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BRIDGEND'S Rhys Davies left Race to Dubai combatants Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy trailing in his wake on day one of the UBS Hong Kong Open at Fanling Golf Club, writes Anthony Woolford.

A trip all the way to Melbourne paid off for England's Seve Benson when he saved his European Tour card by the skin of his teeth with a 17th place finish at the JBWere Masters.

A late charge by little-known Thai Udorn Duangdecha earned him the first-day honours and a one-stroke lead at the UBS Hong Kong Open, which got off to a scorching start yesterday.

First round leaderboard : U Duangdecha -8 R-J Derksen -7 G Bourdy -6 D Dixon -6 T Jaidee -6 Lin W-T -6 News Unheralded Thai Udorn Duangdecha shot a spectacular 62 to claim the outright lead after the first round of the Hong Kong Open.

Daniel Nisbet holds the winner's trophy after the 2009 Hong Kong Open Amateur Championship at the Discovery Bay Golf Club Daniel Nisbet fired a peerless final round six-under 66 to win the Hong Kong Amateur Championship by two strokes at Discovery Bay Golf Club in Hong Kong.

Major winners Mark O'Meara and Ben Curtis have been added to the strongest field assembled for next week's UBS Hong Kong Open.

Organisers of the UBS Hong Kong Open hailed next week's field as the strongest in the tournament's 51-year history as major winners Mark O'Meara and Ben Curtis joined the stellar cast.

When I go to the Masters to call the tournament for CBS, I feel a sense of mortality.

"I came out to play as well as I could and right now the plans are still to go to Q-School." Fowler ended a glittering amateur career after last month's Walker Cup and made an immediate splash in the paid ranks.

Every week of the 2009 PGA Tour season, the editorial staff of the SI Golf Group will conduct an e-mail roundtable.

The current Masters champion, Angel Cabrera, as well as the man many regard as Tiger Woods' heir apparent, teenage sensation, Rory McIlroy, will head the field for the Nedbank Golf Challenge to be held at Sun City from December 3-6. With the Chevron World Challenge having been brought forward by a week, the Nedbank Golf Challenge now clashes ...

The anticipated "conforming" Vokey wedges and updated AP1 and AP2 irons should be hitting stores soon.

Sports Illustrated: The Golf Book traces the game's impact from its roots in the 15th century and celebrates the game's greatest players, performances and stunning landscapes, from the Scottish hills of St.

American former British Open champion Ben Curtis plans to play on both sides of the Atlantic next year, even if the European Tour make membership more stringent.

Building upon the high technology design and resounding success of the original AP irons, Titleist introduces two new high performance iron products for avid golfers -- the new Titleist AP1 and AP2, both of which are multi-material, dual cavity irons.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. Professional golfers are settling in at Turning Stone before the start of the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

Organizers of the Turning Stone Resort Championship announced even more big names today for next weekend's PGA Tour tournament.

The TOUR Championship East Lake Golf Club at Atlanta, Georgia - Dates: Thursday, September 24 - Sunday, September 27 - FedEx Cup Points: 2,500 - 2008 Purse: $7,500,000 Tournament Schedule First Round - Thursday, September 24 - 1pm-6pm ET on The Golf Channel Second Round - Friday, September 25 - 1pm-6pm ET on The Golf Channel Third Round - Saturday, ...

If greatness can be measured by the ridiculous expectations that come with it, Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer ever.

Harrison Frazar birdied the last three holes to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Sony Open here on Saturday.