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Golf’s Kim Kyung-Tae defends Maekyung Open title

by Admin on May 9, 2012

Home favourite Kim Kyung-Tae is bidding for a third title when he begins his defence of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship in the South Korean capital on Thursday.

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Tiger poised for push at Bay Hill

March 23, 2012

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods set himself up for a real shot at his first PGA Tour win in over two years by grabbing a share of the lead after the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday. Woods, who shot a bogey-free round of 65, and South Korean Charlie Wi reached the halfway point level at ten-under par, a stroke ahead of Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell and in-form American Jason Dufner. Former world number one Woods has not won on the Tour since his victory in the BMW Championship in September, 2009, but has already racked up six titles on the Bay Hill course.

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Donald regains number one ranking with victory

March 19, 2012

(Reuters) – Englishman Luke Donald regained the number one ranking from Rory McIlroy when he won the Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor, Florida on Sunday. Donald clinched the tournament after he won a sudden-death playoff with South Korean Bae Sang-moon and the American pair of Robert Garrigus and Jim Furyk. “Obviously it feels great

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UPDATE 2-Golf-Donald regains number one ranking with victory

March 19, 2012

(Adds quotes, details) March 18 (Reuters) – Englishman Luke Donald regained thenumber one ranking from Rory McIlroy when he won the TransitionsChampionship at Palm Harbor, Florida on Sunday. Donald clinched the tournament after he won a sudden-deathplayoff with South Korean Bae Sang-moon and the American pair ofRobert Garrigus and Jim Furyk.

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Tiger exits Match Play as Mahan and Johnson cruise

February 24, 2012

MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) – Tiger Woods tumbled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday after fellow Americans Hunter Mahan and Dustin Johnson had eased into the third round with commanding victories. Mahan became the first player to advance, crushing South Korean Yang Yong-eun 5&3, and Johnson followed with a 7&5 demolition of Italy’s Francesco Molinari at Dove Mountain’s Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. ..

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UPDATE 3-Golf-Top seed Donald exits, Tiger scrapes through

February 23, 2012

* Woods edges past Fernandez-Castano one up * South Korean Bae upsets Poulter 4&3 * Yang beats McDowell 2&1 in birdie-fest (Updates at end of round) MARANA, Arizona, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Top seed LukeDonald crashed out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championshipon Wednesday, losing 5&4 to late entry Ernie Els, while TigerWoods scraped through into the second round. Once again the elite World Golf Championships event lived upto its reputation for wild unpredictability and there were 15upsets from the 32 matches at Dove Mountain’s Ritz-Carlton GolfClub. …

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Yang draws first blood, Tiger trails early on

February 22, 2012

MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) – While three-times winner Tiger Woods was in early trouble, Yang Yong-eun drew first blood in Wednesday’s opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Graeme McDowell 2&1.

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Golf-Byrd soars into early command at windy Riviera

February 16, 2012

PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 16 (Reuters) – American Jonathan Byrd relied on accurate iron play in stronggusting winds to help him surge into an early one-shot lead inthe Northern Trust Open first round on Thursday. Apprehensive about the weather after waking up in themorning and looking outside, Byrd was thankful most of the holesat Riviera Country Club played downwind as he fired athree-under-par 68

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