California: Tiger Woods has soared to 21st from 52nd in the world rankings after his triumph in the Chevron World Challenge at Thousand Oaks, California. The 35-year-old American, who has won 14 majors, landed his first tournament victory since the 2009 Australian Masters when he edged out fellow countryman Zach Johnson by one stroke on Sunday. Britain's Luke Donald will end the year as world number one regardless of his...
09:44:34 AM Dec 06, 2011
California: After going more than two years and 26 tournaments without a win, and after so much turmoil in his personal life and with his golf game, Tiger Woods stood over a 6-feet birdie putt on Sunday to win the Chevron World Challenge and felt as though nothing had changed. Finally, the outcome was familiar, too. Woods poured in the putt to cap off a birdie-birdie finish at Sherwood, close...
08:42:21 AM Dec 05, 2011
California: Tiger Woods lost his three-stroke margin with every shot that looked good until the wind decided otherwise. He lost his lead in the Chevron World Challenge because of something that was really out of his control. Zach Johnson was 163 yards away in the 18th fairway on Saturday, one shot behind and hopeful of getting his 7-iron onto the top shelf to make par as easy as possible. Imagine...
11:45:55 PM Dec 04, 2011
Hong Kong: Ace Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa finished tied 29th, the best among the Indians, at the UBS Hong Kong Open trophy here on Sunday. Randhawa, who has been struggling with his form this season put together rounds of 70, 70, 70 and 69 to finish at one-under 279. World number two Rory McIlroy won the trophy, closing with a spectacular five-under-par 65 which included a dramatic closing birdie from...
11:37:12 PM Dec 04, 2011
Thousand Oaks, California: Tiger Woods knows he's playing better than he has in the last two years, and he has the leaderboard to prove it. Woods hit a half-dozen extraordinary shots on Friday in the Chevron World Challenge on his way to a 5-under 67, giving him a three-shot lead over Matt Kuchar and KJ Choi going into the weekend at Sherwood Country Club. It was the second straight tournament...
12:39:05 PM Dec 03, 2011
Thousand Oaks, California: KJ Choi birdied his opening five holes, then held on in 30 mph gusts for a 6-under 66 that gave him a three-shot lead over Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker at the Chevron World Challenge on Thursday. Woods looked as good as he did in Australia, making his fourth birdie with a 3-iron to an elevated green on the par-5 fifth that covered the flag in the...
01:37:11 PM Dec 02, 2011
India's youngest amateur golf champion, teenage Aditi Ashok is hoping to deliver on early promise and make a mark on the world stage. ...
10:09:28 AM Nov 29, 2011
Jamshedpur: Delhi's Vinod Kumar emerged champion of the 10th Tata Open Golf at Beldih golf course here on Sunday. Kumar produced three under 68 in the fourth round totalling eight under 276 (68-76-64-68) to earn the prize money of Rs 8,08,250. Vivek Bhandari (70-65-73-69) and former Asia No 1 Jyoti Randhawa (71-65-68-73) tied at seven under 277 to be richer by Rs 4,35,750 each. While Bhandari scored two under 69...
10:54:42 PM Nov 27, 2011
Hainan: Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland ended the United States' 11-year drought in golf's World Cup by shooting a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win by two strokes. The American pair fired six birdies in the alternate-shot final round at Mission Hills Blackstone course to finish on 24-under 264 overall, notching the 24th US win in the history of the tournament. English pair Ian Poulter and Justin Rose had the...
04:55:58 PM Nov 27, 2011
Hainan: Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will head into the final round of the World Cup with a two-stroke lead after a convincing performance for Ireland in the fourballs on Saturday. The Irish duo hit eight birdies to finish the third round with an 8-under 64, and a 21-under total of 195 at the Mission Hills complex. However, second-ranked McIlroy and 2010 US Open champion McDowell will be unable to...
06:30:29 AM Nov 27, 2011
Hainan: Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell shot a 4-under 68 in the second round on Friday to give Ireland a share of the lead with Australia at the World Cup. The pair joined Brendan Jones and Richard Green at 13-under 131 overall after the foursomes' alternate shot format in wet and windy weather on the Blackstone course at the Mission Hills golf resort on Hainan Island. McIlroy and McDowell made...
01:48:55 PM Nov 26, 2011
The Delhi Golf Club will host the second Amateur Championship for women later this month. ...
08:54:25 PM Nov 22, 2011
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Daniel Chopra's gallant attempt for an eagle on the final hole failed and that let Joost Luiten of the Netherlands win the weather-shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia on Sunday. Chopra (70) ended at 14-under, one short of Luiten (65) at 15-under. Shiv Kapur, meanwhile, took a big step towards retaining his European Tour card with a tied 15th after a bogey-free four-under 67 that brought him...
08:57:03 PM Nov 20, 2011
Melbourne: Tiger Woods found his putting groove to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States, who held off a stiff challenge by the Internationals at Royal Melbourne Golf Club on Sunday. The 14-times major champion notched six birdies in a crushing 4&3 win over Australia's Aaron Baddeley to hand the Americans their fourth straight trophy with a total of 19 points to 15. "It does feel good. I was...
01:43:27 PM Nov 20, 2011
Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Jyoti Randhawa, desperately in need of a good finish to bolster his ranking and confidence, was four-under through five holes in the third round of the rain-hit Iskandar Johor Open which was reduced to a 54-hole affair here on Saturday. Randhawa, who shot 69 and 70 in the first two rounds, rose with four birdies in five holes in the third round when play was halted due...
07:00:08 PM Nov 19, 2011