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Scotland’s Paul Lawrie won the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters for a second time Sunday, firing a 65 to outpace Australia’s Jason Day and Sweden’s Peter Hanson by four shots.
Lawrie previously won in Qatar in 1999, the same year he claimed the Claret Jug as Open Champion. His latest victory was an emotional one, […]
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Few gave Robert Rock a chance to outlast Tiger Woods in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, let alone beat challengers including Rory McIlroy. But the unsung pro did just that Sunday, claiming the biggest win of his career with a 2-under 70 and one-shot victory.
Paired with Woods in […]
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They say winning breeds winning, and Branden Grace is proving it’s true. The young South African defeated a pair of his vaunted countrymen to claim the Volvo Golf Champions and open 2012 with back-to-back victories.
Grace, 23, became the first player to begin a European Tour season with consecutive wins since Fred Couples in […]
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Steve Stricker just keeps on ticking.
The 44-year-old pro cruised to a three-shot victory over Scotland’s Martin Laird at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, proving he’s still a force to be reckoned with in 2012. Stricker carried a five-stroke lead into the final round, nearly stumbled into a tie, then regained […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Sergio Garcia is getting used to winning again.
One week after breaking through for his first victory in three years, Garcia doubled up by beating fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez by a stroke at the Andalucia Masters. Garcia finished 6-under-par during a difficult week at Club de Golf Valderrama.
Garcia entered the final round […]
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Well, that didn’t take long.
In just his third event as a pro, England’s Tom Lewis won the Portugal Masters with a sensational final-round 65. The 20-year-old finished 21-under par and two clear of Rafael Cabrera-Bello.
Lewis began the final round four shots behind Cabrera-Bello at Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, and was staring up at […]
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Kenneth Ferrie emerged victorious from an all-England playoff at the Austrian GolfOpen, defeating Simon Wakefield on the first hole of sudden death.
The win was Ferrie’s first since 2005 and third of his career, which had been stuck in neutral for years. Ferrie ranked 355th in the world entering the Austrian GolfOpen, with a […]
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