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Els and Schwartzel share first at Doral

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:39:31 GMT

Els, the second-round leader, managed a two-under 70 at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral, while Schwartzel, the first-round leader, fired a five-under 67 on Saturday. The pair is knotted at 12-under 204.

Padraig Harrington, like Els, a three-time major winner, bogeyed the Blue Monster 18th on Saturday. That hiccup cost him a share of the lead, but his five-under 67 has him alone in third at minus-11.

Els moves ahead at rainy CA Championship

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:25 GMT

Els, a three-time major winner, finished 36 holes at 10-under 134 and is one stroke clear of Robert Allenby, whose second-round 67 included an ace, an eagle, six birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey.

Much like Thursday, heavy winds were the story. Officials moved Friday's tee times up in anticipation of forecasted storms, and they almost got the round in without a major incident.

Schwartzel finds himself alone in front at Doral

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:56 GMT

Schwartzel braved tough, windy conditions at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral for the first-round advantage, when every other leader got tripped up by the famed Blue Monster 18th hole.

First up was Robert Allenby, who reached eight-under, but bogeyed three in a row from the 15th. At the last, Allenby found a greenside bunker and nearly blasted his ball into the water.

Noh among four British Open qualifiers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:08 GMT

Noh posted rounds of 66-68 at Saujana Golf and Country Club to share second place behind Hiroyuki Fujita, who shot 67-66 to take the top spot.

Noh, who won the Malaysian Open by a single stroke over K.J. Choi, shared second place with Danny Chia. The final qualifier was amateur Eric Chun, who birdied the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of three players.

Boonchu Ruangkit claims European Seniors event

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:23:43 GMT

Ruangkit and Minoza closed with five-under 66s to finish at 14-under-par 199.

Ruangkit won with a par on the second extra hole after both players parred the first playoff hole.

Teenager Seung-yul Noh wins Malaysian Open

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:44:31 GMT

The South Korean Noh shot four-under 68 and completed his first European Tour title at 14-under-par 274.

Choi also birdied the last to post three-under 69, which left him at minus-13.

Davies, Aphibarnrat share Malaysian Open lead

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:21:58 GMT

Davies and Aphibarnrat completed 54 holes at 11-under-par 205. Davies and Aphibarnrat will both go for their first European Tour title on Sunday.

K.J. Choi, Soren Hansen and Thongchai Jaidee all posted rounds of three-under 69 to move into a share of third at minus-10. They were joined there by Seung- yul Noh, whose 67 was the second-best score of the third round.

Thai Aphibarnrat on top at suspended Malaysian Open

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:38:40 GMT

Aphibarnrat moved to nine-under par with his eagle at No.

5 on the Kuala Lumpur course, surging ahead of Spain's Alejandro Canizares for a tentative lead.

Garrido and Davies share lead in Malaysia

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:45:29 GMT

The round was stopped due to thunderstorms in the area near Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. Thirty players will return at 7:45 a.m. local time Friday to finish the round.

Thongchai Jaidee and Dae-Hyun Kim share third place at six-under 66.

Otto wins Vodacom by nine

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:17:19 GMT

Otto, who fired a course-record 11-under 61 in round two, completed the event at 28-under-par 260. He missed the Sunshine Tour's scoring record by a single stroke.

Jbe' Kruger started the final round four shots back, but only managed an even- par 72 to end alone in second at minus-19. Adilson da Silva (66) and Thomas Aiken (69) shared third at 18-under-par 270.

Poulter ahead after first 18

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:57:12 GMT

Poulter missed a seven-foot par save at the 18th to lose the hole. That trimmed the margin to 2-down with the final 18 scheduled for later Sunday at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.

Casey had to return early Sunday morning to finish off his semifinal match with Camilo Villegas. They went four extra holes Saturday, but darkness halted play. Casey came back and won on the first hole Sunday morning to set up the all English final.

Bothma rallies for Telkom PGA title

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:24:33 GMT

Bothma finished at 20-under-par 268 to earn his third Sunshine Tour title and second at this event.

George Coetzee entered the final round tied for the lead, but ended alone in second place at minus-19 after closing with a five-under 67 at Country Club Johannesburg.

Four Europeans in final eight at WGC-Accenture

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:29:16 GMT

Casey, the No. 2 seed in the Snead bracket, took down Brian Gay in the third round and moves on to face reigning British Open champion Stewart Cink, the lone remaining American.

Cink, the fifth seed, needed 19 holes to fend off South African Charl Schwartzel.

Top seeds all eliminated at WGC-Accenture

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:18:54 GMT

One day after No. 1 overall seed Steve Stricker was bounced, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Jim Furyk were all knocked out on Thursday at The Ritz- Carlton Golf Club.

Westwood, the top player in the Gary Player bracket, lost 2 & 1 to No. 8 Nick Watney.

Stricker ousted at Accenture

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:47:32 GMT

Stricker, the No. 2 golfer in the world who was the top seed in this event thanks to Tiger Woods' absence, and McGowan, who got into the field when Phil Mickelson withdrew to go on a family vacation, headed back to the first tee at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.

Stricker's second shot plugged into a greenside bunker and he would have difficulty getting up and down for par. McGowan didn't appear to be in great shape either with almost 30 feet for par. McGowan made his long par putt, Stricker couldn't save par and Stricker became only the second No. 1 overall seed to lose in the first round in tournament history.

Fichardt claims second Dimension title

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:00:34 GMT

Fichardt, who also won this crown in 2004, birdied the final two holes to end one stroke clear of Louis Oosthuizen. Fichardt ended at 16-under-par 273.

The South African survived a rough start to his round as he bogeyed the first three holes. Fichardt rebounded with six birdies over the next eight holes to get back into the tournament.

Dodt breaks through for first win in India

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:17:19 GMT

Dodt finished at 14-under-par 274 to win by a single stroke at the DLF Golf and Country Club.

Richard Finch fired a six-under 66 to take second place at minus-13.

Presnell fires 60 to win in Australia

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:31:10 GMT

Presnell's 60 set the course record on Sandhurst's North Course by three strokes. He finished at 22-under-par 266.

"I'm ecstatic.

Seven tied for first in India

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:43:08 GMT

Second-round leader Yin Shin Chan (72), Fredrik Andersson Hed (66), Darren Beck (70), Richard Bland (66), Rahil Gangjee (69), Tetsuji Hiratsuka (70) and Barry Lane (71) are tied for first place at 11-under 205.

Andrew Dodt (71), David Drysdale (71) and Kwanchai Tannin (70) are only a stroke behind at minus-10.

Three share lead at suspended Avantha Masters

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:31:22 GMT

Lane finished 36 holes at 10-under 134 a storm-soaked DLF Golf and Country Club.

Yih-Shin Chan is three-under through 17 holes of his second round and is also at 10-under par along with John Parry , who is five-under in round two with just his last hole to complete.

Siem leads Avantha Masters

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:43:37 GMT

"I cannot remember the last time that I shot 64 to be honest with you," said the German.

"It must be at least three years ago so I am pretty happy with that. It's definitely my best round for a few years." Chinese Taipei's Chan Yin-shin posted a seven-under 65 on Thursday and is alone in second place.

Jimenez outlasts Westwood for Dubai title

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:24:48 GMT

Jimenez netted three pars in the extra session and the last one was enough to topple Westwood, last year's Race to Dubai winner.

Jimenez and Westwood, two of four third-round co-leaders, headed to the par- four ninth at the Emirates Golf Club for the third playoff hole. Westwood had good looks at victory on both previous holes and Jimenez did his share of scrambling, but they were even on No. 9.

Bhullar storms back for Asian International title

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:03:17 GMT

Bhullar finished the championship at 11-under 277 and won by a single stroke at Suwan Golf and Country Club. The win was his second on the Asian Tour after he captured last year's Indonesia President Invitational.

Inn-choon Hwang posted a three-under 69 on Sunday and took second at minus-10. Tetsuji Hiratsuka shot a four-under 68 and came in third by himself at nine- under 279.

Westwood, Jimenez among four co-leaders in Dubai

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:29:40 GMT

Alvaro Quiros (67), Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Thongchai Jaidee (69) joined Westwood at 11-under 205 after three trips around the Emirates course.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy (69) is two shots off their lead and alone in fifth place at nine-under 207.

Jaidee moves in front at Dubai Desert Classic

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:53:29 GMT

Jaidee finished 36 holes at eight-under 136 and is one shot clear at the Emirates Golf Club.

Last year's Race to Dubai winner and world No. 4 Lee Westwood fired a seven- under 65 on Friday and is tied for second with Miguel Angel Jimenez (67) and first-round co-leader Stephen Dodd (69) at minus-seven.