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Top seed Henrik Stenson stormed into the quarter finals in being undefeated through the opening three rounds of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship at Kent in England The Swede, and also the highest world-ranked player in the 16-player field, produced an eagle and six birdies in winning his third and final round robin encounter 2 & 1 against Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee on the London Club course. Stenson sealed victory over Jaidee, who was runner-up in last year’s event, in sensational ...

Birthday boy Ernie Els celebrated his 45th birthday by seizing a two shot lead at the halfway stage of the Hong Kong Open. A second round 65 in suburban Fanling took the South African to nine under par, two shots ahead of Frenchman Raphaël Jacquelin and Australian pair Scott Hend and Cameron Smith. “I played quite nicely and 65 is what I needed to do,” said Els. “I’m looking forward to the rest of the week and obviously in a good position. “I won’t have any alcohol to celebrate, but ...

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson produced a sizzling finish of an eagle and two birdies to win his second round robin match in the Volvo World Match-Play Championship at the London Club in Kent. Stenson, who is the current World No. 5 and top seed in the 16-player event, defeated Italy’s Francesco Molinari in coming from 3 down after four holes to win 2 & 1. It was also revenge for Stenson after Molinari had knocked him out of the event a year ago in Bulgaria. “I had a rocky start as I gave Francesco ...

Ernie Els’ debut in the Hong Kong Open got off to a fine start as the big South African posted an opening score of four under par 66 at the Hong Kong Golf to lie just two shots behind the first round leader, Jyoti Randhawa. Despite turning in two under par, Els, who will celebrate his 45th birthday tomorrow (Friday), was the first to admit he did not strike the ball well during his opening nine holes, but he found form on the Hong Kong Golf Club’s back nine and play more like a man who has ...

Defending champion Graeme McDowell breezed to victory in his opening round match against Frenchman Alexander Levy in the 2014 Volvo World Match-Play Championship at the London Club in Kent, England. McDowell, who is competing for a first time since being a member of the victorious European Ryder Cup team, had raced to be 2up after five holes, 3up through seven holes and 4up after 10 holes before closing out his encounter 4 & 3 against last week’s Portugal Masters winner. “The key to the match ...

Four-time Major winning Ernie Els is looking to go bonkers in Honkers and deny Spain’s Miguel Angel Jiménez a record fifth title at the Hong Kong Open. Els is making his debut in the Hong Kong Open and revealing past experience of competing at the Hong Kong Golf Club including twice in his career representing South Africa in an Alfred Dunhill Cup qualifier as a fresh-faced 22 year old in 1992 before finishing sixth behind Germany’s Bernhard Langer in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Masters. Els ...

At long last the gates of the World Golf Hall of Fame have opened from Laura Davies, David Graham and Mark O’Meara, The trio along with famed course designer A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum as the Class of 2015.  The Induction Ceremony will be held on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the University of St Andrews, just blocks from the Old Course, host site of that week’s 144th Open Championship. This is the first Class to be elected by the Hall ...