Chris Stroud Ryan Moore Take Share Of Lead At CIMB Classic In Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Chris Stroud and Ryan Moore both overcame mistakes and bogeys on the back nine Saturday to take a share of the lead after the third round of the CIMB ...
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McIlroy Says Golf Analyst Brandel Chamblee Out Of Line
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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy has defended world number one Tiger Woods over accusations that he was being too 'cavalier with the rules' during this season. Golf analyst Brandel Chamblee hinted that Woods' had cheated, in his column for a golf website, following his numerous rules infractions this year, after which Woods has threatened to sue Chamblee over his remarks. According to The ...
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Adam Scott Retains Lead In Australian PGA Championship After Third Round
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Australian golf ace Adam Scott has maintained his lead after the third round of the Australian PGA Championship despite his first wobbles of the tournament on the Gold Coast. Although the Masters champion dropped his first shots of the tournament on the front nine of Saturday's third round, he recovered to shoot an even-par 71 to be 10-under and hold a three-shot lead in the event at the Royal ...
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Scott Stallings wins Farmers Insurance Open
Tennessee native shoots final-round 68 to edge five golfers to win at Torrey Pines.
Scott Stallings of Oak Ridge, TN won the Farmers Insurance Open by one stroke over five golfers at Torrey Pines. Stallings shot a final-round 68 with four birdies on the back-nine, including ... Ref. Source 4
They slugged it out all afternoon with no sign of yielding, but Henrik Stenson landed two huge blows to clinch his first major title in magnificent joust for the Claret Jug.
The 40-year-old Swede became the first Scandinavian man to win a major championship with a three-shot victory over America's Phil Mickelson in the 145th British Open at Royal Troon Sunday.
Stenson, the world No. 6, broke the deadlock by sinking long birdie putts at the 14th and 15th and added two more in the final three holes to card a major record-equalling 63. His final score of 20 under broke Tiger Woods's Open scoring record of 19 under, set in 2000. Ref. CNN.
United States wins Ryder Cup for first time since 2016 with dominating performance. Team USA needed 3½ of 12 points to clinch the Ryder Cup on Sunday, marking the fourth time in last 13 meetings it has beaten Europe in the event. Ref. USAToday.
PGA Tour suspends golfers including Phil Mickelson who are playing in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series. The PGA Tour has banned 17 golfers for an unspecified period of time for playing in the Saudi-backed golf series, which opens competition today. Among those suspended are Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia. Source 9n.