Ghei, Gangjee aim to secure Asian Tour card

November 18th, 2009 more images more imagesSIEM REAP - Indian golfer Shiv Kapur, who has secured his playing rights in Europe, hopes to keep the same streak going on Asian Tour as he gets ready for a strong showing at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open starting Thursday. Since his debut year, when he won the Volvo Masters of Asia in 2005, Kapur has successfully maintained his full playing rights in Asia but the former Rookie of the Year needs a good result at Phokeethra Country Club to keep his streak alive.

November 13th, 2009 HONG KONG - S.S.P. Chowrasia stayed within striking distance of his best finish of the year as he added a second round one-under 69 to be three shots off the lead at the halfway mark of the USB Hong Kong Open here Friday.

November 11th, 2009 HONG KONG - Three years ago, Hong Kong was where Jeev Milkha Singh confirmed his Asian Tour Order of Merit. But this time around as the UBS Hong Kong Open is all set to tee off, things have changed so much that Jeev will be making only his second appearance in Asia after last weeks HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

October 28th, 2009 more images more imagesSENTOSA - Exactly a year ago, young Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar, stood watching the superstars of Asian golf and some invitees, too, at the practice green nursing hopes of making the cut to ensure the Asian Tour card for 2009. As things happened, Bhullar, who only the previous week had come second in Indonesia, had set the bar a bit too low considering his own phenomenal talent.

October 24th, 2009 JOHOR BAHRU - Himmat Rai had a full day's rest, and stayed as the leader of the $1 million Iskandar Johor Open golf Saturday. The tournament, which has been reduced to three rounds because of inclement weather, will now see the 22-year-old Indian go out Sunday with Asian golfing legend K.J.

October 21st, 2009 JOHOR BAHRU - India's Rahil Gangjee has topped the qualifiers to earn a berth into the main UBS Hong Kong Open tournament next month. Gangjee will tee off against the likes of Korea's Yang Yong-eun, Chinese Taipei's Lin Wen-tang and Northern Irish youngster Rory Mcllroy after securing one of the top three spots to the $2.5 million UBS Hong Kong Open at the international qualifying tournament on Wednesday.

September 1st, 2009 CRANS MONTANA - Asian golf opens a new chapter with its first jointly-sanctioned event in Europe - the Omega European Masters. Indias Jeev Milkha Singh and Thailands Thongchai Jaidee will spearhead Asias challenge at the Omega European Masters.

August 13th, 2009 SAMUI - Anirban Lahiri overcame a mid-round blip with a fine finish that included an eagle and a birdie over the last four holes to card an even par 71 in the first round of the Queen's Cup golf on the Asian Tour here Thursday. Also finishing at 71 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club was young Himmat Rai.

August 12th, 2009 Samui (Thailand), Aug12 (IANS) Gaurav Ghei, who made a welcome return to form last week, will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Queens Cup starting Thursday. Even as Gagangjeet Bhullar, the new star of Indian golf, decided to return home to play a week on the domestic Indian Tour, Ghei will be one of the six Indians teeing up at the $300,000 event with the others being Anirban Lahiri, a former amateur teammate of Bhullar, Rahil Gangjee, C.

August 5th, 2009 SERI SELANGOR - Anirban Lahiri took over from where his team mate Gaganjeet Bhullar let off last week, as he fired an eventful four-under 67 to be tied sixth in the first round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters golf on the Asian Tour. In-form Bhullar was the surprise of the day Wednesday with a lacklustre 74 that placed him 80th and in danger of missing the cut.

August 4th, 2009 PETALING JAYA - Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar, riding a wave of success with a title and a tied second in successive weeks, will go in with tonnes of confidence at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters starting here Wednesday. The 21-year-old Bhullar is the man in form following his breakthrough triumph in the Indonesia President Invitational two weeks ago and a play-off loss in Brunei Sunday.

July 31st, 2009 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Gaganjeet Bhullar, who made a great recovery with three straight birdies from 15th to 17th, dropped a bogey on the very last to finish at even par 71 in the second round of the Brunei Open golf here Friday. At four-under 138 for two days, he continued to be the best Indian in the field.

July 26th, 2009 JAKARTA - Gaganjeet Bhullar announced his arrival as the next big golfing star from India when he turned in yet another dominating performance with a flawless five-under 67 to win the Indonesia President Invitational 2009 Sunday, his first professional title on the Asian Tour. He buried the ghosts of 2007 and totalled a brilliant 22-under 266 with rounds of 69, 68, 62 and 67.

July 23rd, 2009 JAKARTA - Fresh from his British Open experience, Gaganjeet Bhullar, seen as the rising star of Indian golf, shot a three-under 69 to be three off the lead at the end of the first round of the Indonesia President Invitational here Thursday. The lead in the $400,000 Asian Tour event was shared by Thai star Thaworn Wiratchant, Finlands Pasi Purhonen and Australian duo Marcus Both and Darren Beck who all fired matching six-under-par 66s.

July 21st, 2009 JAKARTA - Young Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar coming in straight from his experience of the British Open in Turnberry, will be looking to re-live memories of his best finish in his pro career when he tees up at the $400,000 Indonesia President Invitational this week. Bhullar was headed towards his maiden professional triumph when Juvic Pagunsan pipped Bhullar with a dream finish with a birdie-eagle finish at the same event in 2007.