Golf: Asian aces take Woods, Thomas down to the wire in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Justin Thomas drained a 17-foot putt at the last to give the United States a precious Presidents Cup point on Friday and it was a measure of …
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Golf: Americans to sleep easy after ‘momentum shift’ at Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The United States will rest easy and return to Royal Melbourne with all the momentum after some 18th hole magic on the greens produced a “paradigm shift” …
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Golf: Keeping digging: Reed fires up crowd with shovel gesture
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Patrick Reed played up to his role as pantomime villain at the Presidents Cup on Friday when he made a shovelling gesture during his foursomes match in …
Read More Golf: Saudi Arabia to host first-ever women’s tournament in March 2020
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will host its first ever golf tournament for women from March 19-22 next year at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah, with 108 …
Read More Golf: Internationals inspired by video tips from ’98 victors
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Tiger Woods’ Presidents Cup debut at Royal Melbourne in 1998 was soured by the United States’ only defeat to the Internationals in the biennial tournament’s 25-year history. …
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Golf: Johnson says fit for whatever Tiger wants at Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Dustin Johnson has not played a tournament since the Tour Championship in August while recovering from major knee surgery but has no fear of being thrown in …
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Golf: Presidents Cup rookie Woodland goes from golfer to gofer
(Reuters) – Gary Woodland has been a professional golfer for over a decade but that has not stopped the reigning U.S. Open champion from being recast as a ‘gofer’ ahead …
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Golf: Els’ preparation has primed us for Presidents Cup success – Scott
(Reuters) – Captain Ernie Els’ thorough preparation has renewed optimism in the International Team that they can end 21 years of disappointment and claim only their second Presidents Cup, Australian …
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Golf: Thomas mimics Reed’s bunker controversy at Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former world number one Justin Thomas has made light of Patrick Reed’s controversial penalty in the Bahamas last week, mimicking his United States team mate’s bunker grooming …
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Golf: I did not cheat, says Reed, as Presidents Cup gets personal
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – American golfer Patrick Reed has denied cheating in a tournament last week and hit out at International team players for saying he had, as a little edge …
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Golf: Els crunches the numbers in search of Presidents Cup edge
(Reuters) – Captain Ernie Els hopes that crunching the numbers will help give his International team the edge over the United States at the Presidents Cup this week as they …
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Golf: U.S. captain Woods does not expect Presidents Cup galleries to abuse Reed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – United States captain Tiger Woods on Tuesday said he does not expect teammate Patrick Reed to be subjected to abuse by fans at the upcoming Presidents Cup …
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Golf: Factbox – International team at the Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Factbox on the International team for the 13th biennial Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne from Dec. 12-15: Captain: Ernie Els Assistant captains: K.J. Choi, Trevor Immelman, Geoff …
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Golf: Woods looks to draw a line under Reed violation ahead of Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – United States captain Tiger Woods attempted to draw a line under Patrick Reed’s rules violation at the Hero World Challenge over the weekend when his team touched …
Read More Golf: Golfers ‘putt’ heart and soul into it but finish second best
NATASHA Andrea Oon and Ashley Lau put their heart and soul into the game but it was not enough for them to end the nation’s 18-year wait for the first …
Read More Golf: Teenager wins tense play-off to take tour title
BELLE OMBRE, Mauritius (Reuters) – Danish teenager Rasmus Hojgaard gave a nerveless display in a tense sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the Mauritius Open in a three-man shootout. He …
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Golf: ‘Firm and fiery’ Royal Melbourne to test patience at Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Royal Melbourne’s composite course has been a happy hunting ground for United States captain Tiger Woods and his Internationals counterpart Ernie Els but both skippers will urge …
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Golf: Golf – Captain America says nothing will faze him at Presidents Cup
(Reuters) – A day after receiving a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie, Patrick Reed said nothing would “derail” him at the Presidents Cup as he focused on performing his …
Read More Golf: Members only as Jones extends lead at Australian Open
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former champion and overnight leader Matt Jones made the most of his local knowledge to build a three-stroke lead with a three-under-par 68 on a day of …
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Golf: Reed violation ‘opens the door’ for Presidents Cup crowds – Leishman
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Marc Leishman thinks Patrick Reed’s rules violation at the Hero World Challenge has given the Melbourne crowd plenty of ammunition to try and get under the American’s …
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