Golf Archive

GOLF A rousing late rally thrust Richie Ramsay into a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Asian Tour's Hero India Open in Bengaluru.

It's that time of the year again when everybody seems to be looking for that one big result.

Michael Campbell's descent may not have been quite as spectacular as that of the supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner but, in golfing terms, it was certainly quite a fall.

Justin Rose drew on memories of his part in the "Miracle at Medinah" to beat Ryder Cup team-mate Lee Westwood for the second time in three days to win the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final and $1.5m.

Rory McIlroy's plans for a day on the beach with his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki were ruined by a thunderstorm, and a slim chance of still being able to win $1.5m.

TODAY'S meeting between the world's top two players, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, could be rendered meaningless after both lost their opening matches at the £3.2m Turkish Airlines World Golf Final yesterday.

Given he had missed the cut in his six previous appearances at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, you could say that this most recent campaign was something of a "magnificent seven" in comparison for David Drysdale.

Scotland's Lloyd Saltman will battle it out today with former Walker Cup player Sam Hutsby and ex-US Amateur Champion Byeong-hun An in a three-way shootout at the ALLIANZ Open de Lyon at Golf de Gouverneu.

Before Paul Lawrie mounted his rousing resurgence, most folk had been pinning their hopes on Martin Laird being the chief Scottish challenger for a spot in this year's European Ryder Cup team.

Peter Hanson had 35 candles to blow out on his birthday cake last night.

There's no rest for the wicked.

The man behind the table is counting his blessings.

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Team success in the Ryder Cup and individual glory in major championships are not mutually exclusive, as the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, Bernhard Langer, Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam proved on many occasions.