Golf News / September 2008

Villegas beats Garcia in playoff to win golf Tour Championship

Mon September 29, 2008, 02:02 AM

Camilo Villegas won one of the richest playoffs in PGA Tour history Sunday by beating Sergio Garcia to win the PGA Tour Championship title. Colombia's Villegas earned a total of 4.26 million dollars in prize money, including…

Ochoa triumphs in playoff for seventh win of season

Mon September 29, 2008, 12:35 AM

World No.1 Lorena Ochoa won a three-way playoff for the Navistar LPGA Classic crown, capturing her seventh victory of the season and her first since May. Mexico's Ochoa finished four rounds Sunday on 15-under 273, tied with…

Ochoa triumphs in playoff for seventh win of season

Sun September 28, 2008, 11:50 PM

World No.1 Lorena Ochoa won a three-way playoff for the Navistar LPGA Classic crown Sunday, capturing her seventh victory of the season and her first since May. Mexico's Ochoa finished four rounds on 15-under 273, tied with…

Villegas beats Garcia in playoff to win Tour Championship

Sun September 28, 2008, 11:33 PM

Camilo Villegas won one of the richest playoffs in PGA Tour history Sunday by beating Sergio Garcia to win the PGA Tour Championship title. Colombia's Villegas earned a total of 4.26 million dollars in prize money, including…

Fernandez-Castano pips Westwood in British Masters play-off

Sun September 28, 2008, 06:55 PM

Lee Westwood surrendered the British Masters title at The Belfry on Sunday when he lost to Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano at the third hole of a play-off. Reigning champion Westwood was three shots clear with 10 holes to go…

Birthday boy Tsai wins again in Tianjin

Sun September 28, 2008, 04:39 PM

Taiwan's Tsai Chi-huang grabbed his second successive China Tour victory and an early birthday present, with a one-stroke victory at the Tianjin Championship on Sunday. Tsai stormed past teenager James Su Dong to become only the…

Garcia seizes lead at US PGA Tour Championship

Sat September 27, 2008, 08:06 PM

Spain's Sergio Garcia, trying to bounce back from a disappointing Ryder Cup performance, seized the lead Saturday in the seven-million-dollar US PGA Tour Championship. Garcia fired a three-under 67 to open a three-shot lead…

Moodie leads with Ochoa lurking at LPGA's Navistar

Sat September 27, 2008, 01:44 AM

Scotland's Janice Moodie, trying to end a six-year victory drought on the US LPGA Tour, on Friday seized a one-shot lead at the Navistar LGPA Classic Friday over world No.1 Lorena Ochoa. Ochoa is trying to end a dry spell of her…

Kim leads as Garcia grabs second place at US golf Tour Championship

Sat September 27, 2008, 01:39 AM

Anthony Kim, still feeding off his Ryder Cup success, retained the lead in the US PGA Tour Championship on Friday with Spain's Sergio Garcia in hot pursuit. Garcia, seeking to put his own disappointing Ryder Cup showing behind…

South Korea's Jang shares lead at LPGA Navistar Classic

Fri September 26, 2008, 01:54 AM

Jeong Jang, who has five top-three finishes this season but no victories, put herself in contention again on Thursday with a share of the lead at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Jang was among a trio of players topping the…

Ryder Cup standout Kim on fire at golf Tour Championship

Fri September 26, 2008, 01:26 AM

Ryder Cup rookie sensation Anthony Kim was showing no sign of a letdown Thursday as he seized a four-shot lead in the US PGA Tour Championship. Kim nabbed eight birdies in a six-under 64 as the seven million-dollar tournament…

Aussie Fraser leads as course masters Monty

Thu September 25, 2008, 08:38 PM

Australia's Marcus Fraser was the joint leader after the first round of the British Masters at the Belfry here Thursday as he battled to keep his tour card on a day Colin Montgomerie would rather forget. Fraser posted a…

'Hard' Lyle ready for Ryder Cup captaincy

Thu September 25, 2008, 01:47 PM

Sandy Lyle has insisted his walk-out from this year's British Open shouldn't stop him from being Europe's captain against the United States when the Ryder Cup next takes place in 2010. He has been backed for the job by fellow…

McDowell still on Ryder Cup high

Thu September 25, 2008, 09:16 AM

It was back to business on Thursday for some of Europe's Ryder Cup stars including Ulsterman Graeme McDowell at the European PGA Tour's British Masters. The 29-year-old McDowell shared the disappointment of losing the trophy to…

Jones, Green to represent Australia in golf World Cup

Thu September 25, 2008, 04:46 AM

Brendan Jones and Richard Green will represent Australia at golf's World Cup at the Mission Hills Golf Club in China from November 27-30, according to the PGA of Australia. Green, the highest ranked Australian on the official…

Golfer Lyle still the right man for Montgomerie

Thu September 25, 2008, 01:47 AM

Colin Montgomerie has backed Sandy Lyle to become Europe's Ryder Cup captain when the competition is next staged in 2010. Lyle was widely criticised for qutting 10 holes into his opening round of this year's British Open, when…

Monty closed to Faldo's singles-minded approach

Wed September 24, 2008, 07:40 PM

Colin Montgomerie slammed the singles strategy of European captain Nick Faldo after the United States's decisive victory in the Ryder Cup last week. The Americans regained the team golf trophy, competed for every two years, by…

Race on for Europe Ryder Cup captaincy

Tue September 23, 2008, 08:52 AM

Europe's vanquished Ryder Cup team retreated from Kentucky on Monday with the debate already heating up over who should replace Nick Faldo as captain for Celtic Manor, Wales in 2010. Shortly after his side had relinquished the…

United States win golf's 37th Ryder Cup

Sun September 21, 2008, 09:24 PM

The United States defeated Europe to win back golf's Ryder Cup Sunday, taking their points total to an unbeatable 14.5 with four singles matches remaining.

US has edge as Ryder Cup reaches climax

Sun September 21, 2008, 02:21 PM

Skipper Paul Azinger needs just five and a half points out of 12 in Sunday's singles to crown his two-year long campaign to bring the Ryder Cup back to the United States. The Americans, who lost possession of the small golden…

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