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Davis Love builds McGladrey Classic

The tournament for the first week of October in the 2010 PGA Tour Media Guide was listed as TBA. In a matter of months, tournament host Davis Love III and the team of the McGladrey Classic overcame countless obstacles to put together what [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

McIlroy embarks on journey of 'discovery'

Rory McIlroy admitted he is humbled by the opportunity to travel across the world's most populous nation in the seven-day, seven-city Shui On Land China Golf Challenge, which tees off in Shanghai on Monday and concludes in Macao on Su [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Fan arrested after tossing hot dog at Tiger

In a bizarre incident on the seventh green — Woods' 16 hole on the day — Woods was lining up his birdie putt when an unidentified male spectator came running toward the green. Woods, who finished in a tie for 30th, looked [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf-Putting woes cost Tiger dearly at CordeValle

Making his first PGA Tour appearance in almost two months in a Fall Series event which generally attracts journeymen players and wide-eyed rookies, Woods struggled on the greens on the way to a two-over-par 73. The 14-times major winne [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf: McIlroy aims for Korea title

US Open champion Rory McIlroy will be aiming to better his third place of 2009 when he tees off in the Korea Kolon Open at Woo Jeong Country Hills Club in Cheonan. To win the trophy, the Northern Irish star will not only have to defe [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's Golf In Fifth After Day 2 At Edean Ihlanfeldt Invita...

The Oregon State women's golf team enters Wednesday's final round at the 30th Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash., in contention for back-to-back top-five finishes to start their fall campaign. The Beavers shot a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf: Sponsor loss puts Scottish Open dates under threat

GEORGE O'Grady, the chief executive of the European Tour, has warned that the Scottish Open could lose its coveted spot the week before the Open Championship if the event fails to attract a new sponsor before the end of the year. A [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Donald's birdie putt could prove to be historic

That birdie putt by Luke Donald on the final hole of the Tour Championship might turn out to be bigger than anyone imagined. It wasn't enough for Donald to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize. He wound up one shot away fro [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan eye Asian Golf glory in Singapore

Pakistan are hoping to make their presence felt at the Asian Amateur Championships which tees off from Thursday (tomorrow) at the New Course at Island Country Club in Singapore. With top amateurs from 36 Asia Pacific Golf Confederation [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Baddeley, Day just miss out at US golf

Late-round miscues ensured Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day left East Lake Golf Club thinking what might have been. The Australians both found themselves in position to win the prestigious US PGA Tour Championship and, in Day's case, the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Solheim Cup needs great golf to add to a tradition of enmity...

The Ryder Cup, the biennial match between the best male golfers on either side of the Atlantic, may have the bigger profile but when it comes to controversy and conflict – two of three elements necessary for a great team competition [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf: US PGA worked for Senden

While the US PGA Tour's play-offs system hasn't done Adam Scott any favours, it's worked a treat for countryman John Senden. The four consecutive play-off series tournaments offer five times more points towards the FedEx [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Trump’s golf clubhouse design fails to win over opponents

However, others were less than enthusiastic about the first pictures of the clubhouse Donald Trump plans for his development on the Menie estate in Aberdeenshire and instead said the artist’s impression looks more like a Victorian w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf: Ryder Cup Europe backing for the Welsh National PGA

RYDER CUP Europe has been announced as the new sponsor for the prestigious Welsh National PGA Championship. The 36-hole event will be staged next month at the stunning Southerndown course, near Bridgend, on October 10-11. PGA chief [...]