt for a card of 11-under 60 that gave him a two-shot lead over Sam Stevens and Thorbjørn Olesen. Bhatia opened on an aggressive note and he had just one par in the first seven holes. He opened with a birdie but gave that shot back on the next. He then birdied four of the next five holes with only the fifth being a par. He turned in 4-under 31 and on the back nine he birdied the 12th and the 18th but bogeyed the 14th for a 66 at the Par-71 course. PTI COR APA APA Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.


News18
20-07-2025
- Sport
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Average day for Bhatia and Rai at British Open
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Portrush (Northern Ireland), Jul 20 (PTI) Indian American golfer Akshay Bhatia shot a 1-under 70 in the third round to be Tied 34th at the British Open here. Bhatia had two birdies on the seventh and the ninth and seemed to be ready to get more before two bogeys on the back nine. Indo-British Aaron Rai, who had shown a lot of promise in the first eight holes on the first day, seemed to have lost that momentum. He shot even par 71 and was 18 places down on his second round to be T-44. Sahith Theegala had missed the cut. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler continued his dominant performance with a bogey-free 4-under 67 that included an eagle and two birdies as he moved to 14-under and four clear of the field. PTI COR APA APA Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.


The Print
23-06-2025
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- The Print
Kochhar finishes sole second in Morocco
While Kochhar was the top Indian at the end of the week, the other Indians who made the cut were Ajeetesh Sandhu (12-under,m T-13), Khalin Joshi (9-under, T-34), Rahil Gangjee (7-under, T-43), Arjun Sharma (6-under, T-45) and Aman Raj (2-under, T-51). Seeking his first win outside India as a pro, Kochhar finished 17-under with rounds of 70-67-69-65 while Chan shot a 7-under 65 in the final round to be 18-under at the Samanah Golf Club. Marrakech (Morocco), Jun 23 (PTI) Indian golfer Karandeep Kochhar produced a bogey-free final round 7-under 65 but fell agonisingly short, finishing one stroke behind Filipino Aidric Chan to sign off with a runner-up finish at the Morocco Rising Stars Marrakech. Kochhar had seven birdies, made on the first, fourth, ninth, 10th, 12th, 16th and 17th holes. Sandhu played a round of 4-under 68 on the final day to secure his top 15 finish, while Joshi, who was in the top 10 at the end of the third round, played a round of even par on the final day to fall out of the top 10. Gangjee played even par round to finish tied 43. Arjun Sharma played a round of 3-under 69 on the final day to close the week at tied 45 while Aman Raj ended his week with an even par round to finish tied 51. The win secures Chan a spot in next month's International Series Morocco, which has a prize pool of USD 2 million. Chan is now very likely to graduate to the Asian Tour at the end of the season. He started the round with a birdie and immediately dropped a shot on the second hole but after that he would go on to make seven more birdies and avoid bogeys to secure the title. His scores this week were 64-72-69-65. PTI COR APA APA This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.


The Print
22-06-2025
- Sport
- The Print
Amandeep Drall shoots 8-under 64 to take lead in Czech Ladies Open, good start for Hitaashee
A former runner-up at the LET event, Amandeep had failed to make any cut in 2024 and lost her card. Last week she played in Belgium on an invite and missed the cut, but in the first round in Czech Ladies in Beroun, she began on the tenth tee and had nine birdies against one bogey. Competing in just her second Ladies European Tour (LET) event of the season, Amandeep delivered her best-ever round on the LET which was made all the more significant by the fact that she hasn't made a cut on the Tour since October 2023. Her closest rivals were English women — Lianna Bailey and Florentyna Parker, who both shot 7-under 65 each. Among the other Indians, rookie Hitaashee Bakshi got off to a fine start with 4-under 68 and was tied 12th, while Avani Prashanth, who at one stage was 3-under through six holes, finished 1-under 71 and was T-43. Tvesa Malik (72) was T-67, Sneha Singh (73) was T-96 and Vani Kapoor (74) was T-110. Diksha Dagar, a late starter, was 2-over through seven and way back, while Neha Tripathi, who got into the field following a late withdrawal, was even par through five holes. Amandeep started on the tenth and parred her first three holes. She followed that up with four birdies in a row and after a par on the 17th, she got her fifth birdie to turn in 5-under. A. birdie on the first made it six birdies in seven holes. She dropped her only shot on Par-3 fourth but closed with three birdies four holes between the sixth and the ninth. Hitaashee also started on the tenth and dropped a shot on the 12th, which was her third hole. But she did not drop any more shots and birdied the 15th and the 18th to turn in 1-under. Birdies on the third, fifth and the seventh saw her finish in 4-under. Avani had birdies on the third, fifth and the seventh to be 3-under, but on the back nine she bogeyed the 11th, 14th and the 16th and had just one birdie on the 12th for a 71. Another English golfer, Esme Hamilton and Ivory Coast's Alexandra Swayne carded 6-under 66 each to be tied fourth. PTI COR APA APA This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.