Darren Clarke will miss next month’s U.S. Open as he pursues his goal of an automatic place on this year’s European Ryder Cup team, he said on Wednesday.
“My intention was to play in Europe all this year and I’m not going all the way over to the States for one week with only Monday to […]
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Clarke targets more European wins
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
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Top-ranked Ochoa wins second major golf in a row
April 7th, 2008 · No Comments
World number one Lorena Ochoa of Mexico won her second women’s golf major championship in a row, rolling to a five-stroke victory at the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Ochoa fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 in the final round, sinking a testing six-foot par putt at the final hole to finish 72 holes on 11-under par […]
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New golf events don’t need Asian Tour support, says Australian official
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
A proposed new regional golf tour with events in Australia, China, South Korea and Japan does not need the approval or support of the Asian Tour, an Australian PGA Tour official said Monday.
Professional men’s associations from the four countries have agreed to set up a new Asia-Pacific tour from January 2009, with an initial 20 […]
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Ochoa takes iron grip on HSBC Champions golf tournament
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
The irrepressible Lorena Ochoa took an iron grip on the HSBC Champions tournament Friday, racing seven shots clear of the field as she hunts for her first title of the year.
The world number one from Mexico, in her opening event of the season after a longer than usual layoff, set the tone with a run […]
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Chile’s Aguilar stays ahead in Indonesia
February 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Chilean Felipe Aguilar shot a solid third-round 67 to stay two strokes clear in the Indonesia Open at 16 under par on Saturday.
Aguilar, world number 186, failed to reproduce the sparkling form which brought an eight-under-par 62 on Friday but played steadily to remain on course for his first European Tour victory in the co-sanctioned […]
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