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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

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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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Clark 'plays big' for late mother

Wyndham Clark's late mother always told him to "play big" and the American did just that at the U.S. Open to earn an emotional breakthrough victory on Sunday.

1y ago

Koepka takes PGA for fifth major title in landmark LIV win

The 33-year-old American captured his third PGA Championship and became the first player to win a major while with LIV, firing a three-under-par 67 to finish 72 holes at Oak Hill on nine-under 271.

2y ago

Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend alleges sexual harassment

Erica Herman, Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend who is suing the golf superstar for $30 million, alleges that Woods forced her to sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding their sexual relationship or risk losing her job at his restaurant.

2y ago

Mohiuddin Monem runner-up in President Cup Golf

Mr. Monem received his deserving trophy from the Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the prize giving ceremony held at the Kumitola Golf Club on Monday evening.

2y ago

Siddikur falters on final day again

The 38-year-old Bangladeshi started the day in pole position, but finished way back in joint 27th position after carding a two-over-par (74) in the final round.

2y ago

‘Wonderful day’ for Siddikur

Siddikur Rahman described yesterday as a ‘wonderful day’ after shooting one of the lowest rounds of his 18-year professional career, an eight-under-par 64 in the International Series Thailand at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin.

2y ago

Siddikur rolls back the years

Siddikur is one of the shortest hitters on Tour, not suited to Black Mountain, which favours the long ball players, but the Bangladeshi countered that with a brilliant short stick display.

2y ago

Siddikur left ruing his luck

"I was supposed to get e-visa through a promoter. They had applied and got rejected from the CID of Qatar," Siddikur ruefully told The Daily Star

2y ago

Siddikur 69th in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh’s top golfer Siddikur Rahman finished 69th out of 71 players who made the cut in the PIF Saudi International, which concluded yesterday.

2y ago

Siddikur makes cut in $5m event

Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman made the cut in the PIF Saudi International after securing a par half-way through the five million US-dollar event at the King Abdullah Economic City of Saudi Arabia yesterday.

2y ago