South Africa’s Branden Grace thrilled the home crowd – and himself – with a one-shot victory in the Joburg Open in Johannesburg. It was the 23-year-old’s first career win and earned him €206,050.
On the strength of rounds of 67-66-65, Grace held a three-stroke lead on -17 entering the finale. His closest challengers, George […]
Continue Reading →If there’s one thing better than winning a big event on home soil, it’s successfully defending your title. Louis Oosthuizen enjoyed the sweet taste of consecutive victories by claiming the Africa Open with a 27-under-par total, good for a two-shot margin at East London Golf Club in South Africa. The tournament kicked off the […]
Continue Reading →Trailing home-course favorite Geoff Ogilvy by two shots entering the final round, Ian Poulter served immediate notice that he wouldn’t make things easy for the local lad. Poulter drove the green on the par-4 opening hole and made the eagle putt to forge a tie, then pulled away with a 67 to win the […]
Continue Reading →Lee Westwood finished off his year in style, running away with a seven-stroke victory in the Thailand Golf Championship. The world’s third-ranked golfer won two of his final three events in 2011, including the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa two weeks prior.
The Englishman controlled this event from the start. Westwood roared out of […]
Continue Reading →While the world focused on a duel between Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy, Spain’s Alvaro Quiros stole the show – and the title – at the Dubai World Championship. He may have stolen a piece of Paul Lawrie’s heart too, with a final-hole eagle to earn a two-shot victory.
Donald and McIlroy entered the […]
Continue Reading →If this is how Rory McIlroy plays when he’s worn out, imagine what’s in store once he’s rested.
Despite a 10-week run of tournaments he said “definitely hasn’t helped me be fresh,” the 22-year-old U.S. Open champ closed with a 65 to win the UBS Hong Kong Open. McIlroy holed out from a bunker […]
Continue Reading →Hennie Otto stumbled but didn’t fall, hanging on for a one-shot victory to win his country’s national championship, the South African Open.
After opening a three-shot lead on the back nine Sunday, Otto skidded to three bogeys in a four hole stretch from 13-16. He steadied himself, however, to birdie the par-4 17th and […]
Continue Reading →In another signal that the United States is serious about reclaiming its former golf dominance, Americans Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland rallied to win the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Hainan, China.
The pair’s victory was America’s 24th overall in the event, but its first since Tiger Woods and David Duval captured the […]
Continue Reading →The European Tour made a pair of international stops over the weekend, welcoming two first-time winners in Joost Luiten and Garth Mulroy.
Luiten earned his victory at the Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia. The Dutchman was one stroke better than Sweden’s Daniel Chopra, finishing 15-under on the strength of a final-round 65. The event […]
Continue Reading →His back troubles finally behind him, Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano charged to a playoff win over Juvic Pagunsan at the Barclays Singapore Open.
The victory capped a run of great form for Fernandez-Castano and put to rest doubts about his health. An early-season back injury caused three consecutive missed cuts followed by a six-week hiatus; […]
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