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Ballesteros undergoes further surgery

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:03:19 GMT

Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing further surgery at La Paz hospital in Madrid.

Montgomerie fined for speeding

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:00:24 GMT

It was third time unlucky for golfer Colin Montgomerie yesterday when he was fined £835 for speeding.

Colin Montgomerie on speeding charge

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:10:42 GMT

Golfer Colin Montgomerie is due to appear in court today accused of speeding.

Karlsson leads Sweden to Cup joy

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Robert Karlsson was delighted to join the host of golfing greats who have won the coveted trophy after combining with Henrik Stenson to capture the World Cup for Sweden yesterday. The duo had made a relatively low-key start to the tournament and went into the final round four strokes behind leaders Spain and Australia.

Unknown Australian pair ready to shock the World

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Brendan Jones is hoping victory in the World Cup with his team-mate Richard Green here today might bring the pair some attention back home in Australia. The unheralded partnership shot a nine-under-par 63 yesterday to draw level with Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal, four shots clear of the rest of the 28-team field.

The Hacker: What to do if you can't see eye to eye with your own co-ordination?

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Among the bewildering amount of counselling I've received from readers anxious to lift the pall of depression that hangs over my golf comes a piece of disarmingly frank advice from Gerald Sinstadt, the distinguished football commentator.

Spain charge into four-shot lead

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal steered Spain into a four-shot lead at the World Cup of Golf yesterday, shooting a surprising nine-under-par 63 in the foursomes. Their efforts left Spain on a 17-under total of 127 for 36 holes.

Montgomerie blown away by German onslaught

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Martin Kaymer and Alex Cejka fired Germany to the top of the leaderboard at the end of the opening round of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup yesterday. The pair combined well in the fourballs on the Olazabal course at a blustery Mission Hills Golf Club here to secure a one-stroke lead with a 10-under-par 62.

Poulter wants Fisher pairing to repeat 2004 win

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Ian Poulter believes his pairing with Ross Fisher at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, which starts today in Shenzhen has the strength required to bring England success.

The Hacker: I'd really like to improve but I can't remember how to do it

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

A few years ago I had a golfing lesson from Justin Rose, the affable and gifted Englishman who will surely win a major one day.

Broken boom slows Green Dragon's Volvo progress

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:31 GMT

A smashed boom in 50 knots of wind slowed the progress of the Irish entry Green Dragon on the second leg of the Volvo round the world race yesterday.

Ballesteros out of intensive care

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:07:34 GMT

Five-times major winner Seve Ballesteros has been moved out of intensive care and is continuing to recover from surgery on a brain tumour, his hospital said today.

The Hacker: Can't kerb my enthusiasm but my game is really going backwards

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Embarrassing moments on a golf course occur so frequently in a hacker's life that you develop a thick skin, but armour plating would be needed not to shudder at what happened to me last Wednesday.

The Hacker: A pro can set you along the right lines, but keep off the white powder

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

One thing in golf you will never be short of is advice, and the worse you play the greater is the number of people anxious to help you.

The Back 9: The final round

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:54:54 GMT

Mickelson fights for lead of pack chasing Woods

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Phil Mickelson underlined his determination to remain world No 2 by matching rival Sergio Garcia's six-under-par 66 in the opening round of the HSBC Champions event here yesterday.

Trump gets his course, plus 500 luxury homes

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Soon after Donald J Trump submitted his plans for a £1bn golf resort on an unspoilt stretch of the Aberdeenshire coast, he made clear that he expected officialdom's approval. With characteristic bluntness, the property billionaire told an interviewer: "I'm going to get it."

Karlsson stands tall as European No 1

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Robert Karlsson was not planning any wild celebrations last night after becoming the first Swede to win the European Tour's Order of Merit. Yet that had nothing to do with any sense of anti-climax on his part in finishing down in 31st here at the Volvo Masters.

Westwood refuses to let rain in Spain dampen his hopes

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

One of the more baffling aspects of a golfing season that has at certain times been surreal and at others sublime is the results sheet of one Lee John Westwood Esq. The Englishman's driving has never looked more consistent, his sort game has never looked more competent, his muscles have never looked more defined and his major chances have never looked more likely. Yet histrophy cabinet has never looked more bare. Strange. Here is a born winner without a "W" to his name.

The Hacker: My markers are magic – now all I need is the medal to prove it

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT

It was Gary Player who first coined the expression "It's funny, but the more I practice, the luckier I get" in a dry response to a compliment about some outrageous good fortune.

Westwood grinds way into contention

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Lee Westwood has long been an unashamed sadist of the fairways and yesterday the Englishman restated his love of the grind with a 70 on the first day of the season-ending Volvo Masters. His classy display of perseverance put him right in contention to win a second Order of Merit title.

Rose happy to play on his own

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT

After 21 years of acting as the season-ending finale to the European Tour, the Volvo Masters will receive its own curtain-falling experience here these next four days. It will be fitting if the four players who can still win the Order of Merit title that has always given this tournament its extra dimension can deliver the climax this proud event deserves. Alas, the whisper on the range these last few days has not centred around the question of whether Padraig Harrington, the year's dual major champion, can overhaul Robert Karlsson, the "Mr Consistent" of 2008, or indeed if Lee Westwood or Miguel Angel Jimenez can produce the late and unlikely charge to steal the Harry Vardon Trophy.

Ballesteros' condition improves

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:12:04 GMT

Seve Ballesteros' condition has improved as he remains in Madrid's La Paz hospital recovering from brain surgery.

The Back 9: The Castello Masters

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:47:22 GMT

Harrington asks Tour to 'give back' to Seve

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT

As Severiano Ballesteros remained in an intensive care ward in a Madrid hospital yesterday, Padraig Harrington was 400 miles south here on the Costa del Sol expressing regret that the European Tour has not done enough to recognise the great Spaniard.