Golf News / September 2008

Colombia's Villegas goes wire-to-wire for PGA win

Sun September 07, 2008, 10:41 PM

Camilo Villegas captured the BMW Championship on Sunday going wire-to-wire for his maiden victory on the USPGA Tour. "Oh man," Villegas said. "It was a lot of hard of hard work and it's awesome to be here. Hopefully it's the…

Lucquin snatches European Masters title from McIlroy

Sun September 07, 2008, 06:29 PM

France's Jean-Francois Lucquin won the European Masters here on Sunday beating longtime leader Rory McIlroy in a play-off. The Frenchman shot a bogey free 67 to wipe out the 19-year-old Northern Irishman's four-shot overnight…

Colombia's Villegas bids for wire-to-wire PGA win

Sun September 07, 2008, 03:47 PM

Colombia's Camilo Villegas fired two birdies Sunday morning while completing his final five holes to grab a one-stroke lead on Jim Furyk after the third round of the BMW Championship. The South American star, seeking his first…

McIlroy opens up four-shot lead at European Masters

Sat September 06, 2008, 05:05 PM

Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the European Masters after a blistering third round of 66 on Saturday. Victory on Sunday would make the 19-year-old, who has led this…

Colombia's Villegas grabs PGA lead

Fri September 05, 2008, 10:59 PM

Colombian Camilo Villegas fired a five-under par 65 here Friday to grab a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the seven million-dollar US PGA BMW Championship. Villegas fired eight birdies but suffered back-to-back bogeys…

LPGA bites tongue over English language plan

Fri September 05, 2008, 07:34 PM

The LPGA Tour backed off a plan to require players to speak English or face suspensions, with LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens saying Friday that a punishment-free program would be adopted. The LPGA, which has 45 South Koreans…

Aussie Rumford pins back McIlroy at European Masters

Fri September 05, 2008, 06:17 PM

Defending champion Brett Rumford of Australia carded a second successive 67 to join first round leader Rory McIlroy at the top of the European Masters leaderboard on Friday. Rumford reached eight under par while Northern Ireland…

Sorenstam stars in first Ladies Euro Tour golf event in China

Fri September 05, 2008, 04:44 AM

World number two Annika Sorenstam will headline the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open next month, the first Ladies European Tour event hosted by China. The Swede, who is retiring at the end of the season to pursue business interests and…

BMW Championship postponed due to rain

Thu September 04, 2008, 11:53 PM

The first round of the PGA BMW Championship was postponed after the remnants of Hurricane Gustav dumped rain on the area. Officials have rescheduled the first round to be played on Friday at the Bellerive course, and plan to…

Garcia, Weir chase Singh in rain-threatened PGA playoffs

Thu September 04, 2008, 04:28 AM

Spain's Sergio Garcia and Canada's Mike Weir will try to close the gap on PGA playoff leader Vijay Singh of Fiji at the BMW Championship whose start Thursday is threatened by heavy showers. The remains of Hurricane Gustav were…

Mediate was a near-miss for US Ryder Cup team

Wed September 03, 2008, 07:00 PM

Rocco Mediate suffered another near miss almost as painful as his US Open playoff loss to Tiger Woods when he was a near-miss at being selected for the American Ryder Cup team. Mediate was the lone player that US captain Paul…

Golfer Singh headed to Shanghai

Wed September 03, 2008, 10:41 AM

Fijian Vijay Singh will play in this year's HSBC Champions tournament, ensuring the field will boast most of the world's top players aside from the injured Tiger Woods, organisers announced Wednesday. World number three Singh is…

Golfer Azinger names Ryder Cup captain's picks

Tue September 02, 2008, 03:34 PM

US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger named Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes and Chad Campbell as his four captain's selections Tuesday to complete the American lineup. The USA will be aiming to prevent Europe, who have won…

Golfer Azinger names Ryder Cup captain's picks

Tue September 02, 2008, 02:28 PM

US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger named Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, J.B. Holmes and Chad Campbell as his four captain's selections Tuesday to complete the American lineup that will challenge Europe in two weeks at the Ryder Cup…

Golfer Torrance questions Faldo judgement

Tue September 02, 2008, 02:13 PM

Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance on Tuesday questioned the judgement of skipper Nick Faldo by picking Ian Poulter over Darren Clarke for this month's clash against the US. Faldo opted for Poulter, runner-up in The Open at…

Singh sizzles with putter to win for second week in a row

Tue September 02, 2008, 01:02 AM

Vijay Singh rolled in three tremendous long putts in a sizzling eight-under 63 Monday to win the US PGA Deutsche Bank Championship, his second triumph in a row in the tour playoffs. Singh, a Fijian-Indian, finished 72 holes on a…

Montgomerie not surprised by golf Ryder Cup snub

Mon September 01, 2008, 01:11 PM

Colin Montgomerie admitted he wasn't surprised by Nick Faldo's decision to leave him out of the European team for next month's Ryder Cup. Montgomerie, 45, missed out on a wildcard spot to Ian Poulter and Paul Casey when Faldo…

Shock Ryder Cup call-up for Poulter

Mon September 01, 2008, 06:02 AM

European captain Nick Faldo surprisingly handed England's Ian Poulter a wild card pick for next month's match against the Americans while Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie will not feature. Paul Casey was given the second…

Weir grabs golf lead as Villegas, Els, Singh, Garcia join title hunt

Mon September 01, 2008, 02:57 AM

Canada's Mike Weir birdied the 18th hole to grab a one-stroke lead over Colombia's Camilo Villegas on Sunday after the third round of the seven million-dollar Deutsche Bank Championship. A global showdown for the title in the…

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