Volvo World Match Play Championship Results
Thursday At Thracian Cliffs Golf and Beach Club Kavarna, Bulgaria Yardage: 7,291; Par: 72 Round Robin Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain, def. Jamie Donaldson, Wales, 1 up
Carl Pettersson, Sweden, def. Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark, 4 and 3
Francesco Molinari, Italy, def. Henrik Stenson, Sweden, 2 and 1
Branden Grace, South Africa, def. Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium, 4 and 3
Bo Van Pelt...
Stenson surges to top before delay
Sergio Garcia lost his lead in two holes at The Players Championship, and he said it didn't help playing with Tiger Woods.
The third round Saturday was delayed when thunderstorms moved toward the north Florida coast. Garcia and Woods, in the final group of a tournament for the first time since the 2006 British Open, finished only six holes. Henrik Stenson, playing the ninth...
PLAYERS Championship Fantasy Preview
I hope you read last week’s column when we said Derek Ernst, David Lynn, Robert Karlsson, and Vaughn Taylor would all finish in the Top 10. You don’t remember reading that? Go back and check again. Just joshin’ with you, nobody could have predicted Ernst would win last week. Pretty crazy week, I will chalk it up to the unpredictable greens and weather conditions.
Speaking...
Stenson plays his way into the Masters
One way or another, Henrik Stenson is going to the Masters.
Stenson needed to finish at least in 13th place alone Sunday in the Houston Open. He closed with a 6-under 66 for the clubhouse lead, assuring that he will be in the top 50 in the world at the end of the week.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Marcel Siem of Germany won the Hassan Trophy in Morocco. That moved him to...
Shell Houston Open Fantasy Preview
Guess whose back? Back again? Tiger’s back… tell a friend. Okay, I hate the “Tiger is back” talk just as much as the next golf enthusiast, so lets never mention that again. Tiger has been back for some time now. It is always nice to see him on the top of leaderboards, where he belongs. With Tiger not in the field this week, it opens the door for anyone to walk through...
Poulter secures win for Tiger's team
Ian Poulter birdied the first hole of a playoff to lift Albany past Lake Nona in the Tavistock Cup, ending Lake Nona's winning streak at four in the team tournament on Tuesday.
Poulter shot an even-par 72 at Isleworth and then teamed with Tiger Woods in the best-ball playoff against Lake Nona's Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson.
Albany tied Lake Nona at 7 over, with Woods...
Poulter lifts Albany past Lake Nona in Tavistock
Ian Poulter birdied the first hole of a playoff to lift Albany past Lake Nona in the Tavistock Cup on Tuesday, ending Lake Nona's event winning streak at four in the team tournament.
Poulter shot an even-par 72 at Isleworth, then teamed with Tiger Woods in the best-ball playoff against Lake Nona's Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson.
Albany tied Lake Nona at 7 over, with...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Abu Dhabi Championship Scores,0254
Abu Dhabi Championship Leading Scores Leading scores Thurday at the Abu Dhabi Championship, a European Tour event on the par-72, 6,934-meter (7,600-yard) National Course:
First Round Jamie Donaldson, Wales 33-34 -67
Justin Rose,England 32-35 -67
Thorbjorn, Olesen, Denmark 34-34 -68
Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 36-32 -68
Wen-Chong Liang, China 33-36 -69
George Coetzee, South Africa...
Rose, Donaldson lead in Abu Dhabi
With Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods struggling to shake off rust, Justin Rose and unheralded Jamie Donaldson took the spotlight at the Abu Dhabi Championship in opening rounds of 5-under-par 67 to share a one-shot lead on Thursday.
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark and Pablo Larrazabal of Spain were a shot behind. Five others including Henrik Stenson of Sweden were a further shot back in...
Europe takes lead in Royal Trophy
Italian brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari beat Japan's Yoshinori Fujimoto and China's Wu Ashun 2 and 1 in the Royal Trophy on Friday to help Europe take a 3 1/2-1/2 lead over Asia after the opening foursomes matches.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano birdied nine of the 14 holes at The Empire Hotel and Country Club in a 5-and-4 victory...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Dubai World Championship Scores,0377
Dubai World Championship Scores Scores Friday from the Dubai World Championship, an $8 million European Tour event at the par-72, 7,675-yard Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates:
Second Round Luke Donald, England 65-68-133
Rory McIlory, Northern Ireland 66-67-133
Marc Warren, Scotland 66-67-133
Louis Oosthuizien, South Africa 67-67-134
Branden Grace, South Africa 69-65-134...
Warren takes early lead at Dubai
Marc Warren shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke clubhouse lead in the opening round of the season-ending Dubai World Championship from Padraig Harrington and Fredrik Andersson Hed on Thursday.
Warren, looking for his first European Tour win since 2007, holed three birdies in his first five holes and made seven in total at the $8 million tournament.
After Andersson Hed and Harrington...
Stenson wins first title in three years
Henrik Stenson held on to his three-shot overnight lead to win the European Tour's South African Open on Sunday and end a three-year wait for a tournament title.
The Swede finished with a 1-under 71 for a 17-under total of 271 and his first victory since the 2009 Players Championship. It was also Stenson's first win on the European Tour in five years.
''2011 was...
Bremner's 64 equals course record
Merrick Bremner birdied six of his first nine holes on the way to a course record-equaling 64 Thursday in the opening round of the South African Open.
Bremner raced to 8 under and a two-shot lead over Henrik Stenson and Matthew Carvell at Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel recovered from a double-bogey five...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--South African Open Scores,0223
South African Open Leading Scores Leading scores Thursday from the South African Open, a European Tour event at the par-72, 7,761-yard (7,096-meter) Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate course:
First Round Merrick Bremner, South Africa 30-34 -64
Matthew Carvell, South Africa 33-33 -66
Henrik Stenson, Sweden 32-34 -66
Craig Lee, Scotland 36-31 -67
Alex Haindl, South Africa 34-33...
Stenson leads South African Open
Henrik Stenson of Sweden closed in on a first European Tour win in three years Saturday, taking a three-shot lead into the final round of the South African Open despite George Coetzee shooting a course-record 63.
Stenson had six birdies and three bogeys in a 69 for a 16-under total of 200. Coetzee and Magnus Carlsson were three shots back.
Stenson is looking for his first title...
PGA Tour Golfer Shoots 64 While Suffering Distress, Thinking He Was Going to Die
Shooting a 64 on a PGA Tour-caliber course is difficult enough. Charlie Beljan, did it in the midst of thinking he was literally going to die.
Beljan is a 28-year-old rookie on the Tour, and currently ranked at 139th on the money list heading into this week’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic at Walt Disney World. Note that only the top 125 get to keep their cards...
Stenson leads in South Africa
Henrik Stenson opened a four-shot lead at the South African Open with a second-round 65 before play was suspended for the day because of an electrical storm with much of the field yet to finish.
Stenson's 7-under 65, to go with his opening 66, put him at 13 under, ahead of Swedish compatriot Magnus Carlsson, who shot a 67 on Friday to move to second at 9 under.
First-round...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--French Open Scores,0264
French Open Leading Scores Leading scores Thursday from the French Open, a European Tour event on the 6,703-meter (7,331-yard), par-71 Albatross course at Le Golf National:
First Round
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 33-32-65
Gary Boyd, England 32-34-66
Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 32-34-66
Matteo Manassero, Italy 33-33-66
Federico Colombo, Italy 37-30-67
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--BMW International Open Scores, 1st Ld-Writethru,0179
BMW International Open Scores Leading scores Saturday at the BMW International Open, a European Tour event at 6,612-meter (7,228-yard), par-72 Gut Larcenhof course:
Third Round Danny Willett, England 65-70-69-204
Joel Sjoholm, Sweden 67-66-72-205
Chris Wood, England 65-70-70-205
Marcus Fraser, Australia 64-74-68-206
Keith Horne, South Africa 66-73-67-206
Marcel Siem, Germany...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--BMW International Open Scores, 1st Ld-Writethru,0152
BMW International Open Scores Leading scores Friday at the BMW International Open, a European Tour event at 6,612-meter (7,228-yard), par-72 Gut Larcenhof course:
Second Round Joel Sjoholm, Sweden 67-66-133
Paul McGinley, Ireland 65-70-135
Chris Wood, England 65-70-135
Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay 64-71-135
Danny Willett, England 65-70-135
Shiv Kapur, India 66-70-136
Thomas...
McIlroy ready for run at Players Championship
Since 1974, only three Europeans have won The Players Championship.
Sandy Lyle beat Jeff Sluman in a playoff in 1987.
Sergio Garcia also won in a playoff in 2008 over Paul Goydos.
And Sweden's Henrik Stenson won by four shots in 2009.
Nobody else has scratched: not Nick Faldo; not Luke Donald; not Lee Westwood (all of whom have been ranked No.1 in the world), or Padraig Harrington...
McIlroy ready for run at Players Championship
Since 1974, only three Europeans have won The Players Championship.
Sandy Lyle beat Jeff Sluman in a playoff in 1987.
Sergio Garcia also won in a playoff in 2008 over Paul Goydos.
And Sweden's Henrik Stenson won by four shots in 2009.
Nobody else has scratched: not Nick Faldo; not Luke Donald; not Lee Westwood (all of whom have been ranked No.1 in the world), or Padraig Harrington...
Masters Sunday
Use this for all your Masters-y needs. Some quick bullet points…
Peter Hanson’s playing well, but I fully expect him to pucker up…this is Phil’s tournament to lose.
Of the contenders, Bubba Watson and Lee Westwood are my favorites to make the leaders sweat. As much as I’d love to see something like last year, I think anyone past -4 is going to have to shoot something...
Field still wide open in tough Masters setting
There is reason they have the 10-shot rule at the Masters. Anyone within 10 shots of the lead has a reasonable chance of winning the tournament.
It's not because Augusta National yields a lot of scores in the low 60s, especially on the weekends (the course record is 63, set by Nick Price back in 1986 when it was 500 yards shorter and rough-free). Nor is it because the tournament...
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