Bangladesh golfer Jamal Hossain's brilliant opening round of seven-under 65 at one of his favourite venues gave him the early lead at the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2023 being played at the Chandigarh Golf Club.
Sukhman Singh, one of the top juniors in India, was a clear winner as Jujhar Singh (74-71-75-71) was three behind at 291 for the second spot. Angad Singh, who set the Panchkula Course alight with a 65 on the first day, finished third with rounds of 65-80-74-73.
The legendary athlete whose life journey was captured in the film, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" shares his poignant tale of growing up in Gobindpura, Kot Addu, amidst the turbulent times leading up to the India-Pakistan partition.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's directorial 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' recently completed 10 years. Marking the special occasion, Mehra has decided to organise a special screening of the film, which is based on the Indian athlete and Olympian Milkha Singh. Farhan Akhtar essayed the titular role.
Playing in extremely cold and freezing conditions, Harjai, son of India's golf legend, Jeev Milkha Singh, and grandson of the Olympic icon, the late Milkha Singh, leads at 2-under 142. With 72-70, he is two ahead of three others at tied second.
Mahreen Bhatia, who had an outstanding domestic season, carried on the good work by sharing the lead in the Girls 13-14 at Royal Musselburgh golf club. Bhatia shot 3-under 69, which included a stunning five-birdie run from third to the seventh. She added further birdies on 14h and 18th and d
Stricker won the first major of the year, the Regions Tradition when he beat the field by five shots. He now has three wins this season and leads the Charles Schwab Cup race by a wide margin
Punjab School Education Department is taking a step towards motivating and encouraging young students to excel in sports by including the life stories of four great players in the textbooks of physical education, Khalsa Vox reported.
Nitithorn Thippong won twice more after the success in The DGC Open. Following his win in India, Thippong won International Series Singapore and the Bangkok Open, on the local Thai Golf Tour, which helped him finish fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The Tour Championship is the season-ending event of the 2022 PGTI season. The tournament is a 72-hole stroke-play championship and there will be no cut applied. There is guaranteed prize money for all participants. The Pro-Am event preceding the tournament was played on December 19.