Golf News / March 2009

Golfing great Ballesteros battles brain tumour

Tue March 31, 2009, 10:27 AM

Golfing great Seve Ballesteros has spoken for the first time about his battle to survive a brain tumour, describing his fight for life as akin to playing for a sixth major. The Spaniard has had three operations and is currently…

Tiger wins first golf title since layoff

Mon March 30, 2009, 12:52 PM

If there was any doubt Tiger Woods would be the Masters favorite, he dispelled it with another dramatic victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In just his third start back from left knee surgery, Woods ignored camera flashes…

Tiger wins first title since layoff

Mon March 30, 2009, 02:26 AM

If there was any doubt Tiger Woods would be the Masters favorite, he dispelled it with another dramatic victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In just his third start back from left knee surgery, Woods ignored camera flashes…

Tiger wins first title since injury

Mon March 30, 2009, 12:19 AM

Tiger Woods sank a clutch 15-foot birdie at the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for for his first victory since returning from knee surgery last month. Woods won his sixth Bay Hill title in typically dramatic…

Denmark's Kjeldsen wins Andalucia Open

Sun March 29, 2009, 06:07 PM

Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen won the Andalucia Open golf tournament here on Sunday following a battle with Scotland's David Drysdale over the final holes at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. Kjeldsen made an 18-foot putt to stay…

Birdie blitz by Dane Kjeldsen propels him into lead

Sat March 28, 2009, 07:07 PM

Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen holed seven straight birdies to come back from five strokes behind the pace to lead after the third round of the Andalucian Open here on Saturday. Kjeldsen carded a 10-under par 62 to break the course…

Kim stretches lead at Phoenix LPGA

Sat March 28, 2009, 05:04 AM

In-Kyung Kim has matched her first-round 68 doubling her lead at the 1.5 million-dollar Phoenix LPGA International. The South Korean had an eight-under total of 136 to hold a two-shot lead at the halfway point on Friday. She…

Germany's Siem tops Andalucia Open

Fri March 27, 2009, 07:37 PM

Germany's Marcel Siem carded a second round 67 to top the leaderboard at the Andalucia Open here on Friday ahead of Jean-Francois Lucquin and England's Graeme Storm. Siem reached nine-under at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, though…

Woods poised to challenge at Bay Hill golf

Fri March 27, 2009, 01:13 PM

Tiger Woods had no cause to complain about his putting after climbing within three stokes of first round leader Jason Gore at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday. Woods took just 24 putts in a two-under-par 68 that left…

Kim seizes first-round lead in Phoenix

Fri March 27, 2009, 03:42 AM

South Korea's In-Kyung Kim carded a four-under 68 to take the lead after the opening round of the Phoenix LPGA International tournament. Kim's round was highlighted by an eagle at Papago Golf Course's No.18 - her ninth hole of…

Montgomerie roars into lead on 500th appearance

Thu March 26, 2009, 08:28 PM

Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie marked his 500th European Tour appearance in style on Thursday by finishing the first round of the Andalucia Open one shot off the lead. Montgomerie, struggling at 137 in the world, carded a…

Edfors leads Black Mountain golf masters

Thu March 26, 2009, 01:02 PM

Sweden's Johan Edfors powered his way to an eight-under-par 64 for a two-shot lead over Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul after the first round of the inaugural Black Mountain Masters here Thursday. Edfors soared to the top of the…

Asian golf tour chief reaches out to China

Thu March 26, 2009, 11:49 AM

Asian Tour chief Kyi Hla Han reached out to the China Golf Association on Thursday while stepping up his attack on the OneAsia Tour, accusing it of "cannibalising" events. Tensions have been simmering since the OneAsia "super…

Woods heads to China, shrugs off Aussie cash row

Wed March 25, 2009, 10:58 PM

Tiger Woods confirmed on Wednesday that he'll play in China in November and then seized the opportunity to defend the three million dollars he will receive for playing in Australia the following week. The world's greatest golfer…

Montgomerie reaches 500 Tour landmark

Wed March 25, 2009, 05:39 PM

Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie reaches another landmark on Thursday when he takes part in his 500th European Tour event. The 45-year-old Scotsman, who has racked up 31 Tour wins as well as over 20 million euros in prize…

Golfer Prayad has last throw of Masters dice

Tue March 24, 2009, 05:34 AM

Thai star Prayad Marksaeng knows he has one last throw of the dice in his quest to qualify for the US Masters when he competes in the inaugural Black Mountain Masters here this week. An impressive tied 13th at this month WGC-CA…

Tiger Woods under threat from Mickelson

Mon March 23, 2009, 10:51 AM

Phil Mickelson is poised to unseat Tiger Woods as the world's top-ranking golfer for the first time in his career. Neither was in action last week, but the gap between the two has dwindled to a mere 0.2 points due mainly to Woods…

South Africa's Goosen captures Transitions cup

Mon March 23, 2009, 06:30 AM

While most of the talk this year has focussed on the PGA Tour's young guns, Retief Goosen and 50-year-old Tom Lehman proved this week that the veterans still have game. Two-time US Open champion Goosen fired a one-under par 70 to…

European Tour wants China Open golf on Asian Tour

Mon March 23, 2009, 06:17 AM

The European Tour says it wants next month's Volvo China Open to remain a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour and not the controversial new OneAsia Tour. The lucrative tournament has been jointly hosted by the European Tour,…

Hurst wins MasterCard Classic golf

Mon March 23, 2009, 12:45 AM

American Pat Hurst posted a 4-under-par 68 to edge Lorena Ochoa and Tseng Yani by one stroke at the LPGA Mastercard Classic. Hurst sank a long putt on the 18th green at the tough BosqueReal Country Club to finish at 10-under 206.…

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