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Masters champion, Charl Schwartzel believes an Augusta National member’s green jacket has not travelled as far as it has this year on the back of the champion South African. Schwartzel proudly wore the jacket on Tuesday night to a Bangkok flood relief charity fund-raiser ahead of this week’s season-ending Asian Tour’s Thailand Golf Championship. At the gala function, Schwartzel was thrilled when a local Bangkok businessman pledged 1m Baht (Euro 34,000) for a signed Schwartzel Masters flag. Since ...

For a second week in succession an Irish-born Major Champion has closed shut the book on an uneventful season and already looking forward to starting a fresh page in the New Year. (Bernie McGuire in Bangkok) A week after after Padraig Harrington described his year as ‘a year not to remember’ and Graeme McDowell admitted he was far too hard on himself this season and ‘wanting too badly’ a repeat of his glorious dream of 2010. McDowell walked from the Earth Course last Sunday kissing girlfriend, ...

A Thai business man happily agreed to pay one million Thai Baht (Euro 24,500) for a Masters flag signed by South African Charl Schwartzel reports Bernie McGuire in Bangkok. The money from the Augusta National replica flag was raised at a gala fun-raisinig dinner and with all monies from this week’s Thailand Golf Championship in Bangkok to go to flood victims. As well, a Darren Clarke Open Championship signed flag from Royal St. George’s went for 300,000 Baht (Euro 7,400) and with ...

The European Tour is set to confirm shortly the 2012 Irish Open will be returning the Dublin. For the past two years the event has been staged at the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club in the south-east of the country. But in announcing last Sunday the Race to Dubai will be end in Dubai for the next three years, and with a $US 8m prize purse, European Tour CEO, George O’Grady indicated ‘an exciting new package’ was being put together to bring Ireland’s premier event back to Dubin.   O’Grady, ...

A weary-looking Rory McIlroy has waved a white flag to forfeit the Race to Dubai title to World No. 1 Luke Donald. McIlroy, despite the presence of Tennis World No. 1 Caroline Wozinacki out on the course for the closing nine holes, is running on the smell of an oily rag after dropping to a share of eighth place on eight under par and with a round to play in the Dubai World Championship. Donald seized the initiative in recording a third round 66 and into fourth spot on 10-under par and two ahead ...

German Martin Kaymer says Tiger Woods decision to contest next year’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship will add ‘spice’ to the event. Both former World No. 1’s will commence their 2012 season in the UAE capital with Kaymer a three-time winner of the European Tour event, and Woods to make his debut on the Abu Dhabi National course. “It’s good for Tiger he’s playing next year in Abu Dhabi and when I saw that news it was exciting,” said Kaymer.   “It’s great for the region ...

In just 18 months since opening and the spectacular Yas Links Abu Dhabi golf course continues to receive critical acclaim, being crowned the ‘Best Course in the Middle East’ by Golf Digest Magazine, one of the world’s largest and most influential golf media brands  Hereunder is some of plaudits received by the Kyle Phillips designed cousre:- NO.1 GOLF COURSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2011 – Golf Digest Middle East WORLD TOP 100 GOLF COURSE 2011 – Golf World BEST GOLF COURSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST ...