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Asia keeps Europe at bay on Day 2 of Royal Trophy
GUANGZHOU, China - Yang Yong-eun’s Team Asia stopped a comeback by Europe led by Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain with split scores in Four-Ball on Day 2 of the Royal Trophy golf championship at Dragon Lake Golf Club in on Saturday.Day 2 on the Asian Games Course ended with a split score 2-2 in Fourball, with Thai pair Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Thongchai Jaidee proving they could be Team Asia’s most indispensable players.Kim Hyoung-sung and Kim Kyung-tae faced a pulsating contest from Belgium’s Nicol
Dec. 22, 2013
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Asia routs Europe on Day 1 of Royal Trophy
GUANGZHOU, China — Asia dominated Europe in an aggressive start on the first day of the three-day Royal Trophy golf championship on the Asian Games Course of the Dragon Lake Golf Club on Friday.South Korean duo Kim Hyoung-sung and Kim Kyung-tae shut down their European opponents Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium and Bernd Wiesberger of Austria with a hand full of birdies and an impressive eagle on the Par-4 Hole Four. But the Scottish-English twosome of Marc Warren and David Howell saved face for th
Dec. 20, 2013
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Dec. 20, 2013
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Royal Trophy team captains enjoy being ‘kings’ for a day
GUANGZHOU, China ― Double Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal has played hundreds of different golf courses around the world, but he said the newly opened King Course at Dragon Lake Golf Club is “truly unique.”Europe’s Royal Trophy Captain was partnered with his Asian counterpart, Asia team captain Yang Yong-eun, in a practice round earlier, becoming the first professionals to sample the spectacular layout which winds through the mountain range overlooking Dragon Lake in Guangzhou. And Olazabal
Dec. 19, 2013
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Yang Yong-eun not to play at Royal Trophy
GUANGZHOU, China ― During the presentation of the European and Asian teams on Wednesday, Asia Team captain Yang Yong-eun revealed he will not be playing this time around at the Seventh Edition of the Royal Trophy at China’s Dragon Lake Golf Club.Yang said the Royal Trophy’s massive impact in raising the standard of golf throughout Asia meant he had to leave himself off the team as a player for this week’s event.Yang, Asia’s first majors champion, was due to appear in the seventh edition of the R
Dec. 18, 2013
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Asia confident ahead of Royal Trophy
GUANGZHOU, China ― Korean star Kim Hyung-sung joins two other South Korean golf stars to make the strongest Asian Team yet going into the seventh edition of the Royal Trophy at the Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, China, on Dec. 20-22. His selection is a reward for a strong performance this year. He grabbed his second victory on the Japan Golf Tour and posted three runner-up finishes, resulting with second place on the Order of Merit. If it had not been for Hideko Matsuyama, who has become th
Dec. 17, 2013
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14 added to Masters field through ranking
Augusta National added 14 players to the field for the Masters when the final world ranking of the year was published Monday.That brings the field to 90 players who are expected to compete April 10-13, and again raises the possibility of the Masters exceeding 100 players for the first time in nearly 50 years. Augusta National has the smallest field of the four majors and prefers to keep it under 100 to enhance the overall experience at its tournament.This is the third time in the last four years
Dec. 17, 2013
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Johnson rallies to stifle Tiger
THOUSAND OAKS, California (AP) ― Zach Johnson put together the storybook finish at Sherwood on Sunday that for the longest time belonged to Tiger Woods.Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play, holed out from a drop area for par on the last hole to force a playoff, and beat the No. 1 player in golf at the World Challenge when Woods missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole.“Pretty impressive what he did,” Woods said. “He got me.”It was an extraordinary sendoff at Sh
Dec. 9, 2013
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Dyson handed suspended golf ban
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) ―English golfer Simon Dyson was handed a suspended two-month ban from the European Tour and fined 30,000 pounds ($49,000) on Thursday following his rules violation at the BMW Masters in Shanghai in October. Dyson attended a hearing on Thursday where he was found guilty of a serious breach of the tour’s code of behavior for using his ball to press down a spike mark on the green in direct line of a short par putt. His ban will become effective only if he commits anothe
Dec. 6, 2013
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Donald leads, lightning ends play in Sun City
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) ― Luke Donald’s rapid start at the Nedbank Golf Challenge was halted by lightning Thursday, leaving the former top-ranked Englishman ahead by two shots on 5 under through 11 holes of an incomplete opening round. No one was able to play more than 12 holes on the first day at Sun City because of lightning and a thunderstorm. Donald began the 30-man invitational with a birdie and an eagle and was 5 under when the day’s second interruption for lightning forced players off
Dec. 6, 2013
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Tourney host Woods 4 behind leader Johnson
THOUSAND OAKS, California (AFP) ― Zach Johnson got hot on a chilly Southern California day Thursday to seize a one stroke lead in the World Challenge, with tournament host Tiger Woods four adrift.Johnson, a two-time runner-up in this event, had seven birdies in his five-under par 67. He was one shot in front of Matt Kuchar, whose four-under 68 was highlighted by an eagle at the par-five 11th.Hunter Mahan and Bubba Watson shared third on 70, followed by Woods on one-under 71 ― the only players in
Dec. 6, 2013
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Rory McIlroy wins Australian Open
SYDNEY (AP) ― Rory McIlroy birdied the 18th hole to beat Adam Scott at the Australian Open on Sunday, winning for the first time in 2013 and denying Scott the rare Australian triple crown.McIlroy started the last round four shots behind Scott but drew even when he eagled the seventh and birdied the eighth.Scott went a shot ahead with a birdie at the ninth, then the pair went shot for shot over the back nine before the tournament’s dramatic finish on the final hole.Scott’s approach shot went over
Dec. 1, 2013
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Scott holds 2nd-round lead
SYDNEY (AP) ― Adam Scott held a two-shot advantage over Rory McIlroy as the tournament’s star players moved to the top of the Australian Open leaderboard at Royal Sydney on Friday.Scott shot 2-under-par 70 for a two-round total of 12-under 132. McIlroy, playing in the morning and avoiding the rain and storms that later hit the course, had a 65.Scott and McIlroy will play together on Saturday in the third round.“It was always going to be a day where you just had to hang on,” Scott said of the tou
Nov. 29, 2013
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Scott stays hot at Australian Open
SYDNEY (AP) ― Adam Scott birdied his first six holes en route to a course-record 10-under 62 at Royal Sydney on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian Open.Scott is attempting to join Robert Allenby as the only golfers to win all three Australian majors in the same year. Allenby won the Australian PGA, Australian Masters and Australian Open in 2005.Scott broke the previous Royal Sydney mark of 65 set by five players at the 2008 Australian Open. After Scott’s
Nov. 28, 2013
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Koreans make statement with golf, English
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― This kind of conversation was rare five years ago on the LPGA Tour. For starters, it involved Vin Scully.Ryu So-yeon was chatting on the putting green when the topic of her name came up. The LPGA makes sure everyone pronounces it correctly as “Yoo.” So why is it that Scully referred to rookie left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin as “REE-yoo?”“Oh, the Dodgers’ pitcher? He’s a really good guy,” she said. “Maybe that can be a nickname for him.”Any relation?“No,” she replied with a laugh.
Nov. 27, 2013
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New faces join LPGA winners
The South Korean contingent on the LPGA Tour enjoyed another successful season in 2013, led by the world No. 1 Park In-bee. With Park reigning supreme on the tour, two of her compatriots, both in their mid-20s, earned their maiden LPGA victories this year.The 2013 season concluded with the CME Group Titleholders in Florida on Sunday. And a year after winning eight events, South Koreans combined for 10 victories in 2013, further cementing their status as the most dominant group of players from ou
Nov. 25, 2013
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Madsen wins first European Tour title
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Morten Orum Madsen of Denmark won his first European Tour title Sunday as Charl Schwartzel struggled in the final round of the season-opening South African Open.Madsen shot a 67 for a 19-under total of 269 and a two-shot victory, overtaking Schwartzel and Hennie Otto of South Africa.Schwartzel had a triple-bogey 6 on No. 6 and a double bogey on No. 10 to lose his overnight lead. Otto, the 2011 champion, lost the lead when he bogeyed the 15th hole and had a double bogey on the
Nov. 25, 2013
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Park In-bee claims second straight LPGA Tour money title
South Korean golfer Park In-bee clinched her second straight LPGA Tour money title with a top-five finish at the season's final tournament in Florida on Sunday.Park topped the tour's money list with US$2.45 million in earnings, after finishing fifth at the CME Group Titleholders at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. She carded a 4-under 68 in the final round for the four-round total of 11-under, four strokes behind the champion Feng Shanshan of China.On the money list, Park edged out Suzann P
Nov. 25, 2013
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Gulbis in 3-way tie at LPGA season finale
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― For all the talk about $700,000 going to the winner of the LPGA Titleholders ― the richest prize in women’s golf ― Natalie Gulbis is far more interested in the trophy.She hasn’t had one of those of her own in six years.And this sure didn’t seem to be the place to end that drought. Not after spending the first half of the year battling malaria. Not after a season in which she has plunged to No. 64 on the LPGA Tour money list and No. 109 in the women’s world ranking.And not
Nov. 24, 2013
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Lydia Ko makes pro debut with 71
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― Lydia Ko didn’t feel any differently on the first tee on Thursday than she has at any other U.S. LPGA Tour events she has played, even the two that she won. It just took her a few hours before she started producing the kind of golf that brought so much attention to her professional debut. The 16-year-old from New Zealand overcame a double bogey on her third hole with three birdies on the back nine at Tiburon Golf Club for a 1-under 71 in the LPGA Titleholders. Ko was seven
Nov. 22, 2013