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WGC-HSBC Champions to be played at Mission Hills in 2012
created on : 25th Apr 2012
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| The International Federation of PGA Tours announced today that the 2012 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions will be played the week of October 29- November 4 at Mission Hills Guangdong, China, on the Olazabal Course.
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Spectators wait for the splash
created on : 25th Nov 2011
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As is always the way at Sheshan, spectators were gathering at the back of the green at the 603 yards eighth to see which of the great names in golf might plop their third shots - or even their seconds - into the water.
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Kaymer Steps to the Forefront of Golf's New Heroes
created on : 7th Nov 2011
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| by Tim Maitland.
Martin Kaymer ended the run of first-time winners lifting the sport's top trophies and lifted himself above the crowd when he won the WGC-HSBC Champions. Shooting a record low winning round for the World Golf Championships, the German's nine birdies in his lasttwelve holes propel... More > |
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Sparkling performance all round
created on : 6th Nov 2011
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| The WGC-HSBC Champions hardly needed any more fireworks after Martin Kaymer had come from six behind Fredrik Jacobson with 12 to play to win what was his first WGC event. But off they went just the same, bang, bang, bang into the evening sky to the accompaniment of all the same Oohs and Aahs which h... More > |
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Crowds swell for WGC-HSBC Champions finale
created on : 6th Nov 2011
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Some 14,000 people were following their favourites on the final day of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan, with young Rory McIlroy their No 1 choice as he chased the leaders. With nine holes to play, the 2011 US Open champion was two shots behind Fredrik Jacobson's 16-under tally and one to the r... More > |
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Short putter makes a stand
created on : 5th Nov 2011
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The last WGC event and the last major were each won by a man wielding a long putter. Now, though, Fredrik Jacobson is showing the short putter in the best of lights as he goes into the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan two ahead of Louis Oosthuizen and three clear of Adam Scott.
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Golf all the rage
created on : 5th Nov 2011
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Play your own game is an oft-quoted piece of advice dished out to golfers around the world and the 18-month-old Johnny Lee was certainly playing his. Having placed his golf ball six inches from one of the holes on the children's practice putting green in the HSBC Spectator Village, he variously ... More > |
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Star of the East lights third day's play
created on : 5th Nov 2011
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Zhang Xin-jun, who handed in a third-round 64 to be 10 under par and on the heels of the leaders in the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan, learned the art of concentration in his previous career.
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Fredrik Jacobson seizes lead
created on : 4th Nov 2011
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| by Lewine Mair.
In practice, Fredrik Jacobson did not see anyone compiling anything like the 11-under tally which has given him the half-way lead in the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan. What's happened, said the American-based Swede, who followed his opening 67 with a 66, is that the rain has opene... More > |
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Early birdies at WGC-HSBC
created on : 3rd Nov 2011
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| by Lewine Mair
Nick Watney, Graeme McDowell and Keegan Bradley were bagging the early birdies in the first round of the WGC-HSBC Champions and, though maybe not for long, topping the leader-board at four under par.
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Keegan Bradley out in front
created on : 3rd Nov 2011
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| by Lewine Mair
Keegan Bradley, who was playing alongside Lee Westwood and Adam Scott, handed in a seven-under-par 65 to take a one shot lead over Bo Van Pelt, Alex Noren and Fredrik Jacobson on the first day of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan.
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Lee Westwood adds to his repertoire
created on : 2nd Nov 2011
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| by Lewine Mair
'Qing bu yao pai zhao', or 'no cameras please', may not be most people's idea of what to learn by way of a first Chinese phrase but it is the one which Lee Westwood has mastered during his last few weeks in a land which is quite literally buzzing with golf.
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How long is a piece of string...
created on : 2nd Nov 2011
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| by Lewine Mair
When the umbrellas came down, the putters came out and one professional after another was working with the latest gadget and/or his putting coach by way of preparing for tomorrow's opening round in the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan. In the case of Jim Furyk, who is currently ... More > |
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Rory McIlroy good at the side-step
created on : 2nd Nov 2011
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| By Lewine Mair
Rory McIlroy might not have been a natural for the Dragon Dance in which he was involved last night but, when it came to side-stepping the more difficult questions at his pre-tournament press-conference at the WGC-HSBC Champions, his footwork could not have been more deft. ... More > |
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Thinking Olympics
created on : 1st Nov 2011
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| Plenty of spectators have been out and about watching the players practising ahead of this week's WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan. Members of the Chinese women's national squad, whose goal it is to shine at the 2016 Olympics, were among them and, with most of the squad members in their teens, they wer... More > |
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Dyson awash with Eastern Promise
created on : 1st Nov 2011
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Simon Dyson, winner of this year's Irish Open and the KLM, caught the eye on the range early yesterday morning. He was swinging the club back and forth with a golf ball resting on the grip and tucked under his right thumb. After about three swings, he was discarding the extra missile and hitting s... More > |
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Keegan Bradley's guilt complex
created on : 31st Oct 2011
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| It doesn't take much to make Keegan Bradley feel guilty. Hence the reason the PGA champion was one of the first to take to the practice ground for this week's WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan.
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Baby Comes First As Donald Ducks Shanghai Sortie
created on : 29th Oct 2011
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| World number one golfer Luke Donald has reluctantly cancelled his trip to next week's WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. The Englishman, who is trying to become the first player in history to win the money lists on both sides of the Atlantic, had ... More > |
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Keegan Keen On Asian Adventure
created on : 24th Oct 2011
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| By Tim Maitland.
Keegan Bradley, the sensational rookie winner of the PGA Championship, says he can't wait to take his place at Asia's only World Golf Championship, the WGC-HSBC Champions, in Shanghai in November.
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Tom ahead of time
created on : 17th Oct 2011
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| When the 20-year-old Tom Lewis turned professional after sharing in GBI's Walker Cup win at Royal Aberdeen, he explained that his first priority, when he started to make a bit of money, would be to pay off some of the debts incurred by his parents as they helped him to follow his golfing dream.
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18 Nations Tee Off For 2011 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
created on : 11th Oct 2011
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| The 2011 HSBC Champions is gathering one of the most international fields ever assembled at a World Golf Championships with 18 nations already represented at the season's final World Golf Championships held at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, 3rd to 6th November 2011.
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Westwood Wants a Major in the East
created on : 10th Oct 2011
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| By Tim Maitland.
World number two Lee Westwood thinks men's golf should create a new Major in the Asia-Pacific region. The 38-year-old Englishman made the suggestion, despite being a supporter of the history behind the four events- The Masters, US Open, the Open Championship in the UK and the PGA... More > |
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Slattery learns to believe
created on : 10th Oct 2011
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| At 33, Lee Slattery is much the same age as a Paul Casey or a Luke Donald. But, where both Casey and Donald have been piling up European Tour titles for years, Slattery did not win for a first time until yesterday. Three clear of Italy's Lorenzo Gagli playing down the par-5 18th at the El Encin Golf... More > |
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WGC-HSBC Champions Preview: The Weird Art of Winning
created on : 5th Oct 2011
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| By Tim Maitland.
The last global tournament of the stroke play season will see an unprecedented number of newcomers rewarded for their wins with a place at the WGC-HSBC Champions. There's also a good chance that, for the first time in golf history, the season will end with all the Major titles an... More > |
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Hoey adds to Irish success story
created on : 3rd Oct 2011
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| The Irish view that winning can be catching was given added credence as the 32-year-old Michael Hoey won the Dunhill Links Championship by two shots from Rory McIlroy. And by three from Graeme McDowell, who shared his third-place with Scotland's George Murray.
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Bill Hass in the money
created on : 26th Sep 2011
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| Jean Van de Velde can tell you a thing or two about what can happen if you hit a grandstand and try to play a shot out of water, as he did at the 1999 Open at Carnoustie. For him, it spelt the beginning of the end as he wound up with a seven when a six would have seen him holding the Claret Jug alof... More > |
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Justin Rose again
created on : 19th Sep 2011
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| Justin Rose has played his way into the WGC-HSBC Champions with a grand win in the BMW Championship at Cog Hill which tells everything about the advances he has made in the last couple of seasons.
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Dyson matches Ballesteros and Langer
created on : 12th Sep 2011
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| Simon Dyson was wide-eyed at the end of the KLM championship at Hilvershumsche. After winning the title for a third time, he learned that he was one of only three players to have achieved such a feat, the others being Seve Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer.
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Webb Simpson makes more waves
created on : 6th Sep 2011
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| The longer putter struck again as Webb Simpson defeated Chez Reavie at the second extra hole to win the Deutsche Bank championship at TPC Boston. It was the 26-year-old's second win in three weeks.
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Bjorn does the double
created on : 5th Sep 2011
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| Thomas Bjorn, who sealed his place in the WGC-HSBC Champions with his win in the Johnnie Walker a week ago, yesterday collected another equally prestigious title- the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre.
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Bjorn shows any amount of staying power
created on : 30th Aug 2011
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| The light was fading and the evening was growing colder by the minute as Thomas Bjorn put the finishing touches to his fifth-extra hole win in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. His early season victory in the Qatar Masters sealed his place in the WGC-HSBC Champions but the 40-year-old D... More > |
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Drive it like Dustin
created on : 30th Aug 2011
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| Dustin Johnson, who ended up winning The Barclays by two from Matt Kuchar, captured the tension on Saturday as the field set out to beat the advancing Hurricane Irene. It was kind of a do or die day, said the big-hitting 27-year-old of what was the third and final round.
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The Quiet Champion - Francesco Molinari
created on : 25th Aug 2011
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| by Tim Maitland
A year ago Francesco Molinari put the seal on a remarkable 12 months with one of the most sensational tournament displays ever seen in Asian golf, when he and Lee Westwood finished streets ahead of a world-class field at the WGC-HSBC Champions.
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Star's line up for 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions
created on : 25th Aug 2011
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| So far in my career I have won tournaments in the US, Europe and the Middle East so now I am looking to win a tournament in Asia and, of course, I would love to win the biggest one there is. Players refer to the WGC-HSBC Champions as 'Asia's Major' and it is the one we all want to win.
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Webb Simpson's first win
created on : 22nd Aug 2011
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| Once Webb Simpson has recovered from the excitement of winning the Wyndham Championship and making the top five in the FedExCup Playoffs, he will no doubt raise an interested eyebrow at the news that his victory could have paved the way for a place in the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. The 26-year-... More > |
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The Duel on the Bund vs The Duel in the Sun
created on : 20th Aug 2011
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| by Tim Maitland
As the superstars head for Shanghai and the 2011 edition for the WGC-HSBC Champions, Tim Maitland looks at whether Francesco Molinari and Lee Westwood might have written Asia's first chapter in the pantheons of global golf. In last year's tournament they created one of those most-... More > |
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Keegan Bradley and long putter combine to win US PGA
created on : 15th Aug 2011
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| Keegan Bradley, who won the US PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club, will forever be hailed as the man who made the long putter respectable. The 25-year-old Bradley, who holed a 40-footer across the 17th green before defeating Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off, switched to a belly-putte... More > |
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Scott wins with Williams on the bag
created on : 9th Aug 2011
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| Adam Scott made doubly sure of his berth in the WGC-HSBC Champions for Shanghai when he added the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to his Singapore Open title. The 31-year-old Australian returned a last round 66 at Firestone to finish at 17 under par and four ahead of Luke Donald and Rickie Fowler. Jaso... More > |
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Dynamic Dyson wins in Ireland
created on : 2nd Aug 2011
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| Simon Dyson has at times been likened to a terrier pulling at the leash but the Yorkshire golfer was at his best in the relaxing surrounds of the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club as he won the Irish Open by a shot from Richard Green. The 33-year-old Dyson, who had not won since the Dunhill Links cham... More > |
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Francesco Molinari completes Italy's golden year
created on : 7th Nov 2010
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| Francesco Molinari, 28 tomorrow, became the first wire-to-wire winner of the WGC-HSBC Champions as he did as he had done all week in staying one step ahead of Lee Westwood. With both players closing with bogey-free 67s, Molinari finished at 19 under par tothe World No. 1's18 under.... More > |
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Golfers in the mist
created on : 7th Nov 2010
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| Matteo Manassero took a break from his practice when news came that the fourth round of the WGC-HSBC Champions would be delayed to the tune of one hour and 15 minutes.The 17-year-old Italian was desperate for the mist to clear: he wanted to get started on a last round which would wipe out the memory... More > |
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Molinari refuses to relinquish his lead
created on : 6th Nov 2010
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| A couple of courageous putts enabled Francesco Molinari to hand in the third-round67 which has him embarking on the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan on 14 under par and a shot ahead of Lee Westwood, the new World No. 1.
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Caddie of the Year 2010
created on : 6th Nov 2010
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| Ken Comboy was awarded HSBC's Caddie of the Year honours at the annual caddies' dinner at Sheshan. Comboy works for Graeme McDowall who has this season won two regular tournaments along with the US Open at Pebble Beach. Ken's a very worthy winner and someone who's been huge for my career, said McDow... More > |
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Westwood has a pain-free 70 to be one shot off the lead
created on : 5th Nov 2010
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| Lee Westwood is happy on two fronts at the half-way stage of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan. Aside from the fact that his eight under par tally has him lying just one shot behind Francesco Molinari, his injured calf musclewasbetter at the end of today's 70 than appliedafter his opening 66.
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Scottish professional chases Olympic gold for China
created on : 5th Nov 2010
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| As Francesco Molinari was increasing his overnight lead fromone shot to four over the early holes of the second round in the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan, he and the rest of this world-class field were being closely studied by Michael Dickie. The latter is the Scottish professional who is aimingto ... More > |
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Westwood 66 in keeping with No.1 status
created on : 4th Nov 2010
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| In what was his first tournament round since becoming the World No.1, Lee Westwood handed in a six under par 66 in the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International GC to sign off for the night in second place behind Francesco Molinari. My target was to go out and enjoy myself but it's nice to have sh... More > |
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Westwood's injury still a factor
created on : 3rd Nov 2010
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| Lee Westwood was enjoying the moment. At a press conference on the eve of this week's WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International G C, he was being introduced as the new man at the top of rankings. World No. 1 sounds good, he said with a accompanying grin. It's the pinnacle of the sport - and it... More > |
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A glimpse of the future
created on : 3rd Nov 2010
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| Not too long after Phil Mickelson had been talking of how Chinese golfers will soon be infiltrating the upper reaches of the World Rankings, he was joined on Sheshan's short 17th by a 12-year-old girl on the juniorprogramme run by HSBC in conjunction with the China Golf Association.
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Louis Oosthuizen surprises himself
created on : 3rd Nov 2010
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| The last words Louis Oosthuizen said before he set out on his first round in the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan were, Don't be surprised if I don't break 80. What happened next was thatthe 2010 Open championopened with a birdie and was as many as three under par after eight holes.
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Stars clash swords in Shanghai
created on : 2nd Nov 2010
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| Rivals for world number one ranking go head-to-head at WGC-HSBC Champions. Tiger Woods, newly-crowned world number one Lee Westwood and their closest rivals Phil Mickelson and Martin Kaymer touched swords on Shanghai's famous riverfront today (Tuesday) signalling the start of what could be an epic b... More > |
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Waking up for action
created on : 1st Nov 2010
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| From Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood downwards, competitors in this week's WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International are busy shrugging off their jet-lag. For Sweden's Robert Karlsson,the processstarted with having talk himself out of eating the burger he craved at three o'clock this morning...
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Graeme McDowell flying high into WGC-HSBC Champions
created on : 31st Oct 2010
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| Graeme McDowell did not need to make any last-minute arrangements to come to the WGC-HSBC Champions after winning the Andalucia Valderrama Masters yesterday. The Ulsterman, who pocketed 500,000 GBP, had already done more than enough to secure his place when he captured the Wales Open at Celtic Manor... More > |
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Manassero the Record-Breaker
created on : 24th Oct 2010
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| At 17 years and 118 days, Matteo Manassero became the youngest player to capture a PGA European Tour title as he signed off with a 67 to win the Castello Masters by four shots from Ignacio Garrido.
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Byrd's finishing flourish
created on : 24th Oct 2010
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Not too many expected the Justin Timberlake Shrines tournament to have a denouement in keeping with that at the concurrent Castello Masters where the 17-year-old Matteo Manassero became the European Tour's youngest ever winner. As it was, the 32-year-old Jonathan Byrd lifted the US tournament into... More > |
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Green's acceleration wins the day
created on : 17th Oct 2010
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| Seven shots off the lead in the Portugal Masters on Saturday night, Richard Green felt he would need the round of my life, if he were to win the tournament. Although his 65 was not exactly that round in a million, his 18-under-par aggregate saw him finishing two clear Francesco Molinari, Robert Karl... More > |
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Kaymer notches third win in a row
created on : 10th Oct 2010
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| Martin Kaymer was mentally and physically spent at the end of the Ryder Cup. Yet he is not the first golfer to have come to life on visiting St Andrews and, after four rounds in the 60s, he won the Dunhill Links Championship by three shots from Danny Willett and by four from John Parry. Having captu... More > |
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Europe's Ryder Cup Stars Target WGC-HSBC Champions Title
created on : 27th Sep 2010
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| Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy have confirmed they will be joining their 2010 Ryder Cup team mates, Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Martin Kaymer at the 2010 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, from the 4th to 7th No... More > |
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Lara can relax
created on : 19th Sep 2010
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| With the Austrian Open outside the range of qualifying events for the WGC-HSBC Champions, Jose Manuel Lara's weekend victory will not take him to Shanghai. However, it will take him to plenty of other places in that he has now jumped comfortably inside the top 115 players who will hang on to their p... More > |
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All Hail The Champions! - The Crowning Jewel of All of Asian Golf
created on : 10th Sep 2010
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| It took just one staging of the WGC-HSBC Champions to dispel all doubts as to whether a World Golf Championships event could succeed in Asia. Tim Maitland reports on how the Shanghai tournament has spearheaded another step up the ladder for tournament golf in Asia.
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Jimenez collects third win of the season
created on : 6th Sep 2010
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| Miguel Angel Jimenez, who made such a brilliant fist of locking up his team berth in the previous week's Johnnie Walker championship, was in the same inspired vein as he won the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre at what was his 22nd attempt.
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Asia's WGC a Putting Paradise
created on : 6th Sep 2010
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| Shanghai's WGC-HSBC Champions is rapidly being recognized by the world's best golfers as providing the finest putting surfaces anywhere on the planet. World number three Lee Westwood, PGA Tour member Martin Laird of Scotland and Sweden's Ryder Cup candidate Peter Hanson are the latest to add their v... More > |
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Wind in their hair
created on : 5th Sep 2010
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| It was the week of the long locks as the 33-year-old Charley Hoffman captured the Deutsche Bank tournament at TPC Boston hard on the heels of the pony-tailed Miguel Angel Jimenez's victory in the Omega European Masters.
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Colin Montgomerie names his Ryder Cup Wildcards
created on : 30th Aug 2010
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| The Johnnie Walker in Scotland and the Barclays in America were closely interwoven on a last day when Colin Montgomerie was finalising his European team for the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
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World Class field of champions takes shape for Asia's major
created on : 28th Aug 2010
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World Number three Lee Westwood, US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen and USPGA Champion Martin Kaymer are amongst the latest stars to confirm their entry into the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, from the 4th to 7th November 201... More > |
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Everything comes right for Hanson
created on : 22nd Aug 2010
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| The 32-year-old Swede matched his twin aims to perfection. After letting slip a four-shot Saturday-night lead, he came back to defeat Peter Lawrie and newcomer Gary Boyd at the second play-off hole. At the same time, he kept his unbeaten play-off record intact - three wins in three starts.
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Kaymer claims his first major
created on : 15th Aug 2010
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| Martin Kaymer was never going to turn somersaults for the cameramen after holing the short putt which won him the play-off against Bubba Watson in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Quiet elation was more the order of the day for a player who first made news in 2006 when he handed in a 59 wh... More > |
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Hunter prepares to tee up in Shanghai after win at Firestone
created on : 8th Aug 2010
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| Having won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone, the 28-year-old Hunter Mahan should feel more than a little confident when he tees up in what will be the next of the World Golf Championship events - the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
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A Runaway Open Champion
created on : 18th Jul 2010
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| A second new major champion will be teeing up in this year's WGC-HSBC Champions. Hard on the heels of Graeme McDowell's win in the US Open at Pebble Beach, the 27-year-old Louis Oosthuizen steered clear of the worst of the wind and the St Andrews' bunkers to capture the 150th Anniversary Open over t... More > |
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Rose and Jimenez make it two wins apiece for 2010
created on : 4th Jul 2010
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| One thing which Justin Rose and Miguel Angel Jimenez had in common as Rose won the ATT National and Jimenez captured the Alstom French Open was that neither had to worry about making the field for the WGC-HSBC Champions. The 29-year-old Englishman secured his berth when he won the recent Memorial Ch... More > |
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Watson and Horsey Enjoy a New Experience
created on : 27th Jun 2010
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| Bubba Watson and David Horsey have become first-time winners on the US and European tours and are the latest recruits for the WGC-HSBC Champions. Both staged jaw-dropping comebacks on the last day of their respective tournaments, the Travelers at River Highlands and the BMW International Open in Mun... More > |
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Mickelson struggles to hang on to his lead
created on : 8th Nov 2009
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| There was a long way to go but, after eight holes of the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan, Phil Mickelson was 14 under par and a shot ahead of all three of Ernie Els, Ryan Moore and Nick Watney. As for Woods, who had started the day at 12 under to Mickelson's 14 under, he had dropped... More > |
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Woods catches Watney at half-way stage
created on : 6th Nov 2009
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Tiger Woods has joined Nick Watney at the top of the leader-board at the half-way stage of the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions at Sheshan. The two are ten under par, with Woods having handed in a second-round 67 to Watney's 70.
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Watney bogeys the last but still two ahead
created on : 5th Nov 2009
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| Nick Watney goes into the second round of the WGC-HSBC Champions with a two shot lead over Ryan Moore, Martin Kaymer and Shane Lowry. The 28-year-old American's opening round was an eight-under-par 64 which was not as bad as it could have been from his pursuers' point of view.
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Nick Watney takes early two-shot lead in WGC-HSBC Champions
created on : 5th Nov 2009
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| America's Nick Watney was the early leader in the WGC-HSBC Champions. The 28-year-old winner of this year's Buick Invitational raced from the starting post - the 10th in his case - with three birdies and an eagle in his first six holes.
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East meets west at Sheshan
created on : 4th Nov 2009
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| Padraig Harrington, who will be teeing up in this week's HSBC Champions, always knew where things were heading.... In fact, he was no more surprised when South Korea's YE Yang followed him in winning the PGA championship than he was when the HSBC Champions was given its new World Golf Championship s... More > |
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Garcia ready to defend but Tiger on the attack
created on : 4th Nov 2009
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| Sergio Garcia, the defending champion, is in the right mood going into the WGC - HSBC Champions. Following on from the fun and games in Shanghai on Tuesday night when he, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and YE Yang launched balls into the Huangpu, Garcia was answering requests to hit over the netting at... More > |
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Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher riding high at start of Champions week
created on : 3rd Nov 2009
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| Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher will almost certainly be giving each other a congratulatory handshake when they meet up at this week's WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan. Poulter won last week's Singapore Masters by a shot from China's Liang Wen-chong and, in so doing, sealed his place in this HSBC field. As... More > |
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