Sports / Golf

Spain on top of World Cup of Golf after first round 24 Nov 2016 - 10:33 am

MELBOURNE: Rafa Cabrera Bello rolled in a long birdie putt on the 18th hole to give Spain a one-shot lead after the opening...

Hull clinches season-ending title 21 Nov 2016 - 10:03 pm

Miami: Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn took LPGA Player of the Year honors and a $1 m bonus prize on Sunday while Britain's Charley Hull...

Henrik Stenson wins his 2nd Race to Dubai title 20 Nov 2016 - 05:27 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Henrik Stenson won the Race to Dubai title for the second time in four years on Sunday, and Matthew...

Golf: Fitzpatrick wins World Tour Championship 20 Nov 2016 - 03:49 pm

Dubai: England's Matthew Fitzpatrick birdied the last hole to beat compatriot Tyrrell Hatton by one shot to win the $8 million DP World...

Spieth wins second Australian Open after playoff 20 Nov 2016 - 11:01 am

Sydney: Two-time major champion Jordan Spieth won the Australian Open for the second time in three years after defeating Ashley Hall and Cameron...

Golf: McIlroy skips Turkish Open amid security fears 31 Oct 2016 - 03:14 am

Shanghai: World number three Rory McIlroy has made a late decision to skip this week's Turkish Airlines Open over security fears. The four-time...

Rory McIlroy skips Turkish Open amid security fears 30 Oct 2016 - 02:57 pm

Shanghai: World number three Rory McIlroy has made a late decision to skip this week's Turkish Airlines Open over security fears. The four-time...

Stenson eyes Race to Dubai glory 26 Oct 2016 - 04:09 am

Shanghai: British Open champion Henrik Stenson (pictured) said yesterday he was fit, refreshed and would turn a good year into a great one...

Harrington not ready to give up Ryder Cup playing ambitions 26 Oct 2016 - 04:07 am

Vilamoura, Portugal:Padraig Harrington (pictured) is not ready to sacrifice years of his career to take up the captaincy of Europe’s Ryder Cup team,...

S Korea event expands PGA Tour’s Asian leg 26 Oct 2016 - 04:06 am

SEOUL: The road to US LPGA Tour riches is one well travelled by South Korean golfers but the domestic KLPGA circuit is looking...

Park Sung-hyun of South Korea during the fourth round of LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, in this file photo taken on September 16,2016.

Johnson is named PGA Player of the Year 12 Oct 2016 - 11:08 pm

Newyork: American Dustin Johnson (pictured left) was named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year on Tuesday after a sensational 2015-16 season in...

India's Bhullar wins Korea Open 02 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

Seoul: India's Gaganjeet Bhullar stormed back from a five-stroke deficit to win the Korea Open on Sunday, ending an Asian Tour drought after...

Arnold Palmer dies at 87, made golf popular for masses 26 Sep 2016 - 12:01 pm

Arnold Palmer charged across the golf course and into America's living rooms with a go-for-broke style that made a country club sport popular...

Longest club is driving sad Kerr to distraction 31 Jul 2016 - 03:57 pm

Cristie Kerr (Reuters) By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England, July 31 (Reuters) - Cristie Kerr has bagged more than $17.5 million in career earnings,...

Head of Rio Games: Golfers skip because no money involved 17 Jul 2016 - 11:23 am

Jordan Spieth in the U.S. watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round - Royal Troon, Scotland, Britain. (REUTERS/Paul...

Mickelson one ahead of Stenson in Troon slugfest 17 Jul 2016 - 01:29 am

US golfer Phil Mickelson watches his drive from the third tee during his third round on day three of the 2016 British Open...

Ko won't let Zika overshadow Rio dream 15 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Lydia Ko does a ball drop on the ninth hole during the final round of the women's 2016 US Open golf tournament at...

Golfer McIlroy pulls out of Rio over Zika fears 22 Jun 2016 - 02:08 pm

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AFP/file photo) By Adrian Warner LONDON: Four-times major winner Rory McIlroy has decided to pull out of the historic...