81. Westwood remains on course
April 09, 2012
Lee Westwood’s patience paid off as he sank three birdies in a row to rescue his second round and take a share of the halfway lead at the St Jude Classic in Memphis.
Overnight leader Westwood had been struggling to repeat his impressive opening-day form at a gusty TPC Southwind.
The ...
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82. British Women's Open title would help salvage season
April 09, 2012
Karrie Webb was a 20-year-old unknown when she first won theWomen’s British Open, before it was a major championship and beforeshe had any idea how good she was.
That was in 1995.
“I’m setting goals now that seven years ago I never dreamed ofsetting,” Webb said as she waited for a se...
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83. Duval, Lopez head survey list of playing partners
April 09, 2012
Golf Magazine has conducted a survey of more than2,000 avid golfers, asking them 135 questions about golfing habitsand desires.
It’s all part of “The Report on the American Golfer,” acomprehensive study. The first snapshot is published in itsSeptember issue, and offers some interesting views...
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84. Japanese tour pro happy to be coming home
April 09, 2012
Dean Wilson was among those given a special exemption to the PGAChampionship, and he doesn’t take those lightly. It was only hissecond exemption into any tournament, amazing considering he isranked 60th in the world.
Then again, Wilson is an American who plays exclusively on theJapan Golf To...
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85. With This Win... Phil Mickelson - Masters Tournament
April 06, 2012
With this win Phil Mickelson secured his third European Tour International Schedule victory in his 59th European Tour event as a professional and his third Major Championship victory following The 2004 Masters Tournament and 2005 US PGA Championship. It was also his 33rd win as a professional worldw...
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86. Fichardt Poised to top Re-Rank
April 06, 2012
South Africa’s Darren Fichardt and England’s Ross Fisher look poised to top the first Re-Rank of the season, which takes place at the conclusion of this week’s BMW Asian Open, after impressive early season form has seen them climb to 30th and 32nd on the Order of Merit respectively.
Fichardt...
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87. Singh wins the Volvo China Open
April 06, 2012
Jeev Milkha Singh became only the second Indian golfer – following Arjun Atwal – to triumph on The European Tour International Schedule when he claimed victory in the Volvo China Open. The 34 year old carded a final round 70 at the Honghua International Golf Club in Beijing for a ten under par total...
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88. Lynn tames the gales to lead the Volvo China Open
April 06, 2012
In Friday’s second round David Lynn had to battle a troublesome groin injury which he did to great effect to lead the Volvo China Open at the halfway stage. In Saturday’s third round it was Mother Nature which provided the main obstacle to his progress in the form of gale force winds, often gusting ...
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89. Volvo China Open agreement extended until 2015
April 06, 2012
The China Golf Association (CGA) and Volvo have reached a landmark agreement which will extend their long-running partnership in staging the Open Championship of China till 2015.
Volvo Event Management President and CEO Mel Pyatt also announced that next year’s total prize fund for the Volvo...
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90. Dougherty still the man to beat in Singapore
April 06, 2012
Nick Dougherty grew up watching Thomas Björn and Colin Montgomerie winning Ryder Cups for Europe and tournament titles around the world but at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club it was the experienced duo who had to stand aside and marvel at the young Englishman who tightened his grip on the...
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