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England’s Daniel Owen opened with a tidy five-under 67 to seize the early initiative in the MENA Tour Championship as Order of Merit leader Craig Hinton finished the day two shots off the pace on Sunday. Owen mixed six birdies with a lone bogey to move one clear of his fellow countryman Max Williams and Scotland’s Paul Doherty on a day when 26 players broke par. A two-time winner on the tour this season, Hinton led the chasing pack on three under along with his playing partner Zane Scotland, ...

Hideki Matsuyama created history in cruising to an effortless  seven shot victory success in the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Matsuyama, 24 became the first Japan-born golfer to win a WGC title and he did it in style in posting a final round six-under par  66 and a 23 under par total on the Sheshan course. Sweden’s Henrik Stenson muscled his way to a share of second with a closing 65 at 16-under par to move to top spot in the Race to Dubai standings and overhauling the struggling Danny ...

American Matt Kuchar pulled off what he described as the ‘saddest’ hole-in-one of his career on day three of the WGC – HSBC Champions in Shanghai. There is a gleaming new Cadillac sedan sitting on the tee at the par three, 17th hole and when Kuchar holed-out from 193-yards he thought he had won a new car. However heavy rain on day one of the event saw officials move the tee forward on day three from 212-yards to 193-yards, and that is seven yards short of 200-yards. And under the ...

Russell Knox drew heavily on his Scottish golfing roots to battle the cold, mist and rain to fight his way to a share of second place in the defence of his WGC – HSBC Champions crown in China. Knox posted five birdies and dropped just one shot in superb round of 68 to be tied with American Bill Haas (67) for a 10-under par tally on the Sheshan course on the outskirts of Shanghai. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama grabbed nine birdies, including three in succession at the start of his inward half, in a ...

Austin Johnson, the younger brother and caddie of US Open Champion Dustin Johnson, took the top honour at the annual HSBC Caddie of the Year awards in Shanghai. AJ, as Austin is more commonly known, was on the bag when Johnson claimed his maiden Major Championship at Oakmont, as well as his two other victories on the US PGA Tour, and for the United States’ victory in The Ryder Cup.  He collected the award from Giles Morgan, HSBC’s Global Head of Sponsorship and Events, at the awards evening ...

Rory McIlroy reckons he’s shaken his Hazeltine hangover as evident in muscling his way up the board on day two of the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. McIlroy battled cold, mist and rain in a fighting six under par 66 that included seven birdies to be trailing six shots from the lead at seven under par and with two rounds to play on the Sheshan course. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama grabbed nine birdies, including three in succession at the start of his inward half, in a sizzling seven under ...

Russell Knox will be hoping if he wins a second WGC – HSBC Champions title organisers spell his name correctly second time around after grabbing a share of third place on day one of the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. Scotland’s top-ranked player delighted in posting a bogey-free six under par 66 to be trailing just two shots behind Swede Rikard Karlberg who capped his round of 64 birding four holes in succession mid-round on the rain-softened Sheshan course. American Rickie Fowler, ...