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Henrik Stenson targets Dubai after US double

Dubai: After a run of sensational golf that has seen him become the first European to win both the Tour Championship by Coca-Cola and FedExCup, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson will aim to wrap up a magnificent season with victory in both the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai and...

Charlotte, North Carolina. The Wells Fargo Championship looks like it will be missing Tiger Woods on the weekend for the third straight year. Woods couldn’t buy a putt in his round of 73 and was at even-par 144, almost certain to miss the cut for the eighth time in his...

Mission accomplished for defending champion McDowell

Defending champion Graeme McDowell said he accomplished his mission on Thursday by putting himself in the thick of the hunt in the first round of the US Open golf championship.The Northern Irishman posted a one-under 70 at Congressional Country Club to put his name on the leaderboard among the early starters.“I felt really good this morning. I felt...

Gulf Cup to Be Inaugurated for First Time in Yemen Tonight

Aden - The Gulf Football Cup will be inaugurated officially in Yemen Monday evening by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The 20th Gulf Cup, hosted in Yemen for the first time since its accession to some GCC institutions nine years ago, will take place from November 21st up to December 5th 2010. The inauguration will also be attended by President...

Veteran warn youngsters to take it easy

By Ashley HammondDubai: Two veterans of ladies golf have warned youngsters heading into the game to take it easy — in a week when Michelle Wie, who started as a USGA Amateur aged 10, is struggling with a dilapidating back injury. She's just 21.Laura Davies said, "The trouble is they practice so hard when they are still growing. I'm no doctor or chiropractor...

Dennis Wins BSB Golf Tournament

By James KonBandar Seri Begawan - Dennis Koh captured the overall gross winner's trophy of the 40th Anniversary renaming of Bandar Brunei to Bandar Seri Begawan Golf Tournament after he finished two shots ahead of the field with 71 gross at the RBA Golf Club yesterday.His nearest rival, On Sie Lu came in second place with 73 gross and Rijal Hj Kassim...

Schwartzel sinks fourth career hole-in-one

By Ashley HammondDubai : Charl Schwartzel bagged the fourth hole-in-one of his career from 166 yards on the par-three sixth hole at Jumeirah Golf Estates Earth Course yesterday.The South African told Gulf News: "It's a great feeling whenever you get a hole-in-one but to get one in a tournament is something special."Schwartzel's last hole in one came...

Harradine lifts Shaikh Rashid Trophy

Dubai - Michael Harradine kept his cool when it mattered most to win the Shaikh Rashid Trophy, organised by the Emirates Golf Federation, at the Jebel Golf Resort and Spa yesterday.The 27-year-old defied the stamina-sapping heat and humidity to close with a tidy 73 to go eight-over-par 224 for the tournament which, in the end, was good enough to beat...

Harradine sets the pace in Order of Merit

Dubai - Michael Harradine of Emirates Golf Club set an early pace in the Emirates Golf Federation's Order of Merit for the 2010-11 season after carving up an impressive victory in the Shaikh Rashid Trophy which ended at the Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa on Saturday.The 27-year-old golfer, who earned a maximum 30 points for his efforts, has opened up...

Dubai World Championship: Rory ready

Dubai - Rory McIlroy, who finished second to Lee Westwood in the inaugural Race to Dubai last year, believes there is plenty to play for on the final stretch before the season-ending Dubai World Championship presented by DP World at Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 25-28.McIlroy, currently 14th in The Race to Dubai, will return to European Tour...

Tiger Woods keen to give back to Thailand

Bangkok - Tiger Woods says he's looking forward to giving something back to Thailand, his mother's home country, when he makes a quick visit for the first time in ten years to play a one-day skins tournament next month.The November 8 event is part of celebrations to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th year on the Thai throne.Woods said in a statement...

Pagunsan Has Perfect Start in Mercedes-Benz Indonesia

Juvic Pagunsan took the first-round lead in the Mercedes-Benz Masters Indonesia on Wednesday to make the perfect start in his bid to finish the year ranked No. 1. The Filipino carded an eight-under-par 64 at Emeralda Golf and Country Club to take the lead ahead of Thailand’s Borwon Chaisri, who shot 66. The $80,000 tournament is the last of the season...

With Tiger’s Game in Shambles, Players Scramble for PGA Tour Glory

Paramus, New Jersey - The dominance of Tiger Woods becomes even more defined when he can’t beat anyone at all. In the years when he wasn’t winning a major or three, Woods compensated by winning at least five times on the US PGA Tour against some of the strongest fields on some of the toughest courses. He won 31 times and six majors in the previous...

Will Tiger win 18 Major C’ships?

By Dale DhillonTiger Woods has been focused on reaching and possibly breaching the 18 major championship win mark established by Jack Nicklaus since his first major championship win in 1997. However, Woods has been stuck at 14 major wins since June 2008, when he miraculously hobbled around Torrey Pines, San Diego practically on one leg to win the US...

Caddy sees no split with Tiger Woods

Steve Williams doesn't believe his job as Tiger Woods' caddie is under any threat, despite media speculation about their 11-year association and concern over the golfer's form.Williams told New Zealand radio Wednesday that he and Woods remain close friends and there is no possibility their working relationship is about to end."I'm sure if there was...

Fun-Loving Bubba Watson Gets Serious at Whistling Straits

Sheboygan, Wisconsin - While other players waited out the fog delay on the driving range or putting green, Bubba Watson played games on his phone and threw things at Rickie Fowler while his good friend was trying to sleep.There are, Watson knows all too well, more important things to get worked up about than a round of golf.The fun-loving Watson earned...

Woods has good reason to look ahead in US PGA

CHASKA, Minnesota — Tiger Woods barely had a chance to down a post-round bottle of Gatorade Tiger, and already he was thinking ahead. The weather report for Friday's second round in the U.S. PGA Championship was in, and it was clear Woods liked the idea of strong winds raking Hazeltine Country Club while others try to catch him from behind.By the weekend...

Woods returns to golf by finishing 4th at Masters

By most standards, Tiger Woods' comeback would be deemed a success. He contended for a fifth Masters title when some wondered if he'd even make the cut. He took a step toward winning back fans who were appalled by the serial cheating on his wife.Woods didn't see it that way.He came back to the Masters to win, not just contend. To him, there was no...

Woods will still be "terrifick," says Obama

Miami - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was sure scandal-hit Tiger Woods will still be a "terrific golfer" when he returns to competition at next month`s Masters tournament.In an interview with the Fox News Channel, Obama was asked his thoughts on Woods` decision to return to golf at the event.Woods has not played in a tournament since...

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