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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...

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...

Ogilvy races off to perfect start

Sports | Golf
2009-1-10

GEOFF Ogilvy opened the US PGA Tour season with a bogey-free 6-under 67 and a one-shot lead in the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Thursday, a score that surprised him because of the location. "I haven't shot very...

Choi honored

Sports | Golf
2008-12-10

US PGA Tour regular K.J. Choi has joined Vijay Singh as an honorary member of the Asian Tour. Choi has won seven times on the PGA Tour and once on the European Tour to become South Korea's most successful male golfer,...

Kim, Villegas join Shanghai title quest

Sports | Golf
2008-10-22

THE US PGA Tour's hottest young stars Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas have joined the field for HSBC Champions at Shanghai's Sheshan International Golf Club. Both Kim and Villegas surged into the top 10 in the...

Drug testing heralds new era in sport

Sports | Golf
2008-7-4

THIS week heralds a new era in the men's professional game with drug testing in place for the first time on the US PGA and European Tours. The PGA Tour launched its anti-doping program at this week's AT&T National...

Scott looks to shed vexing label

Sports | Golf
2008-5-1

ONE of the most vexing labels in golf is "best to have never won a major," which is affixed to Sergio Garcia with little debate. But there is another description that is even more burdensome, and it belongs to Adam...

Choi looks to win home tournament

Sports | Golf
2008-3-13

US PGA Tour regular K.J. Choi will aim to lift his country's first home European Tour title when South Korea's inaugural Ballentine's Championship tees off today. Choi, ranked No. 5 in the world, will face...

Singh, Lefty vie for No. 2

Sports | Golf
2008-2-13

The rivalry began simmering a couple of years ago, and while it takes place more in the record books than on fairways and greens, it might be the most compelling on the US PGA Tour at the moment. It doesn't involve...

Weekley reaches Hawaii after scare

Sports | Golf
2008-1-2

TIGER Woods and Phil Mickelson were among four winners on the US PGA Tour last year who decided to stay home from the Mercedes-Benz Championship and the start of the 2008 season. Boo Weekley thought he might be...