Sports / Golf

Rookie Henley leads Sony Open 13 Jan 2013 - 01:11 am

HONOLULU, Hawaii: US PGA Tour rookie Russell Henley carded a sparkling 63 yesterday to seize a two-shot lead in the $5.6m Sony Open....

Ishikawa, Wiratchant get Masters invitations 13 Jan 2013 - 01:11 am

TOkyo: Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa (pictuered) and Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant have received invitations to play in this year’s Masters at Augusta, tournament organisers said...

Qatar Open Amateur Championship 12 Jan 2013 - 12:34 am

A participant hits a shot during a round at the Qatar Open Amateur Championship at Doha Golf Club (DGC). CENTRE: A golfer in...

Oosthuizen snatches lead 12 Jan 2013 - 12:34 am

Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa tees off on the 1st hole during the second round of the the Volvo Champions tournament in Durban,...

Woods to open season in Abu Dhabi 11 Jan 2013 - 06:05 am

Abu Dhabi: Tiger Woods will begin his season next week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, the 14-time major winner said yesterday,...

Johnson wins Kapalua event 10 Jan 2013 - 07:32 am

MAUI, Hawaii: America’s Dustin Johnson captured the PGA Tour’s season-opener yesterday, firing a five-under 68 to win the weather-shortened Hyundai Tournament of Champions....

Rose, Dufner and Olazabal to play at top Doha event 09 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

FROM LEFT: Chris Myers, Tournament Manager, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, General Secretary, Qatar Golf Association (QGA), Hassan Al Nuaimi,...

QMDI signs an agreement with Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 09 Jan 2013 - 01:14 am

DOHA: Qatar MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition) Development Institute (QMDI) has signed a strategic partnership of three years with the Commercial Bank...

Johnson leads by three at Kapalua 09 Jan 2013 - 01:11 am

MAUI, Hawaii: The 2013 US PGA Tour season finally got going yesterday, with Dustin Johnson (pictured) opening up a three-shot lead as 30...

European Tour agrees to Saturday finish in Qatar 09 Jan 2013 - 01:11 am

DOHA: This year’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is scheduled for a Saturday finish for the first time in the 15-year history of the...

Amateur golfers gear up for Qatar Open challenge 08 Jan 2013 - 12:17 am

Qatar Golf Association President, Hassan Nasser Al Nuaimi (third left), and Dahlan Al Hamad of the Qatar Armed Forces exchange documents at the...

Play wiped out again at Kapalua 08 Jan 2013 - 12:12 am

Kapalua, Hawaii: Mother Nature again turned nasty at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii yesterday, forcing play to be...

Durban first for defending champ Grace 08 Jan 2013 - 12:10 am

Durban, South Africa: Branden Grace, who won four times last year after graduating from the European Tour’s Qualifying School, will venture into uncharted...

Garcia, Kaymer to compete at Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 06 Jan 2013 - 11:30 pm

Doha: In-form Ryder Cup heroes Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer will both return to Doha Golf Club to compete in this month’s $2.5m...

Strong winds wipe out first day at Kapalua 06 Jan 2013 - 12:37 am

Hawaii: The 2013 PGA Tour got off to a false start yesterday when first-round play at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions in...

Players in paradise for PGA Tour opener 05 Jan 2013 - 12:46 am

Hawaii: If winning breeds winning, then the picturesque Hawaiian island of Maui is a paradise in more ways than one for the select...

Jimenez breaks leg, out for up to five months 30 Dec 2012 - 11:01 pm

Madrid: Popular Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez has broken a leg skiing and will be out of action for up to five months,...

Tickets and hospitality packages now on sale for Qatar Masters 24 Dec 2012 - 11:31 pm

DOHA: Tickets for next month’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters golf tournament are now on sale, the organisers yesterday announced. Played for the first...