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Golf: McIlroy uses Tiger tactics with trimmed schedule

U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy has taken a leaf out of Tiger Woods' book by limiting his playing schedule this year in a bid to prolong his career. The popular 22-year-old Northern Irishman, the world number two and well established [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Nicklaus excited for senior major

Golf: Nicklaus excited for senior major

As Scioto Country Club celebrated the return of championship golf to its storied grounds yesterday, the club’s most famous former member was asked how he felt about it. “Pretty fantastic,” Jack Nicklaus said. “I&rs [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Louis Oosthuizen shrugs off his misery in US Masters

SOUTH AFRICAN Louis Oosthuizen shrugged off the disappointment of his Masters play-off defeat to Bubba Watson to make a strong start at the Malaysian Open. Former Open champion Oosthuizen, who narrowly missed out on his second Major crown [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf-American Mahan wins Houston Open by one shot

American Hunter Mahan became the first golfer to record multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year by claiming a one-stroke victory over Sweden's Carl Pettersson at the Houston Open in Humble, Texas, on Sunday. Mahan, who won the WGC- [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf roundup: Jessica Korda wins Australian

Golf roundup: Jessica Korda wins Australian

MELBOURNE - American teenager Jessica Korda won the Women's Australian Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff. The 18-year-old Korda completed a two-s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Luke Donald states the obvious on Twitter: Slow play is killing golf

Luke Donald states the obvious on Twitter: Slow play is kill...

Want to know the quickest may to get a professional golfer to go from calm to enraged? Ask him for his opinion on slow play. Without a doubt, slow play is the biggest hot button issue in golf at the moment. With players vying for record p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Canadians Push to Make Golf Tax Deductible

Canadians Push to Make Golf Tax Deductible

OTTAWA—A group of Canadian lawmakers is teeing off at what the country's golfers say is a decades-old unfair rule in the country's tax law. Since 1971, Canadians have been barred from deducting greens fees for business- [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Ryan Moore's golf business acquires Oakbrook Golf and Country Club

Ryan Moore's golf business acquires Oakbrook Golf and Countr...

Puyallup golfer Ryan Moore sees the finest aspects of golf in America while playing on the PGA Tour. And now he wants the public to experience some of that level of quality.As part of a busy offseason, Moore and 13 partners – mainly [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Els, Goosen in danger of missing US Masters

Ernie Els and Retief Goosen enter the 2012 season without any assurances of playing in the Masters. The field for the Masters took shape today after the final official week of golf tournaments around the world. Among the criteria for an i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf-Holder Appleby withdraws from Australian Masters

The 40-year-old Australian, a nine-time winner on the U.S. PGA Tour, played through the pain to card a one-under 70 in Thursday's opening round at Melbourne's Victoria Golf Club but withdrew after consulting his coach and physioth [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Golf-Donald on course for work of art on Aussie study tour

Donald, who studied art theory and practice at Chicago's Northwestern University, kicked off his course architecture career with a project in Vietnam earlier this year. The 34-year-old hopes to find some inspiration as he strolls the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Chalmers to chase Australia golf's 'triple crown'

Chalmers to chase Australia golf's 'triple crown'

Greg Chalmers will go after Australian golf's 'triple crown' after being confirmed as a starter in next month's Australian Masters, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. Chalmers, the winner of the Australian Open and A [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Ireland pair Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell joint leaders with Australia at golf World Cup

Ireland pair Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell joint leaders ...

For his hosts here at the Mission Hills complex in Haikou, it represented the outcome they craved as they disclosed that the long-term future of this embattled tournament was safe. Contrary to claims that the latest edition of the World C [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pleased Tiger looks to build on US Cup win

Tiger Woods, who enjoyed his first taste of a golf triumph in more than two years by helping the United States keep the Presidents Cup, hopes to maintain that momentum and end a two-year win drought. Woods tweeted his pleasure on Tuesd [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

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