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Monty Ends 19-Month Drought

Colin Montgomerie has picked a good time to end a long victory drought with the British Open just around the corner. Monty ended 19 months without a title when he triumphed at the European Open at the K Club in Ireland, edging Sweden’s Niclas Fasth by one stroke. While the victory was sweet for the […]

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Asian Tour’s Spat with Europe Takes Korean Twist

I dislike dragging story angles over too long a stretch of time to the extent that they become tiring and predictable. However, there are times when it simply cannot be avoided, such as new winners on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, as happened last weekend. When Asian Tour officials last month got in […]

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Bateman Bags Buick

Brian Bateman emerged from a clutch of title contenders to win the Buick Open, which was missing a couple of stars who normally keep regular dates with Warwick Hills in Michigan. While new father Tiger Woods and injured Vijay Singh stayed away, the 34-year-old Bateman birdied the final hole to win by one stroke and […]

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Singapore Open Organisers Out To Raise Profile

Organisers of the Singapore Open are keen to see their tournament become recognised as the “Asian Major”. Indeed, they have done much to boost its prestige. Prize money for this year’s event has risen 25 per cent to $4 million and world number four Adam Scott, of Australia, has agreed to defend the title he […]

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Mahan Joins New Winners’ Club

The list of new winners on the PGA Tour keeps on growing. Hunter Mahan is the latest to join the maiden victory club with his triumph at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. In his fourth year on the tour, Mahan sunk a seven-foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole to outlast Jay Williamson. […]

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Dope Testing Soon To Become Reality

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said at the Travelers Championship that golf tours around the world should work harder to implement anti-doping programmes. It appears that every other governing body has made moves to establish drug testing. The LPGA Tour is to start testing in 2008 and the European Tour is aiming to have its […]

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Asian Tour Needs Players On Side In Battle With Europe

The new European Tour event in India next year poses a major test of credibility for the regional professional governing body, the Asian Tour. The professional circuit in Asia has grown tremendously over the past decade. However, it is still a work in progress and cannot compete with the European Tour, let alone the PGA […]

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Cabrera Tames Tiger for US Open Triumph

Angel Cabrera probably thought he had no chance. Everyone else almost certainly figured he had no chance. More to the point, everyone else was wondering “who is Angel Cabrera?”. Well, he is a 37-year-old Argentinian who is 12th on the European Tour’s career earnings list with one tournament title and he had just finished his […]

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Dougherty Stays Positive

Nick Dougherty has for long been considered one of England’s most promising golfers. Along with players such as Justin Rose, Paul Casey, David Howell and others, he has been at the forefront of the English game, which is still searching for a world-class successor to six-time Major champion Nick Faldo. Indeed, one of Dougherty’s mentors […]

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Asian Tour Chief Hits Out at Europe over New Indian Tournament

They are no longer denying a rift. The Asian Tour and European Tour are officially at odds, at least from the Asian point of view. Tension has existed between the two governing bodies over co-sanctioned events for a while and it finally boiled over this week after the Europeans announced a new event in India […]

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Deaf Golfer Lee Flies High in Bangkok Airways Open

South Korea’s deaf golfer Lee Sung dedicated his first title on the Asian Tour to his coach and brother Lee Sung-joo after a wire-to-wire victory at the Bangkok Airways Open on the Thai resort of Santiburi Samui Country Club. Lee closed with an even-par 71 for a winning total of 16-under-par 268, three strokes ahead […]

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Asian Tour Chief Contradicts O’Grady

There is tension again between the Asian Tour and European Tour. Recently, Asian Tour officials were reported to have criticised the European Tour for paying appearance money to so-called star golfers to play in the BMW Asian Open. Though Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han said he was misquoted, the reports succeeded in implanting […]

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Memorable Victory for Choi at Memorial

South Korea’s K.J. Choi fought back from five strokes off the lead to clinch a one-shot victory at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. Choi closed with a seven-under-par 65 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, including four saves on the final five holes, to bag his fifth PGA Tour title with a total of 271. Ryan […]

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Hansen Holds Nerve for Wentworth Victory

Anders Hansen was hardly mentioned during the halfway stage of the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club in England. Two days later, he was the toast of the European Tour after his 25-foot putt on the first play-off hole gave him a birdie and a thrilling victory over local hope Justin Rose. After an […]

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Howell Targets US Open for Comeback

England’s David Howell has had to delay his comeback yet again, which means he will go straight into the US Open at Oakmont with no tournament preparation. Howell was supposed to end his injury lay-off at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, starting on May 31, but he is yet to fully recover from a […]

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