Golf News / May 2009

Amateur Lowry takes Irish Open by storm

Fri May 15, 2009, 07:06 PM

Ireland's Shane Lowry became only the second amateur to lead a European Tour event at the halfway stage as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard on home turf at the Irish Open on Friday. Lowry, 22, is a plus-five handicapper…

Molinari disqualified from Irish Open

Fri May 15, 2009, 01:48 PM

Italy's Francesco Molinari was disqualified from the Irish Open on Friday for signing for a wrong score in his second round. Molinari double-bogeyed the 13th hole but did not notice that the six had been put down for his score at…

Leonard, Goydos share Texas Open lead

Fri May 15, 2009, 06:45 AM

Three-time champion Justin Leonard and unheralded Paul Goydos fired seven-under par 63s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the 6.1 million-dollar USPGA Texas Open. Goydos, who hadn't captured a first-round lead since…

McGinley and Bjorn to captain biennial golf match

Thu May 14, 2009, 01:19 PM

Ireland's Paul McGinley will pit his wits against Denmark's Thomas Bjorn after the pair were named as captains for the biennial match between Britain and Ireland and continental Europe. The match, inaugurated by ailing Spanish…

Taylor returns after tumour scare

Wed May 13, 2009, 06:33 PM

England's Kirsty Taylor, winner of the 2005 Wales Open, returns to competition on Thursday after recovering from a life-saving operation to remove a brain tumour. Just 16 months ago, the 37-year-old suffered a fit, similar to…

Asian Tour loses flagship season-ending event

Wed May 13, 2009, 10:13 AM

The Asian Tour has lost its flagship Masters of Asia event after sponsor Volvo pulled out, blaming the confusion surrounding golf in the region and political unrest in host country Thailand. The season-ending tournament, first…

Asian Tour loses flagship season-ending event

Wed May 13, 2009, 07:53 AM

The Asian Tour has lost its season-ending Masters of Asia event after sponsor Volvo pulled out, blaming confusion surrounding golf in the region and recent unrest in host country Thailand. The tournament, first played in 2002,…

Japan's Ishikawa gets invite to PGA Championship

Wed May 13, 2009, 05:30 AM

Ryo Ishikawa, a Japanese teen golfer who has been impressve in his first few United States showings, has been awarded a special invite to the 91st PGA Championship. At age 17 years, 10 months, Ishikawa will become the youngest…

Kerr holds off Kim to win LPGA Michelob crown

Mon May 11, 2009, 02:59 AM

American Cristie Kerr seized the lead with a birdie at 15 and held on to beat South Korea's In-Kyung Kim by two strokes in the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open. Kerr, who lifted the trophy here in 2005, fired a final-round one-under par…

Vancsik wins Italian Open, Daly shines on final day

Sun May 10, 2009, 07:00 PM

Argentina's Daniel Vancsik carded a final round six under par 65 to win the Italian Open by six strokes on Sunday. Vancsik, 32, carded eight birdies and two bogeys to finish the week 17 under par, six better than John Daly,…

Cejka charges to PGA Players Championship lead

Sat May 09, 2009, 01:00 AM

Alex Cejka has charged to a surprise two-stroke lead halfway through the Players Championship, just a week after an epidural injection in his neck. The Czech-born German took advantage of benign morning conditions to shoot a…

Monty crashes out as Vancsik leads in Turin

Fri May 08, 2009, 10:24 PM

Argentine Daniel Vancsik carved out a one-stroke lead at the Italian Open in Turin after Friday's second round which saw Colin Montgomerie miss the cut. Montgomerie bogeyed the final two holes and slid out to suffer the same fate…

Ochoa in charge at LPGA Michelob Ultra Open

Fri May 08, 2009, 03:40 AM

Lorena Ochoa, fresh from an LPGA victory in her native Mexico two weeks ago, fired a seven-under par 64 to seize the first-round lead in the 2.2 million-dollar Michelob Ultra Open. "This is only the start," said Ochoa, who…

Hot golf putter lifts Crane into Players lead

Fri May 08, 2009, 02:21 AM

American Ben Crane enjoyed a brilliant putting day to take the first-round lead at the 9.5 million dollar PGA Players Championship. "This is definitely one of the best putting rounds of my career," Crane said after taking just 22…

Woods opens with 71 at Players Championship

Thu May 07, 2009, 09:02 PM

A cold putter prevented Tiger Woods from going low in the opening round at the 9.5 million dollar PGA Players Championship on Thursday. "This is probably the highest score I could have shot today," Woods said after a respectable…

Tiger hopes to find winning form at Players

Tue May 05, 2009, 09:26 PM

Tiger Woods has a relatively mediocre Players Championship record, failing to crack the top 10 since his lone victory in 2001 as he looks to Thursday's start of the famed US PGA event. "I haven?t really put all the pieces…

China plans to emulate success of Korean women

Tue May 05, 2009, 01:03 AM

South Korean women have taken the golfing world by storm and now China wants a slice of the action. Koreans were multiple winners on the US LPGA Tour last season and their production line of hot, new talent shows no signs of…

Muirfield to host 2013 British Open golf tourney

Mon May 04, 2009, 05:15 PM

Muirfield will host the 2013 British Open, it was announced on Monday. It will be the 16th time that the Scottish course, situated near Edinburgh, has hosted the oldest of golf's four 'Majors' and the only one to be staged…

O'Hair wins Quail Hollow Championship golf

Mon May 04, 2009, 12:19 AM

Sean O'Hair survived a bogey-bogey finish to win the Quail Hollow Championship, carding a three-under 69 for a one-stroke victory in the 6.4 million-dollar tournament. Apart from his bogeys on the tough last two holes, O'Hair…

Johnson grabs USPGA lead at Quail Hollow

Sun May 03, 2009, 01:22 AM

Zach Johnson has fired a four-under 68 to grab a two-stroke lead going into the final round at the PGA tour's 6.4 million dollar Quail Hollow Championship. The former Masters champion Johnson on Saturday moved to 11-under 205…

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