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Lin lifts sixth Asian Tour title with impressive win 15 Apr 2013 - 12:01 am

MANILA: Lin Wen-tang scrambled from the trees on his last two holes to set up an unlikely win at the Solaire Open and...

Lin lifts sixth Asian Tour title with impressive win 15 Apr 2013 - 12:01 am

MANILA: Lin Wen-tang scrambled from the trees on his last two holes to set up an unlikely win at the Solaire Open and...

Guan struggles to 77 but still enjoying Masters 15 Apr 2013 - 12:00 am

AUGUSTA: Chinese 14-year-old schoolboy Guan Tianlang, the youngest player in Masters history, struggled to a five-over par 77 in the third round of...

Father-son duo wins QGL Golf Tournament 14 Apr 2013 - 11:59 pm

The participants who took part in the golf tournament organised by Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL) over the weekend at the Doha Golf Club...

Day seizes one-shot lead as 14-year-old makes cut 14 Apr 2013 - 12:52 am

Amateur Guan Tianlang of China (above) and Jason Day (right) in action during second round play of the 2013 Masters at the Augusta...

Woods’ charge at Masters halted by freakish bounce 14 Apr 2013 - 12:52 am

AUGUSTA: A freakish bounce cost Tiger Woods the chance to finish higher up the leader board in the second round of the Masters...

Chinese prodigy Guan makes more history at Masters 14 Apr 2013 - 12:51 am

Augusta: Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang rocked the golfing world by making the cut at the 77th Masters despite being penalised one shot for...

Leishman grabs lead, Woods in hot pursuit 13 Apr 2013 - 04:24 am

Tiger Woods of the US lines up a putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the 2013 Masters Tournament at...

Woods and McIlroy target Masters title in fresh start 12 Apr 2013 - 05:01 am

FROM LEFT: Honorary starters Gary Player, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus talk on the first tee before officially starting the 2013 Masters at...

Women green with envy no more at Masters 12 Apr 2013 - 04:59 am

AUGUSTA, Georgia: For 80 years a defiant Augusta National Golf Club had nothing to say about its male-only membership policy. But on the...

Many title favourites for Nicklaus at Augusta 12 Apr 2013 - 04:59 am

AUGUSTA, Georgia: After having the thrill of winning the Masters a record six times, Jack Nicklaus does not get terribly excited about joining...

‘Big Three’ get 77th Masters under way at Augusta 12 Apr 2013 - 04:59 am

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Watched by huge galleries, the ‘Big Three’ of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player launched the 77th Masters yestreday while...

Woods resumes pursuit of record 11 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods, favored to win this week’s 77th Masters and take his first major title since 2008, says he would have...

Tiger revamps his game for older body 11 Apr 2013 - 12:38 am

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods sees himself much like pal and retired NBA legend Michael Jordan and if his second act in golf rivals...

Guan to meet with Nicklaus before Masters debut 11 Apr 2013 - 12:19 am

AUGUSTA,Georgia: Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus, who won his first green jacket 50 years ago, will give 14-year-old Chinese newcomer Guan Tianlang some...

Maturing McIlroy calls talk of rivalry with Woods premature 10 Apr 2013 - 12:32 am

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Golf fans have drooled in anticipation of a one-two rivalry between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, but the mop-topped Northern Irishman...

Tiger feels his age as teen reaches Masters 09 Apr 2013 - 12:23 am

A member of the grounds crew works on a flower bed in front of the clubhouse as preparations continue for the 2013 Masters...

South Korea’s Park claims Kraft Nabisco crown 09 Apr 2013 - 12:23 am

RANCHO MIRAGE, California: South Korea’s Inbee Park claimed her fifth LPGA Tour title and second major championship with a closing round of three-under...