Sports / Golf

Cho, Pilkadaris share early lead in Korea 09 May 2013 - 11:57 pm

SEOUL: Korea’s Cho Min-Gyu and Australian Terry Pilkadaris shot eight-under-par 64s to share the lead after the first round of OneAsia’s GS Caltex...

Couples, Montgomerie enter Hall of Fame 07 May 2013 - 11:37 pm

St Augustine, Florida: Fred Couples, renowned for being one of the most laid-back figures in the game, was overcome by emotion after being...

Etiquette boost as golf rules published in Chinese 07 May 2013 - 11:36 pm

BEIJING: China’s golf boom has been in full swing for more than a decade but officials have finally moved to close a surprising...

Australian media, players urge Tomic to dump dad 07 May 2013 - 11:32 pm

SYDNEY: Australian media and former players yesterday urged the country’s top-ranked tennis star Bernard Tomic to dump his father as coach after he...

I acted in self-defence: Father 07 May 2013 - 11:31 pm

MADRID: Bernard Tomic’s father John told a Madrid court he had acted in self-defence when he butted a member of the Australian world...

Tomic senior takes place among bad sports parents 07 May 2013 - 11:30 pm

SYDNEY: Bernard Tomic’s father may escape conviction of assault charges in Spain, but whatever the outcome he is assured of cementing his place...

Rookie Ernst beats Lynn in play-off at Quail Hollow 07 May 2013 - 01:32 am

Derek Ernst of the US holds the trophy after winning the Wells Fargo Championship PGA golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in...

Kerr lifts LPGA Kingsmill title 07 May 2013 - 01:31 am

Cristie Kerr holds the championship trophy after winning the Kingsmill Championship at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia, yesterday. WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: Cristie Kerr parred...

Rumford pockets second Asian title in two weeks 06 May 2013 - 12:39 am

TIANJIN, China: Australian Brett Rumford romped to his second title in as many weeks at the Volvo China Open yesterday in a tournament...

Two-way lead at the $6.7m Quail Hollow 06 May 2013 - 12:38 am

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney each stumbled with the lead yesterday, leaving the US duo tied atop the leaderboard after...

Kerr grabs two-stroke LPGA lead in Virginia 06 May 2013 - 12:38 am

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: American Cristie Kerr fired a five-under par 66 to seize a two-stroke lead after the third round of the $1.3m LPGA...

Mickelson grabs Quail Hollow lead 05 May 2013 - 04:49 am

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson fired a five-under par 67 yesterday to seize a two-stroke lead after the second round...

Rumford heads leaderboard at China Open 05 May 2013 - 04:48 am

BEIJING: Australian Brett Rumford scrambled to a three-under-par 69 at the Volvo China Open yesterday, to take a one shot lead going into...

Kataoka on top as Els lurks behind 05 May 2013 - 04:48 am

Jakarta: South African Ernie Els continued his recovery from jet-lag to lurk just one shot off the lead behind little-known Japanese player Daisuke...

Ariya clings to LPGA lead 05 May 2013 - 04:47 am

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn fired an even-par 71 yesterday to keep a one-stroke lead after the second round of the $1.3m...

McIlroy shares Quail Hollow lead 04 May 2013 - 02:29 am

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the 3rd hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at...

Hend and Hwang share lead in Jakarta 03 May 2013 - 04:33 am

JAKARTA: Australia’s Scott Hend and Hwang Inn-Choon of Korea lead the field after the opening round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters yesterday...

Ye makes history but struggles in the wind 03 May 2013 - 04:33 am

BEIJING: China’s 12-year-old Ye Wocheng became the European Tour’s youngest ever player when he teed off at the Volvo China Open yesterday, but...