Golf News / May 2008

Hwang wins Maekung golf open in playoff

Sun May 04, 2008, 09:03 AM

South Korea's Hwang Inn-Choon denied Noh Seung-Yul a place in golf history with a play-off win at the Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Sunday. Hwang parred the play-off hole at the par four 18th while Noh missed his par putt…

Hwang wins Maekung golf open in playoff

Sun May 04, 2008, 08:51 AM

South Korea's Hwang Inn-Choon denied Noh Seung-Yul a place in golf history with a play-off win at the Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Sunday. Hwang parred the play-off hole at the par four 18th while Noh missed his par putt…

Jimenez leads pursuit of history-chasing Garrido

Sat May 03, 2008, 05:24 PM

Ignacio Garrido took another step towards winning the Spanish Open on Saturday, where local favourite Miguel Angel Jimenez made a late victory charge at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. Jimenez, a pre-tournament favourite,…

Creamer defies windy conditions to capture LPGA lead

Sat May 03, 2008, 03:15 AM

American Paula Creamer seized a narrow one-shot lead here Friday with an even-par 71 in the second round of the LPGA SemGroup Championship. Creamer's effort, which included three birdies and three bogeys, gave her a one-under…

Garrido shatters course record to lead in Spanish Open

Fri May 02, 2008, 06:42 PM

Spaniard Ignacio Garrido stole the show at the Spanish Open on Friday with a birdie-littered second round that gave him a commanding four-shot lead at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. Martin Erlandsson had set a new course…

Hee Young Park seizes LPGA lead

Fri May 02, 2008, 05:17 AM

South Korea's Hee Young Park seized the first-round lead the LPGA SemGroup Championship on Thursday as world No.1 Lorena Ochoa was blown off course by difficult windy conditions. Only four players managed sub-par rounds, and…

Toms takes lead after first round of Wachovia Classic

Fri May 02, 2008, 12:45 AM

David Toms, sidelined for more than a month by a back injury, seized a one-shot lead in the first round of the 6.4 million-dollar Wachovia Championship. Toms, the 2003 winner of this event, picked up four shots on his outward…

Erlandsson leads with course record in Seville

Thu May 01, 2008, 07:19 PM

A late charge by Spaniard Jordi Garcia could not stop Sweden's Martin Erlandsson from taking the lead of the Spanish Open with a new course record of seven-under-par 65 on Thursday. Erlandsson started his campaign with a birdie…

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