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Ochoa has 1-shot lead, Wie limps out in pain

Sports | Golf
2009-11-21

MICHELLE Wie withdrew from the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship because of a sprained left ankle on Thursday, a few hours after Lorena Ochoa shot a 6 under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin. The...

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Allenby sets the early pace in Dubai

Sports | Golf
2009-11-20

ROBERT Allenby shot a seven-under 65 yesterday for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai World Championship, while Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy kept up their battle for the European Tour money title. ...

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China likely to host 2019 Presidents Cup

Sports | Golf
2009-11-19

THE US PGA Tour is looking into the possibility of staging the Presidents Cup in China in 2019. Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said that might be enough time for China to set a goal of having a player capable of...

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Wie's victory gives LPGA a lift

Sports | Golf
2009-11-18

MICHELLE Wie's breakthrough victory on the LPGA Tour has given the US women's circuit a timely boost after a season of economic struggle. The Hawaiian's two-shot triumph at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico...

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Wie claims first pro tour win

Sports | Golf
2009-11-17

IMMEDIATELY after tapping in Sunday to win her first LPGA Tour title and fulfill a decade of promise, Michelle Wie pulled the ball from the 18th hole, looked up to the sky and let out a big sigh of relief. After...

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Bourdy wins as Thongchai claims Merit

Sports | Golf
2009-11-16

FRANCE'S Gregory Bourdy survived a late challenge from rising star Rory McIlroy yesterday to win the Hong Kong Open, securing a berth at the European Tour's year-end championship in Dubai. The Frenchman made...

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Woods masters field to reign Down Under

Sports | Golf
2009-11-16

TIGER Woods celebrated his first visit Down Under in 11 years with a win at the Australian Masters yesterday, the world No. 1 banishing his swing demons in time to hold off a dogged local field by two strokes. Woods,...

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Bourdy goes two clear with birdie blitz in HK

Sports | Golf
2009-11-15

FRENCHMAN Gregory Bourdy conjured up a seven-under-par 63 to snatch sole possession of the lead after the third round of the Hong Kong Open yesterday. The 27-year-old carded seven birdies in a near-flawless...

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Wayward Woods clings to joint lead in Melbourne

Sports | Golf
2009-11-14

AN out-of-sorts Tiger Woods battled to a share of the lead after the third round of the Australian Masters today, as his rivals failed to capitalize on an off day for the world number one. Woods held a three-stroke...

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US PGA creates an award for China

Sports | Golf
2009-11-14

THE US PGA continued its courtship of Chinese golf yesterday by creating an award to recognise "outstanding contributions" to the growth of the sport in the world's most populous country. The award is named after...

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Woods takes charge in Melbourne

Sports | Golf
2009-11-14

TIGER Woods battled swirling breezes and some wayward driving to card a patient 4 under-par 68 and take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the A$1.5 million (US$1.4 million) Australian Masters in Melbourne...

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Four tied for lead at HK Open

Sports | Golf
2009-11-14

FRENCHMAN Gregory Bourdy bogeyed the 18th to miss out on sole possession of the second-round lead at the Hong Kong Open yesterday. Bourdy carded a 3-under par 67 to finish alongside China's Liang Wenchong (65),...

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US PGA continues China courtship with Chu award

Sports | Golf
2009-11-13

THE US PGA continued its courtship of Chinese golf today by creating an award to recognize "outstanding contributions" to the growth of the sport in the world's most populous country. The award is named after...

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Woods cheers Australian fans

Sports | Golf
2009-11-13

TIGER Woods gave Australian golf fans a taste of what they have been missing over the last decade by shooting a 6 under-par 66 for a share of the first round lead at the Australian Masters in Melbourne yesterday. ...

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Udorn leads elite pack after first round in HK

Sports | Golf
2009-11-13

UDORN Duangdecha shot an 8-under 62 with 10 birdies yesterday to lead Robert-Jan Derksen of the Netherlands by one stroke after the first round of the Hong Kong Open. The little-known Thai also had two bogeys at...