Augusta: Hot favourite and four-times champion Tiger Woods has been grouped with Britain's Luke Donald and American Scott Piercy for the first two rounds of this week's Masters. Woods, who has won three events in just five starts on the 2013 PGA Tour, is scheduled to tee off at 10:45 am in Thursday's opening round at Augusta National.
Though world number one Woods has not triumphed at the Masters since 2005 and is hunting his first major crown in five years, he has been installed as a 4-1 favourite by British bookmakers Ladbrokes for the April 11-14 tournament. Fellow American Phil Mickelson, a three-times Masters winner, will launch his bid for a fifth major title in the company of South African Louis Oosthuizen and Germany's former world number one Martin Kaymer.
Left-hander Mickelson and his playing partners start at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Irish world number two Rory McIlroy, American Keegan Bradley and Swede Fredrick Jacobson will tee off one group after Mickelson, Oosthuizen and Kaymer.
In other groupings, defending champion Bubba Watson will set off with Britain's Ian Poulter and U.S. amateur champion Steven Fox while 2011 winner Charl Schwartzel of South Africa has been paired with U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson and Swede Peter Hanson. First off at 8 a.m., following ceremonial tee shots by golfing greats Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, will be 1988 Masters champion Sandy Lyle of Britain and Americans John Peterson and amateur Nathan Smith....
01:31 AM, Apr 10, 2013
While Kiradech took a two-shot lead, Donald saw his consistent streak end after posting rounds of 74 and 73 for a three over par total, three over the cut mark. ...
12:49 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Luke Donald's Malaysian Open debut got off to a feeble start on Thursday with the world number three, the biggest name in the $2.75 million European Tour event, carding an opening round two-over-par 74 in Kuala Lumpur. ...
02:07 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Making his first appearance in the elite World Golf Championships (WGC) event, Piercy will next meet 2001 champion Steve Stricker. ...
08:31 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Possible snow showers forecast for Wednesday's first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship could be a good omen for Luke Donald, who says he would embrace such conditions in Arizona's high desert. ...
09:23 AM, Feb 20, 2013
The Briton won four times worldwide in 2011 and became the first player to clinch the money titles on both sides of the Atlantic. ...
12:31 PM, Feb 14, 2013
The Maybank Malaysian Open 2013 is regarded as the most prestigious golf event in the country and a leading national open in the region. ...
05:05 PM, Jan 08, 2013
The 23-year-old McIlroy is almost certain to be a dominant figure in golf for at least another decade. ...
05:08 PM, Dec 19, 2012
McIlroy reeled off five birdies in a row from the 14th to clinch victory by two strokes. ...
06:42 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Rory McIlroy was boosted by an inspired birdie-birdie-par-eagle burst from the 11th while a rock-solid Donald took his outstanding record in the tournament to 100 holes without dropping a stroke. ...
08:47 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Dubai: Rory McIlroy is now so good he should be aiming to win at least one major championship every year, according to Europe's Ryder Cup talisman Ian Poulter. The Northern Irishman, 23, already has two majors to his name and cemented his status as world number one this season by becoming the second player to win the money-lists on both sides of the Atlantic, after Luke Donald achieved the feat...
07:17 PM, Nov 21, 2012
Singapore: Rory McIlroy followed in the footsteps of Ryder Cup team-mate Luke Donald when he became the second player to win the money list titles in both Europe and the United States on Sunday. World number one McIlroy finished third at the Singapore Open to amass a lead of more than one million euros over nearest rival Peter Hanson of Sweden and secure the European Tour Race to Dubai title...
11:11 PM, Nov 11, 2012
Akron, Ohio: Jeev Milkha Singh carded a 71, his best this week, to be place tied 63rd after 54 holes at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational golf. The Indian ace is now eight-over through three rounds at the tough Firestone course, which has been firm, fast and bouncy. Jeev had rounds of 73 and 74 on first two days. In the third round, he had three birdies and four bogeys. Meanwhile,...
05:20 PM, Aug 05, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Luke Donald is playing his second round at the British Open on Friday with a new caddie after giving regular bagman John McLaren the day off to attend the birth of his first child. The world number one is accompanied by Gareth Lord who normally works with Swede Robert Karlsson, a late withdrawal from the tournament. "New caddie on the bag today as I've given Johnny the...
04:46 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Virginia Water, England: Briton Luke Donald went to the top of the world rankings for the fourth time in 12 months after strolling to a seemingly effortless four-stroke victory in the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday. The 34-year-old Englishman took over from Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the summit after shooting a four-under 68 for a 15-under tally of 273 at the European Tour's flagship event. World number 10...
11:33 PM, May 27, 2012
Tiger Woods fired a seven-under-par 65 and Donald posted a bogey-free 66 to set up a showdown in the final round. ...
12:50 PM, Aug 20, 2006
