Craig Hinton Timely Moves Three Clear In Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open.
England’s Craig Hinton consolidated his position at the top of the leaderboard after carding a tidy three-under 69 in the second and penultimate round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Abu Dhabi GOLF CITIZEN Open on Tuesday.
One clear overnight, Hinton is now seven-under par after 36 hole and will start the final round a good three strokes clear of Welsh ace Stephen Dodd, who fired a 68 — the day’s joint best score — and Scotland’s Clarke Lutton.
England’s Matthew Turner matched Dodd’s ...
Rory McIlroy Beating The Same Tune But On Chinese Battle Drums.
World No. 6 Rory McIlroy was still beating the same tune but now on ceremonial Chinese battle drums ahead of this week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai.
McIlroy joined fellow BMW stars Henrik Stenson, Peter Hanson and China’s Ashun Wu at a spectacular launch at the famed Bund in the heart of Shanghai. The four firstly gathered in the Mandarian International Hotel where they tried their hands at beating the drums before being invited to each open a China fortune cookie.
McIlroy then left the ...
Henrik Stenson In Serious Doubt With Wrist Injury For BMW Masters.
Tour Championship and FedEx Cup champion Henrik Stenson is in serious doubt for his return to golf at this week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai.
Stenson arrived in the Chinese business capital sporting blue ‘spider’ tape on a swollen right forearm with the Swede saying he sustained the injury while practicing last week at the Lake Nona course in Orlando, Florida.
The current World No. 4, who is commencing a seven-event run to end his season, was to undergo an MRI on his forearm at a Shanghai hospital ...
Rory McIlroy Bizarrely Secures Equal Best Finish In 11 Months After Korean Open Rule Drama.
Double Major winning Rory McIlroy grabbed his equal best finish in 11 months on a bizarre final day of the Kolon Korean Open.
The 24-year old dug deep over the final round in Seoul posting a last day 67 to put the Northern Ireland flag flying high as the only non-Korean flag among the top-20 place-getters in suburban Seoul.
However there was a strange ending to the event with Korean Kang Sung-hoon winning the event after overnight leader Kim Hyung-tae was penalised two shots just as he appeared ...
Brett Rumford Matches Lake Karrinyup Course Record At Home In Perth
Perth’s own Brett Rumford along with fellow Western Australia player Brody Ninyette and Brett Rumford gave the locals plenty to cheer on day three of the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup.
Ninyette, who predominantly plays on the co-sanctioning PGA Tour of Australasia, holds the lead on eight under par going into the final round following a 67 today.
However, Rumford matched the course record with a 65 to be only behind, alongside Dane JB Hansen and Korea’s and Melbourne-based ...
Dustin Johnson Shakes Off Illness To Muscle His Way Into Perth Contention.
Visiting American Dustin Johnson shook off illness to muscle his way into contention on the opening day of the Perth International in Australia.
Johnson posted a three under par that included six birdies and half as many bogeys on the Lake Karrinyup course in the world’s most remote capital city.
It left the Ryder Cup star trailing just one stroke behind Sweden’s Peter Hedblom and Australian-based Korean Jin Jeong who shot four under par 68s to hold the clubhouse lead late on the first ...
Darren Clarke Secures Share Of Second In China Masters – Best Finish In 27 Months.
Darren Clarke secured his best finish in 27 months with a share of second place behind ISM management stablemate Charl Schwartzel in the Nanshan China Masters.
However the 2011 Open Champion could look back to a 17th hole bogey when tied for the lead with Schwartzel as pivotal in the Northern Irishman not forcing the event into a play-off after the South African had birdie 15 and 16 to tie Clarke.
Schwartzel eventually carded a four under par 68 to win the One Asia Tour event by a shot with a nine ...
