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Rollercoaster carries McIlroy to Masters glory at last

"You know, there was points on the back nine today, I thought, 'Have I let this slip again?'" McIlroy admitted after giving up the solo lead three times before rolling in a four-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole to beat Justin Rose.

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Ex-gangster goes from jail to golf's major championship

Ryan Peake, a former member of an outlawed motorcycle gang who served five years in jail for assault, hit a five-under-par 66 to win the 104th edition of the New Zealand Open by a shot in Queenstown on Sunday.

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1st UCB Golf Tournament 2025 concludes with grand prize ceremony

The 1st UCB Golf Tournament 2025 reached its conclusion with a grand closing and prize distribution ceremony at the Shaheen Golf and Country Club in Patenga, Chattogram on January 24.

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Jamal wins fifth PGTI title

Jamal Hossain Mollah won the Indianoil Servo Masters Golf Tournament – his fifth title in the Professional Golf Tour of India – at the Digboi Golf Links in Assam today.

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Corporate Cup Golf Tournament concluded

The three-day-long 3rd Golf House Corporate Cup Golf Tournament 2024 concluded at the Kurmitola Golf Club yesterday.

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Golf for all: Bringing the game to everyone

Golf is often mislabeled as an "elite" sport, which hampers its growth and accessibility to the broader public

7m ago

McIlroy hopes Trump election victory helps end golf rift

Media reports this week suggested that the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and backers of LIV Golf, had reached an agreement with the PGA Tour to invest over a billion dollars in the newly formed PGA Tour Enterprise.

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Cricket great Kapil Dev becomes new India golf chief

The switch in sports will enable Dev's "valuable experience as a professional sportsman" to drive "the further growth of Indian professional golf," said PGTI chief executive, Uttam Singh Mundy.

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Siddikur 'hungry for a title'

Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman said he is hungry for a title as he has not won a single title on the Asian Tour in more than five years. The two-time Asian Tour winner shot to fame when he won the Brunei Open in 2010 and rode on his excellent form to grab his second title on the continent's premier tour in the Hero Indian Open in 2013.

6y ago

Will the home jinx end?

Bangladesh has been hosting Asian Tour events for the last four years. Today as the Kurmitola Golf Club hosts the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Open, this time titled Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open, the question that is frequently being asked is: whether we will finally get an Asian Tour winner on home soil?

6y ago

Siddikur, Jamal miss the cut

Siddikur Rahman and Jamal Hossain Mollah, two of Bangladesh's best golfers, missed the cut in the Hero Indian Open in New Delhi yesterday.

6y ago

Slow starts for Siddikur and Jamal

Bangladesh's Siddikur Rahman and Jamal Hossain Mollah made slow starts to the Hero Indian Open in New Delhi yesterday.

6y ago

Sanjay lights up logo unveiling

The logo of the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open was unveiled through a colourful ceremony at the Kurmitola Golf Club yesterday, where Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt reminisced fond memories about Bangladesh and the Bangabandhu family.

6y ago

Siddikur 15th in Malaysia

Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman finished tied 15th in the three-million-dollar Maybank Championship in Malaysia yesterday.

6y ago

Siddikur swings to ninth

Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman moved up to tied ninth position in the Maybank Championship in Malaysia yesterday after a scintillating four-under-par (68) in the third round.

6y ago

Siddikur in decent form in Malaysia

Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman moved into the third round of the Maybank Championship in Malaysia with an aggregate score of three-under-par (141).

6y ago

Jamal buoyed by Kolkata win

With the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open scheduled to start in the first week of April, golfer Jamal Hossain Mollah feels he got a timely boost with victory in the Bengal Open Golf Championship in Kolkata earlier this week.

6y ago

Record-breaking Rashid wins Chittagong Open

India's Rashid Khan yesterday completed his domination of the City Bank American Express Chittagong Open, storming to the title by seven strokes.

6y ago