Padraig Harrington

Drinks on bushed Karlsson after marshal finds ball

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (Reuters) - Swede Robert Karlsson had a marshal to thank after a wayward shot at the Volvo Masters threatened to spike his bid to finish the season as European golf's number one on Thursday.

Golf: Karlsson offers thank you round

Oct 31 2008 by Our Correspondent, Western Mail ROBERT KARLSSON promised a marshal “as many beers as he wants” after staying on course for the European Order of Merit title. Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen leads the season-ending Volvo...

NI players off to promising start

Darren Clarke is six shots off the lead in a tie for 10th place on level par 71 after the first round of the Volvo Masters at Valderrama on Thursday. Graeme McDowell is a shot worse off on one over, tied for 10th following a...

Dane Kjeldsen's 65 earns early Volvo Masters lead

By Norman Dabell SOTOGRANDE, Spain (Reuters) - Dane Soren Kjeldsen began his bid to go one better than last year in the Volvo Masters by taking an early first round lead on Thursday. An eight-birdie six-under 65 gave Kjeldsen a...

Emirates is official airline for golf meet

Dubai: Emirates said yesterday that is has become the official airline of the HSBC Champions 2008 - the first tournament in the 'Race To Dubai'. The HSBC Champions, to be held at the Shanghai Sheshan Golf Club in the Chinese...

Kjeldsen leads Garcia by 3 at Volvo Masters

Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark shot a 6-under 65 Thursday for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Volvo Masters, and Lee Westwood surged ahead of his three competitors in the chase for the Order of Merit title. Westwood...

Green heads Aussies

Richard Green is the leading Australasian in the field - eight strokes behind Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen - after the opening round of the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama. Green could only manage a two-over-par 73 and...

Kjeldsen's 65 earns early Volvo Masters lead

Dane Soren Kjeldsen began his bid to go one better than last year in the Volvo Masters by taking an early first round lead on Thursday. An eight-birdie six-under 65 gave Kjeldsen a four-shot clubhouse advantage over Britons...

Garcia eyeing Tiger Woods

Friday, October 31, 2008 MADRID: Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia believes he is closing in on world number one Tiger Woods at the top of the rankings, ahead of the Volvo Masters in Valderrama in southern Spain, which will close...

Kjeldsen leads by three strokes at Volvo Masters

Updated: October 30, 2008, 1:40 PM ET of Denmark shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Volvo Masters, and Lee Westwood surged ahead in the chase for the Order of Merit title. Sergio...