Golf-World Match Play Championship group stage results

May 17, 2012

May 17 (Infostrada Sports) – World Match Play Championshipgroup stage results on Thursday in Casares, Spain Rafael Cabrera (Spain) beat Martin Kaymer (Germany) 3&2 Justin Rose (Britain) beat Robert Rock (Britain) 7&6 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) v Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) all square Graeme McDowell (Britain) beat Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 1up Sergio Garcia (Spain) beat Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 2&1 Paul Lawrie (Britain) beat Peter Hanson (Sweden) 2&1 Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) beat Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 5&4 Ian Poulter (Britain) beat John Senden (Australia) 3&2

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Golf-Snedeker beats Bjorn after bag goes missing

May 17, 2012

May 17 (Reuters) – Using fellow competitor John Senden’sback-up driver, American Brandt Snedeker pulled off a stunning5&4 victory over Dane Thomas Bjorn in the World Match PlayChampionship in Spain after his bag was delayed in transit. The world number 26, already a winner this year on the PGATour at Torrey Pines in January, shrugged off the disruption totake the first three holes with just 11 borrowed clubs

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Original US Amateur trophy among stolen artifacts

May 16, 2012

The original US Amateur trophy and a replica of an award given to Ben Hogan were among artefacts stolen from the US Golf Association Museum in an overnight burglary, the organization said Wednesday.

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U.S. Amateur Trophy stolen from USGA museum

May 16, 2012

(Reuters) – The U.S. Amateur Trophy, created in 1926 and retired in 1992, was one of two valuable items stolen from the United States Golf Association (USGA) museum on Tuesday night, the USGA said.

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Golf-U.S. Amateur Trophy stolen from USGA museum

May 16, 2012

May 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Amateur Trophy, created in 1926and retired in 1992, was one of two valuable items stolen fromthe United States Golf Association (USGA) museum on Tuesdaynight, the USGA said.

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PREVIEW-Golf-Kuchar embraces his Byron Nelson distractions

May 16, 2012

(Reuters) – Off-course distractions by his peers and the media were always going to be a challenge for in-demand Matt Kuchar at this week’s Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, but he says he would not have it any other way.

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Winning Nelson set Bradley up for major victory

May 16, 2012

Keegan Bradley sometimes looks at the PGA Championship trophy sitting on his mantel and starts laughing.

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Afghanistan: Home to ‘world’s most extreme golf’

May 15, 2012

“Welcome to the most extreme golf in the world,” says the European Union ambassador to Afghanistan, as half-a-dozen heavily armed bodyguards fan out around him and scan the Kabul Golf Club course.

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