Indian sports activities news wrap, August 28

Aug 28, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Indian sports activities news wrap, August 28

GOLF

Bhullar information season’s finest end with fifth place at St. Andrews

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar recorded his finest results of the season by ending fifth on the inaugural St. Andrews Bay Championship. Bhullar shot 2-under 70 and completed the low-scoring week at 17-under, because the Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra and Australian Matt Jones birdied the 18th and had been tied at 19-under. Chacarra then received a report marathon play-off which lasted 10 holes.

The 10-time winner on the Asian Tour, Bhullar gave himself a shot on the title with a 2-under by means of 10 holes and only one behind the leaders. But the Indian, who opened the day with a bogey however recovered with three birdies within the subsequent 9 holes, failed to seek out any birdies within the final eight.

India’s different stars within the subject, Ajeetesh Sandhu (71) and Anirban Lahiri (70), completed T-8 and T-14 respectively. Veer Ahlawat (70) and SSP Chawrasia (71) had been T-30 whereas Rahil Gangjee (71) and Viraj Madappa (72) had been T-Fiftieth and Rashid Khan (74) T-66.

Bhullar, who was T-3 after the third spherical, was on the lookout for his first win because the success in Indonesia in August 2022.

PTI

Vijay Singh wins PGA Tour Champions because of Paul Goydos’s five-putt for triple bogey

Vijay Singh of Fiji reacts after making a bogey on the 15th hole during the final round of The Ally Challenge.

Vijay Singh of Fiji reacts after making a bogey on the fifteenth gap throughout the last spherical of The Ally Challenge.
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Vijay Singh of Fiji reacts after making a bogey on the fifteenth gap throughout the last spherical of The Ally Challenge.
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Vijay Singh received The Ally Challenge on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title in almost 5 years, primarily due to a five-putt triple bogey by Paul Goydos.

Singh closed with a 4-under 68, and he walked off the 18th inexperienced at Warwick Hills considering he would wish some assist from Goydos, who was within the group behind and had a one-shot lead. Singh didn’t understand the assistance already had been delivered.

Goydos was main by one and had about an 18-foot birdie putt on the par-3 seventeenth gap. He left that about 3 toes brief. He rammed the par putt by the outlet. He missed the 3-foot bogey putt. And then he missed once more from about 4 toes after which tapped in for a triple bogey.

Goydos retrieved the ball from the cup and stood on the inexperienced, arms crossed, making an attempt to determine what occurred. He closed with a par for a 71, two pictures behind.

Singh completed at 14-under 202, one shot forward of Jeff Maggert.

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Viktor Hovland wins the FedEx Cup with a report end

Viktor Hovland of Norway plays his shot from the 14th tee during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

Viktor Hovland of Norway performs his shot from the 14th tee throughout the last spherical of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club.
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Viktor Hovland of Norway performs his shot from the 14th tee throughout the last spherical of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club.
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Viktor Hovland performed the most effective golf of his life within the last two weeks of the PGA Tour season, and it paid off Sunday with the largest trophy of his profession — a FedEx Cup title together with the $18 million bonus.

Staked to a six-shot lead, Hovland didn’t flinch below a relentless problem from Xander Schauffele. The 25-year-old Norwegian stayed on the assault and closed with a 7-under 63 for a five-shot victory at East Lake.

Schauffele made him work for that $18 million, firing at flags from the opening gap and shutting with a 62. He bought to inside three pictures with seven holes to play and had momentum on his aspect. And then Hovland ended the suspense with a 25-foot par putt on the 14th gap, and he put Schauffele away with a 10-foot birdie putt on the sixteenth.

Hovland was the No. 2 seed going into the Tour Championship, that means he began the match at 8-under par. Hovland posted a 19-under 261 — the identical rating as Schauffele, who began the match at 3 below because the No. 15 seed.

-AP