The top four players on the European Tour money list have avoided each other in the draw for this week's World Match Play Championship in Spain.
Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey have all been drawn in different groups for the tournament's new round-robin stage.
Westwood's four-man group includes fellow Englishman Ross Fisher while Casey's features American Anthony Kim.
The group winners at Finca Cortesin progress to Saturday's semi-finals.
Masters champion Angela Cabrera of Argentina, Sweden's world number seven Henrik Stenson and Colombian Camilo Villegas are also in the field.
The round-robin ties see every player matched up against every other competitor in their group during Thursday and Friday.
Casey, Northern Ireland's McIlroy and Germany's Kaymer all have the chance to take the European number one spot from Westwood should they make the semi-finals.
Source: BBC Sports
Monday, 26 October 2009
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Golf News: Glover leads year's major winners
US Open champion Lucas Glover will take a two-shot lead into the final day of the 36-hole PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
The American, who won his first major in June, shot a six-under 65 in the strokeplay event in Bermuda featuring the year's four major winners.
Compatriot and Open champion Stewart Cink fired a 67, with Masters winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina five shots off the lead following a round of 70.
South Korea's USPGA champion YE Yang trails in fourth place after a 71.
The 29-year-old Glover was in particularly fine form, bagging one eagle, six birdies and two bogeys in damp conditions at the 6,824-yard Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, just four months after his US Open victory at Bethpage Black in New York.
Cink's 67 contained five birdies and one bogey and the American was delighted to be taking part following his emotional play-off victory over Tom Watson at Turnberry in July for his maiden major title.
"It's a great honour to be here," he said. "Obviously, I want to play well and winning would be nice, but this is also about having a good time.
"It's both a championship and a celebration of the four of us and the accomplishments of the year, and enjoying this beautiful setting."
Cabrera beat Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a play-off to add the Masters to US Open title he won in 2007.
Yang was another first-time major winner this year when he came from behind to beat Tiger Woods to the USPGA crown at Hazeltine.
The South Korean was the first Asian-born male to win a major, and he ended Woods's 100% record of winning all 14 of his major titles when leading going into the final round.
The Grand Slam of golf was held in Hawaii from 1991 to 2006 before moving to Bermuda in 2007.
The American, who won his first major in June, shot a six-under 65 in the strokeplay event in Bermuda featuring the year's four major winners.
Compatriot and Open champion Stewart Cink fired a 67, with Masters winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina five shots off the lead following a round of 70.
South Korea's USPGA champion YE Yang trails in fourth place after a 71.
The 29-year-old Glover was in particularly fine form, bagging one eagle, six birdies and two bogeys in damp conditions at the 6,824-yard Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, just four months after his US Open victory at Bethpage Black in New York.
Cink's 67 contained five birdies and one bogey and the American was delighted to be taking part following his emotional play-off victory over Tom Watson at Turnberry in July for his maiden major title.
"It's a great honour to be here," he said. "Obviously, I want to play well and winning would be nice, but this is also about having a good time.
"It's both a championship and a celebration of the four of us and the accomplishments of the year, and enjoying this beautiful setting."
Cabrera beat Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a play-off to add the Masters to US Open title he won in 2007.
Yang was another first-time major winner this year when he came from behind to beat Tiger Woods to the USPGA crown at Hazeltine.
The South Korean was the first Asian-born male to win a major, and he ended Woods's 100% record of winning all 14 of his major titles when leading going into the final round.
The Grand Slam of golf was held in Hawaii from 1991 to 2006 before moving to Bermuda in 2007.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Westwood secures Portugal victory
Lee Westwood ended his two-year wait for a tournament win as he took victory by two shots at the Portugal Masters.
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Sunday, 18 October 2009
Goosen takes slim Portugal lead
South Africa's Retief Goosen fired a second straight 64 to take a one-shot lead into the final day of the Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.
The two-time US Open champion, who has not won on the European Tour since 2007, carded an eagle two and seven birdies to reach 20 under par.
Italian Francesco Molinari is second, two ahead of England's Lee Westwood.
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The two-time US Open champion, who has not won on the European Tour since 2007, carded an eagle two and seven birdies to reach 20 under par.
Italian Francesco Molinari is second, two ahead of England's Lee Westwood.
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