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Unheralded Spaniard Carlos Del Moral opened a three-shot lead at the Madeira Islands Open on Saturday to move confidently towards a maiden European Tour title.

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Del Moral charges into Madeira Islands Open lead

Wilson edges ahead at Madeira Islands Open

May 11, 2012

England’s Oliver Wilson, who lost his European Tour card last season, hit a seven-under-par 65 on Friday to lead the Madeira Islands Open by one shot at the halfway stage.

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Molinari motors to third Tour title at Spanish Open

May 7, 2012

(Reuters) – Francesco Molinari conjured a scintillating final round of seven under par to capture his third European Tour title at the Spanish Open on Sunday. The Italian Ryder Cup player was four strokes down at the start of the final play at the Reale Club de Golf de Sevilla but blew the rest of the field away, including overnight leader Simon Dyson of England, with the best round of the week to win by three strokes

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Golf-Molinari motors to third Tour title at Spanish Open

May 6, 2012

May 6 (Reuters) – Francesco Molinari conjured ascintillating final round of seven under par to capture histhird European Tour title at the Spanish Open on Sunday.

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Spanish centenary and Seve anniversary so special: Jimenez

May 1, 2012

(Reuters) – Spanish golfers will have extra motivation to win in Seville on Sunday with this week’s European Tour event marking the 100th birthday of their national open and the first anniversary of the death of the great Seve Ballesteros.

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Javier Ballesteros finishes 14th in first pro event

April 29, 2012

(Reuters) – Javier Ballesteros, the son of late golfing great Seve, finished joint 14th in his first professional tournament on Sunday at the same event where his father started out in 1974. The 21-year-old amateur ended the Peugeot Alps de Barcelona tournament at Sant Cugat on four under par, 12 behind winner and Spanish compatriot Pablo Larrazabal.

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Golf-Wiesberger cruises to maiden European Tour triumph

April 29, 2012

April 29 (Reuters) – Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger eased to amaiden European Tour victory in clinical style on Sunday, theovernight leader keeping his pursuers at arm’s length to recorda five-shot victory at the Ballantine’s Championship. Starting his round with a five-stroke cushion, the26-year-old signed off with a bogey-free four-under-par 68,playing his last 59 holes at the Blackstone Golf Club win Seoulwithout dropping a shot to finish on 18-under for thetournament. …

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Golf-European Tour launches new $7 million event in China

April 23, 2012

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – A new tournament at the JackNicklaus-designed Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai later thisyear will offer a sizeable prize fund of $7 million, theEuropean Tour said on Monday. The BMW Masters is to be staged from Oct.

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