Archive for the European Tour Category


Tiger Goes Two-For-Two With Dubai Victory

Tiger Woods had chased Ernie Els many times before – and more often than not, would catch him. One of his greatest fightbacks was at the 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic at Thailand’s Blue Canyon when he clawed back eight strokes and finally beat the South African in a play-off. This time it was a bit […]

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Poulter Laments Over Tiger “Misquote”

Even Ian Poulter admitted it was THE golf story of the week. And so it should be whenever someone boasts proudly that he would one day walk astride Tiger Woods at the forefront of golf. Words, however, can do much damage and the 32-year-old Briton is now in crisis management mode. Poulter claims he was […]

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Tiger Equals Palmer’s Record

The names simply keep falling off the conquered list as Tiger Woods continues his sweep of some of golf’s greatest records. Arnold Palmer is the latest legend to watch Woods emerge astride him after the Buick Invitational on the PGA Tour. Woods won his sixth Buick title on Sunday for his 62nd career victory to […]

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Rory Ready for Rollercoaster Ride

One wonders how the conversation went when Andrew “Chubby” Chandler met with Sir Alex Ferguson to find out how the Manchester United guru handles child prodigies. Chandler, agent of Northern Ireland’s boy wonder Rory McIlroy, can be commended for his thoroughness, Ferguson’s replies? We’ll never know, of course, but maybe: “Don’t let him marry a […]

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Tiger Set for 2008 Entrance

It has been a long time but Tiger Woods is always worth the wait – especially if keeps to his annual promise that his game is better than ever. This week’s Buick Invitational in Lo Jolla, California is where Woods make his grand entry into 2008, eyeing his fourth straight title and, more importantly, launching […]

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Kaymer Shows The Way in Abu Dhabi

The European Rookie of the Year has grown up fast. In the first European Tour event of 2008 Germany’s Martin Kaymer showed spectacularly what he has to offer with a four-shot victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship. Although closing with a two-over-par 74, his 15-under-par total of 273 was still too good for challengers Lee […]

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Lifetime of Luxury for Ace Golfers

How would you like a room for life at the luxurious, seven-star Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi? Well, if you hit a hole-in-one at the seventh hole during the Abu Dhabi Championship, the room is yours for life. There is a condition you must fulfil before even entertaining the chance of teeing up on […]

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Europeans Provide Respite for Asian Tour

British Open champion Padraig Harrington, Scottish star Colin Montgomerie and homegrown KJ Choi will be among the leading names at the European Tour’s inaugural tournament in Korea from March 13-16. The furore surrounding the nearly $3 million tournament has finally settled down after receiving joint sanction from the Asian Tour. The Europeans ruffled the feathers […]

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Focus on Middle East

This month’s Abu Dhabi Golf Championship is set to boast one of the best fields of the season for European Tour-sanctioned Middle Eastern tournaments. British Open champion Padraig Harrington, Aussie Adam Scott, Colin Montgomerie and defending champion Paul Casey have already signed up for the January 17-20 event at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National […]

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Rose Blooms at Right Time

England’s Justin Rose is being hailed as the new king of European golf after his victory at the Volvo Masters gave him the Order of Merit title for 2007. Since bursting on to the scene as an 18-year-old in 1998, much has been expected of the English Rose. He initially struggled to live up to […]

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Hoppy New Year for O’Grady

The Times Online gave European Tour chief George O’Grady an end of year accolade when he won the publication’s Hoppy Award for Administrator of the Year. The quirky awards, presented by and named after The Times’ golf correspondent John Hopkins, hails O’Grady for his initiative in helping to launch the $10million Dubai World Championship, which […]

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Honours for Harrington, Liang and Asian women while Van De Velde sets new target

It has been a momentous past few days for Asian golf in a variety of ways. There were celebrations for the continent’s new number one, China’s Liang Wen-chong, while Asia’s women were on a high after victory over the Rest of the World in the Lexus Cup. Meanwhile, Frenchman Jean Van De Velde, who came […]

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Finch and Saltus dominate

It was an English-American double in two Asia-Pacific tournaments over the weekend as the European Tour went Down Under and the Asian Tour inched closer to season’s end. England’s Richard Finch was the star at the picturesque Hills Golf Club in Queenstown as he won his first professional title with victory in the New Zealand […]

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Scotland Are World Cup Champions

At a time when the European Tour is looking to establish itself as a major force, Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren helped to boost those ambitions with an outstanding victory for Scotland at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China. The Scottish duo showed great character and nerveless steel to beat the United States’ […]

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World Cup Mission

After several weeks of overseas domination, Asian golfers are hoping to make an impact at the World Cup in Mission Hills, China. With Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez winning in Hong Kong and American Phil Mickelson at the HSBC Champions event, golfers from Asia are eager to show what they can do against some of the […]

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