Golf News / November 2007

Scott, Immelman share Nedbank Challenge first round lead

Thu November 29, 2007, 06:44 PM

Adam Scott of Australia and Trevor Immelman of South Africa both scored five-under-par 67s to share the first round lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge here on Thursday. English pair Justin Rose and Luke Donald are lying one off…

Baddeley downs Chopra on fourth playoff hole to win golf Masters

Sun November 25, 2007, 01:03 PM

Australian Aaron Baddeley beat Sweden's Daniel Chopra at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff to claim the Australian Masters at Huntingdale here Sunday. Baddeley, 26, ranked 18th in the world, finished the 72 holes of…

Golf World Cup playoff success for Scotland

Sun November 25, 2007, 10:32 AM

Bravehearts Scotland won their first World Cup title in dramatic style on Sunday, beating tournament frontrunners the United States at the third playoff hole. Eight-time European number one Colin Montgomerie and young gun Marc…

US stay out in front at golf World Cup

Sat November 24, 2007, 05:30 PM

The United States pairing of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum continued their good form on Saturday to take a slender one-stroke lead into the final day of the Omega World Cup here. On a difficult day for scoring with tricky pin…

US continues to play peek-a-Boo with World Cup field

Fri November 23, 2007, 06:54 PM

The unsung United States pairing of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum continued to defy their critics on Friday by maintaining a slender one-shot lead here in the Omega World Cup. The duo were a surprise selection after higher-ranked…

Thanksgiving Day joy for US golfers at World Cup

Thu November 22, 2007, 11:35 AM

The unheralded US duo of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum celebrated Thanksgiving Day in style by taking a one-shot lead after the first round of the Omega World Cup here on Thursday. The pair, world ranked 43rd and 70th…

Allenby takes first round lead in Australian golf masters

Thu November 22, 2007, 10:14 AM

Two-time winner Robert Allenby fired a five-under par round of 67 to lead the Australian Masters by one shot after the first round at Huntingdale Thursday. The 36-year-old Australian leads Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed and…

Masters champ in foursome at 25th anniversary Skins Game

Wed November 21, 2007, 07:32 PM

Masters winner Zach Johnson, defending champion Stephen Ames, long-hitting Brett Wetterich and all-time money leader Fred Couples play this weekend in the 25th anniversary Skins Game. Celebrity course at Indian Wells Golf Resort…

PGA chief unfazed by golf's richest event being staged in Dubai

Wed November 21, 2007, 11:27 AM

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem on Wednesday refused to be fazed by news that the world's richest golf tournament would be staged outside of the United States from 2009. The European Tour announced on Monday that the Gulf…

Bjorn out of Australian golf Masters

Wed November 21, 2007, 07:02 AM

The Australian Masters golf tournament suffered a major blow Wednesday with the withdrawal of its leading European player, Denmark's Thomas Bjorn. Tournament officials confirmed that Bjorn had left Australia to return to his ill…

Chinese golfers eager to lift World Cup on home soil

Tue November 20, 2007, 10:11 AM

Veteran Zhang Lian-wei and his successor as China's number one Liang Wen-chong are looking to accelerate the growth of golf on the mainland with victory in the Omega World Cup here. The game has boomed in China since Zhang…

Dubai to host "world's richest" golf tournament

Mon November 19, 2007, 11:19 AM

The European PGA Tour announced on Monday that the Gulf emirate of Dubai will host a lucrative 10 million dollars (6.8 million euros) season-ending event from November 2009. Dubbed "the world's richest golf tournament," the…

Ochoa holds on to capture million-dollar LPGA golf prize

Sun November 18, 2007, 11:31 PM

World number one Lorena Ochoa birdied the last hole to hold off Natalie Gulbis and win the one million-dollar top prize at the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship here Sunday. Mexico's Ochoa stumbled to a double-bogey five at…

Jimenez wins again in UBS Hong Kong golf Open

Sun November 18, 2007, 11:36 AM

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez sounded surprised but delighted when describing how he had managed to win the UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday after Sweden's Robert Karlsson blew a four-shot overnight lead. The cigar-smoking Mallorcan…

Ochoa, Creamer set the pace for LPGA final-round qualifiers

Sun November 18, 2007, 07:09 AM

World number one Lorena Ochoa of Mexico and American Paula Creamer each fired a 66 Saturday to lead eight qualifiers for Sunday's one million-dollar LPGA Tour Championship showdown. Ochoa had a bogey-free round of six under-par…

Swedish golfer Karlsson leads UBS Hong Kong Open

Sat November 17, 2007, 02:46 PM

Sweden's Robert Karlsson kept up his red-hot form at the UBS Hong Kong Open on Saturday, hitting a four-under-par 66 to lead by four shots, as his rivals tried but failed to catch him. Karlsson never looked back on his four-shot…

Pressel hot, Sorenstam ousted at LPGA Tour Championship

Sat November 17, 2007, 05:11 AM

Sweden's Annika Sorenstam lost her last chance to win a 2007 LPGA event and US teen Morgan Pressel served notice she will contend for the title Friday at the LPGA Tour Championship. Pressel fired a seven-under par 65 to grab a…

Kims from US, Korea share LPGA Tour Championship

Fri November 16, 2007, 12:47 AM

South Korean Mi Hyun Kim and US veteran Christina Kim each fired a five-under par 67 Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the 1.55 million-dollar LPGA Tour Championship. The US Kim made her move with an eagle at…

Poulter leads Dunlop golf tournament

Thu November 15, 2007, 09:40 AM

Ian Poulter rolled in five birdies against no bogey to share a three-way lead after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament Thursday, in a solid start to the end of his winless season. British Open champion Padraig…

Americans confirmed for Australian PGA tournament

Thu November 15, 2007, 05:43 AM

Americans JB Holmes, Brandt Snedeker, Ryan Moore, Jason Gore and Kevin Stadler are confirmed starters in next month's Australian PGA Championship at Coolum, organisers said Thursday. They will vie with Australia's world No.6…

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