Sports / Golf

Asia holding out for hero as season starts 19 Feb 2013 - 11:49 pm

SINGAPORE: Asian golf returns this week with the search intensifying for a first global superstar to lead the region into a bright and...

Merrick wins first PGA title 18 Feb 2013 - 11:22 pm

John Merrick laughs with the trophy after his play-off win over Charlie Beljan on the second play-off hole during the final round of...

Familiar foes await McIlroy and Woods in WGC Match Play 18 Feb 2013 - 11:21 pm

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Tiger Woods of the US (right) hold their coffee cups as they are offered traditional Arabic coffee...

Doha Golf Club celebrates Qatar National Sports Day 18 Feb 2013 - 11:20 pm

Doha Golf Club staff celebrate Qatar National Sports Day by playing a cricket tournament at Doha Golf Club.

Haas turns up heat at Riviera 18 Feb 2013 - 07:20 am

LOS ANGELES: Bill Haas positioned himself for a run at a Riviera repeat yesterday, firing a superb seven-under par 64 to seize a...

Shin wins Australian Women’s Open title 18 Feb 2013 - 07:20 am

SYDNEY: South Korea’s world number eight Shin Ji-Yai won the Women’s Australian Open yesterday, ending two strokes clear of Taiwan’s top-ranked Tseng Yani...

Fichardt wins Africa Open 18 Feb 2013 - 07:18 am

EAST LONDON, South Africa: Darren Fichardt survived three bogeys over the closing holes to win the Africa Open by two shots from compatriot...

Bae and Jacobson set Riviera pace 17 Feb 2013 - 01:10 am

Fredrik Jacobson of Sweden hits a pitch shot to the 15th green during the second round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera...

Ko in sight of sensational second win 17 Feb 2013 - 01:07 am

SYDNEY: New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko moved within sight of a historic second US LPGA win at the age of just 15 when...

Kuchar takes one-stroke lead 16 Feb 2013 - 05:38 am

Matt Kuchar reacts to his putt on the 13th hole to finish seven under par for the day during the first round of...

Uribe snatches lead from teen queen Ko 16 Feb 2013 - 05:37 am

Sydney: Colombia’s Mariajo Uribe moved ahead of New Zealand’s teen sensation Lydia Ko when she fired six-under-par 67 to lead the Women’s Australian...

Woods adds three PGA Tour events to Masters build-up 13 Feb 2013 - 11:33 pm

New York: Tiger Woods will play in three consecutive PGA Tour events, starting with next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, as...

Snedeker wins at Pebble Beach 12 Feb 2013 - 12:57 am

PEBBLE BEACH, California: FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker finally reaped just reward for his red-hot early form on the PGA Tour this year when...

Snedeker, Hahn tied at top 11 Feb 2013 - 08:59 am

PEBBLE BEACH, California: Brandt Snedeker, runner-up to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the past two weeks, fired a four-under par 68 yesterday...

Sterne cruises to Joburg Open title 10 Feb 2013 - 10:38 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African Richard Sterne took charge of yesterday’s fourth round to coast to victory in the Joburg Open, his first win on...

Ko, 15, wins historic title in Christchurch 10 Feb 2013 - 10:37 pm

Christchurch: Teenager Lydia Ko became the youngest winner of a women’s European Tour golf event when she took victory at the New Zealand...

Fisher and Sterne retain joint lead at Joburg Open 10 Feb 2013 - 12:40 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africans Trevor Fisher Jnr and Richard Sterne kept the joint lead in the Joburg Open yesterday after they both carded 68s...

Snedeker, Potter share lead 10 Feb 2013 - 12:39 am

California: FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker, the hottest player on the PGA Tour this year, took advantage of ideal scoring conditions by charging into...