Leg Hero Honda Women's Pro Golf Tour - Day 3 - 7th

December 16th 2010, Chandigarh: The final round of 7th leg of Hero Honda Women’s Professional Golf Tour started with slight foggy in early morning at the picturesque Chandigarh Golf Club. As the day advanced weather got quite clearer. The overnight defender Smriti Mehra started with a bogey at 1st hole and then after a pair of pars. Simi dropped a shot on 4th green and again a bogey. She was 2 over till 6th hole and a birdie at 7th hole made her finish first nine 1 over. In the later half Simi started with pair of bogeys and then a pair of birdie thus she was just 1 over till 16th hole. Her misfortune forced her to drop two shots each at par 4 17th and 18th hole. Thus after three days total Ms. Mehra returned a score of 13 over and is at first position. Simi conveyed the message of “hard work and concentration” to all other participants especially Neha Tripathi who is runner-up, just a shot behind the Simi.

Smriti Mehra

Neha Tripathi started with a birdie but was unfortunate to miss a putt each at 2nd, 3rd and 4th hole. She tried to make a good comeback by shooting a birdie at par-3 8th hole and with this she also was 1 over after first nine. With the help of 3 birdies in back nine she was 2 under till 16th hole. She too got misfortune to drop a shot on 17th hole and missed 2 putts on 18th hole and thus returned a card of 1 over for the day and 14 over in total. Neha has got best score for the day.

The long hitting pro from Chandigarh Saaniya Sharma’s start was not as predicted. With 3 bogeys, 1 double bogey and a lone birdie she scored 4 over in first nine. She shoot an eagle at 10th hole and a birdie at par-5 13th hole which led her score to 2 over for the day and 17 over in 3 days total. She was quite happy with her game in later half. Saaniya’s EAGLE is the only eagle in this tournament and with this she is at 3rd position.

Tanya Wadhwa and Nalini Singh (Siwach) too played better rounds and proved their potential by hitting a round of 3 over and 5 over respectively for the day. With a shot difference Tanya is at 4th position while Nalini has grabbed 5th position.

The young lass from Banglore -Sharmila Nicollet who was just four shots behind the overnight leader Smriti Mehra, played very indifferent round today. With a total of 20 over in three days total she is at 6th position. Preetinder Kaur and Pallavi Jain missed to make any money played 14 over each.

For reasons best known to the players we did not get outstanding score which in some ways is a little disappointing. We hope to see good golf in 8th leg of Hero Honda Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2010-11 at Qutab Golf Course Lado Sarai-New Delhi from 20th – 23rd Dec 2010.


SCORES:-

Position	PLAYER	Rnd 3	Rnd 2	Rnd 1	TOTAL
		72	72	72	216
1	Smriti Mehra	77	74	78	229
2	Neha Tripathi	73	80	77	230
3	Saaniya Sharma	74	78	81	233
4	Tanya Wadhwa	75	78	81	234
5	Nalini Singh (Siwach)	77	82	76	235
6	Sharmila Nicollet	80	81	75	236
	Preetinder Kaur	86	86	81	253
	Pallavi Jain	86	85	84	255
Cut {+16}
	Nitika Jadeja	88	80	81	249
	Preetinder Kaur	86	86	81	253
	Mita Gowande	0	0	93	93

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Leg Hero Honda Women's Pro Golf Tour ( day 2 )

December 15th 2010, Chandigarh: The 2nd day here at Chandigarh Golf Club started with cool breeze but no fog. Veteran Smriti Mehra who was at 4th position with 6 over after yesterdays round played much better today. With 3 bogeys and a lone birdie at 13th hole Simi reached at a score of 2 over for the day and 8 over in 2 days total. With this Simi is at 1st position after two rounds. While Sharmila Nicollet who was leader after yesterdays round played an indifferent round today. With 2 birdies, 3 bogeys and 4 double bogeys Sharmila submitted a card of 9 over for the day and 12 over in 2 days total. Sharmila Nicollet is standing at 2nd place after 2 days score.

Young contender from Kolkata Neha Tripathi, who shoot 9 bogeys today and with a lone birdie at 11th hole she managed to return a score of 8 over for the day and total of 13 over after 2 days score. With this Neha has retained her position.

Nalini Singh Siwach

Nalini Singh (Siwach) too played a very indifferent round today. With 5 bogeys and a double bogey she was 7 over in first nine while in back nine she managed to shoot 2 birdies but series of 5 bogeys forced her to submit a card of 10 over for the day. With 14 over in total Nalini is at 4th position.

Saaniya Sharma from Chandigarh and Tanya Wadhwa are sharing the 5th position at 15 over after 2 days score. 2 shots behind is Nitika Jadeja from Jaipur at 6th position. Preetinder Kaur and Pallavi Jain are at 7th and 8th position respectively.


SCORES:-

PLAYER	Rnd2	Rnd 1	TOTAL
	72	72	144
Smriti Mehra	74	78	152
Sharmila Nicollet	81	75	156
Neha Tripathi	80	77	157
Nalini Singh (Siwach)	82	76	158
Saaniya Sharma	78	81	159
Tanya Wadhwa	78	81	159
Nitika Jadeja	80	81	161
Preetinder Kaur	86	81	167
Pallavi Jain	85	84	169
Cut {+16}
Priya Puri	0	91	91
Mita Gowande	0	93	93

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1st European Challenge Tour in India at Kensville

December 13th 2010, New Delhi: Marking another major leap for golf in India, the Kensville Golf & Country Club in Ahmedabad will host the first-ever European Challenge Tour event in India from January 13-16, 2011. Tapping into the explosion of interest in golf across India, the 200,000 euro Gujarat Kensville Challenge 2011 will make Ahmedabad only the third city in the country to host an international men’s golf tournament after New Delhi and Kolkata and will be the first ever international event to be held in Western India.

The Government of Gujarat has taken on the mantle of title sponsors along with the promoters Savvy Group who also own the Kensville Golf and Country Club. After becoming the first Indian golfer to have a signature course, India’s most successful golfer on the world stage Jeev Milkha Singh will also hold the bragging rights for the first active player from India to host an event. The tournament will also see his participation as a player.

Speaking at the launch conference held today, Jeev said that the new tournament would provide great impetus to the sport. “This is an excellent development for Indian golf. Our golfers will benefit greatly from so many international golf tournaments scheduled to be held in India.”

After Kensville opened its gates in early 2009 to become the first 18-hole golf course in the state, the latest announcement gives Gujarat another big first. The tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India will see 114 golfers from across the globe, including top Indian professional golfers, in action.

One of Indian film industry’s most recognizable faces—Amitabh Bachchan —will mark his first tryst with golf as he inaugurates the tournament on the pro-am day, which is scheduled to be held a day before the main tournament. The dynamic Chief Minister of Gujarat - Narendra Modi – the man behind putting Gujarat on the world map will himself felicitate the winner and also will pull down the curtain on the event.

Kensville has played host to national amateur circuit tournaments in the past but this will be the first international tournament to be held at the Jeev Milkha Singh-signature course. Sameer Sinha, the MD of Kensville Golf & Country Club said that the tournament marks one more step towards making Gujarat an international golfing destination. “We always wanted a championship golf course in the state and hosting an European Challenge Tour event at our course is a great honour,” he said. “It will also offer a great chance for local fans to get a glimpse of international golf and also put us on the world golfing map,” he added. The challenging layout is also one of the longest courses in the country. With tight fairways demanding great accuracy off the tees, the venue promises to offer a stern test to the golfers.

“This is just the kind of course young golfers need to get used to if they hope to do well at the highest level,” said Jeev. Despite India playing host to its first international golf tournament in 1964, the spurt in the number of tournaments has only been witnessed in the last few years. Jeev put that in perspective. “If we had so many world-class tournaments during my early career, India would have had a Major champion by now,” he said. “But I promise the day is not far especially after what Arjun (Atwal) has achieved on the US soil. This event will undoubtedly play a great role in enhancing the popularity of the sport,” added the ace pro.

The Challenge Tour is the second tier professional golf tour in Europe and is managed by the PGA European Tour. Introduced in 1986 the Tour now spans various continents with substantial prize money and world ranking points at stake. The past winners of the Challenge Tour order of merit include Edoardo Molinari, Thomas Bjorn and Henrik Stenson.

Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI and Col. KD Bagga the designer of Kensville Golf and Country Club were also present on the occasion.


Quotes from Alain de Soultrait, Director of the European Challenge Tour: “This tournament has been five years in the making now, so we are absolutely delighted to see it come to fruition. Inder Talwar and Sameer Sinha first approached us with the idea of holding a Challenge Tour event in India, and it is largely through their hard work and dedication that this historic event is taking place. Making our debut in India is the perfect way to start the 2011 Challenge Tour season, and we hope this is the first of many tournaments in this fascinating country. We have also worked closely with the PGTI to stage the tournament, and I look forward to developing that relationship over the next three years and beyond. The three-year agreement gives us stability and assurances, and I have no doubt the tournament will grow and improve over that period.

“The reason for the Challenge Tour’s visit to India is not only because the climate here at the start of the year offers the sort of playing conditions which aren’t available in Europe, but also because the event will give young Indian golfers the opportunity to test themselves against some of Europe’s brightest talent. For inspiration, the Indian golfers competing at the Gujarat Kensville Challenge need only look at what the likes of European Tour champions Andres Romero and Ricardo Gonzalez have achieved since we first gave them the opportunity to play on the Challenge Tour through our co-sanctioned events with the Tour de las Americas. We started out with three South American events in the 2003 season and by 2008 we were up to five, so we are hopeful of growing something similar in India in the future.

“Golf in India is becoming more and more popular, so we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to assist with the game’s growth. Much of that is down to the achievements of Jeev Milkha Singh, and it is an honour that he has taken time out of his busy schedule to attend the launch of the tournament. Our Members are very fortunate not only to be playing on a course which bears the signature of India’s most famous golfers, but also to be in Ahmedabad as the city celebrates its 600th anniversary. I am sure they will enjoy the hospitality for which India is famous, and I am very much looking forward to sampling it for myself in January.”

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Atwal nominated for Special Achievement Award

December 13th 2010: Korean teen titan Noh Seung-yul, India’s history-maker Arjun Atwal and Thai legend Boonchu Ruangkit have been nominated for the prestigious Asian Tour’s Special Achievement Award 2010 for their remarkable accomplishments this season.

The trio hit global headlines for various magnificent feats and come Sunday, a panel comprising of Tour officials and members of the media will name the winner during the Asian Tour Awards Gala which will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, Thailand.

The 2010 season comes to a climatic close with the staging of the US$600,000 Black Mountain Masters which starts at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin on Thursday.

Noh, 19, will enter the record books later this week when he is officially crowned the youngest Asian Tour Order of Merit champion.

The Korean teenager kick-started his season in style by winning the Maybank Malaysian Open in March, defeating boyhood idol and seven-time US PGA Tour champion K.J. Choi of Korea after pulling off a sensational birdie on the 72nd hole.

Throughout the season, he continued to impress both competitors and golf pundits with a maturity belying his tender age. He only missed one cut all season and posted four other top-10s.

Noh also enjoyed strong performances at the Majors. He finished a commendable tied 28th and 40th at the US PGA Championship and US Open respectively and qualified for the British Open.

The immensely experienced Boonchu showed he is still very capable of winning tournaments at the age of 54. Known as the “Godfather of Thai golf”, Boonchu won three straight tournaments on the European Seniors Tour early in the year and sealed the Order of Merit crown with a fourth victory in his debut season.

He exploded on the Seniors scene by winning the Brunei Seniors Masters as a sponsor’s invitee and continued his rich vein of form on home soil where he strolled to an 11-stroke victory at the Thailand Seniors Masters. His winning score of 21-under-par 195 was the lowest in European Seniors Tour history.

He then completed a superb hat-trick of victories at the Berenberg Bank Masters in South Africa and notched his fourth win at the Benahavis Seniors Masters in Spain.

Atwal, a former Asian Tour number one, brilliantly played his way into the history books by emerging as the first Indian to win on the US PGA Tour at the Wyndham Championship in August.

It was a welcome return to form for Atwal who had struggled with injuries over the years. He was also the first Monday qualifier to win a tournament in 24 years on the PGA Tour.

Victory also secured Atwal an invitation to next year’s Masters Tournament, making him only the second Indian after Jeev Milkha Singh to play in the year’s first Major at Augusta National.

Last year, Korean Y.E. Yang was honoured with the Special Achievement Award after becoming the first Asian to win a Major tournament at the US PGA Championship. Other winners of the award include Thongchai’s Jaidee of Thailand and Jeev Milkha Singh of India.

Apart from presenting the Order of Merit trophy, the Awards Gala will also honour the Players’ Player of the Year, Host Venue of the Year, Rookie of the Year and a host of performance statistics winners.

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2nd Thomas Cook Indian Golf League announced

December 9th 2010, New Delhi: Thomas Cook (India) Limited [TCIL], the largest integrated travel company in India, announced the launch of the 2nd edition of Thomas Cook Indian Golf League at a press conference in New Delhi today. The success of the first edition of this unique initiative promoted by Digraj Golf and supported by Thomas Cook (India) Limited has led to a doubling of capacity for this edition, thereby creating an opportunity for more golfers to play. In a televised message India’s leading golfer Jeev Milkha Singh lauded the effort to create an accessible, affordable and competitive playing platform which has the potential to generate more golfers and thereby grow the sport.

The 2nd edition of the Thomas Cook Indian Golf League has been scheduled for duration of 12 weeks and will contain 14 competitive event rounds of golf played at five different partner courses. Five leading scores from each day qualify for the Grand finale, which will be the 15th and concluding event.

The first edition of the league drew a tremendous response with participation from players in NCR, nearby cities in Punjab, Haryana, Bombay and Coimbatore. Also like the previous edition, both new and existing players will be able to compete in this unique golfing initiative, with no restrictions, unlike corporate golf.

Participation in the league is through a combination of invitations and “pay and play”. While some players will get invited by the supporting sponsors to play free of cost, the main participation in the league will come from players who will “pay and play” a nominal amount of approx Rs 1200. The amount paid by players will take care of the green fee, caddy fee, some gifts and also basic refreshments. This affordable opportunity to play and compete at various golf courses comes to the players through the corroborative support of the host clubs who have made the league possible.

With the addition of Classic Golf Resort to the existing base of partner clubs comprising of Golden Greens Golf and Country Club, Jaypee Greens Golf Resort and Tarudhan Valley, the players will have an opportunity to play at four different yet beautiful courses in the NCR region. The league will also foray into Mumbai with one event at a venue which is to be confirmed.

Over a period of time, the league is expected to create the pull and enable more people to start playing the sport, especially those who are deterred by the perceived and real cost of expensive memberships. An ongoing league will provide them the regular playing opportunity, thereby creating more golfers.

There are attractive skills prizes to be won each day and also motivation to make it to the Grand Finale during which Thomas Cook will offer attractive prizes to the Winners from their niche customized luxury holiday division - “Indulgence”.

The support of the various sponsors has made the competitive platform possible and will provide the incentive for existing players to play on weekdays and new players to compete. Titleist and Oakley will provide product support as prizes while Zee Business is the Business Television partner.

Speaking at the launch press conference Mr. Madhavan Menon, Managing Director, TCIL said, “We are proud to support the Indian Golf League in its second season and believe it will be bigger and better this year. At Thomas Cook we have chosen to focus on Golf as a sport that reflects a matchless synergy with commitment and concentration. Considering that the Company promotes and is perceived as one that offers some of the highest global travel standards in India, our association with the league in its first year was centered on Corporate owing to the popularity of Golf with the segment. Its runaway success has positioned it as a key event for us this year to connect with current and potential target audiences”.

While addressing the gathering, Asian Games Silver Medalist Rashid Khan said, “It’s a pleasure for me to be here just after playing my first professional tournament. I appreciate the opportunity created for junior golfers and playing caddies by Thomas Cook Indian Golf League as it could help them develop their skill sets and lead them to achieve a higher level of competitiveness going forward”.

“Thomas Cook Indian Golf League would continue to promote talent and both leading juniors and amateur playing caddies from all the clubs would be invited to play free of cost”, added Mr. Digraj Singh of Digraj Golf.

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6th Leg - Hero Honda Women's Pro Golf Tour - Day 1

December 9th 2010: 6th leg of Hero Honda Women's Professional Golf Tour 2010-11 started today with Tanya Wadhwa paired with local girl Saaniya Sharma, followed by Sharmila Nicollet, veteran Vandana Agarwal and Preetinder Kaur another local. After first nine Sharmila was level par.

Nalini Singh

Massive ninth green tested the putting prowess of most golfers today. Saaniya three putted and Tanya after a perfect approach shot to within four ft two putted.

As compared to last two days there was a hint of breeze picking up speed which might throw some challenge later as the day progresses. Panchkula golf course looks in good shape with the greens playing true and firm. All the golfers were happy with the conditions on the course. With the sun shining strongly and drying the greens the putting challenge would be a different ball game. With rule +16 in force it would have some pressure on some of the golfers who have not been doing well so far. All in all the stage looks set for some exciting golf. Since the 18th hole a par 4 is 460 yards, the Tournament Director decided to make it a par 5 and thus making the total 73 for the course.

Quotes from Players:

Sharmila says - 13 fairways, 13 roughs and 32 putts. I had 6 birdies and 5 bogies. I could have shot a low round if was bit more careful. Good Driving.

Saaniya says - I had 12 greens and 37 putts. My driving was a bit off.

Tanya says - 5 greens, extremely poor hitting. Four 3 putts, greens are tricky, need to read them better. Driver needs to be more accurate.


SCORES:-

PLAYER	TOTAL	TO PAR
	73
Sharmila Nicollet	72	-1
Nalini Singh (Siwach)	76	3
Nalini Singh	77	4
Saaniya Sharma	81	8
Vandana Agarwal	81	8
Preetinder Kaur	84	11
Nitika Jadeja	84	11
Tanya Wadhwa	86	13
Cut - - - - - {+16}
Pallavi Jain	90	17
Priya Puri	92	19
Mita Gowande	92	19

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Asia's best to compete at Black Mountain Masters

December 9th 2010, Hua Hin, Thailand: The best players from Asia will bid to end their season on a high at the Asian Tour’s season-finale, the Black Mountain Masters next week.

The US$600,000 Black Mountain Masters, scheduled from December 16-19 at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin will be the final tournament of the year on the Asian Tour.

With the Order of Merit title already won by Korea’s Noh Seung-yul, players will either be seeking a win to improve their rankings on the Order of Merit or ensure a good finish so as to secure their Tour card for next season.

Australia’s Marcus Both who is defending his title at the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open this week believes that the Black Mountain Masters will provide an exciting climax to year-long Asian Tour season.

“I’m obviously looking forward to this week and next week and hoping for a big finish like everyone else. It’s a motivation for all of us to try and win the tournaments or try to secure the card,” said Both who is currently in 24th place on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.

Three-time Asian Tour number one, Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand is aiming for a good finish on home soil, where the large home crowd is expected to follow him.

“The Black Mountain Masters is a great tournament and as my last tournament of the year, I’ll try my best to do well, especially in front of the home fans,” said the decorated Thai star.

Title holder Johan Edfors of Sweden will defend his Black Mountain Masters title while top stars from the Asian Tour including Singapore’s Mardan Mamat, Australia’s Marcus Fraser and India’s Jyoti Randhawa are expected to vie for the season finale title.

The Black Mountain Masters will also be a last chance for Tour hopefuls to secure their full playing rights for next season.

With the top-61 as the cut-off mark for players to earn their full playing privileges for 2011, a host of players will have to play above themselves for their Tour cards.

India’s Anirban Lahiri currently lies on the bubble in 61st place on the Order of Merit and will need a good result to ensure he earns his full Tour card for next year.

Five-time Asian Tour winner Lu Wen-teh of Chinese Taiepei, England’s Simon Griffiths and Thailand’s Prom Meesawat are amongst those fighting for their cards as well.

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Hero Honda Indian Open 2010

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December 5th 2010, New Delhi, India: Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg proved he was the King of Delhi when he triumphed in the US$1.25 million Hero Honda Indian Open with a grandstand finish on Sunday.

Karlberg earned a well-deserved second Asian Tour title of the season at the Delhi Golf Club, where he also won the SAIL Open in April, by closing with a two-under-par 70 after two superb finishing birdies.

His two-shot victory from overnight leader Baek Seuk-hyun of Korea, who carded a final round 73, was worth US$198,125.

Baek, 20, birdied the last hole for lone second place where a career best cheque of US$135,625 was good enough to secure him a Tour card for next season.

Indian Manav Jaini, who held the lead on the back nine after turning in 31, dropped three bogeys on his homeward journey to settle for a share of third place after a 70 alongside countryman Shiv Kapur, who shot the day’s best of 67.

Rikard Karlberg with the trophy

“It feels just amazing. I feel so comfortable when I’m here. Even when I was struggling today, I felt confident. I am really thankful for the support from the fans and I really like it here,” said Karlberg, who has now earned nearly US$600,000 in his rookie season on the Asian Tour.

Karlberg fought tooth-and-nail with playing partner Baek and Jaini, who was in the group ahead, and seized the initiative with a snaky 20-foot birdie putt on 17 which gave him a two-shot cushion.

However, the Swede, who turned 24 earlier this week, made matters interesting by sending his third shot into the sponsor’s marquee and with Baek in birdie range on 18, a two-shot swing and a play-off was on the cards.

After taking a free drop, the Swede sensationally holed out his fourth for an unlikely birdie before screaming in delight to the raptures of a large gallery around the 18th green. “I made great up and downs all week. The first day, it felt solid and then I struggled a bit. My short game has been unbelievable. I feel comfortable on the greens.

“It feels unbelievable. I came here with the goal to win as I wanted to get closer to Marcus Fraser to try to win the runner-up spot on the Order of Merit.

“To sink the chip, it feels amazing. If you gave me 100 times, I wouldn’t sink it so many. I was so lucky that the pin was in the way as it came out a bit hot. This is my biggest win and it feels just amazing,” said Karlberg, who totaled 11-under-par 277 for the week.

After missing an easy two foot birdie chance on the first hole, the Thai-based Baek struggled by going to three over through 12 holes before salvaging a lifeline with an eagle on 14 to stay within one of the lead. A bogey on 16 derailed his hopes before his final hole birdie which earned him his biggest career cheque.

“I missed some tee shots which were really bad. It was good that my putting was working. I was really nervous until the par five where I made eagle. Rikard played really good the last two holes for those birdies,” said the Korean rookie.

“I’m really happy to get my Tour card. I’ll go to Cambodia next week and try to win there. I feel really confident right now.”

The 27-year-old Jaini was disappointed to let slip the chance of glory at the Hero Honda Indian Open. He charged into the lead with five birdies on his outward nine but dropped costly shots on the 10th, 16th and 17th holes.

“I’m very disappointed. I didn’t hit it badly through 18 holes. Just made a few wrong decisions. On 17 (which he bogeyed), I went for the flag when I should have gone for the heart of the green,” said Jaini, who was playing on his home course.

“I was 11 under (on the turn) and Rikard has just finished 11 under. Going into the back nine, I would have put money on myself to shoot level par. I guess it’s the pressure of big events which do get you sometimes. I didn’t feel the pressure at all. That was why I was attacking. I felt good about my swing and would have played the 17th the same way if I had the chance. I just leaked it a bit.”

Kapur was disappointed he didn’t put more pressure on the eventual winner despite his strong finish. “I’m happy but not completely satisfied. At the start of the day, I told myself that if I got to 10 or 11 under par, I’d give myself a chance. I gave myself opportunities. Story of the whole week, the putter wasn’t hot,” said the former Asian Games gold medal winner.

Arjun Atwal, India’s first winer on the PGA Tour, was amongst those who shared fifth place.

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Dubai World Championship

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November 28th 2010, Dubai, U.A.E.: Robert Karlsson overcame Ian Poulter in a play-off to win the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World.

The pair tied on the 14 under par mark of 274 after Karlsson, three behind overnight, played the first three holes in four under and then pitched to three feet for a birdie on the 620 yard last.

They were round in 67 and 70 respectively and so sudden death decided who won the first prize of €910,348.

Both birdied the first extra hole after hitting approaches within five feet, and at the second extra hole Poulter mis-cued his sand wedge approach to leave a 30 foot putt.

Karlsson was precise again, his ball finishing three feet from the cup, and to make matters worse Poulter then picked up a one shot penalty when he dropped his ball on his marker and moved it.

Two putts meant a bogey six for Poulter, but the penalty was irrelevant as Karlsson holed his birdie putt.

The 2008 European Number One, who has suffered a serious eye problem and glandular fever since then, will also remember his start.

From three behind Poulter overnight he birdied the first two holes and then sank an eight iron on the third for an eagle two, just as Martin Kaymer did in the opening round.

World Number One and defending champion Westwood shared third place with Alvaro Quiros a stroke behind, the Spaniard missing a long eagle putt on the 18th and Westwood pulling his second to the hole into water and taking five when a birdie would have made him part of the play-off.

Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, the only two contenders for The Race to Dubai entering the event, finished joint 13th, which earned the 25 year old German - the youngest number one since Ronan Rafferty in 1989 - a bonus of €1,092,418.

McDowell had to finish third in the tournament just to have a chance, but the memories of the US Open Championship and Ryder Cup, of course - softened the blow of just missing out on the top spot.

Karlsson said: "It was a strange day to say the least. To start birdie-birdie-eagle is not what you expect to happen when you are three behind.

"Then there was the one shot penalty. It's not the way you want to win, but these things happen in golf.

“It's a fantastic field, and obviously when we have all of the best players in Europe together, the way it looks now, it's going to be a great field - so to win here is fantastic.”

Poulter, winner of last week’s UBS Hong Kong Open and looking for consecutive wins for the first time in his career, struggled to contain his disappointment.

“A lot of positives to take away, but right now not really seeing them,” he said.

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Paul McGinley to star in Hero Honda Indian Open

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November 23rd 2010, New Delhi: Paul McGinley, the golfer whose name is synonymous with Ryder Cup glory, will compete in next week’s Hero Honda Indian Open.

The Irishman will be making his debut in India’s flagship tournament, which is being played at Delhi Golf Club from December 2 to 5.

He will be a popular addition to the tournament and joins an impressive line-up of star players that includes all of the country’s top players such as Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh, Daniel Chopra, Jyoti Randhawa, and Shiv Kapur.

The Hero Honda Indian Open boasts prize money of US$1.25 million and is the joint richest full field event on the Asian Tour.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for me to experience playing in one of Asia’s most special and popular national Opens. The Hero Honda Indian Open is a premier tournament on the Asian Tour with a long and fascinating history. I am really looking forward to the trip and I hope to put in a strong performance that will help draw my season to a successful conclusion,” said 43-year-old McGinley.

McGinley is most famous for holing the winning putt for the European team in the 2002 Ryder Cup. It was the start of a remarkable stretch for the Dubliner as he was part of the winning team in 2004 and 2006.

This season he was one of the non-playing vice captains and played an important role in marshalling Europe to another victory.

McGinley turned professional in 1991 and has triumphed four times on The European Tour. His best season came in 2005 when he claimed the Volvo Masters and finished third on the Order of Merit.

His love for team golf also came to the fore when he partnered Padraig Harrington to victory in the 1997 World Cup of Golf. He also has a brilliant record in the Seve Trophy - which sees Great Britain and Ireland compete against Europe. He played for the winning team in 2002 and 2005 while last year he was the non playing captain and led his team to victory.

“Paul McGinley is one of the most popular and recognizable players in the game of golf and he will be a wonderful addition to this year’s Hero Honda Indian Open. It is important that we are able to welcome players of his calibre to our national Open so that we can show what huge progress professional golf is making in our country,” said Mr. Pawan Munjal, Managing Director & CEO, Hero Honda Motors Ltd.

Defending champion C. Muniyappa from India will also bid for honours next week. He triumphed last year after beating Lee Sung from Korea on the first extra hole. The former caddie from Bangalore drained a 10 foot birdie putt on the par-five 18th to win at DLF Golf and Country Club.

This year will mark the 47th staging of the event and the 23rd occasion it has been held at Delhi Golf Club. The inaugural Indian Open was staged at Delhi Golf Club in 1964 when Australian Peter Thomson took the title.

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