Golf News / April 2011

India's Lahiri eyes golf breakthrough

Wed April 06, 2011, 02:36 PM

Indian rising star Anirban Lahiri eyed a breakthrough Asian Tour win after carding a sizzling 65 to lead the $300,000 Panasonic Open (India) by two shots in Wednesday's first round.

McDowell "good enough" for Masters challenge

Tue April 05, 2011, 10:30 PM

What a difference a year has made for Ulsterman Graeme McDowell as he fine-tunes his game for a fourth tilt at the Masters.

Tiger can only marvel at new longer hitters

Tue April 05, 2011, 07:40 PM

Tiger Woods says his best is yet to come, he is ready to snap an 18-month win drought this week at the Masters and he still expects to break the career record of 18 Majors won by Jack Nicklaus.

Kaymer out to solve Masters puzzle

Tue April 05, 2011, 05:28 PM

World No.1 Martin Kaymer is looking to put three years of Masters misery behind him at Augusta National this week, but if you are looking for a winner he says, try elsewhere.

Patience the key for Westwood at Masters golf

Tue April 05, 2011, 05:03 PM

Lee Westwood was swept aside by a Phil Mickelson juggernaut here last year, but he believes he is now better equipped to finally win his first Major.

Kaymer, Westwood paired together at Masters

Tue April 05, 2011, 04:01 PM

World No. 1 Martin Kaymer of Germany and second-ranked Lee Westwood of England were paired together for the first and second rounds of the 75th Masters, tournament officials announced Tuesday.

Choi confident an Asian will soon win Masters

Tue April 05, 2011, 02:41 PM

South Korean K.J. Choi is confident that an Asian player will soon claim a Masters title and he is hoping to be the one to make that green jacket breakthrough.

Asian Tour fires China Olympic warning

Tue April 05, 2011, 06:43 AM

Asian Tour boss Kyi Hla Han said Chinese golfers were "suffering" on rival circuit OneAsia and warned that the country may struggle to qualify a player for the keenly awaited 2016 Olympics.

Westwood gets a scare before the golf Masters

Tue April 05, 2011, 01:36 AM

Lee Westwood can joke about it now, but the world golf number two had a bit of a scare when their private jet from Houston to the Masters made an emergency landing after a fire in the cockpit.

Absent Seve in Masters hearts, minds and menu

Mon April 04, 2011, 10:04 PM

On the verge of a wide-open Masters that Seve Ballesteros would have loved, the Spanish golf legend was honored in the Champions Dinner menu selections of defending champion Phil Mickelson.

Ishikawa on earthquake mission at Masters

Mon April 04, 2011, 08:34 PM

Teenage Japanese golf idol Ryo Ishikawa believes he can provide solace for those suffering back home following the March 11 earthquake by playing his best at this week's Masters.

Aussie golf aces launch bid to end Masters hex

Mon April 04, 2011, 07:38 PM

No Australian has ever captured the Masters, but a handful of hopefuls from Down Under with titles in the past year will try to break the hex this week at Augusta National Golf Club.

New Day dawns on Aussie bid to end Masters hex

Mon April 04, 2011, 07:37 PM

No Australian has ever captured the Masters, but a handful of hopefuls from Down Under with titles in the past year will try to break the hex this week at Augusta National Golf Club.

Golf rookie Fowler confident for Masters debut

Mon April 04, 2011, 06:23 PM

US PGA 2010 Rookie of the Year Rickie Fowler was startled Monday when a Masters press committee member turned his backwards baseball cap frontwards just before a news conference began.

Fowler confident he can contend in Masters debut

Mon April 04, 2011, 06:15 PM

US PGA 2010 Rookie of the Year Rickie Fowler was startled Monday when a Masters press committee member turned his backwards baseball cap frontwards just before a news conference began.

Lewis beats Tseng at Kraft Nabisco

Mon April 04, 2011, 02:41 AM

Stacy Lewis conquered her nerves and held off defending champion and world No. 1 Tseng Yani to win the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Lewis wins Kraft Nabisco golf championship

Mon April 04, 2011, 01:33 AM

Stacy Lewis conquered her nerves and held off defending champion and world No. 1 Tseng Yani to win the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Mickelson primed for another run at Masters title

Mon April 04, 2011, 01:11 AM

Phil Mickelson has regained his form just in time to try and defend his Masters title, outduelling fellow American Scott Verplank down the stretch to capture the Houston Open.

Tseng surges into lead at Kraft Nabisco golf

Sun April 03, 2011, 03:43 AM

Defending champion Yani Tseng surged into the lead at the Kraft Nabisco Championship firing a third-round 66 to move two shots ahead of Stacy Lewis in the first women's major of the year.

Tseng surges into Kraft Nabisco LPGA lead

Sun April 03, 2011, 01:28 AM

Defending champion Yani Tseng surged into the lead at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, firing a third-round 66 to move two shots ahead of Stacy Lewis in the first women's major of the year.

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