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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...