Archive for the Weekly Tournament Roundup Category


Yang flies flag for Korea at Honda Classic

Yang Yong-eun became only the second Korean to win on the US PGA Tour when he lifted the Honda Classic, holding on in the final round to score a one-shot victory at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. Joining compatriot KJ Choi as South Korea’s flag carriers on the global circuit, Yang is most famous for […]

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Ogilvy shows he is a match for anyone

Geoff Ogilvy is often left out when people talk about the current giants of the game. But he still keeps reminding us that he is out there and capable of competing, and beating, the best. His second Accenture World Match Play title, after he defeated England’s Paul Casey four and three in the final, is […]

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Kiwi Amateur Lee toasts Classic victory

Only a few days before Tiger Woods is scheduled to make his long-awaited comeback, he is reminded of the emerging talent who want to overthrow him as the king of golf. Foremost in doing the reminding is Danny Lee, an 18-year-old amateur from New Zealand who has claimed victory in the Johnnie Walker Classic, one […]

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Pebble Beach wash-out gives Johnson title

Dustin Johnson spent two nights wondering how he would play the final round. In the end, all his focus and strategy was washed away by the Pebble Beach rain. The title was his. Rain prevented play on Sunday and then wiped out Monday as well, with organisers deciding to give the AT&T Pebble Beach National […]

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Stanford makes most of Wie’s stumble

Michelle Wie was agonisingly close to winning on her pro tour debut but had victory snatched away at the SBS Open in Kahuku, Hawaii. Wie, making her debut as a full LPGA Tour member, blew a three-stroke lead with eight holes to play, allowing Angela Stanford to burst through and snatch the top prize. The […]

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Anthony makes a name for himself in Malaysia

His name is Anthony, he is American and of Korean heritage. He has also won a tournament. And no, he is not Anthony Kim. He is Anthony Kang, an Asian Tour veteran who has gotten the better of his namesake, and everyone else at the Malaysian Open this weekend. Kim, the American Ryder Cup star, […]

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Uncle knows best for triumphant Watney

As Nick Watney teed up for the final round of the Buick Invitational, he remembered his college days when his own uncle Mike, coach of Fresno State, refused to pick him. He was never given a free lunch and he knew that, five strokes off the lead after three rounds, victory would have to be […]

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Teenager McIlroy comes of age in Dubai

The coming of Rory McIlroy is complete. The teenager has been talked about as the next big thing in European golf and the 19-year-old has duly delivered. The Northern Irish star won his first professional title when he lifted the Dubai Desert Classic crown, beating England’s Justin Rose by one stroke. His victory brings the […]

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Perez heeds advice to break seven-year barren run

Seven years and 197 starts ago, Pat Perez started his career on the PGA Tour with a lot of promise but with an equal dose of attitude. That potential was finally fulfilled with his victory in the Bob Hope Classic at La Quinta, California. The problem with Perez was that he wasn’t good at taking […]

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Johnson shines under Hawaii sun

Zach Johnson wants to prove himself as more than just a one-off Masters champion. And the 2007 Augusta winner is going about it the right way by simply winning tournaments. Johnson fired a five-under-par 65 in the final round to total 15-under 265 and win the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii by two strokes over […]

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Asians claim maiden Royal Trophy victory

The Asian team recorded their first ever victory in the Royal Trophy when they defeated Europe 10-6 to win the third edition of the annual intercontinental team tournament. Japanese player Toru Taniguchi rolled in the winning putt as the Asians ended the European Tour’s players two-year domination of the event in Bangkok, Thailand. For Asian […]

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Singh captures Tiger’s tournament

The major talking points of the year have been Tiger Woods’ incredible US Open victory and Padraig Harrington’s double major triumph at the British Open and US PGA Championship. Former world number one Vijay Singh was missing for most of the year until his two triumphs during the FedEx Cup. However, Singh put an exclamation […]

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Wie earns her LPGA Tour card

It is never too late to start fulfilling your potential, and that is what Michelle Wie is doing. Still only 19, Wie claimed her place in next year’s LPGA Tour after securing a top-20 finish at the Qualifying School in Daytona Beach, Florida. After years of hype, missed cuts on the men’s tours, big sponsorship […]

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Taiwanese beats McIlory in Hong Kong play-off

Taiwan’s Lin Wen-tang rose above the big names of European golf to win the Hong Kong Open after a play-off win over Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and Italian Franceso Molinari. Lin shot a final round of 67 at the Hong Kong Golf Club to total 265, the same as McIlroy and Molinari, both of whom […]

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Singapore Singh – Jeev holds off Harrington and Els

Indian Jeev Milkha Singh emerged from a stellar field that included Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els to win the $5 million Singapore Open at Sentosa Island over the weekend. The son of a former Olympic runner shot a final round of two-under-par 69 for a total of seven-under 277 and a one-stroke victory […]

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