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Welsh golf journeyman Bebb is surprise early Dunhill leader

Thu December 06, 2007, 08:01 PM

Welshman Sion Bebb, who has struggled to make a living as a professional golfer for over 20 years, was the surprise leader on five-under-par 67 after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship here Thursday. Little-known…

Sorenstam says greens the key to Lexus golf success

Wed December 05, 2007, 07:59 AM

The third Lexus Cup would be won by the team that best adapted to the unusually large greens at the Perth course, International captain Annika Sorenstam said here Wednesday. The season-ending LPGA teams tournament pits 12…

Lickliter leads 26 qualifiers for 2008 US PGA season

Mon December 03, 2007, 10:00 PM

US veteran Frank Lickliter fired a final-round one-under par 71 here Monday to capture medalist honors at the US PGA Tour qualifying tournament, a grueling six-day battle over 108 holes. Lickliter finished on 29-under par 403 to…

Rose and Immelman locked for Nedbank Challenge lead

Sat December 01, 2007, 05:55 PM

A terrific duel between Justin Rose of England and South Africa's Trevor Immelman in the Nedbank Golf Challenge continued at Gary Player Country Club on Saturday. Both players scored five-under-par 67s to share the 54-hole lead…

Groom clings onto lead at Cambodian golf Open

Sat December 01, 2007, 11:39 AM

Australia's Adam Groom held on to a narrow one-stroke lead over American Bryan Saltus after a two-under-par 70 in the third round of the inaugural Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on Saturday. Groom, ranked 47th on the Asian…

Scott, Immelman share Nedbank Challenge first round lead

Thu November 29, 2007, 06:44 PM

Adam Scott of Australia and Trevor Immelman of South Africa both scored five-under-par 67s to share the first round lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge here on Thursday. English pair Justin Rose and Luke Donald are lying one off…

Baddeley downs Chopra on fourth playoff hole to win golf Masters

Sun November 25, 2007, 01:03 PM

Australian Aaron Baddeley beat Sweden's Daniel Chopra at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff to claim the Australian Masters at Huntingdale here Sunday. Baddeley, 26, ranked 18th in the world, finished the 72 holes of…

Golf World Cup playoff success for Scotland

Sun November 25, 2007, 10:32 AM

Bravehearts Scotland won their first World Cup title in dramatic style on Sunday, beating tournament frontrunners the United States at the third playoff hole. Eight-time European number one Colin Montgomerie and young gun Marc…

US stay out in front at golf World Cup

Sat November 24, 2007, 05:30 PM

The United States pairing of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum continued their good form on Saturday to take a slender one-stroke lead into the final day of the Omega World Cup here. On a difficult day for scoring with tricky pin…

US continues to play peek-a-Boo with World Cup field

Fri November 23, 2007, 06:54 PM

The unsung United States pairing of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum continued to defy their critics on Friday by maintaining a slender one-shot lead here in the Omega World Cup. The duo were a surprise selection after higher-ranked…

Thanksgiving Day joy for US golfers at World Cup

Thu November 22, 2007, 11:35 AM

The unheralded US duo of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum celebrated Thanksgiving Day in style by taking a one-shot lead after the first round of the Omega World Cup here on Thursday. The pair, world ranked 43rd and 70th…

Allenby takes first round lead in Australian golf masters

Thu November 22, 2007, 10:14 AM

Two-time winner Robert Allenby fired a five-under par round of 67 to lead the Australian Masters by one shot after the first round at Huntingdale Thursday. The 36-year-old Australian leads Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed and…

Masters champ in foursome at 25th anniversary Skins Game

Wed November 21, 2007, 07:32 PM

Masters winner Zach Johnson, defending champion Stephen Ames, long-hitting Brett Wetterich and all-time money leader Fred Couples play this weekend in the 25th anniversary Skins Game. Celebrity course at Indian Wells Golf Resort…

PGA chief unfazed by golf's richest event being staged in Dubai

Wed November 21, 2007, 11:27 AM

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem on Wednesday refused to be fazed by news that the world's richest golf tournament would be staged outside of the United States from 2009. The European Tour announced on Monday that the Gulf…

Bjorn out of Australian golf Masters

Wed November 21, 2007, 07:02 AM

The Australian Masters golf tournament suffered a major blow Wednesday with the withdrawal of its leading European player, Denmark's Thomas Bjorn. Tournament officials confirmed that Bjorn had left Australia to return to his ill…

Chinese golfers eager to lift World Cup on home soil

Tue November 20, 2007, 10:11 AM

Veteran Zhang Lian-wei and his successor as China's number one Liang Wen-chong are looking to accelerate the growth of golf on the mainland with victory in the Omega World Cup here. The game has boomed in China since Zhang…

Dubai to host "world's richest" golf tournament

Mon November 19, 2007, 11:19 AM

The European PGA Tour announced on Monday that the Gulf emirate of Dubai will host a lucrative 10 million dollars (6.8 million euros) season-ending event from November 2009. Dubbed "the world's richest golf tournament," the…

Ochoa holds on to capture million-dollar LPGA golf prize

Sun November 18, 2007, 11:31 PM

World number one Lorena Ochoa birdied the last hole to hold off Natalie Gulbis and win the one million-dollar top prize at the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship here Sunday. Mexico's Ochoa stumbled to a double-bogey five at…

Jimenez wins again in UBS Hong Kong golf Open

Sun November 18, 2007, 11:36 AM

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez sounded surprised but delighted when describing how he had managed to win the UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday after Sweden's Robert Karlsson blew a four-shot overnight lead. The cigar-smoking Mallorcan…

Ochoa, Creamer set the pace for LPGA final-round qualifiers

Sun November 18, 2007, 07:09 AM

World number one Lorena Ochoa of Mexico and American Paula Creamer each fired a 66 Saturday to lead eight qualifiers for Sunday's one million-dollar LPGA Tour Championship showdown. Ochoa had a bogey-free round of six under-par…

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