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Rory McIlroy’s still only 21 years of age but he’s far from the youngest teeing up in this week’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship in Arizona. That title belongs to young Italian stallion Matteo Manaessero who’s all of 17-years of age. Then there’s 19-year old Korean sensation Noh Seung-yul, the reigning Maybank Malaysian Open winner. “I played a practice round with Matteo yesterday (Mon) and it’s hard to believe he’s in the tournament as a 17-year old,” said McIlroy. “There’s ...

Big-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros staged one of the most bizarre final rounds in capturing the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Quiros was on pain-killers for an injured arm when he started the day chipping-in for eagle at the second and then birdiing the next. He then had to take two penalty drops at the eighth, the second after his ball came to rest in a palm tree, before acing the par three, 11th hole to win by one stroke with a round of 68 for an 11-under par tally. Quiros moved to a career high ...

After an early third day collapse Tiger Woods roared back into contention to end a 14-month winless drought at the Dubai Desert Classic. Woods heads into the final round just one stroke from the lead after bogeying his opening two holes in the very windy conditions, and then dropping a further three strokes in two holes from the eighth to fall to three under par. However the current World No. 3 clawed his way up the leader board with an eagle at the 10th hole and then three birdies in a score of ...

Rory McIlroy’s declared he’s ready for any eventual Omega Dubai Desert Classic final day showdown with Tiger Woods. McIlroy kept himself ahead of the chasing pack including Woods who roared into contention with a third day 66 for a share of fifth place at seven under par. Woods snatched the clubhouse lead as McIlroy was heading down the first and it wasn’t till a birdie at the ninth that McIlroy went to the front at eight-under par. The current World No. 7 ranked McIlroy then grabbed a further ...

Tiger Woods burst back in contention to end a 14-month winless drought with a six under par 66 on day two of the Dubai Desert Classic. Woods moved to seven under par and tied with Briton and first round leader Rory McIlroy, as McIlroy was heading down the first hole to commence his round. The current World No. 3 ranked Woods didn’t drop a shot in his best score since a similar 66 also on day two of last December’s Chevron World Challenge, an event Woods hosts each year at Thousand Oaks in Los ...

The world’s top three ranked players were warned for slow play in the early stage of their rounds on day two of the Dubai Desert Classic. World No.1 Lee Westwood and World No. 3 Tiger Woods were smiling in walking off the par three, 15th that they were playing as their sixth hole. But waiting for them was European Tour Chief Referee, John Paramour. “I advised Lee and Tiger that they were six minutes out of place and if they could pick up the pace of play,” said Paramour to Reuters. Paramour ...

Martin Kaymer is decidedly uncomfortable at the thought of later this week becoming the new World No. 1 at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The 26-year old German will replace England’s Lee Westwood should finish first or second and Westwood is outside the top-22 on the Doha Golf Club course. “In saying I want to become No. 1 in the world is not my honest answer, and I will just tell you I want to be No. 1 because that is what you want to hear me say,” he said before teeing off on day one ...