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PREVIEW-Golf-Fisher, Poulter unite in England's World Cup cause

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:50:11 GMT

BEIJING, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter are determined to finish November in the same way they started it by firing England to victory at the 55th World Cup of Golf in southern China this week.

REFILE-Golf-World rankings

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:27:20 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):

Golf-2009 PGA Tour money list

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:34:27 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2009 PGA Tour on Monday (U.S. unless stated):

Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:47 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Final standings on the 2009 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday (British unless stated):

Golf-I almost quit during slump, says new European No 1 Westwood

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:03 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - New European number one Lee Westwood said he almost quit golf during a demoralising slump in form earlier in the decade.

UPDATE 2-Golf-Inspired Westwood lands spectacular double

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:21:23 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Lee Westwood achieved a European Tour double on Sunday by winning the season-ending Dubai World Championship and the overall money-list title.

Golf-Dubai World Championship final scores

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:04:59 GMT

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Final-round scores at the season-ending Dubai World Championship on Sunday (par-72): 265 Lee Westwood (Britain) 66 69 66 64 271 Ross McGowan (Britain) 71 66 66 68 273 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 68 69 69 67 274 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 68 69 69 68

Golf-List of European Tour money-list winners

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:47:37 GMT

Nov 22 (Reuters) - List of European Tour money-list winners since 1971 after Lee Westwood took this year's honour in Dubai on Sunday (British unless stated):

FACTBOX-Golf-European money-list winner Lee Westwood

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:40:24 GMT

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Factbox on Briton Lee Westwood, the 2008-09 European money-list winner:

Golf-Westwood wins Dubai World Championship and money-list title

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:26:19 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Lee Westwood won the season-ending Dubai World Championship and the European Tour money-list title on Sunday. The 36-year-old Briton fired a closing 64 for a 23-under-par total of 265.

Golf-Molinari wins playoff to deny Karlsson victory in Japan

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:14:55 GMT

TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Edoardo Molinari beat Robert Karlsson in a playoff to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Sunday, denying last year's European order of merit winner a first victory since an eye injury wrecked his season.

UPDATE 1-Golf-Westwood in control as McIlroy flags late on

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:49:01 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A flawless round of 66 by Lee Westwood, and late mistakes by his young Race to Dubai rival Rory McIlroy, gave the Englishman a considerable advantage with one round to go in the Dubai World Championship.

Golf-Dubai World Championship third round scores

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:33:57 GMT

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Leading third round scores from the Dubai World Championship at the par-72 Earth Course in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. 201 Lee Westwood (Britain) 66 69 66 203 Ross McGowan (Britain) 71 66 66 206 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 68 69 69

UPDATE 1-Golf-Westwood two ahead after McIlroy putting mistakes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:02:29 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Lee Westwood took advantage of a couple of putting errors by money-list rival Rory McIlroy to grab a two-shot lead after the second round of the season-ending Dubai World Championship on Friday.

Golf-Dubai World Championship second round scores

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Leading second round scores from the Dubai World Championship at the par-72 Earth course in the United Arab Emirates on Friday. 135 Lee Westwood (Britain) 66 69 137 Robert Allenby (Australia) 65 72

Golf-Dubai World Championship first round scores

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:47 GMT

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Leading first-round scores from the Dubai World Championship at the par-72 Earth course in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday 65 Robert Allenby (Australia) 65 66 Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 66

UPDATE 1-Golf-Westwood starts with 66 in Dubai cut and thrust

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:06 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Lee Westwood's six-under-par 66 at the season-ending Dubai World Championship gave him a first-round advantage over money-list rival Rory McIlroy on Thursday.

Golf-OneAsia Tour appoints global marketing partner

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:04:15 GMT

SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The OneAsia Tour has appointed Singapore-based World Sport Group (WSG) to be its global marketing partner.

Golf-Rookie Shin poised to seal LPGA player of the year honours

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:02:16 GMT

HOUSTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - South Korean Shin Ji-yai, already voted Rookie of the Year, goes into this week's season-ending LPGA Tour Championship with the circuit's Player of the Year honours also within her grasp.

Golf-LPGA Tour announces 24-event season teeing off in Asia

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:40:18 GMT

HOUSTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The 2010 LPGA Tour will consist of 24 tournaments, four fewer than this year, in 10 countries.

Golf-European Tour shelves membership points idea for 2010

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:13:23 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - European Tour membership for 2010 will remain the same after it was decided to shelve a points system for next year aimed at six key events, the European Tour's director of operations said on Wednesday.

Golf-Dubai course builder Norman upbeat despite recession

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:39:53 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The global recession has taken its toll on this week's Dubai World Championship being staged at Greg Norman's 'Earth' course on the Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Golf-McIlroy swayed by India's Singh in US PGA Tour decision

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:39:02 GMT

DUBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has revealed a conversation with Jeev Milkha Singh swayed his decision to join the U.S. PGA Tour next season, despite advice from Ernie Els, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke to stay in Europe for another year.

Golf-China reaps Olympic dividend but 'lady Tiger' to come first

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:46 GMT

BEIJING, Nov 18 (Reuters) - China has already begun to throw the considerable weight of its state-run sports system behind the game of golf after it won a place at the 2016 Olympics last month. With the Soviet-inspired system almost single-mindedly dedicated to Olympic success, the Copenhagen vote was always going to have far more impact in China than other countries.

Golf-Bogey fears cost big bucks, professors say

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:29:54 GMT

CHICAGO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Even the greatest golfers, including Tiger Woods, systematically miss the opportunity to score a birdie out of fear of making a bogey, a study by two University of Pennsylvania professors has shown.