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Open Championship: Rory McIlroy wins by two shots after a closing 71

Rory McIlroy claimed his first Open title at Royal Liverpool

Rory McIlroy claimed his first Open title at Royal Liverpool but Sunday was far from the expected stroll for the Northern Irishman. He started the day with a six-shot lead and that had been whittled down to just two over Sergio Garcia with three holes to play. Final leaderboard (GB ...

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Tiger Woods insists he is back to his best

Tiger Woods says he is ready to win The Open Championship again as he feels in form

Tiger Woods shrugged off any doubts over his fitness by warning that he is back to his best just days before the start of The Open. The former world No 1, who had surgery in March to cure a back injury, said: ‘This is how it used to feel. ‘I ...

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Justin Rose triumphs in play-off to win his sixth PGA Tour title Quicken Loans National champion

Justin Rose celebrates his play-off win on the 18th at Congressional Country Club. A par there on his final round would have won it sooner. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Englishman crowned Quicken Loans National champion Par at extra hole is enough to edge out Shawn Stefani Justin Rose claimed his sixth PGA Tour title after edging out Shawn Stefani in a play-off to be crowned the Quicken Loans National champion. Both players shot one-under-par final rounds of 71 at ...

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All eyes on returning Tiger Woods

If Woods plays well at the National

BETHESDA: Tiger Woods made final preparations Monday for his return to competitive golf after a three-month injury layoff, a test at Congressional Country Club that could herald a British Open appearance. On the same day he sank to fifth in the world rankings, Woods hosted a private pro-am event for ...

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CNS Open Golf Championship event to tee off June 19-22 at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC)

Karachi Golf Club (KGC)

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading golfers will battle it out for top honours at the prestigious CNS Open Golf Championship to be played from June 19-22 at the Karachi Golf Club (KGC). Leading pros from around the country will feature in the 19th edition of the tournament that will carry a prize ...

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Golf: McIlroy on top at Memorial

McIlroy opened his superb round with a par followed by a 10-foot birdie putt at the second

DUBLIN: Two-time major winner Rory McIlroy fired a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to seize the lead after the opening round of the PGA Tour’s $6.2 million Memorial Tournament. The 25-year-old McIlroy is fresh off a victory at the European PGA Championship last week, but is seeking his first win ...

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Scott cements top spot with Colonial win

Adam Scott of Australia tees off on the ninth hole during the Final Round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial at the Colonial Country Club on May 25, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. PHOTO: AFP

FORT WORTH: Adam Scott lived up to his new world number one ranking with a thrilling playoff triumph over Jason Dufner on Sunday in the US PGA Tour’s Colonial tournament. The Australian rolled in a seven-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole for the victory, cementing his number one ...

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Pakistan B wins team title in 53rd National Amateur Golf Championship

Pakistan C finished on the second position with a score of 12-over par and Bangladesh came third with 21-over par

KARACHI: The Pakistan B team, comprising Salman Jehangir and Naeem Khan, emerged victorious as they captured the International Team Title of the 53rd National Amateur Golf Championship at the Royal Palm Golf and the Country Club Golf in Lahore on Friday. Only one stroke behind the opening day leaders Pakistan ...

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