Posts Tagged Dubai World Championship


Golf still surviving despite sponsor woes

The global economic woes continue to bear down on golf but the sport appears to be riding out the storm better than most industries. Certainly, golf has not been immune to the credit crunch with major automaker General Motors pulling out its key brand Buick from two big events. The company also ended an endorsement […]

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Dubai finale prize money down 25 per cent, say media reports

The Race to Dubai is still on but without the bellows of record prize money that accompanied its launch last year. The European Tour, in its efforts to match the rival US PGA Tour in prize money and prestige, last year devised a revamped circuit, running through a calendar year and replacing the Order of […]

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Casey leads Race to Dubai

It is well past the half-way stage of the inaugural Race to Dubai of the European Tour that eventually ends in a US$20 million grand finale called the Dubai World Championship. There was a lot of hype leading up to its launch last year as European Tour organisers looked to lift a flagging product with […]

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European Tour players ready to work on Gulf Swing

The so-called “Gulf Swing” of the European Tour tees off this week with the Abu Dhabi Championship, the first leg of three tournaments being held in the Middle East. The region has taken on crucial importance as far as the European Tour goes, mainly because it is where the season-ending, money-spinning Dubai World Championship takes […]

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