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McIlroy's exuberance is contagious

R ory McIlroy didn’t win the Dubai World Championship or the Race to Dubai (the new name for the European Tour Order of Merit). Each of those honours went to Lee Westwood, the 36-year-old English golfer who shot a final-round 64 today to win the ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Lee Westwood,  Ross McGowan,  Honda,  Arnold Palmer,  Graeme McDowell

Ames caps season with win

C algary’s Stephen Ames hadn’t finished better than a tie for fifth in a PGA Tour event this year until yesterday, when he turned an okay season into a winning one. Ames, 45, took the Children’s Miracle Network Charity Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: PGA,  Stephen Ames,  Justin Leonard,  George McNeill,  Tiger Woods

2009: When minors won majors

W hat a weird year it’s been in professional golf. Sure, Tiger Woods won six tournaments after reconstructive knee surgery a year ago June, but he didn’t win a major. That’s news in itself for Woods, whose biggest goal by far is to surpass Jack Nicklaus’ ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  8 Nov 2009
Related Topics: HSBC,  Tiger Woods,  Jack Nicklaus,  Phil Mickelson,  Angel Cabrera

Golf's global village

A belief that often borders on assertion that golf is bound to grow has been bandied about since the recent announcement that the game will be part of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. We’ll see. Meanwhile, there’s another new tournament on the block ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jack Nicklaus

Weir falls short of PGA repeat

M ike Weir’s last approach shot of the 2009 PGA Tour season turned left to right and headed straight for the hole, from 181 yards out in the fairway. It came up 20’ short, and Weir checked his yardage book as if to say he was so precise during the last ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  25 Oct 2009
Related Topics: PGA,  Golf Channel,  Brandel Chamblee,  Bob Hope,  Chrysler

English hitting their form

S ome golfers are mysteries. That’s been the case with Lee Westwood and Justin Rose, two of the finest English golfers of the modern era who have nevertheless not come close to reaching their potential. But Westwood, 39, won the Portugal Masters today ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  18 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Justin Rose,  Lee Westwood,  PGA,  Stephen Ames,  Sean O'Hair

U.S. win is Presidents Cup's loss

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From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Tiger Woods,  Mike Weir,  Y.E. Yang,  Greg Norman,  Steve Stricker

Olympic inclusion ‘opens the door’

R yo in Rio. Can’t you just see this as a headline when golf returns to the Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro? Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa is 18, he’s playing for the International team this week in the Presidents Cup, and he’s likely to qualify for the golf ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Gary Player,  Bob Charles,  Peter Thomson,  International Olympic Committee,  PGA

Memories of Weir and Woods

W hen it comes to highlights in Canada’s sporting history, Mike Weir has provided two that come to mind immediately. First, of course, was his 2003 Masters win. Next was his victory over Tiger Woods in their Sunday singles match during the 2007 ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Tiger Woods,  Mike Weir,  Len Mattiace,  Vijay Singh,  Ernie Els

Watson a 'nearly man'

W hat a year it’s been for Tom Watson. First, he nearly won the Open Championship at the Turnberry Golf Course in Ayrshire, Scotland. That was in July, when Watson took a one-shot lead to the final hole but bogeyed and then lost in a playoff to Stewart ...

From LORNE RUBENSTEIN, Globe and Mail,  5 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Tom Watson,  Stewart Cink,  Constellation Energy,  Jay Haas,  PGA

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