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Rory McIlroy will look to put last week's disappointment in Dubai firmly in the past with victory in the star-studded Omega Mission Hills World Cup, representing Ireland alongside Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell.

Each year brought more recognition to Curtis Strange. He was the first PGA Tour player to earn $1 million in a season in 1988, then he became the first player in nearly a half-century to win the U.S. Open in consecutive years.

The Crompton Greaves Golf Open 2009, which boasts a prize money of Rs.8 million, will be staged at the Willingdon Sports Club, here from November 25-28. The Pro-Am event will be played on November 29.

They may present themselves as golf's odd couple but David Smail is confident he and Danny Lee can hold their own in top company at the World Cup in China this week.

A blistering six-under-par 66 by Niall Kearney of Royal Dublin on the last day of stage two secured a place in the final round of European Tour Qualifying to be held next week.

New European No. 1 Lee Westwood said he almost quit golf during a demoralizing slump in form earlier in the decade.

Down six points with seven minutes remaining and his team still unable to reach the end zone Sunday, Tony Romo said he took the mentality of Tiger Woods, an occasional golfing partner.

WORLD CUP OF GOLF, Mission Hills Golf Club , Shenzhen, China - Last year, the Swedish team of Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson fired a nine-under 63 in the final round and cruised to a three-stroke win over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal of Spain.

Never has. Never will. When he walked into the grill room at Breakers West recently, he wore a pair of shorts that in no way camouflaged the prosthesis that is his lower right leg.

Siem Reap: Shiv Kapur retained full playing rights on the Asian Tour for the next season but missed the title as he overcame a topsy-turvy day to sign off tied third at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open golf tournament Sunday.

Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight Sunday to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour Championship before the second round was suspended because of darkness.

Australia's Marcus Both ended his six-year title drought on the Asian Tour by securing a one-stroke victory over Malaysia's Shaaban Hussin at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open today.

Italy's Edoardo Molinari defeated Robert Karlsson of Sweden on the second play-off hole to win the Dunlop Phoenix men's golf tournament in Tokyo on Sunday.

Freshman John Wall had 21 points and 11 assists as No. 4 Kentucky dominated Rider 92-63 on Saturday in the Cancun Challenge.

Brooks, Fowler lead at Pebble Beach Matt Bettencourt tees off on 10th hole at Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Vermont native Trevor Murphy is one round away from the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School.

Gaurav Pratap Singh registered his first professional win after a nail-biting finish in the ONGC Masters 2009 at the Noida Golf Course here Saturday.

Keven Fortin-Simard of Quebec City moved a step closer to advancing to the final round of the PGA Tour's qualifying school.

Lee Westwood continued to hold Rory McIlroy at bay early in the third round of the Dubai World Championship on Saturday - thanks to some more brilliant putting.

D.A. Points shot a 2-under 70 at Del Monte, and Matt Bettencourt had a 71 in wind and rain at Spyglass Hill to share the second-round lead Friday in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.