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By AP

LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods will compete at the Barclays this week, an event which will not only help determine his stature in the PGA Tour playoffs but also his first competition in six years as a single man. Read the rest of this entry »

By The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Angelo Que bungled a one-shot lead with a bogey on the 72nd hole but still salvaged the championship in beating Englishman Chris Rodgers in a thrilling playoff at the close of the Selangor Masters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

source: (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Cyna Rodriguez, Dottie Ardina and Mia Piccio pulled off twin victories each in varying fashions to roll into the quarterfinal round of the 110th WWGA (Women’s Western Golf Association) National Amateur Championship at the Rochester Golf and Country Club in Rochester, Minnesota Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

SILANG, Cavite , Philippines – Juvic Pagunsan recovered from an up-and-down round with three birdies in the last eight holes for a three-under 69 as he held off Richard Sinfuego’s sizzling frontside windup that included an ace for a one-shot lead in the second round of the ICTSI-Riviera Classic at Riviera’s Couples course in Silang, Cavite yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

Anya Tapinco brought out her A-game by shooting a two-under-par 70 for a rousing debut in the 2010 Philippine Amateur Golf Championship held at the Del Monte Golf Club in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

Tanpinco made three straight birdies at the 13th to 15th to erase the lone bogey she made at the 11th. She leads by one over ICTSI teammate Chihiro Ikeda, who tallied a one-under-par 71. Read the rest of this entry »

Marcel Puyat fired a two-under par 70 as he battled back from five strokes down to turn back David Lee then pounced on Will Zalatoris’ late bogeys to capture the AJGA-Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship boys’ crown at the TPC Craig Ranch course in McKinney, Texas Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Chihiro Ikeda bested her New Zealand rivals Monday and took a step closer to achieving a dream stint in the New Zealand Women’s Match Play Championship, thwarting Rebekah Brownlee, 2&1, in the quarterfinals and then nipping second seed Lydia Ko, 1-up, to advance to the finals. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Artemio Murakami came out of nowhere to capture the Mercedes-Benz Masters Philippines, closing out with a fiery five-under 67 to beat three-day leader Jay Bayron and two others by one stroke at the Manila Southwoods’ Legends Course yesterday.

In what stood as one of the most stirring comebacks in recent years, Murakami birdied the final two holes then watched the erstwhile contenders falter with bogeys to literally snatch the championship on a four-day total of 275 worth $9,750 or P4.3 million. Read the rest of this entry »

Pettersen arrived yesterday morning after a so-so stint in the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore. She said she was not feeling well in the first two days of the tournament won by friend and world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa of Mexico.

Norwegian Suzann Pettersen said playing golf competitively is the best job in the world because she loves to travel.

A five-time winner on Tour last year, Pettersen, nicknamed “Tutta,” took time out from her busy schedule to visit the country before flying back to her homeland to “sleep on my own bed, cook my own food and do my own laundry.”

“It’s the best job in the world because there’s so much to see and meet,” said Pettersen during yesterday’s HSBC Golf Day Tournament at the fabled Wack Wack Golf and Country Club. “Playing golf is the best thing I can do.”

Golf is also a way of life, added the seven-year pro.

“Golf is all about friendship, it is all about connecting people,” said the world No. 2 player after giving a driving lesson to loyal clients of HSBC.

“That’s why when HSBC invited me to go to your country, I immediately said ‘yes’ because I want to see beautiful places here. The people here are really very friendly,” she added. Read the rest of this entry »

SUN CITY, South Africa (UPI) — Dorothy Delasin and Jennifer Rosales teamed up to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and win the Women’s World Cup of Golf for the Philippines Sunday in South Africa.

Delasin and Rosales completed the event in 18-under-par 198, two strokes better than the South Korean team of Ji-Yai Shin and Eun-He Ji. The South Koreans shot a 5-under 67 for a total of 200.

Japan and Taiwan tied for third place at 203.

The American team of Juli Inkster and Pat Hurst finished 10 shots behind the winners.
A better-ball format was used in the final round.