Sports / Golf

Johnson wins Shanghai event 04 Nov 2013 - 08:56 am

Dustin Johnson of the US poses with the trophy after winning the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament at the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club yesterday....

Johnson maintains WGC lead 03 Nov 2013 - 08:25 am

SHANGHAI: American Dustin Johnson threatened to run away with the $8.5m WGC-HSBC Champions tournament yesterday, before a double-bogey at the final hole of...

McIlroy wants ‘fast start’ for a Shanghai surprise 03 Nov 2013 - 08:24 am

SHANGHAI: Former world number one Rory McIlroy will look to heap pressure on the final group in the $8.5m WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai...

Johnson matches course record to surge clear 02 Nov 2013 - 08:22 am

Tiger Woods (right) helps a young boy to putt during a golf clinic session in Singapore, yesterday. INSET: Dustin Johnson of the US...

Tiger ‘moving forward’ after Chamblee row 02 Nov 2013 - 08:22 am

SINGAPORE: Tiger Woods is “moving forward” after a Golf Channel analyst who insinuated he cheated went on TV to admit he had made...

McIlroy leads by two in Shanghai 01 Nov 2013 - 09:20 am

SHANGHAI: Rory McIlroy found himself leading a golf tournament for the first time since May as he took control of the World Golf...

Birthday boy Corfield wins Qatar Classic 31 Oct 2013 - 01:34 am

England’s Lee Corfield with Mohammed Faisal Al Naimi, Executive Director of the Qatar Golf Association, Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, General Secretary of the...

Mickelson heads all-star cast at ‘Asia’s major’ 30 Oct 2013 - 11:53 pm

SHANGHAI: World number three Phil Mickelson leads a star-studded field battling for the riches on offer at the $8.5m World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions,...

McIlroy says Chamblee ‘should be dealt with’ 30 Oct 2013 - 11:50 pm

SHANGHAI: Rory McIlroy says a golf analyst who accused Tiger Woods of bending the rules was completely wrong and “should be dealt with”,...

Two share lead at Doha Golf Club 29 Oct 2013 - 11:29 pm

England’s Lee Corfield in action at the MENA Golf Tour’s at Doha Golf Club, yesterday. Corfield shares the lead at Doha Golf Club...

Improving McIlroy will triumph by end of 2013, says Woods 29 Oct 2013 - 10:44 pm

Tiger Woods of the US (centre) attends a promotional ‘meet-and-greet’ event in Macau, China, yesterday. The American will miss the final World Golf...

LPGA grants membership to 16-year-old Lydia Ko 29 Oct 2013 - 10:44 pm

LOS ANGELES: New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko has been granted full membership on the US LPGA Tour starting in 2014, commissioner Michael Whan...

Moore sinks birdie to win in Malaysia 28 Oct 2013 - 10:58 pm

US golfer Ryan Moore poses with the trophy after winning the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. KUALA...

McIlroy edges out Woods in shoot-out 28 Oct 2013 - 10:58 pm

HAIKOU, China: World number six Rory McIlroy produced some dazzling golf on the back nine to overcome a sniffling Tiger Woods by one...

Qatar Classic: Hogarty takes early lead 28 Oct 2013 - 10:54 pm

Tyler Hogarty of South Africa in action during the Qatar Classic at Doha Golf Club (DGC) yesterday. Hogarty shot a three-under 69 to...

Fernandez-Castano wins BMW Masters 27 Oct 2013 - 10:11 pm

SHANGHAI: Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the BMW Masters by a single shot from Italy’s Francesco Molinari and Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee after finishing on...

CIMB Classic: Moore, Woodland in play-off 27 Oct 2013 - 10:11 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Ryan Moore and Gary Woodland will meet in a play-off for the CIMB Classic after they battled through two rain delays...

Qatar Classic begins today at DGC 27 Oct 2013 - 10:10 pm

Mohamed Juma Buamaim (second left), Chairman of the MENA Golf Tour, speaking during a press conference at Doha Golf Club (DHC) yesterday. The...