6 months ago
Plane slides off runway on Thai holiday island
Bangkok, Aug 4 - Several passengers were injured Tuesday when a plane slid off a runway when landing at the popular Thai tourist island of Samui, an airline spokeswoman said. The Bangkok Airways plane on a flight from Krabi to Samui Island slid off the runway at 2.30 p.m. at Samui airport, Nanwipa Gayjanun, a spokeswoman of the airline, confirmed. She did not provide any further details on the ... read more

1 year ago
Chowrasia hopes to overcome wrist injury
New Delhi, Oct 7 - Spending more time with the doctors than at the golf course or the driving range, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, who came up with a sensational triumph at the same course in February, is simply hoping to be able to play four rounds as he tees off at the US$ 1 million Hero Honda Indian Open Thursday. Chowrasia registered a breakthrough win in Indian Masters but has since suffer ... read more

1 year ago
Gaganjeet eyeing a win at Indonesian golf
Jakarta, Aug 26 - India's Gaganjeet Bhullar will be eyeing a win at the Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational golf tournament starting here Thursday. Since finishing runner-up last year, Bhullar, 20, will be banking on his hard work to steer him through a maiden triumph at the Damai Indah Golf and Country Club. But Bhullar will have to battle some of the top players from the region in the ... read more

1 year ago
Top seed Prayad looks for glory at Singha Thailand golf
Bangkok, June 12 - Thai golfing star Prayad Marksaeng will be top seed at the Singha Thailand PGA Championship presented by Sports Authority of Thailand starting June 26. The in-form Prayad, who has won once and finished joint third in his last two editions of the tournament, is looking forward to a return to the Santiburi Country Club. In a press conference here Wednesday, Prayad was unveiled a ... read more

1 year ago
Arjun highest-placed Indian in Bangkok Airways golf
Koh Samui, June 7 - A modest one-over 72 saw Arjun Singh stay as the best Indian after three rounds in the Bangkok Airways Open golf tournament here Saturday.Arjun, one of the five Indians is now three-under 210 to be tied 20th in the tournament and trails the leader, Chinese Taipei's Lien Lu-Sen by ten strokes. Lien enjoyed a three stroke lead at the Bangkok Airways Open after firing a five-under ... read more

1 year ago
Arjun shoots 68 and moves up in Bangkok Airways golf
Koh Samui -, June 6 - Arjun Singh trying to fight his way back into the upper ranks of the Asian Tour fired a three-under 68 under windy conditions to be the best placed Indian at the halfway mark of the Bangkok Airways Open at the Santiburi Samui Country Club here Friday. Arjun is now four-under 138 for 36 holes in 17th place. He is six behind leader Antonio Lascuna who shot a second successive ... read more

1 year ago
Ghei leads big Indian challenge at Koh Samui golf
Koh Samui -, June 4 - Gaurav Ghei will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Bangkok Airways Open which tees off Thursday. Ghei, winner of the Pine Valley Beijing Open in 2007, is looking for his fourth Asian Tour title, the first of which came 13 years ago in 1995. Ghei, one of the senior professionals in India, will be joined by Digvijay Singh, Arjun Singh, Firoz Ali, Amandeep Johl, Rahil Gang ... read more

1 year ago
Choi, Lee Sung win Johnnie Walker golf awards
Gurgaon, March 2 - Korea's Choi Kyung-ju won the Johnnie Walker Asian Player of the Year award for the second time in his illustrious career during a Bollywood-themed Johnnie Walker Gala Evening here. Choi, better known as KJ, triumphed twice on the US PGA Tour last season and broke into the world's top 10, achievements, which earned him the top honour at the Johnnie Walker 'Keep Walking' Golf A ... read more

2 years ago
Pattana to host inaugural Asian Tour International
Singapore, Feb 13 - Pattana Golf and Sports Resort in Chonburi, Thailand will host the inaugural $300,000 Asian Tour International from March 20-23, it was announced by the Asian body here Wednesday. The new tournament at the highly rated Pattana course, which was one of the venues used for the Qualifying School in 2006, will provide another opportunity to Asian Tour stalwarts to make a mark in ... read more

2 years ago
EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters golf kicks off Asian Tour
New Delhi, Feb 4 - The Asian Tour for the season 2008 kicks off this week with the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters, which is also the first-ever co-sanctioned event with European Tour in India. Though the Asian Tour was due to start with the Pakistan Open in the last week of January, the event was postponed due to the troubled situation in Pakistan. India will be hosting three events in the space of fo ... read more