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April 2007 - General

Schwartzel and Verplank take Tour titles

and Scott Verplank were the winners on the European and USPGA Tours on Sunday. At a rain affected Spanish Open, South Africa's Schwartzel came out on top in Madrid after completing two rounds on the...

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30 Apr 2007

Castano seeking home comforts

Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano is hoping to carry his momentum into the Valle Romano Open de Andalucia, a new tournament which gets underway in his homeland this week. The 26-year-old claimed his third European Tour win...

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29 Apr 2007

Donald ahead in Texas

Luke Donald leads the field by one shot at the midway stage of the Byron Nelson Championship in Texas. The Englishman built on his opening day 67 with a second round 66 to leave him...

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28 Apr 2007

LITTLE IN WITH A BIG CHANCE TO REIGN IN SPAIN

Stuart Little made a big impact on the second day of the rain-hit Spanish Open as he leads at the halfway mark at the Centro Nacional Golf Club. Little was one of only a handful...

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27 Apr 2007

O'Hair leads the way in Texas

leads the field by one shot after the opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship on the USPGA Tour. The Texan, playing in front of his home crowd, fired a first round 65 at...

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27 Apr 2007

'Lefty' excited by Butch link-up

Phil Mickelson is excited by the prospect of teaming up with legendary coach Butch Harmon as he looks to challenge Tiger Woods this year. The 36-year-old put up a disappointing defence of his Masters title...

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24 Apr 2007

Jacquelin hoping to continue rise

Raphael Jacquelin is hoping his start-to-finish victory in the BMW Asian Open will kick-start his season, as he looks to break into the world's top 50. The two-shot victory over Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen allowed him...

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23 Apr 2007

Watney eyes maiden PGA victory

Little-known American Nick Watney leads the field by two shots going into the final round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. The 25-year-old is in his third year on the USPGA Tour and his...

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22 Apr 2007

Yates birdie blitz closes gap

Scotland's Simon Yates tied the course record with a third-round 64 to climb up to third place at the Asian open in Shanghai. The 37-year-old started the day eight shots behind overnight leader Raphael Jacquelin...

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21 Apr 2007

Kyle Reifers sets New Orleans record

Kyle Reifers leads after the first round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans following a course record 64 on Thursday. The 23-year-old, who has made two starts on the Nationwide Tour this year to...

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20 Apr 2007

Star backs New Orleans changes

2005 champion Tim Petrovic has defended the changes made to the TPC Louisiana course ahead of this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The 40-year-old claimed his only USPGA Tour victory at this event and...

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19 Apr 2007

Paul Casey plans China attack

Paul Casey says he will be aggressive at this week's BMW Asian Open, as the Englishman goes in search of his second tournament victory this year. The 29-year-old is in a positive mood after claiming...

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18 Apr 2007

Goosen confirms Wentworth participation

South African Retief Goosen has confirmed he will be taking part in the 2007 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in May. The world number eight, who was in with a shout of landing his...

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17 Apr 2007

Heritage climax moves on to Monday

Jerry Kelly leads the Verizon Heritage event by one shot going into Monday's play after strong winds disrupted Sunday's planned finish. The South Carolina course was rocked by winds which blew balls around on the...

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16 Apr 2007

Kelly cards ace to move ahead of Els

Jerry Kelly fired a hole-in-one to clamber above Ernie Els and into a one-shot lead after the third round of the Verizon Heritage. Kelly was two strokes behind Els when his four iron at the...

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15 Apr 2007

Ernie Els enjoys birdie blitz

was happy to put his Masters misery to bed after he carded a second successive round of 65 to open up a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Verizon Heritage tournament. The...

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14 Apr 2007

Jerry Kelly leads the way in Carolina

Jerry Kelly leads Ernie Els by two shots after firing a first-round eight-under-par 63 at the Verizon Heritage tournament. The American hit 10 birdies and two bogeys as he secured an early lead in South...

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13 Apr 2007

Stephen Dodd wants return to big time

Stephen Dodd is hoping to follow up his 2005 success and return to form at this week's China Open in Shanghai. The Welshman triumphed three years ago at the event - which is co-run by...

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12 Apr 2007

Ernie Els aiming to bounce back

Ernie Els is looking to get his season back on track after missing his first cut in a major since 1999 at last week's Masters. The South African admitted before Augusta that he felt he...

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11 Apr 2007

Duo confirm BMW participation

Ernie Els and defending champion Henrik Stenson are the latest players to announce they will play in the BMW International Open 2007. There is a €2million prize fund on offer for the event that will...

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10 Apr 2007

Appleby ready to tough it out

Stuart Appleby holds a one-shot lead heading into the final day at the Masters at Augusta but Tiger Woods looms one shot adrift. The Australian had been two shots clear at one-under, and four ahead...

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7 Apr 2007

Wetterich and Clark edge in front

Surprise package Brett Wetterich and 2006 runner-up Tim Clark hold a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US Masters at Augusta. America's Wetterich, who was tied with Justin Rose after the first day...

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7 Apr 2007

Justin Rose claims Masters putting record

Justin Rose set a new Masters record on Thursday with just 20 putts in his round of 69, which gave him a share of the lead after the first round. The Englishman finished day one...

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5 Apr 2007

Luke Donald hopes for European success

Luke Donald feels it won't be long until a European wins a Major and ends an eight-year run without a victory. Paul Lawrie was the last player from the continent to claim one of the...

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5 Apr 2007

Colin Montgomerie insists he is a contender

Colin Montgomerie insists he is one of the leading contenders for this weekend's US Masters at Augusta, even though he admits it is now the hardest major for him to win. Montgomerie is widely considered...

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3 Apr 2007

Adam Scott free of expectation

Adam Scott is playing down his chances of winning the forthcoming Masters despite claiming victory at the Houston Open on Sunday. The Australian star secured the Texas tournament by three shots from compatriot Stuart Appleby,...

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1 Apr 2007