One of the major sports growths in Europe at the moment is golf, one country which is taking this sport very seriously is France. Golf in France has become a major thing in the past few years with more and more people taking it up. The other thing is that it is not just the [...]
Yang earns first PGA Tour win at Honda Classic
March 9, 2009 – 3:38 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Y.E. Yang was first to finish at last year’s Honda Classic. This time, he finished first. Alone in front throughout, Yang shot a final round of 2-under 68 Sunday to finish one shot ahead of John Rollins and pick up his first PGA Tour victory. The Korean took command with [...]
Shin wins HSBC by two strokes
March 9, 2009 – 3:33 am
SINGAPORE — South Korean star Jiyai Shin won the HSBC Women’s Champions on Sunday for her fourth LPGA Tour title in eight months, shooting her second straight 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Australia’s Katherine Hull. The 20-year-old Shin, five strokes behind Hull at the start of the round and four back with nine [...]
Romero wins Toshiba Classic
March 9, 2009 – 3:27 am
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Eduardo Romero shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday to win the Toshiba Classic by one stroke over Joey Sindelar and Mark O’Meara. Romero finished at 11-under 202 and Romero earned $255,000 for his fifth career Champions Tour victory. “I was very relaxed all week, especially during the final round,” he said. [...]
Alker wins New Zealand PGA Championship
March 9, 2009 – 3:13 am
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Steve Alker won the New Zealand PGA Championship on Sunday, closing with his second straight 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over countrymen Josh Geary and David Smail. The 37-year-old Alker, a stroke behind American Steve Friesen at the start of the round, had a 15-under 273 total on [...]
