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Dougherty holds on for biggest career golf win as Els collapses

Sun October 07, 2007, 05:47 PM

Englishman Nick Dougherty took advantage of a disastrous 16th hole for Ernie Els to claim the biggest win of his career at the Dunhill Links Championship here on Sunday. The overnight leader nearly squandered his three stroke…

Dougherty on verge of biggest win

Sat October 06, 2007, 07:03 PM

England's Nick Dougherty will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship after firing a six-under 66 on the Old Course at St Andrews on Saturday. Dougherty, seventh in June's US Open, has…

Fiji's golfer Singh on song in Korea

Sat October 06, 2007, 09:59 AM

Fiji's top golfer Vijay Singh remained on track for his second win in Korea when he blasted a one-under-par 70 in the third round at the Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open on Saturday. Singh, who has won 31 titles on the US PGA Tour,…

Parnevik leads Swedish assault at Texas Open

Sat October 06, 2007, 06:18 AM

Jesper Parnevik led a Swedish sweep of the top four spots on Friday, firing a five-under par 65 in the second round of the Texas Open. With a round that included six birdies and a bogey, Parnevik sits atop the leaderboard at…

Landlady helps forgetful O'Malley into share of Dunhill lead

Fri October 05, 2007, 08:02 PM

Australia's Peter O'Malley shot a course record equalling eight under par 64 to take a share of the second round lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links championship on Friday - with a little help from his landlady. O'Malley's…

Spanish golfer Ballesteros to captain Europe team in Royal Trophy

Fri October 05, 2007, 11:06 AM

Spanish golfing great Seve Ballesteros will captain the European team for the third time in the Royal Trophy tournament in Thailand in January, organisers said Friday. He has already led the European side to two victories in the…

South Korea's Park seizes share of lead at Longs Challenge golf

Fri October 05, 2007, 05:01 AM

South Korea's In-bee Park fired a five-under 67 to grab a share of the lead after the opening round of the 1.1 million dollar LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge here on Thursday Tour rookie Park shares a two-shot lead with Pat Hurst,…

Parnevik fires career-best 61 to lead Texas Open golf

Fri October 05, 2007, 04:54 AM

Jesper Parnevik recovered with a vengeance on Thursday, rebounding from an opening bogey to shoot a career-best 61 in the first round of the Texas Open. The Swede's nine-under effort at LaCantera Golf Course gave him a four-shot…

Webster surprise leader at Dunhill Championships

Thu October 04, 2007, 07:31 PM

England's Steve Webster holds a one shot lead after the first round of play at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championships, played over three courses at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingbarns on Thursday. The 32-year-old shot an…

Ochoa poised to mark LPGA money milestone

Wed October 03, 2007, 09:18 PM

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa could mark another LPGA milestone at the Longs Drugs Challenge this week, as she bids to become the first to surpass three million-dollars in earnings for a single season. The world No. 1 sits atop the LPGA…

Golf legend Nicklaus hints at leaving but Tiger wants Captain Jack back

Mon October 01, 2007, 06:30 PM

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hinted they will not return as rival captains at the Presidents Cup but Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh are each hopeful his leader will be in charge in 2009 at San Francisco. Nicklaus was emotional at…

Sweden's Hjorth denies Ochoa a fourth straight LPGA win

Mon October 01, 2007, 01:35 AM

Sweden's Maria Hjorth captured her first LPGA Tour title since 1999 at the Navistar LPGA Classic on Sunday, and thwarted world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa's bid for a fourth victory in as many starts. "It's just amazing right now," said…

Captains want to see Presidents Cup in China and India

Mon October 01, 2007, 01:08 AM

Golf globetrotter Gary Player and all-time major wins leader Jack Nicklaus, rival captains at the Presidents Cup, want to see the biennial team matches played in China and India to boost the sport. Nicklaus' US squad beat…

Americans take first Presidents Cup golf triumph off US soil

Sun September 30, 2007, 09:53 PM

Phil Mickelson, Scott Verplank and Stewart Cink won the clinching matches Sunday to give the United States their first Presidents Cup victory over the Internationals off home soil by 19 1/2-14 1/2. Americans improved to 5-1-1…

Great Britain and Ireland storm to Seve Trophy triumph

Sun September 30, 2007, 06:02 PM

Nick Faldo's Great Britain and Ireland team won the Seve Trophy with a brilliant final day that blew away Continental Europe here on Sunday. Seve Ballesteros's Europeans led by a point overnight ahead of the 10 concluding…

World No. 1 Ochoa seizes lead in Navistar LPGA Classic

Sun September 30, 2007, 03:13 AM

World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa, seeking her fourth victory in as many starts, seized the lead Saturday in the 1.3 million-dollar Navistar LPGA Classic. Ochoa had three birdies in a flawless three-under 69 to overtake overnight leader…

Tiger ignites US foursomes sweep at Presidents Cup

Sat September 29, 2007, 04:34 PM

Tiger Woods bounced back from his worst match-play loss as a professional by leading a US foursomes sweep Saturday to give the Americans a 12-5 lead over the Internationals at the Presidents Cup. Woods and Jim Furyk defeated…

Internationals fight back but US still ahead at Presidents Cup

Fri September 28, 2007, 11:03 PM

Geoff Ogilvy and Angel Cabrera sank tense 18th-hole birdie putts for emotional four-ball triumphs Friday, enabling the Internationals to cut the US lead to 7-5 after day two of the Presidents Cup. Woody Austin, a 43-year-old US…

Britain and Ireland draw level in Seve Trophy

Fri September 28, 2007, 07:12 PM

Britain and Ireland levelled the Seve Trophy at 5-5 against Continental Europe at The Heritage near Dublin on Friday. For the second day running, Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren were on the receiving end of the best scoring…

Thailand golfers maintain grip at Fortis International Challenge

Fri September 28, 2007, 10:30 AM

The Thai pairing of Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng produced a battling two-under-par 70 in the foursomes to take a one-stroke halfway lead in the Fortis International Challenge on Friday. The Thais produced three birdies…

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