Golf

Luke Donald looks to give McIlroy a run for the money

24 Oct 2012

World No 3 Luke Donald is hoping to finish the year with a bang and push Rory McIlroy all the way to Dubai for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

Is Rory McIlroy feeling strain of being No 1?

4 Mar 2013

Honda Classic officials will surely take at face value McIlroy's belated excuse that he had a toothache, even if he was seen wolfing down a sandwich just minutes before calling it a day. But the...

Choi, Lewis share lead at HSBC Champions

2 Mar 2013

South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi birdied the 18th hole after a lengthy rain delay on Saturday to take a share of the lead with Stacy Lewis at 14-under 202 ahead of the final round of the HSBC Women’s...

Eagle at 18 lifts Villegas into Honda lead

1 Mar 2013

An eagle at the par-five 18th lifted Camilo Villegas to a one-stroke first-round lead on Thursday at the Honda Classic, scene of the Colombian’s last US PGA Tour win in 2010.

Guan Tianlang's bid to play in British Open looks doomed

1 Mar 2013

Guan Tianlang's bid to make this year's British Open looked all but over after the 14-year-old Chinese golf prodigy dropped seven shots off the lead on the opening day of International Final...

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Tiger Woods still backs belly putter ban, despite PGA Tour stance

Tiger Woods supports the idea of banning players from anchoring long putters to their body despite the PGA Tour's recent public opposition to a proposal from rulemakers to outlaw the practice.

Watson laughs off Masters miracle shot

It was the wonder shot that propelled him to his first major, but Bubba Watson said on Wednesday he’d try and avoid a repeat at this year’s Masters of the astonishing lob that helped him win at...

Accident forces Ai Miyazato to miss Singapore golf event

World No 13 Paula Creamer and seventh-ranked Suzann Pettersen also were involved in the six-car crash late on Sunday in Bangkok, where they were driving to the airport to catch a flight to...

China Open

Stewart aims for China Open berth

Hong Kong's James Stewart is hoping to kick off the Year of the Snake on a positive note with a berth in this year's US$3.2 million Volvo China Open.

World Golf Championships

Donald, Oosthuizen out of Match Play

Luke Donald and Louis Oosthuizen followed Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods out of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship with second-round defeats.

Faldo doubts McIlroy and Woods can live up to all the hype

Faldo said McIlroy made a "dangerous move" in changing his club manufacturer earlier this season while he believes 14-times major winner Woods can never return to dominance without regaining a "go...