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Westwood hits hole in one 01 Nov 2014 - 02:33 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Westwood conjured the shot of the day with a hole-in-one on a 225-yard par 3 to jump into contention at...

Park claims halfway lead at Taiwan LPGA 01 Nov 2014 - 02:32 pm

TAIPEI: World number one Park In-bee of South Korea pulled off a 10-under-par to claim the sole lead after the second round of...

Garcia and Reed to face off in Malaysia 30 Oct 2014 - 12:32 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A resurgent Sergio Garcia goes toe-to-toe with US Ryder Cup sensation Patrick Reed at the CIMB Classic beginning today, as reigning...

Streb seals maiden PGA Tour victory 28 Oct 2014 - 02:20 am

SEA ISLAND, United States: Robert Streb held his nerve to win his first PGA Tour title in a play-off with fellow American Will...

Lahiri wins by a shot in Macau after tense finish 27 Oct 2014 - 12:58 am

Anirban Lahiri of India holds the winners trophy after winning the 2014 Venetian Macau Open yesterday. HOng Kong: India’s Anirban Lahiri bagged the...

MacKenzie and Svoboda share lead at Sea Island 27 Oct 2014 - 12:56 am

SEA ISLAND, United States: Will MacKenzie produced a roller-coaster, birdie-bogey-birdie finish to share the lead with fellow American Andrew Svoboda after the third...

Amateur Ham leads fog-hit Korea Open 27 Oct 2014 - 12:55 am

SEOUL: South Korean amateur Ham Jeong-woo took a two-shot lead into the final round of the fog-disrupted Kolon Korea Open yesterday. Ham, who...

Olesen fights off Dubuisson to win Perth International 27 Oct 2014 - 12:55 am

PERTH, Australia: Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen withstood a late charge from Victor Dubuisson to win the $1.75m Perth International yesterday, his first tournament success...

Pace takes sole lead in delayed China LPGA 27 Oct 2014 - 12:55 am

BEIJING: The final round of the LPGA Blue Bay Championship in China was suspended yesterday due to darkness, with South African Lee-Anne Pace...

McInerney wins Pretect October Monthly Mug 27 Oct 2014 - 12:55 am

Doha: Doha Golf Club (DGC) member Ian McInerney destroyed the field with a blistering score of 42 points to win the Pretect October...

Garcia to defend title in Qatar 27 Oct 2014 - 12:54 am

World No. 4 Sergio Garcia has confirmed he will defend his Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title at Doha Golf Club from January 21...

Golf: Jain wins July Pretect Monthly Mug 26 Oct 2014 - 04:13 am

Pratyush Jain, the July Pretect Monthly Mug winner, is seen along with other winners at Doha Golf Club. Doha: Pratyush Jain won the...

Scotland’s Whiteford eagles way to outright lead in Perth 25 Oct 2014 - 04:39 am

PERTH, Australia: Scotland’s Peter Whiteford edged out overnight co-leader Thorbjorn Olesen with an eagle to take the outright lead after the second round...

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters to tee off in Jan 22 Oct 2014 - 11:20 pm

Doha: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters organisers confirmed that the 18th edition of the popular European Tour golf event would be held at the...

Martin captures Las Vegas title 21 Oct 2014 - 08:58 am

LAS VEGAS: Ben Martin played his last four holes in four-under par yesterday to capture his first US PGA Tour title, here at...

Ilonen earns biggest win of career with World Match Play title 19 Oct 2014 - 10:31 pm

LONDON: Mikko Ilonen of Finland pulled off the biggest win of his career at London Golf Club yesterday, defeating top seed Henrik Stenson...

Injury-hit Fraser on top as Els stumbles in Hong Kong 19 Oct 2014 - 06:33 am

Marcus Fraser of Australia is seen in action during the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, in this January 2013 file photo. The injury-hit golfer...

Luiten impresses at Volvo Match Play 19 Oct 2014 - 06:28 am

LONDON: Joost Luiten remained the only unbeaten player at the Volvo World Match Play Championship yesterday winning his quarter-final tie 6 and 5...