Sports / Golf

European Tour gets season-end overhaul 25 Nov 2012 - 11:42 pm

Paris: The European Tour’s international schedule for 2013 will open in South Africa next month and take in 45 tournaments across the world...

McIlroy, Donald on top in Dubai 25 Nov 2012 - 01:09 am

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark chats with her boyfriend Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the third round of the Dubai Golf World Championship...

McIlroy tied at top in Dubai 24 Nov 2012 - 08:36 am

DUBAI: World number one Rory McIlroy shrugged off a touch of desert sunstroke to join second-ranked Luke Donald and little-known Briton Marc Warren...

Donald holds early advantage 23 Nov 2012 - 12:13 pm

Dubai: All it took was 18 holes for the cream to rise to the top as world No.2 Luke Donald took a one-shot...

Top-ranked McIlroy looks to end season with victory 22 Nov 2012 - 12:43 am

DUBAI: The European Tour’s finest have converged on the Greg Norman-designed Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai this week aiming to...

McIlroy eyes rich pickings 21 Nov 2012 - 01:33 am

Dubai: World number one Rory McIlroy says he has enough motivation to do well at this week’s Dubai World Tour Championship, even though...

Tour must avoid another Dubai anti-climax: Donald 21 Nov 2012 - 01:32 am

DUBAI: Luke Donald has urged the European Tour to consider recalibrating the money-list to avoid the sense of anti-climax that will be apparent...

Golf: Choi wins LPGA season finale 20 Nov 2012 - 01:08 am

NAPLES, Florida: Na Yeon Choi capped her outstanding 2012 LPGA campaign with a two-stroke victory over fellow South Korean So Yeon Ryu yesterday...

Jimenez claims historic victory 19 Nov 2012 - 03:11 pm

FANLING, Hong Kong: Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a final round five-under 65 to become the oldest player to record a European Tour victory...

Scott holds off Poulter to win Masters 19 Nov 2012 - 03:10 pm

MELBOURNE: Adam Scott donned his first Australian Masters gold winner’s jacket when he beat England’s Ian Poulter by four shots yesterday and said...

Stenson clinches South African Open 19 Nov 2012 - 03:10 pm

Johannesburg: Sweden’s Henrik Stenson claimed the South African Open at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate yesterday, helping him to qualify for the...

Coetzee sets course record in SA Open 18 Nov 2012 - 01:09 am

Ekurhuleni, South Africa: South African George Coetzee hit a course-record 63 at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate to end the third round...

Jimenez grabs share of HK lead on the third day 18 Nov 2012 - 12:47 am

HONG KONG: Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez, bidding to become the oldest player to win on the European Tour, grabbed a share of...

Poulter leads Scott by one in Australian Masters 18 Nov 2012 - 12:47 am

MELBOURNE: Defending champion Ian Poulter jumped to a one-stroke lead yesterday and was poised for a final round battle with world number five...

Guyatt holds Masters lead as Scott hovers 17 Nov 2012 - 02:46 am

MELBOURNE: Surprise leader Matthew Guyatt was two shots in front at the halfway stage of the Australian Masters yesterday but top-ranked rival Adam...

Unknown Spaniard upstages McIlroy 16 Nov 2012 - 12:04 pm

HONG KONG: Spain’s Javier Colomo, ranked outside the world’s top 500, upstaged Rory McIlroy and compatriot Miguel Angel Jimenez to grab the first-round...

Guyatt takes early lead at Australian Masters 16 Nov 2012 - 12:04 pm

MELBOURNE: Defending champion Ian Poulter and Adam Scott fired an ominous warning to their rivals yesterday, carding 67s to lurk just two shots...

Beljan claims maiden Tour title in Florida 13 Nov 2012 - 08:32 am

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: Charlie Beljan capped a wild week with an emotional first US PGA Tour victory yesterday, posting a two-stroke triumph...