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Stars sign up for Woods’ tournament

Tiger Woods may not be competing in his own tournament, but as a golf fan, he can’t wait for the Chevron World Challenge to start. The world number one, who has been out of action for more than three months because of knee surgery, is the host of the season-ending $5.75 million PGA Tour event […]

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Finland, Canada and Portugal earn trip to Mission Hills

Finland, Canada and Portugal topped the standings to reach the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China after the European qualifiers in Wejherowo, Poland. They will be joined by South Korea, the Philippines and Italy, who earned their places in the grand final in November by winning the Asian qualifiers in Malaysia in September. The […]

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Villegas triumphs again as Singh snares $10 million

We were amazed at Vijay Singh’s two FedEx Cup victories in a row, thinking it can’t be matched. Then Camilo Villegas goes and does the same thing. Singh held on to claim the FedEx Cup and the $10 million that comes with it, but Villegas came within a whisker of the Fijian when few thought […]

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Golf Can Survive Financial Crisis, Says PGA

The corporate atmosphere of a golf tournament is almost as deep-rooted as the golf itself. Part of the culture is to have rows of corporate tents providing the elite and their guests shade from the sun, luxury facilities to watch the action on television and enjoy gourmet food served by an army of waiters and […]

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MacKenzie wins Viking Classic, Koreans qualify for World Cup

Will MacKenzie became a two-time winner of the PGA Tour over the weekend after he triumphed at the Viking Classic in Madison, Mississipi. The surfing enthusiast beat Brian Gay and Marc Turnesa in a three-way play-off that lasted two holes to claim the winner’s prize of $648,000. It allowed him to rise to 97th on […]

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Wie one step away from Tour status

No exemptions, no sponsors’ invites – just plain hard work. Michelle Wie is going back to basics in her attempts to play on the LPGA Tour next season, and she’s doing alright. The Hawaiian advanced to the final round of qualifying for the Tour when she finished fourth at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho […]

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Villegas Earns First Tour Victory

Camilo Villegas has the look that would fit nicely in the first month of a golfing calendar featuring PGA Tour stars. In fact, female fans may even insist that he take up the whole year, given his competition in the male model-like stakes. Now, the 26-year-old is also a winner, after shooting a 68 on […]

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Singh Signs On for Malaysian Return

Vijay Singh is the hottest player in the world right now. He would be the prize drawcard for any tournament, anywhere on the globe. Singh, though, is looking forward to going back to his roots, which is why he has signed on for the Johor Open in Malaysia this October. The FedEx Cup leader and […]

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Lefty Gives Tiger His Dues

Phil Mickelson paid an unlikely tribute to absent rival Tiger Woods during the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts, thanking the injured world number one for the state of golf and the state of Mickelson’s bank account. Lefty won the tournament last year, beating Woods by two strokes. The two players have not enjoyed the […]

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Singh Puts Faith In Putting for Barclays Victory

There was a time when the big four of golf was Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Enrie Els. A couple of names have dropped off that list, hopefully, to bounce back again. Vijay Singh is determined to stay there as long as he can. And with his victory at The Barclays, the gentle […]

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Azinger Casts Eye on US Ryder Cup Hopefuls

In previous years, the United States Ryder Cup team would have been announced by now. The tradition is that the 10 players who had garnered the most Ryder Cup points plus the two captain’s picks would have already been decided by the end of the PGA Championship, which finished two weeks ago. However, US captain […]

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Swede Home Greensboro for Pettersson

For Sweden’s Carl Pettersson, Greensboro, North Carolina is his adopted hometown. Therefore, he had to win the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. That is what he told himself in order to get out of a rut and shoot two-under-par 68 in the final round to win the tournament by two strokes. Pettersson led going […]

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Beijing Games Revive Golf’s Olympic Issue

With the Beijing Olympics nearing the halfway stage, fans from all over the world can look at the medals standings to check on how their country is doing or who is vying for gold in various sports. Golf fans are not included in the vast group of people as the sport still tries to convince […]

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Frustrated Woods Hails Harrington’s Triumph

Tiger Woods has congratulated Padraig Harrington for his PGA Championship victory, while at the same time expressing frustration that he wasn’t there to battle it out with the Irishman. Writing in his newsletter, Woods said he watched some of the action unfold at Oakland Hills last week when Harrington won his second straight major after […]

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Harrington Joins Major League of Champions

If he hadn’t done so already at last month’s British Open, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington sealed his status as a true golfing heavyweight with his epic and draining victory at the USPGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Battling through 36 strength-sapping holes on the final day, and then scrapping with Spain’s Sergio Garcia in a tussle reminiscent […]

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