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Paul Casey makes FedExCup comeback with bright blue driver

It has been one long comeback for Paul Casey, who has overcome a host of problems to find himself in hot contention at the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

Sep 25, 2015, 15:40 PM IST

Shiv Kapur starts well with 68 in 34th place, Jeev Milkha Singh lying back

Shiv Kapur closed well with a birdie and a eagle-two in the last four holes to turn in three-under 68 and occupy the tied 34th place at the end of the first round of the Porsche European Open gold tournament here.

Sep 25, 2015, 12:16 PM IST

Louis Oosthuizen injury woe after Tour Championship exit

Louis Oosthuizen limped out of the Tour Championship on Thursday after suffering a hamstring injury during the first round, placing a question mark against his fitness for next month`s President`s

Sep 25, 2015, 09:01 AM IST

Henrik Stenson sets pace at Tour Championship

Henrik Stenson upstaged his rivals on the opening day of the $8.25 million Tour Championship on Thursday, firing a seven-under-par 63 to snatch a two-shot lead over England`s Paul Casey. 

Sep 25, 2015, 08:58 AM IST

Wiesberger, Hebert share European Open lead

Bernd Wiesberger and Benjamin Hebert produced matching seven under par 64s to share the first round lead in the European Open at the Bernhard Langer-designed Bad Griesbach Golf Resort on Thursday.

Sep 25, 2015, 00:06 AM IST

Chinese golf trailblazer happy to be in a fight for Olympic spot

As a long-term trailblazer for Chinese golf, Liang Wenchong would have expected to be a certain participant at next year`s Rio de Janeiro Games when the sport makes its return to the Olympic fold.
 

Sep 24, 2015, 10:59 AM IST

Surging Jason Day hungry for wins

Newly minted world number one Jason Day is on quite a ride, and the Aussie golfer isn`t planning to take his foot off the accelerator at the Tour Championship.

Sep 24, 2015, 08:18 AM IST

Gaganjeet Bhullar stays positive on eve of Asia-Pacific Open in Japan

Not in the best of form this year but Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar said he is hopeful of turning it around for the better when he tees up at the Asia-Pacific Open Mitsubishi Diamond Cup tomorrow.

Sep 23, 2015, 15:44 PM IST

Bubba Watson inspired by Jason Day aggression, but not at East Lake

Two-times Masters winner Bubba Watson says he has learned a valuable lesson from Jason Day about aggression.

Sep 23, 2015, 10:02 AM IST

Jeev Milkha Singh falters at finish, ends at 33rd with Shiv Kapur in Italy

Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh hit a rough patch on the closing stretch with three bogeys in the last five holes of his final round to sign off tied 33rd at the Open d'Italia here.

Sep 21, 2015, 14:41 PM IST

Anirban Lahiri closes in on PGA card, finishes T-16th in North Carolina

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri all but assured himself of a PGA Tour card for the coming season after signing off a creditable tied 16th at the Small Business Connection Championships here.

Sep 21, 2015, 14:37 PM IST

Australia`s Jason Day grabs world number one ranking

Jason Day claimed his seventh USPGA Tour victory on Sunday to take over the world number one ranking, becoming the third player in as many weeks to capture golf`s coveted top spot.

Sep 21, 2015, 09:34 AM IST

US tears turn to joy as Europe beaten in Solheim Cup

After a dramatic, controversial and tearful final day, the USA defeated Europe on Sunday to win the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2009.

Sep 20, 2015, 21:23 PM IST

Controversy as Europe eke out 4-point Solheim lead

Europe led the USA 10-6 in the Solheim Cup after a controversial end to the delayed second day fourballs at St Leon-Rot.

Sep 20, 2015, 17:59 PM IST

Third round 67 brings Anirban Lahiri closer to PGA Tour card

 Anirban Lahiri, riding a fine birdie blitz on the front nine, moved into the good position at the Small Business Connection Championship, to further cement his PGA Tour card for 2016.

Sep 20, 2015, 14:12 PM IST

Optimism for Tiger Woods return, says spinal surgeon

Tiger Woods has good reason to be optimistic about resolving a nagging back injury that led him to undergo a second back surgery this past week, a leading spinal surgeon told Reuters on Saturday.

Sep 20, 2015, 09:20 AM IST

BMW Championship: Unstoppable Jason Day stretches lead to six

Jason Day continued his march to try and claim the world number one ranking, stretching his lead to six shots after the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday.

Sep 20, 2015, 09:12 AM IST

Jeev Milkha Singh moves to tied 16th in Italy

Jeev Milkha Singh carded four-under 68 to move to tied-16 at the end of the third round of Open D'Italia golf here on Saturday.

Sep 19, 2015, 22:02 PM IST

Europe tighten grip on Solheim Cup

Europe`s grip on the Solheim Cup tightened at Sankt Leon-Rot in Germany after Saturday`s foursomes.

Sep 19, 2015, 20:02 PM IST

Open D Italia: Jeev Milkha Singh, Shiv Kapur, SSP Chawrasia make cut in Italy

The Indian trio of Jeev Milkha Singh, Shiv Kapur and SSP Chawrasia made the halfway cut Open D Italia here.

Sep 19, 2015, 13:19 PM IST