Golf

Lee Westwood has had a poor start to the season but feels his game 'is nearly ready to go this week'

Made for TV special: World's top three 'drawn' together in the desert

James Corrigan: Westwood, Kaymer and Woods break fresh ground on European Tour with their glamour three-ball.

Inside Golf

Thomas Bjorn

Bjorn rolls back the years to claim Qatar title while big guns struggle

Monday, 7 February 2011

Twelve days away from his 40th birthday Denmark's Thomas Bjorn is a winner again on the European Tour – and back in the big league now. Ranked only 134th in the world, Bjorn captured the Qatar Masters by a commanding four strokes from Spaniard Alvaro Quiros yesterday.

The Hacker: Stone the crows. These thieving birds shouldbe up before the beak

Sunday, 6 February 2011

I was four-down at the time so could be forgiven a loud guffaw when a crow swooped down to pick up my opponent's ball in its beak and fly gracefully off.

Lee Westwood crashed out of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha yesterday

Westwood's missed cut could end world No 1 status

Saturday, 5 February 2011

Mark Garrod: Lee Westwood crashed out of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha yesterday as a player ranked 477 places below him became the shock leader.

Tearful Watson holds off Mickelson

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

The American Bubba Watson held off late charges by Phil Mickelson and Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas to clinch his second PGA Tour title with an emotional one-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open late on Sunday.

Paul Casey Victory in Bahrain broke a 20-month winless streak for the Englishman, who moved back into the world’s top six

Casey claims first victory since 2009 in a day of 23 leaders

Monday, 31 January 2011

Paul Casey came through what he called "one of the toughest battles I've ever had" to end 20 months without a victory.

The Hacker: First date with my custom-fitted irons was a reality check

Sunday, 30 January 2011

Sue Montgomery: Relationships, eh? Great when they're going well. But when they go wrong, oh dear.

Jimenez had a hat-trick of birdies using his lob-wedge as a putter

Busted putter no bar to Jimenez

Saturday, 29 January 2011

Eight players are separated by a single shot at the halfway stage of the Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain – with Miguel Angel Jimenez among them despite breaking his putter in two pieces.

Ian Poulter criticised the state of the greens at the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain

Poulter fury after falling foul of Monty's greens

Friday, 28 January 2011

James Corrigan: Ian Poulter risked reigniting his feud with Colin Montgomerie yesterday when launching a savage critique of the Bahrain course designed by his former Ryder Cup captain.

Tiger Woods makes his first competitive start of the year at Torrey Pines today

Woods determined to put 2010 behind him

Thursday, 27 January 2011

James Corrigan: Tiger Woods may not have risen to Ian Poulter's Twitter bait earlier this week, but when he makes his seasonal bow at the Farmers Insurance Open today he will be determined to put down his rivals in a fashion they might remember as familiar.

Scottish Open set for Castle Stuart

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

This year's Scottish Open will be played at Castle Stuart near Inverness in July. Loch Lomond has hosted the event for the last 15 years, but it will be moved to the new venue this summer.

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