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  • Captain Woods to play again as US look to bounce back

    Captain Woods to play again as US look to bounce back

    Melbourne, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Tiger Woods will juggle his captain’s duties with playing for a second day at the Presidents Cup on Friday as the United States attempt to claw back a 4-1 deficit. The 15-time major winner was the standout player for his team during the opening fourballs on Thursday and he opted to…

  • Fact Check: Why Jason Day Out of Presidents Cup?

    Los Angeles, Nov 29 (AFP/APP): South Korean, An Byeong-hun will make his Presidents Cup debut at Royal Melbourne after Australian, Jason Day withdrew from the International team with a back injury. Day, who was selected to a fifth Presidents Cup team as a captain’s pick by International skipper Ernie Els, said he would miss both…

  • European Tour Golfers to Compete in Shorts for First Time

    Johannesburg, Nov 27 (AFP/APP): Male golfers will be allowed to wear shorts instead of trousers this week for the first time in a European Tour event due to high temperatures expected at an event in South Africa. Temperatures of 37 degrees celsius (98.6 fahrenheit) are forecast for the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday…

  • Lorenzo-Vera Stays Tied for Lead

    Dubai, Nov 23 (AFP/APP): Mike Lorenzo-Vera, searching for his first win on the European Tour, again made a bogey on the 18th and fell into a tie for the lead with Jon Rahm after the third round of the DP World Tour Championship on Saturday. The 34-year-old Frenchman, who started the day with a three-shot…

  • Second Round Scores at the DP World Tour Championship

    Dubai, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): Complete second-round scores Friday in the $8 million DP World Tour Championship at the par-72 Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates: 132 – Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA) 63-69 135 – Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 67-68, Jon Rahm (ESP) 66-69 137 – Tom Lewis (ENG) 67-70 138 – Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) 71-67, Thomas Pieters…

  • Golf: Korean Teen Sensation Wins Panasonic Open

    Gurgaon, India, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Korean teenager Joohyung Kim on Sunday become the second-youngest winner on the Asian Tour when he won the shortened Panasonic Open in India by one stroke ahead of local challengers Shiv Kapur and Chikkarangappa S. The 17-year-old, who was making just his third start on the Tour this year, fired…

  • Fleetwood Comes from behind to Win Nedbank Challenge in Play-off

    Sun City, South Africa, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Tommy Fleetwood made three eagles before winning a sudden death play-off in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday. The Englishman fired a final round of seven-under-par 65 to finish tied on a 12-under total of 276 with Sweden’s Marcus Kinhult, who shot…

  • Lombard Recovers to Keep Nose in Front at Nedbank Challenge

    Sun City, South Africa, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): South Africa’s Zander Lombard recovered from a poor start to shoot a level-par 72 and retain the lead after the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Saturday. Lombard’s 11-under-par total of 205 kept him one shot ahead of fellow countryman…

  • Home Hope Lombard Surges into Nedbank Challenge Lead

    Sun City, South Africa, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): South Africa’s Zander Lombard stormed into the lead with a seven-under-par 65 in the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday. The powerfully-built 24-year-old from Pretoria, with a two-round total of 11-under-par 133, surged past fellow countryman Louis Oosthuizen, who…

  • Kiwi Lee Fires Sizzling 62 to Seize Early PGA Mexico Lead

    Mexico City, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): New Zealand’s Danny Lee, seeking his first US PGA Tour title in more than four years, fired a nine-under par 62 Friday to grab the early first-round lead at the Mayakoba Classic. The 29-year-old South Korean-born player made eight birdies and an eagle against a lone bogey in jumping to…