Golf News / March 2009

Aussies Jones, Day lead at PGA Puerto Rico Open

Sat March 14, 2009, 05:46 AM

Australia's Matt Jones fired four birdies and an eagle in his final eight holes to shoot an eight-under par 64 and match countryman Jason Day for the lead at the Puerto Rico Open. Jones, whose best US PGA finishes came last…

Asian Tour's top golfers say no to 'super series'

Fri March 13, 2009, 06:41 AM

The Asian Tour's top players have backed their executive chairman in rejecting any involvement in the "super series" of Asia-Pacific golf tournaments. America's Anthony Kang and India's Jyoti Randhawa, currently the top two…

Woods outdone by former major golf champions

Fri March 13, 2009, 12:56 AM

Tiger Woods returned to stroke play competition at the WGC-CA Championship, but he was upstaged by a couple of other major champions. While Woods struggled to buy a putt in a steady one-under-par 71, South African Retief Goosen…

Japan teen star stays focused on US Masters

Thu March 12, 2009, 03:33 PM

Japanese teen golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa said Thursday he was ready to spring back from a low-key debut on the US PGA Tour and remain on course to become the youngest winner of the US Masters. Last month Ishikawa missed the cut…

Asian golf tour severs ties with super series

Thu March 12, 2009, 08:59 AM

Asian Tour chief Kyi Hla Han severed ties with the "super series" of Asia-Pacific golf tournaments Thursday, accusing organisers of being "unprofessional and unethical." His decision came as the Japan Tour questioned why the…

Woods set to tee it up at Doral's Blue Monster

Wed March 11, 2009, 09:36 PM

Tiger Woods has declared himself "ready to win" the World Golf Championships CA Championship starting here on Thursday. "It?s nice to have four rounds here and get into a competitive stroke play mode again," said Woods, who made…

Lam leads in Singapore golf masters

Wed March 11, 2009, 11:41 AM

Lam Chih Bing fired a five-under-par 67 to take the first round lead in the 60,000-US-dollar Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore on Wednesday. After a slow start to the season, Lam's game finally clicked on home soil as he nailed six…

HSBC weighing up future golf sponsorships

Tue March 10, 2009, 05:20 AM

Global banking giant HSBC is weighing up whether to continue its sponsorship of golf tournaments after reporting a 70 percent tumble in annual net profit. HSBC's contract with the two-million-dollar Women's Champions event held…

South Korea's Yang wins PGA Honda Classic, books Masters spot

Mon March 09, 2009, 01:27 AM

South Korea's Yang Yong-eun held on to win the 5.6 million-dollar Honda Classic to claim his first USPGA Tour triumph and book a place in the Masters. Yang two-putted from 50 feet for par at the par-five 18th to seal the one-shot…

Three-way tie for Thailand Open golf lead

Sat March 07, 2009, 12:04 PM

India's Jyoti Randhawa charged into a share of the third-round lead at the Thailand Open Saturday after firing a sizzling eight-under-par 62. After starting the day eight shots back, the 2002 Asian Tour number one was…

Korea's Yang takes PGA Honda Classic halfway lead

Sat March 07, 2009, 06:02 AM

South Korea's Yang Yong-eun has finished strong to seize the halfway lead in the 5.6 million-dollar USPGA Tour Honda Classic. Yang, who teed off on No.10, had one birdie over his first nine holes. But he added four on the front…

Korea's Yang takes Honda Classic halfway lead

Sat March 07, 2009, 12:39 AM

South Korea's Yang Yong-eun finished strong Friday to seize the halfway lead in the 5.6 million-dollar USPGA Tour Honda Classic. Yang, who teed off on No.10, had one birdie over his first nine holes. But he added four on the…

India's Chowrasia leads Thailand golf open

Fri March 06, 2009, 12:30 PM

India's S.S.P. Chowrasia hit top form to storm to an eight-under-par 62 for the second-round lead in the 500,000-dollar Thailand Open Friday. Chowrasia needed only 25 putts at the par-70 Laguna Phuket Golf Club to top the…

Creamer, Park take narrow LPGA lead at HSBC Champions

Fri March 06, 2009, 08:23 AM

Americans Paula Creamer and Jane Park have edged to a narrow one shot lead on a jam-packed leaderboard after the second round of the HSBC Women's Champions. Creamer, searching for her ninth career victory, mixed three birdies…

Allenby grabs first-round lead at Honda Classic

Fri March 06, 2009, 03:05 AM

Australia's Robert Allenby birdied his final hole to seize the lead Thursday in the first round of the 5.6 million-dollar Honda Classic. Play was suspended because of darkness with nine players left on the course. They will…

Golf: Allenby grabs first-round lead at Honda Classic

Fri March 06, 2009, 01:20 AM

Australia's Robert Allenby birdied his final hole to seize the lead Thursday in the first round of the 5.6 million-dollar Honda Classic. Play was suspended because of darkness with nine players left on the course. They will…

Singh, Brown share Thailand golf open lead

Thu March 05, 2009, 12:46 PM

India's Digvijay Singh and Australian Mitchell Brown fired seven-under-par 63s to share the first round lead in the 500,000-dollar Thailand Open on Thursday. The leading duo, searching for their maiden Asian Tour victories, lead…

Els set to defend PGA title with eye toward Masters

Wed March 04, 2009, 06:45 PM

Ernie Els will defend his crown at the PGA Honda Classic starting on Thursday even as the 39-year-old South African legend begins to prepare his game for next month's Masters. Els rallied from three strokes down in the last round…

Focused Ochoa threatens runaway LPGA HSBC win

Wed March 04, 2009, 06:54 AM

Red-hot world number one Lorena Ochoa is talking up her chances of another runaway victory at the HSBC Champions this week, following her heroics here last year. The Mexican claimed the inaugural tournament in 2008 by an amazing…

Woods wow factor puts swing back into sponsors and sport

Tue March 03, 2009, 01:58 AM

A tantalizing taste of Tiger Woods merely whetted the golf world's appetite for the game's mega-star. With the golf industry feeling the heat of the global recession, Woods was just what the sponsors ordered, his reappearance at…

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