New Delhi: Australian Wade Ormsby claimed a nerve-jangling maiden Asian Tour golf title at the Panasonic Open India to deny Thai veteran Boonchu Ruangkit from a historic victory at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday. Ormsby overcame a disastrous triple bogey on the third hole to shoot a final round one-under-par 71 to win the $300,000 tournament by one stroke from the 56-year-old Boonchu, who was bidding to become the oldest winner on the region's premier Tour.
The wire-to-wire win earned Ormsby's the winner's cheque of $54,000 and moved him up to eighth place on the Order of Merit. Singapore's Lam Chih Bing, who led briefly during the final round, settled for third place after carding a level par 72 while Shiv Kapur's search for a first win on his home course was extended after he bogeyed two of his last three holes to finish three shots behind Ormsby in fourth position.
Ormsby, who held at least a share of the lead from the opening day, birdied the second hole but stumbled badly with a seven at the next hole. However, the Aussie showed great character by shooting birdies on the fifth, seventh and eighth holes to stay in the title hunt. He bogeyed the 12th and needed an 18-foot birdie conversion on 17 which proved decisive as Boonchu's title challenge faded with a bogey on 16.
"It means so much. I've played tournaments worldwide but to finally get a win in Asia is fantastic. I felt
06:38 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: Shiv Kapur braved tough conditions to manage an even par 72 to be tied third while Jyoti Randhawa fired a flawless five-under 67 to jump to sole fifth after the third round of the Panasonic Open India, here on Saturday. Manav Jaini (68) rose from tied 22nd to the sixth spot, which he shares with defending champion Digvijay Singh, who played a third straight one-under 71, and was...
07:14 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: India's SSP Chowrasia was lying at third position after he shot a second straight 69 to be six-under at the end of the second day at Panasonic Open India here on Friday. Australian Wade Ormsby, seeking his first professional title, added a second straight 67 to move to 10-under 134, while Lam Chih-bing had a bogey-bogey finish to drop from 10-under to eight-under to be at second place...
10:22 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: Singapore's Lam Chi Bing grabbed a share of the lead at the Panasonic Open India on Thursday as he bids to revive his career after losing his Asian Tour card last year. Lam birdied the last hole to join the Australian duo of Kieran Pratt and Wade Ormsby in a three-way tie at the top of the first-round leaderboard with a bogey at the 12th the only blot...
10:05 PM, Apr 04, 2013
New Delhi: SSP Chowrasia was the best placed Indian in sole fourth position, two shots behind the leaders, at the end of the opening round of Panasonic Open India here Thursday. There was a three-way tie for the lead as two Australians -- Kieran Pratt and Wade Ormsby -- and Singaporean Lam Chih Bing shared the top spot with rounds of five-under 67 each at the demanding and windy Delhi...
08:03 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Wilson is looking forward to testing himself against the best golfers from the Asian Tour at the Delhi Golf Club. ...
05:18 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Jeev says that he has never won at the Delhi Golf Club so he wants to get this monkey off his back by winning the tournament. ...
03:38 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Home favourites Anirban Lahiri and Digvijay Singh return to the scene of their famous victories, determined to follow up on their successes when the $300,000 Panasonic Open India gets underway at the Delhi Golf Club on Thursday. ...
04:51 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The 32-year-old came close to winning in Asia when he finished second behind Spain's Sergio Garcia at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai in 2009. ...
04:18 PM, Mar 26, 2013
India golfers gear up for three big upcoming tournaments - the Bilt Open, the Avantha Masters and the Panasonic Open. ...
08:43 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Hyogo (Japan): Indian golfer Shiv Kapur picked up the biggest cheque of the year after finishing tied fourth with a superb four-under 67 in the final round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here on Sunday. Kapur picked up a cheque of USD 80,000 after finishing with a four-day total of 13-under 271, ending four behind the leader. He had rounds of 67, 68, 69 and 67 at the USD 1.9...
04:24 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Hyogo, (Japan): Local hope Masamichi Uehira fired a third round score of six-under-par 65 for a narrow one-shot lead over Filipino sensation Juvic Pagunsan at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open golf here on Saturday. India's Shiv Kapur was tied 11th. It was Uehira's best score of the week as he returned with 14-under-par 199 but has nine players who are within four shots off the pace at the $1.9 million event...
04:35 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Hyogo (Japan): Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh continued his strong comeback from injury with a fine four-under 67 to be tied 11th after the opening round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here on Thursday. Also shooting a fine opening round of 67 was Shiv Kapur. Kapur and Jeev, forced into rest for a few weeks because of an injury on his trigger finger, was five short of the leader, Japanese...
04:39 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Hyogo, (Japan): Asian Tour stalwarts Jeev Milkha Singh and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee are upbeat about winning the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open despite struggling with injuries. Jeev has an injured trigger finger and Thongchai twisted his right ankle earlier but they will play at the US $1.9 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour starting Thursday. Thongchai and Singh will make up a total of five Asian Tour...
02:32 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: Local favourite Digvijay Singh closed with a flawless six-under-par 66 to end an agonising 12-year wait for his maiden Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India in New Delhi on Sunday. Singh produced a grandstand finish with a 12-foot birdie putt on the last to defeat Asian Tour winners Mohammad Siddikur of Bangladesh and Gaganjeet Bhullar of India by two shots at the $300,000 event sanctioned by...
08:38 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: Considered one of India's most gifted golfers, Ashok Kumar on Saturday took a big step towards his breakthrough win as he took the sole lead at the end of the third round of the Panasonic Open India here. Ashok rolled in a 15-footer on the 18th for a final birdie to card a second straight 69 and move to eight-under 208. Ashok was atop the leaderboard that had...
07:29 PM, Mar 31, 2012
New Delhi: Manav Jaini was flawless for the second successive day, while Gaganjeet Bhullar did not miss a single fairway and the duo, along with Ashok Kumar and Shankar Das, were close on the heels of the leader Bangladesh's Siddikur (67) after the second round of the Panasonic Open India here on Friday. Siddikur, who holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC)...
08:21 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Anirban Lahiri overcame all the challenges that the Delhi Golf Club presented, by getting off to a great start in rather tough conditions in the Panasonic Open India 2012, in New Delhi on Thursday. Bringing home the only card under 70 with a three-under 69, Lahiri was one clear of a group of seven players tied for second at 70 at the Delhi Golf Club. It was a...
08:16 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Seasoned Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa will celebrate a milestone 200th Asian Tour appearance when he joins 25 other Tour champions at the Panasonic Open India in New Delhi, from March 29. Title holder Anirban Lahiri, Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand and Korean-American Anthony Kang, who have won a combined total of 11 Asian Tour titles, will also headline the USD 300,000 showpiece event, to be staged at the Delhi...
01:27 PM, Mar 14, 2012
Shiga Prefecture, Japan: Jeev Milkha Singh finished tied fourth for the second week in a row after bringing home a card of even-par 72 in the final round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here on Sunday. The Indian golfer dropped an early double bogey on the fourth and then a late bogey on the 17th, besides four birdies, to finish the week at four-under 280. Anirban Lahiri (73) totaled 287...
06:43 PM, Sep 25, 2011
