Williamson struggles in tour debut
It was a rough day on the course for recent Dartmouth graduate Peter Williamson.
In his first PGA Tour start, Williamson shot an 11-over-par 83 Thursday at Bay Hill Club & Lodge during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He was exempt after winning the 2012 Southern Amateur.
Although he shot four strokes higher than any other competitor in the morning wave, Williamson...
Q-School: 5 Things you need to know
That's a wrap. Q-School as we know it is finished. This final edition featured the standard storylines that this unique event has built its reputation on. Here are 5 Things you need to know from Monday's play at PGA West:
1. TAKE ME TO YOUR LEE-DER: Dong-Hwan Lee walked away with the $50,000 winner's check. His countryman, Si Woo Kim, also earned a PGA Tour card. This...
England's Fisher among card earners
Two years after playing for Europe on a winning Ryder Cup team, Ross Fisher of England endured six stressful days to earn a PGA Tour card.
In the final Q-school where players could go straight to the PGA Tour, Fisher easily finished among the top 25 on Monday to get his card. D.H. Lee of South Korea birdied his last three holes for a 67 to win Q-school, giving him the highest priority...
Lowry rallies to win Portugal event
Shane Lowry of Ireland won the Portugal Masters on Sunday after a final-round, 5-under-par 66 to edge out England's Ross Fisher by one stroke with a 270 total.
Lowry shot 14 under through the four rounds on the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course.
Lowry started the round four shots off the lead, but he made an eagle on the par-4 11th to move ahead of overnight leader Bernd Wiesberger...
Wiesberger leads Portugal Masters
Bernd Wiesberger of Austria carded a flawless 6-under 65 to rise to the top of the leaderboard with a three-round total of 200 at the Portugal Masters on Saturday.
Wiesberger made six birdies in a bogey-free round to take a one-shot lead over England's Ross Fisher, who hit a 2-under 69 after leading through the first two rounds.
The 27-year-old Wiesberger will try to close...
Fisher, Gallacher share Portugal lead
Ross Fisher of England and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland each shot a 6-under 65 to share the lead of the Portugal Masters after the opening round Thursday.
Fisher made birdies on three of his first six holes and then birdied four of the first five holes on his back nine.
''It's been coming for a while and it's nice to see the hard work paying off,'' Fisher...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Portugal Masters Scores,0259
Portugal Masters Scores Scores Thursday from the Portugal Masters, a ?2.25 million European Tour tournament played at the par-71, 7,157-yard Oceanico Victoria Golf Course:
First Round Ross Fisher, England 31-34-65
Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 32-33-65
George Murray, Scotland 33-33-66
Fredik Andersson Hed, Sweden 34-33-67
Christian Nilsson, Sweden 33-34-67
Shane Lowry, Ireland...
Fisher, Gallacher share lead in Portugal Masters
Ross Fisher of England and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland both shot 6-under 65s to share the lead of the Portugal Masters after the opening round on Thursday.
Fisher made birdies on three of his first six holes and then birdied four of the first five holes on his back nine. He also bogeyed No. 16.
Gallacher shot a bogey-free round.
The co-leaders were followed by George Murray...
Fisher extends lead to 3 shots
Ross Fisher of England shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to extend his lead at the Portugal Masters to three strokes after the second round.
Fisher hurt his left foot while walking off the first tee, but he played through the pain to make one eagle and four birdies to go with two bogeys on the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course.
Scotland's Stephen Gallacher and Bernd Wiesberger of Austria...
Kilmarnock v Dundee U preview
Kyle Letheren will start in goal for Kilmarnock after Cammy Bell was ruled out for 10 weeks after breaking his wrist.
Garry Hay (knee) and Paul Heffernan (collarbone) remain out for Killie, while youngsters Robbie Muirhead and Ross Fisher are also sidelined.
Dundee United winger Gary Mackay-Steven is set to play despite the prospect of going in for a knee operation early next week...
Wiesberger plays in Austrian Open after Korean win
Bernd Wiesberger can give golf in his home country a boost by playing well at the Austrian Open this week after having become the third Austrian to win a European Tour tournament.
Wiesberger captured the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea in April, shooting a final-round 68 to win by five strokes after being put under pressure from Ryder Cup players Miguel Angel Jimenez...
2012 British Open Preview: The Top 10 Contenders.
We are doing something a little different for our major golf preview this time. Rather than me listing the top 10 contenders, we have a special guest write Johnny Hasson who gave his top 5 picks for this year’s British Open. At the end of piece I’ll give you 5 more golfers than can win this year’s 3rd major.
Here’s Johnny’s portion.
The Open Golf Championship kicks off...
Morrison leads 10 qualifiers for British Open
James Morrison earned his first trip to the British Open as the medalist Monday among 10 players who qualified at Sunningdale.
Morrison had rounds of 63 and 68 in the International Final Qualifying for Europe.
He was joined by Sam Walker, Jamie Donaldson, Alejandro Canizares, Marcus Fraser, Richard Finch, Ross Fisher and Matthew Baldwin. The final spots went to Thorbjorn Olesen...
Monty heads British Open qualifier field
Victorious Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie heads the field contesting next Monday's 36-hole British Open qualifier at Sunningdale in England.
Joining Montgomerie are six other Ryder Cup stars including potential 2014 European captain Paul McGinley of Ireland.
Other Ryder Cup players include the England trio of Ross Fisher, Oliver Wilson and David Howell, Frenchman Thomas...
Monty heads field for local British Open qualifier
Victorious Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie heads the field contesting next Monday's 36-hole British Open qualifier at Sunningdale in England.
Joining Montgomerie are six other Ryder Cup stars including potential 2014 European captain Paul McGinley of Ireland.
Other Ryder Cup players include the England trio of Ross Fisher, Oliver Wilson and David Howell, Frenchman Thomas...
Westwood wins Nordea Masters by 5 shots
Lee Westwood completed his warmup for the U.S. Open by winning the Nordea Masters by five shots on Saturday.
Westwood's final round of 3-under 69 gave him a total of 19-under 269 at the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club.
His 22nd European Tour victory also was his third win in the Scandinavian Masters, following wins in 1996 and 2000.
Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher finished second with...
Lee Westwood wins Nordea Masters
Lee Westwood completed his warm-up for the U.S. Open with a final round 3-under 69 on Saturday to win the Nordea Masters by five shots.
Third-ranked Westwood's 19 under total of 269 at the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club saw him complete his 22nd European Tour victory and his third in Sweden.
He also won the Scandinavian Masters in 1996 and 2000.
Ross Fisher of England was second...
Jaidee takes lead at Wales Open
Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand took a one-stroke lead at the Wales Open after shooting a 4-under par 67 in the third round at Celtic Manor on Saturday.
Tied for second were Joost Luiten of the Netherlands and overnight leader Ross Fisher of England.
Thongchai, who holed seven birdie putts, has won four times on the European Tour but has yet to win in mainland Europe.
''The...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Wales Open Scores,0156
Wales Open Leading Scores Leading scores Thursday at the Wales Open, a European Tour event on the par-71, 6,747-meter (7,378-yard) Twenty Ten course at Celtic Manor:
First Round Lee Slattery, England 34-33-67
Marcel Siem, Germany 34-34-68
Tim Sluiter, Netherlands 31-37-68
Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, Spain 35-43-69
Joel Sjoholm, Sweden 34-35-69
Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 35-34-69
Simon...
Fisher rekindles Ryder Cup memories
Englishman Ross Fisher took a two-stroke lead at the Wales Open Friday after shooting a 5-under 66 in the second round at Celtic Manor.
Overnight leader Lee Slattery of England could only manage a 72 to remain at 4-under 138 for second.
Fabrizio Zanotti of Paraguay holds a share of third place after shooting a 69 along with Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee (68) and England's...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Ballantine's Championship Scores, 1st Ld-Writethru,0229
Ballantine's Championship Scores Leading scores Thursday from the Ballantine's Championship, a ?2.2 million European and Asian Tours event at par-72, 7,275-yard (6,678-meter) Blackstone Golf Club:
First Round Victor Dubuisson, France 35-33 -68
Jung Ji-ho, South Korea 36-34 -70
Richie Ramsay, Scotland 35-35 -70
Jamie Donaldson, Wales 35-35 -70
Mark Foster, England 35...
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Ballantine's Championship Scores,0234
Ballantine's Championship Scores Leading scores Thursday from the the Ballantine's Championship, a ?2.2 million event co-sanctioned by the European and Asian Tours at the par-72, 7,275-yard (6,678-metre) Blackstone Golf Club:
First Round Victor Dubuisson, France 35-33-68
Jung Ji-ho, South Korea 36-34-70
Richie Ramsay, Scotland 35-35-70
Jamie Donaldson, Wales 35-35-70...
Golf Video: Trick Shots from Top Tour Pros
Let's face it folks, trick shot videos are awesome. Whether we're getting them from basketball players or golfers as we will in the following video, it's neat to watch the best players in the game entertain us mortals.
Watch Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Soren Hansen, Ross Fisher and others show off their skills.
GF,MGSPINTL *2080 AP-GLF--Dubai World Championship Scores,0362
Dubai World Championship Scores Scores Thursday from the Dubai World Championship, a $7.5 million European Tour event at the par-72, 7,675-yard Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates:
First Round Peter Hanson, Sweden 34-30-64
Paul Lawrie, Scotland 32-33-65
Rory McIlory, Northern Ireland 36-30-66
Sergio Garcia, Spain 35-32-67
Ross Fisher, England 35-33-68
Robert Rock, England...
The Race To Dubai World Championship
The final regular season event of the 2011 European Tour season is this week's Hong Kong Open. With the Dubai World Championship set to begin four days after the conclusion of this event, it is certain the Hong Kong Open will once again attract a stellar field. A host of top names have made early commitments to play, including Justin Rose, Y.E. Yang, Edoardo Molinari, Ross Fisher...
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