Sports / Golf

Red-hot Reed improves Humana lead 20 Jan 2014 - 08:52 am

PALM SPRINGS: American Patrick Reed fired a nine-under-par 63 for the third straight day to improve his lead to seven strokes after the...

Garcia ‘eyes’ Qatar Masters title 20 Jan 2014 - 03:17 am

DOHA: World No. 10 Sergio Garcia (pictured right) is determined to win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters when he competes for the ninth...

Lee repels Mickelson charge in Abu Dhabi 19 Jan 2014 - 10:32 am

ABU DHABI: Little-known Briton Craig Lee withstood a barnstorming display from world number five Phil Mickelson to grab a two-stroke lead after the...

Reed keeps PGA lead after second 63 19 Jan 2014 - 10:31 am

PALM SPRINGS: Patrick Reed matched his PGA career-best round for the second day in a row, firing another nine-under par 63 on Friday...

Korea’s Mo takes lead in windy Thailand 19 Jan 2014 - 10:31 am

BANGKOK: Korea’s Mo Joong-Kyung surged to the top of the leaderboard in the third round of the King’s Cup yesterday, notching up a...

McIlroy moves into contention in Abu Dhabi 17 Jan 2014 - 11:29 pm

ABU DHABI: Rory McIlroy stormed into contention at the $2.7m Abu Dhabi Championship, carding a second-round 67 to leave him two shots off...

Confident Stenson opens season with high hopes 16 Jan 2014 - 02:42 pm

ABU DHABI: World number three Henrik Stenson starts his 2014 season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship from today, hoping to continue...

Walker wins Sony Open 14 Jan 2014 - 09:19 am

Jimmy Walker of the US celebrates with the trophy and gestures a Hawaiian “shaka” hand sign after winning the final round of the...

Kirk leads in Hawaii 13 Jan 2014 - 10:54 am

HONOLULU: Chris Kirk sank a nine-foot birdie putt on the last hole to grab a one-stroke lead over fellow Americans Will Wilcox and...

Ernie Els, John Daly to play in Qatar Masters 13 Jan 2014 - 10:53 am

Doha: Four-time major winner Ernie Els and two-time major champion John Daly are the latest big names to confirm their participation in the...

Toulon, Clermont, Munster in European Cup quarter-finals 13 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

PARIS: Defending champions Toulon, heavyweight French rivals Clermont, and former winners Munster all secured places in the quarter-finals of the European Cup on...

New Year joy continues for Oosthuizen 13 Jan 2014 - 10:44 am

DURBAN: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen won the first European Tour event of the calendar year for the fourth consecutive year when he retained...

Williams wins Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 12 Jan 2014 - 02:20 pm

Max Williams of England, winner of the 28th edition of the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship, receives the winner’s trophy from Major General...

Technology for perfect jump shot, golf swing 12 Jan 2014 - 02:14 pm

LAS VEGAS: A connected basketball promises to improve your jump shot. Embedded sensors which gather and analyse data offer hope for a better...

Stuard leads field in Hawaii, Scott lurks 12 Jan 2014 - 01:38 pm

HAWAII: Masters champion Adam Scott made an ominous move up the leaderboard late in the day after little-known American Brian Stuard had seized...

Rose delays 2014 start 12 Jan 2014 - 01:33 pm

LOS ANEGELES: US Open champion Justin Rose will delay the start of his 2014 campaign by at least a few weeks because of...

Qatar Open at Doha Golf Club 10 Jan 2014 - 06:46 am

Action from the 28th Qatar Open at Doha Golf Club (DGC) yesterday. The tournament is an annual fixture on the Qatar Golf Association...

Qatar Open golf 08 Jan 2014 - 11:30 pm

Fahad Nasser Al Naimi (right), General Secretary of Qatar Golf Association (QGA) and Cyril Mouawad, Director of Sales and Marketing at Intercontinental Doha...