Tag: Shubhankar Sharma

The DP World Tour asked players to name other golfers based on emojis and the results are hilarious

How many players did you correctly guess?

The social media team for the DP World Tour has done it again.

From angry golfers to the worst pro-am partner ever, the content team for the European-based tour has delivered hilarious videos for years and another dropped on Sunday.

At the 2024 Porsche Singapore Classic at Laguna National Golf Resort Club in Singapore, seven players – Richard Mansell, Johannes Veerman, Shane Lowry, Guido Migliozzi, Dale Whitnell, Shubhankar Sharma, James Morrison – were asked to name other professional golfers just based on emojis.

Some of the answers were pretty easy to figure out, while others were rather difficult. How many did you get right?

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Jordan Smith, Shubhankar Sharma tied for lead at Irish Open

Catch up on the action from the Irish Open here.

Another day at The K Club, another day for low scoring and the field took advantage.

After opening the Horizon Irish Open with a 7-under 65 Thursday and sleeping on the solo 18-hole lead, Shubhankar Sharma was one worse Friday, shooting a 6-under 66 and is joined atop the leaderboard by Jordan Smith at 13 under.

“It was a really quick start,” Sharma told the media in Kildare, Ireland. “Very early morning start for us, so I was a bit sleepy in the morning. I managed to make a lot of putts on the front nine. I had nine single putts which was amazing. I don’t think I’ve done that before.

“Everything was just going nicely. I was hitting it in the right spots and I was really good inside ten feet. So it all came together.”

Irish Open: Full leaderboard

Smith, after a first-round 66, fired a 7-under 65 that included nine birdies and a double bogey on the par-4 17th. The Englishman, who won the Portugal Masters last year for his second DP World Tour win, tied for 20th at last week’s European Masters.

Ross Fisher (6-under 66) is alone in third at 12 under, Hurly Long (6-under 66) is in solo fourth at 11 under, while Calum Hill (7-under 65) is fifth at 10 under.

As for the big names, Shane Lowry (4-under 68) is solo ninth at 8 under, five back, and Rory McIlroy is tied for 26th at 5 under, eight back.

The shot of the day came from the Northern Irishman when he drained his 116-yard approach into the par-5 16th for eagle.

Coverage of the Irish Open continues Saturday morning on Golf Channel from 7:30 a.m. ET to 12:30 p.m. ET.

Shubhankar Sharma leads Irish Open by one, Rory McIlroy’s back ‘not at all’ a problem

Catch up on the opening round of the Irish Open here.

On a day where low scores were plentiful — more than half the field (82 of the 156) shot under par — Shubhankar Sharma bested everyone, posting a 7-under 65 around The K Club on Thursday afternoon.

Sharma, who began his day on No. 10, picked up four shots on the closing three holes of his front nine, birding Nos. 16 and 17 before draining his 104-yard approach into the par-5 18th for eagle.

After making the turn, Sharma added circles on Nos. 2 and 4 to solidify his bogey-free 7-under performance. The 27-year-old, who finished T-8 at the Open Championship in July, has yet to record a win on the PGA Tour and hasn’t entered the winner’s circle on the DP World Tour since 2018.

One shot behind the leader is a pack of six players, including 52-year-old Thomas Bjorn who surprised even himself during the opening round of the Horizon Irish Open.

“I’m fortunate, I’ve played this golf course so many times,” Bjorn said after signing for a 6-under 66. “It’s a long time ago. We played here every year, but it’s always been the same fairways and greens.

“I drove it very well today. I drove it in the middle of the fairway. I think I missed one fairway in this round of golf, and then this golf course becomes a lot easier to deal with.”

Six players are tied for seventh, two back of Sharma, while 13 players — including European Ryder Cupper Shane Lowry and captain Luke Donald — are three back at 4 under.

Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel, who were paired together and shared a great moment for all those golf swing nerds out there, shot matching 3-under 69s.

McIlroy, who sustained a back injury prior to the Tour Championship last month, said it was no problem on Thursday.

“Not at all,” the Northern Irishman said when asked if the back was an issue on Day 1. “It’s more that I have not been able to hit a ton of balls. I’m hitting good shots but as you know it’s all about knowing your patterns and where you’re missing it and where to aim and where not to aim and just a little unsure over a couple shots but again overall I managed myself well today and got it around.”

Back in 2016, McIlroy won the Irish Open at The K Club.