Charlotte: World number two Rory McIlroy, back at the scene of his first PGA Tour win, fired a five-under 67 at Quail Hollow on Thursday for a seven-way share of the first-round lead in the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Northern Irishman was joined atop the leaderboard by Americans Nick Watney, Ryan Moore, Robert Garrigus, Daniel Summerhays, Derek Ernst and Monday qualifier Nate Smith. Another six players...
09:05 AM, May 03, 2013
Jakarta: Shiv Kapur and Sujjan Singh carded two-under 70 each to be tied 21st on the opening day of the USD 750,000 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters, here Thursday. The Indians were four shots behind the leaders, Australian Scott Hend and Hwang In-Choon of Korea. Reigning Open Championship winner Ernie Els of South Africa was also in the mix after returning with a 68 at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club. Bernd...
05:41 PM, May 02, 2013
Tianjin: China's latest golfing wonder kid, 12-year-old Ye Wocheng, endured a baptism of fire in his groundbreaking European Tour debut on Thursday, shooting a seven-over 79 in the first round of the Volvo China Open in Tianjin. The schoolboy amateur from the southern manufacturing hub of Dongguan became the youngest golfer to qualify for a European Tour event when he sealed a berth at his national open with a strong...
01:18 PM, May 02, 2013
Charlotte: Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray. The tour said on Tuesday the World Anti-Doping Agency informed it that the spray contains only small amounts of a growth hormone factor that is banned under the anti-doping policy. The tour had...
09:11 AM, May 02, 2013
Tianjin (China): SSP Chowrasia alongwith Jeev Milkha Singh and Gaganjeet Bhullar will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Volvo China Open starting here on Thursday. Chowrasia, Bhullar and Jeev, a former champion here in 2006, are playing in the event as members of the European Tour. Chowrasia is relishing his fine form recently after having finished tied 11th last week at the Ballantine's Championship in Korea. While Jeev won the...
08:18 PM, May 01, 2013
Jakarta: In-form Shiv Kapur and Anirban Lahiri will spearhead a strong Indian challenge at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters which starts on Thursday. Kapur, who has tasted win on the European Challenge Tour this year, and Lahiri, who won the SAIL-SBI Open this year, are among the Indians, who will tee up at the event. Other Indians are Digvijay Singh, Himmat Rai, C Muniyappa, Jyoti Randhawa, Sujjan Singh, Rahil Gangjee,...
08:03 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Valdosta (Georgia): Wrapping up a disappointing outing, Indian golfer Arjun Atwal finished right at the bottom with a final round of four-over 76 at the South Georgia Classic here. The Indian ace, who slipped after a third round 78, began his final round with three birdies in the first six holes but lapsed into errors later to sing off 65th. He bogeyed seventh and then ninth, 10th and 11th in...
11:38 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: Indian golfer SSP Chowrasia on Monday broke back into the top-20 of the Asian Tour Order of Merit, moving up to 18th after a strong showing at last week's Ballantine's Championship in Korea. The double Asian Tour winner had finished tied 11th on Sunday, a performance which contributed significantly to his earnings and helped him zoom up from last week's 52nd position in the Order of Merit. Chowrasia...
10:48 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Avondale: Billy Horschel sensed the time had come for him to win his first PGA Tour event. This could explain the composure he displayed in the face of two final-round weather delays and a 27-feet putt he had to make on the final hole to avert a play-off. Horschel tied a course record at the TPC Louisiana with an 8-under 64 in the final round of the Zurich Classic on...
09:00 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Seoul: Australia's Brett Rumford eagled the first hole of a three-way playoff to win the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea on Sunday. Rumford was leading by two shots when he double-bogeyed No. 17. He holed a 10-foot par putt at the last to finish at 11-under 277 and force a playoff with Marcus Fraser of Australia and Peter Whiteford of Scotland. Rumford then holed a 4-foot eagle to earn the...
03:02 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Avondale: Overnight leader Lucas Glover, bidding for his fourth PGA Tour title, survived a back nine wobble to move two strokes clear after Saturday's third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana. At one point three ahead of the chasing pack, former U.S. Open champion Glover bogeyed the 14th and 17th in breezy conditions before signing off in style with a two-putt birdie at the par-five...
09:40 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Valdosta (Georgia): Arjun Atwal overcame a mid-round blip to card a second-round 73 and make the cut at the South Georgia Classic on Web.com Tour here. The only Indian winner ever in a PGA Tour event, Atwal is now even par 144 for two rounds and was tied 49th after making the cut on the line. Two other players with Indian connection had contrasting fortunes. Bhavik Patel (67-70), playing in...
06:33 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Icheon: Jyoti Randhawa led the challenge as only three of the nine Indians, who started the week, survived the cut in the Ballantine's Championship here on Saturday. As the second round ended in the morning, most of the Indians fell by the wayside and Randhawa, SSP Chowrasia and Shiv Kapur were the only ones to make the last two rounds. Randhawa added a third round 72, after 72 and 69...
06:21 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Seoul: Australia's Wade Ormsby and the Thailand duo of Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Arnond Vongvanij share the lead on seven under par after two rounds in the weather-affected Ballantine's Championship in South Korea. Ormsby (67) and Arnond (69) had completed their rounds on Friday before being joined atop the leaderboard by Kiradech, who completed a round of 66 on Saturday morning on the Blackstone course at Icheon in suburban Seoul. Kiradech,...
10:00 AM, Apr 27, 2013
While Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang looked near certain to make a second consecutive cut on the PGA Tour, American Lucas Glover surged into an early one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Former U.S. Open champion Glover maintained red-hot form with his putter at the rain-softened TPC Louisiana, firing a five-under-par 67 on a relatively calm morning in Avondale, Louisiana. Seeking his first PGA...
09:24 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Incheon: Jyoti Randhawa endured a long day, playing 24 holes, but moved to three-under after 36 holes in the euro 2,205,000 Ballantines Championship where play was suspended due to fading light on Friday. Randhawa was the top Indian in provisional 24th place at three-under, as he first completed his first round in even par 72 and then added a second round 69. SSP Chowrasia and Shiv Kapur were also set...
08:22 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Seoul: Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen trails by two shots heading into the second round of the weather-affected Ballantine's Championship in Seoul, South Korea. The current World No. 7 and highest-ranked player in the event returned to the course Friday morning local time to complete just two holes - dropping one stroke - of his opening round in the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event. Fog and rain had...
09:29 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Avondale: Ricky Barnes said he still owes his newborn daughter a late birthday present. Perhaps a piece of silver would be appropriate. Barnes birdied six of the last eight holes Thursday at rain-softened TPC Louisiana to take a one-stroke lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, which awards a silver cup to the winner. Barnes finished the opening round with an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey for an...
08:56 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Avondale: One year ago, Jason Dufner's victory at the Zurich Classic made him the fifth player in the last eight years to celebrate his maiden PGA Tour triumph in New Orleans. This weekend, Dufner will try to become the first repeat winner in the Big Easy since Carlos Franco in 2000. But even if Dufner remains beset by the inconsistency that has kept him out of the top 10 this...
10:24 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Ohio: Jack Nicklaus thinks Tiger Woods got the proper ruling at the Masters. However, he's not so sure he agrees with the slow-play penalty given to 14-year-old Chinese phenomenon Guan Tianlang. Woods' third shot on the par-5 15th in the second round hit the flagstick and ricocheted back into the water. He took his drop from 2 yards farther back - contrary to the rules - from the spot where...
09:21 AM, Apr 25, 2013
