Archive for the Weekly Tournament Roundup Category


Garcia claims second spot after Shanghai victory

Spain’s Sergio Garcia became the first winner of a European Tour Race to Dubai event when he triumphed at the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, China, which thrust him into second place in the world rankings. Garcia, who has suffered numerous play-off disappointments in his career, this time came out on top as he beat […]

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Goosen ends 21-month drought with Johor victory

It took an Asian Tour fling for South African Retief Goosen to end a 21-month run without a title to his name. The two-time US Open champion came good on the final round to shoot a six-under-par 66 and register a two-stroke victory at the Iskandar Johor Open in the southern Malaysian city of Johor […]

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Beckman gives himself two-year lifeline

Cameron Beckman had already filled out his application for qualifying school next year. Even then, he was still thinking of quitting the game altogether. At 447 in the world rankings and an injury-ravaged season, the 38-year-old was seriously considering his options for the future, golfing or otherwise. As it turned out, a tap-in for par […]

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‘Grandma’ Alfredsson wins in China

Experience won the day as Sweden’s veteran player Helen Alfredsson won the fist ever LPGA Tour tournament to be held in China on Sunday. The 43-year-old Afredsson shot a final round of seven-under-par 65 to register a come-from-behind victory over Taiwan’s Tseng Yani at the Hainan West Coast Golf Clubon the island of Hainan. She […]

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Turnesa makes it number four for rookies

Marc Turnesa became the fourth rookie to win on the PGA Tour this season when he lifted the title at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas. Turnesa scored a closing round of four-under 68 for a tournament-record 24-under 263 and a wire-to-wire victory, beating Matt Kuchar by a single stroke. […]

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Zach Johnson rescues season with Texas triumph

It’s Johnson & Johnson fortnight on the US PGA Tour. Just one week after rookie Dustin Johnson wins his maiden title at Turning Stone, his more illustrious namesake Zach Johnson goes out and wins his first tournament of the year. The 2007 Masters champion had been struggling all season, posting just one top 10 finish. […]

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Rookie Johnson revives career with maiden victory

Things were looking quite bleak for rookie Dustin Johnson in terms of his golfing career. He had cooled off from a bright start to the season, his ranking on the PGA Tour money list had dropped to 128, which meant he was in danger of losing his card for next season, and his game was […]

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Finland, Canada and Portugal earn trip to Mission Hills

Finland, Canada and Portugal topped the standings to reach the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China after the European qualifiers in Wejherowo, Poland. They will be joined by South Korea, the Philippines and Italy, who earned their places in the grand final in November by winning the Asian qualifiers in Malaysia in September. The […]

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Villegas triumphs again as Singh snares $10 million

We were amazed at Vijay Singh’s two FedEx Cup victories in a row, thinking it can’t be matched. Then Camilo Villegas goes and does the same thing. Singh held on to claim the FedEx Cup and the $10 million that comes with it, but Villegas came within a whisker of the Fijian when few thought […]

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MacKenzie wins Viking Classic, Koreans qualify for World Cup

Will MacKenzie became a two-time winner of the PGA Tour over the weekend after he triumphed at the Viking Classic in Madison, Mississipi. The surfing enthusiast beat Brian Gay and Marc Turnesa in a three-way play-off that lasted two holes to claim the winner’s prize of $648,000. It allowed him to rise to 97th on […]

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Karlsson Gets Back to Winning Ways

Sweden’s Robert Karlsson ended a two-year period without a European Tour victory to triumph at the Mercedes Benz Championships in Cologne, Germany. Although he was given a one-stroke penalty after the third round, he still led the field by three shots going into the final day. He closed with a 71 for a total of […]

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Villegas Earns First Tour Victory

Camilo Villegas has the look that would fit nicely in the first month of a golfing calendar featuring PGA Tour stars. In fact, female fans may even insist that he take up the whole year, given his competition in the male model-like stakes. Now, the 26-year-old is also a winner, after shooting a 68 on […]

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Singh Puts Faith In Putting for Barclays Victory

There was a time when the big four of golf was Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Enrie Els. A couple of names have dropped off that list, hopefully, to bounce back again. Vijay Singh is determined to stay there as long as he can. And with his victory at The Barclays, the gentle […]

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Swede Home Greensboro for Pettersson

For Sweden’s Carl Pettersson, Greensboro, North Carolina is his adopted hometown. Therefore, he had to win the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. That is what he told himself in order to get out of a rut and shoot two-under-par 68 in the final round to win the tournament by two strokes. Pettersson led going […]

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Harrington Joins Major League of Champions

If he hadn’t done so already at last month’s British Open, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington sealed his status as a true golfing heavyweight with his epic and draining victory at the USPGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Battling through 36 strength-sapping holes on the final day, and then scrapping with Spain’s Sergio Garcia in a tussle reminiscent […]

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