GOLF NEWS
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 Stenson sizzles to Sun City leadSweden's Henrik Stenson ties the course record to lead by five strokes after the first round of the Sun City Challenge in South Africa. ( link ) | Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:10:55 GMT |
 Seve stable after latest surgeryGolf great Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing a fourth brain operation. ( link ) | Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:38:35 GMT |
 Sweden in stunning World Cup winRobert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson shoot a final round of 63 to win the World Cup in China. ( link ) | Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:08:57 GMT |
 Pampling wins Australian MastersRod Pampling pips Marcus Fraser in a play-off to take the Australian Masters title in Melbourne. ( link ) | Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:34:10 GMT |
 Australia share lead at World CupAustralia and Spain share the lead with one round to play at the World Cup in Mission Hills, China. ( link ) | Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:41:10 GMT |
 Sorenstam wins penultimate outingAnnika Sorenstam tastes victory in her penultimate tournament before retiring as she captains the International team to victory in the Lexus Cup in Singapore. ( link ) | Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:05:59 GMT |
 Superb Spain take World Cup leadSpanish duo Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal move into a four-shot lead at the World Cup. ( link ) | Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:46:28 GMT |
 McIlroy in line for Masters debutRory McIlroy is on course for a Masters debut in April despite missing out a maiden European Tour win in Hong Kong. ( link ) | Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:59:04 GMT |
 Germany take early World Cup leadMartin Kaymer and Alex Cejka shoot Germany into a one-stroke lead after the first round fourballs at the World Cup in China. ( link ) | Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:56:20 GMT |
 Montgomerie eyes World Cup gloryColin Montgomerie and Alastair Forsyth will launch Scotland's bid to retain the World Cup in China on Thursday. ( link ) | Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:34:39 GMT |
| Lin defeats McIlroy in play-off Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy loses to Lin Wen-tang from Taipei in the Hong Kong Open after a thrilling three-way play-off. ( link ) | Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:40:38 GMT |
 Marksaeng clinches Japan victoryThailand's Prayad Marksaeng cards a final round 71 to hang on to his two-shot overnight lead and win the Dunlop Phoenix title in Japan. ( link ) | Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:22:18 GMT |
 Shin wins season-ending LPGA titleSouth Korea's Ji-Yai Shin fires a final round two-under-par 70 to claim victory in the LPGA's season-ending ADT Championship in Florida. ( link ) | Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:11:47 GMT |
| Iain Carter blog Luke Donald contemplates his comeback at Sun City in a philosophical mood ( link ) | Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:01:27 GMT |
| Annika Sorenstam photos A look back at the career of one of golf's greats ( link ) | Tue, 13 May 2008 22:18:23 GMT |
| Latest News From EuropeanTour.com | |
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| Stenson stakes his claim Henrik Stenson took a commanding lead in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge after shooting an impressive nine under par 63 at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City. ( link ) | Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:30:00 GMT |
| Full review of the 2008 Challenge Tour season With so much at stake for those finishing in the top 20, it was perhaps hardly surprising that the 2008 European Challenge Tour season should be one of the hardest fought in its 20 year history. ( link ) | Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:16:00 GMT |
| Smyth eyeing fresh assault on Europe Ireland’s Des Smyth is preparing to reignite his European Senior Tour career in 2009 after six years of splitting his schedule with the US Champions Tour. ( link ) | Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:06:00 GMT |
| Ballesteros leaves intensive care Seve Ballesteros has left intensive care in hospital in Madrid after undergoing a fourth brain operation. He had been in intensive care briefly on Tuesday following his most recent surgery. ( link ) | Thu, 04 Dec 2008 8::9:00 GMT |
| European Tour Weekly 546 With no event on the European Tour this week ETW took the opportunity to catch up with a host of players from across the globe. We talk to the first ever Chinese champion on the European Tour, Zhang Lian-wei, who won the Caltex Masters back in 2003, and the Molinari Brothers tell us about their pride in playing together for Italy. We take Melbourne resident marcus Fraser go-karting and review the 2008 European Tour Shot of the Year Competition. ( link ) | Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:38:00 GMT |
| Horsey's stock continues to rise European Challenge Tour winner David Horsey of England has climbed to 37th place in The Race to Dubai after finishing in a tie for 17th in last week’s Sportsbet Australian Masters. ( link ) | Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:33:00 GMT |
| Hardys and the Senior Tour Toast Eight Years Together Hardys Wines’ eight year association with the European Senior Tour as Official Wine Supplier has ended, calling time on a relationship that has seen both parties flourish since the turn of the millennium. ( link ) | Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:07:00 GMT |
| Latest European Tour Podcast Is Now LIVE! This week Robert Lee and John Hawksworth look back at the third event of this year’s Race to Dubai, the Sportsbet Australian Masters and the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China. ( link ) | Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:37:00 GMT |
| Harrington wins The European Tour Shot of the Year Padraig Harrington’s stunning five wood approach to the 17th hole on the final day of The 137th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale has been voted The European Tour Shot of the Year for 2008. ( link ) | Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:55:00 GMT |
| Gómez becomes Tour de las Américas’ most successful player Argentine Rafael Gómez won the 50th Abierto del Club de Golf Sport Francés to become the most successful player in the history of the Tour de las Américas. ( link ) | Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:23:00 GMT |
| Senior Open tickets the perfect Christmas gift The 2009 Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard promises to be one of the most eagerly anticipated in the event’s 23 year history and golf fans can now buy discounted tickets to see all the action from July 23-26. ( link ) | Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:11:00 GMT |
| Monasterio wins Angel Cabrera Classic Argentina’s Cesar Monasterio, a member of the European Challenge Tour, defeated Andres Romero in a play-off to win the Angel Cabrera Classic 2008 presented by South African Airways. ( link ) | Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:53:00 GMT |
