Robin Bose has more than two decades of experience as a sports reporter. He specialises in writing on golf.
Articles by Robin Bose
Kim leads the pack, Indians stay in hunt
Shamim Khan's no-frills approach spills over on the course as well. Despite being in contention, the diminutive golfer is in a race against time.
Updated on Dec 02, 2010 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Vintage golf with old world charm
Stars set to light up the country's National Open.
Updated on Dec 02, 2010 01:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Winds of change: Atwal gets whiff of it
Arjun Atwal's form this season fortifies the tenet of golf --- you never know when you'll hit form. It was a dismal opening to the year with the 37-year-old running the risk of losing his card on the PGA Tour.
Updated on Nov 30, 2010 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Ashok Kumar hunting for glory at the Indian Open
The trip to Singapore earlier this month was an eye-opener for Ashok Kumar. The scores of 70, 71 at the par-71 Sentosa Golf Club may have been "satisfying", but missing the cut at the $6 million Barclays Singapore Open left the Professional Golf Tour of India's Order of Merit leader alive to the virtues of consistency across domestic shores.
Updated on Nov 30, 2010 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
High Court reprieve for junior golfers
The Indian Golf Union's eagerness to replicate its actions, which led to scuttling of the IMG-Reliance Scholarships (as reported by Hindustan Times), has been dealt a blow.
Updated on Nov 28, 2010 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Guangzhou silver medallist golfer to turn professional
Next week, Rashid Khan will shed his tag as the country's No. 1 amateur and will join the ranks of professionals. Had things gone to plan, the 19-year-old would have turned pro next year, but a flurry of activity, triggered by his spearheading India to the team silver at the Asian Games, have forced him to redraw his schedule.
Updated on Nov 27, 2010 11:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Silver club: Rashid drives India home
As he took steps towards the podium at Guangzhou's Dragon Lake Golf Club to receive the Asian Games men's team silver, Rashid Khan's mind would have rewound to the early years of the decade when he nearly gave up golf.
Updated on Nov 21, 2010 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
National coach casts doubt on golfers’ attitude
Warped policies seem to be a way with the Indian Golf Union (IGU). If sending a squad, whose members are in violation of amateur status rules (as Hindustan Times had reported earlier) for the Asian Games isn't shameful enough, another development has shown the governing body in poor light.
Updated on Nov 15, 2010 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Seasoned pro Davies wins Indian Open
A traumatic build-up to the Hero Honda Women's Indian Open meant Laura Davies least expected to top the leaderboard after the opening day. The 65 did assuage the harassment she had had to endure while locating the misplaced golf bags, but amid the relief of squashing fears of “missing the cut”, there was a hint of sadness.
Updated on Nov 13, 2010 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Cuningham takes one-stroke lead
A pragmatist, Tandi Cuningham prefers not to live on hope. She rather stays rooted in the present. No sooner had she shot a 68 to take a single stroke lead in the Hero Honda Women's Indian Open, talk surfaced of how her modus operandi pointed towards another title.
Updated on Nov 12, 2010 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
'Gentle giant' Davies leads on Day 1 of Indian Open
It was fitting that the icons came face to face at a venue as historic as the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport. Time came to a standstill for Laura Davies, winner of 76 titles worldwide, when Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard offered his hand in greeting at the practice range during the Women's British Open in July. Robin Bose reports.
Updated on Nov 12, 2010 02:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
LET it be: For Davies, Pace it's fight for top
In a country of more than a billion, women's golf is still taking baby steps --- there are less than 20 pros on the ladies' circuit. Against this backdrop, the buzz about the Hero Honda Women's Indian Open is interesting. Robin Bose reports.
Updated on Nov 11, 2010 12:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Lee-Anne ready for a smiling encounter
Competing with Laura Davies, a four-time Major winner, for the Henderson Money List on the Ladies European Tour, was a challenge that initially did not find favour with Lee-Anne Pace, the current leader. Robin Bose reports.
Updated on Nov 10, 2010 01:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Lahiri clinches BILT Open title
If Anirban Lahiri were to place a finger on an occasion when he felt gratified at having perfected the task of taking lessons, he would undoubtedly choose the final day of the BILT Open.
Updated on Oct 30, 2010 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Bangalore
Lahiri takes slim lead in BILT Open
Unlike Rahil Gangjee's diligent jottings, Anirban Lahiri is comparatively laid back. As per the programme chalked out by their mental trainer, Pradeep Aggarwal, the two are advised to give vent to feelings in writing after every round. Once the rants and raves are captured in print, the aim is to start the next day with a level head.
Updated on Oct 29, 2010 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
‘Mastermind’ Malik maintains top spot
Nothing can come between Amardip Sinh Malik and his free-flowing style. Malik was in disarray late last year when he sought the services of a noted mental trainer.
Updated on Oct 28, 2010 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Bangalore
Malik takes lead with a course record on Day 1
It's been a while since the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) witnessed a course record. On Wednesday, when Amardip Sinh Malik bettered the seven-under 65, set by Harendra Gupta at the Emaar MGF PGTI Championship four years ago, by a stroke, there was a buzz at the venue.
Updated on Oct 28, 2010 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Bangalore
Looking to BILT on familiarity
By moving out of the National Capital Region, the BILT Open might be charting a new course in its four years of existence, but the shift from the plush Jaypee Greens in Greater Noida to the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) here means little to Anirban Lahiri.
Updated on Oct 26, 2010 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Bangalore
Ministry has PGTI waiting for over six months
Nearly seven months after the SAIL Open here, the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is still awaiting clearance from the union sports ministry to make a payment of $150,000, half of the total prize pool.
Updated on Oct 25, 2010 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Rain dampens game, but not Ashok’s spirit
The havoc wreaked by the unrelenting rain since the early hours of Sunday meant soggy stretches at the DLF Golf & Country Club were a natural byproduct.
Updated on Sep 20, 2010 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Ashok storms into lead as Bhullar has a poor round
Noticing Harbhajan Singh Bhullar follow his son, Gaganjeet, to the tournament office, a rotund gentleman took brisk steps towards him with the words, “Sir, what a son you have!”
Updated on Sep 18, 2010 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Ashok rides ‘club’ class to move into joint lead
Unlike several of his ilk, Ashok Kumar does not let peripheral things unsettle him. What does matter is the compatibility with his clubs. Of late, club control has been an issue and even though he managed a 70 on the opening day of the DLF Masters, the affable Ashok was moving around with an unsettled look.
Updated on Sep 17, 2010 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Jyoti lights up rainy day
The mention of Jyoti Randhawa instantly brings to mind the image of a gangly figure with a brooding visage. It was nothing short of a surprise when the two-time DLF Masters' champion came bounding out of the tournament office on Thursday with a smile that was matched his strapping structure.
Updated on Sep 17, 2010 12:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Eye on the sky, golfers get set
Weather likely to play a role as cream of Indian golf vies for the coveted DLF Masters
Updated on Sep 15, 2010 10:50 PM IST
None | Robin Bose, Gurgaon
Minutes of meeting in Mumbai nail IGU's 'lies'
As the apex body, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) lists the promotion and development of golf as its primary objective.
Updated on Sep 11, 2010 02:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
IGU’s obstinacy makes innocent kids suffer
The Indian Golf Union does not stop to surprise. On the one hand, it deems it fit to send a men's team to the Asian Games, at Guangzhou in November, whose members are in violation of amateur status rules, on the other, it is insistent on scuttling a programme, which is path-breaking to say the least.
Updated on Aug 29, 2010 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
The man who kept walking
Arjun Atwal’s victory at the PGA Tour came after many detours and dead-ends. The boy from Kolkata’s journey to the top. Robin Bose writes.
Updated on Aug 28, 2010 10:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose
Healing touch to a touching moment
Standing near the putting green of the Delhi Golf Club in early 2008, Arjun Atwal was in a surprisingly militant mood. The form had dipped and he was waging a grim battle to retain his card on the second-tier Nationwide Tour in the US.
Updated on Aug 25, 2010 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
Amateur theme, professional status; it’s just not on
International embarrassment might be on the cards for India, at this November's Asian Games, if the Games' organisers decide to strictly implement the rules of the game, reports Robin Bose.
Updated on Aug 25, 2010 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi
No dearth of brains, but IGU spends on foreign consultant
It was a grim Ashit Luthra as he delivered the keynote address at the 52nd annual general body meeting of the Indian Golf Union (IGU) in September last. The IGU had suffered losses worth R 31 lakh in the fiscal 2008-09 and the president appeared over-eager to clear the air.
Updated on Aug 09, 2010 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Robin Bose, New Delhi