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Hoffman blisters course to win by 5

Sports | Golf
2010-9-8

CHARLEY Hoffman made 11 birdies to close with a 9-under 62 and claim the Deutsche Bank Championship by five strokes in Norton, Massachusetts, on Monday. Hoffman ran off four straight birdies early to make up...

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Day gets his nose out front in Boston

Sports | Golf
2010-9-7

THE final hole gave Jason Day a one-shot lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts. The final hour gave him a good idea of what he might expect for the finish. Day walked off the 15th green...

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3rd title of the season for Jimenez

Sports | Golf
2010-9-7

MIGUEL-ANGEL Jimenez chalked up his third Tour victory of the season when he claimed the European Masters title in Switzerland on Sunday. The 46-year-old Spaniard held off his Ryder Cup teammate Edoardo Molinari...

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Teen Ishikawa wins eighth career title

Sports | Golf
2010-9-6

TEENAGER Ryo Ishikawa won his eighth career title on Japan's professional tour with a playoff win at the Fujisankei Classic yesterday. The 18-year-old beat former high school teammate Shunsuke Sonoda on the fourth...

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Molinari has European Masters lead

Sports | Golf
2010-9-4

EDOARDO Molinari took the early second round lead at the European Masters after shooting a 6-under 65 yesterday. Looking for his second straight win after last weekend's Johnnie Walker Championship victory,...

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OneAsia's Shandong tourney called off

Sports | Golf
2010-9-3

THE maiden Shandong Gold Cup tournament has been withdrawn from OneAsia's 2010 schedule and postponed, the tour said yesterday. The event, with a prize purse of US$1 million, had been scheduled to take place at...

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Canada win may fuel Wie's resurgence

Sports | Golf
2010-9-1

MICHELLE Wie served notice she could finally be on track to fulfil the rich potential she displayed in her early teens by clinching her second LPGA career title at the Canadian Women's Open. The 20-year-old Hawaiian...

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Wie secures 2nd career crown

Sports | Golf
2010-8-31

MICHELLE Wie closed with a 2-under 70 on Sunday for a three-shot win at the Canadian Women's Open, her second career victory on the LPGA Tour. Wie, who was 12 under for the tournament, earned the winner's check...

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Casey upset by wildcard snub

Sports | Golf
2010-8-31

PAUL Casey said it was difficult finishing his campaign at the Barclays tournament on Sunday after learning he had missed out on a European Ryder Cup wildcard pick. World No. 9 Casey played alongside triple major...

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Liang Soars In World Rankings After Thai Win

Sports | Golf
2010-8-31

LIANG Wenchong has risen to world No. 57 after his dramatic win in the US$1 million Thailand Open at the weekend. Liang jumped seven places after taking the title and is now the fourth ranked Asian on the world rankings...

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Kuchar captures Barclays in playoff

Sports | Golf
2010-8-31

AMERICAN Matt Kuchar hit a spectacular recovery shot to win a playoff against Martin Laird of Britain at the first hole to claim the Barclays title in the opening leg of the FedExCup playoffs in New Jersey. After...

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Woods qualifies for next FedExCup event after closing 67

Sports | Golf
2010-8-30

TIGER Woods finished strongly at the Barclays tournament yesterday, a four-under 67 clinching a spot in the second FedExCup series event next week. The world number one, yet to win this season, had to be in the...

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Liang reigns in Thailand

Sports | Golf
2010-8-30

CHINA'S Liang Wenchong stormed to a one-shot victory at the US$1 million Thailand Open in Chonburi, outside Bangkok, yesterday. The 32-year-old claimed his third OneAsia title after holding off a spirited challenge...

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Liang on course at Thailand Open

Sports | Golf
2010-8-29

LIANG Wenchong of China fired a 5-under-par 67 to take the third round lead at OneAsia's US$1 million Thailand Open yesterday. Liang made six birdies and a bogey for a three-round total of 15-under 201. He leads...

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Day seizes Barclays lead after Woods falters

Sports | Golf
2010-8-28

AUSTRALIA'S Jason Day rolled in a 26-foot putt to complete a run of three straight birdies that vaulted him into the second-round lead after Tiger Woods suffered a back-nine meltdown at the Barclays yesterday. ...