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Tiger Woods may not be leading after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational but then he already lurking close to the lead. Indeed, early in his round Woods forged his way to the front when he eagled his seventh hole but back-to-back bogeys sent him back in the chasing pack behind England’s Justin Rose. Rose recorded just 25 putts in his lowest Bay Hill round in 31 loops of the suburban Orlando course. Woods arrived having won ‘Arnie’s event’ on seven prior occasion ...

Bubba Watson will return to Augusta National next week for a first time since his stunning Masters triumph. And the 34-year old American revealed he will be taking a special person with him to play the famed Georgia golfing gem, his money man – manager Randall Wells. “I’m suppose to go to Augusta next Wednesday and Thursday and I’m taking my manager and, I call him my money man, but Randall Wells, my good friend who does my taxes,” said Watson. “I’m taking ...

Welshman Stephen Dodd traded places to birdie the first playoff hole and deny the English duo of Zane Scotland and Ian Keenan and win the MENA Golf Tour’s Royal Golf D’Anfa Open in Mohammedia at Casablanca, Morocco. Dodd had been denied in the MENA Tour’s season opener in finishing third behind Scotland but rolled in a  10-foot birdie putt for a wire-to-wire victory after all three players had ended regulations play on six-under par. Scotland pushed his birdie putt inches wide and ...

The European Ryder Cup Team has scooped its rivals in being named the World Team of the Year for 2012 at the Laureus Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. The team, comprising Nicolas Colsaerts, Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Peter Hanson, Martin Kaymer, Paul Lawrie, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and Lee Westwood and captained by José María Olazábal, staged an incredible comeback on the final day of the 2012 contest at Medinah Country Club in America, ...

Tiger Woods is just four days away from ending a 871 day absence as the world’d No. 1 ranked golfer. The last time Woods was No. 1 in the world was 30th October, 2010. However since then the 14-time Major winner has been steadily chipping away at the spot that’s been held by a handful of golfers including the current World No. 1 Rory McIlroy. Woods heads into this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational knowing an eighth victory in the event would send him back to the top of the rankings. Bizarrely, ...

Seven-times tournament winning Tiger Woods is grouped with Ernie Els and Justin Rose for the opening two rounds of this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Woods maintains a virtual mortgage on the tournament having being handed the trophy by host Arnold Palmer four years in succession from 2000 and then in 2008, 2009 and last year. The 14-time Major winning American has the added incentive in this year’s 35th anniversary of the event in that he will return to No. ...

Thomas Aiken made it six wins for South African born golfers in 12 Race to Dubai events this year with his three shot success in the Avantha Masters. Aiken collected his second Tour victory winning thre three shots with a final round 67 for a 23-under par tally. India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and China’s Liang Wen-chong both launched worthy challenges during the final round – the latter recording a hole-in-one at the seventh – but Aiken held firm to sign on thet Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort. “I’ve ...