Padraig Harrington

Expert: A world without Woods? Golf would survive

So if a registered letter from a certain E.T. Woods of Windermere, Fla., were to arrive at PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., do you think there’d be a collective holding of the breath? No doubt.

Karlsson Runs Up His Bar Bill While Harrington Fails to Cash in

Europe's leading golfers endured tough conditions in the first round at Valderrama as they battled to top the Order of Merit Golf was never meant to be easy but, as the leading contenders for the 2008 European Tour Order of...

Imposing quartet chase Soren Kjeldsen

DENMARK's Soren Kjeldsen defied the windy conditions to set the pace at the Volvo Masters at Valderrama with a superb six under par opening round of 65. Four of the European Tour's top players _ Robert Karlsson, Padraig...

Kjeldsen leads by 3 shots early at Volvo Masters

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) -Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark shot a 6-under 65 Thursday to open up a three-stroke clubhouse lead during the first round of the Volvo Masters, while the four players chasing the Order of Merit title failed...

A world without Woods?

No doubt he's the greatest, but young guns have shown they can carry load Tiger Woods celebrates after making birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate during the 2008 U.S. Open. So if a registered letter...

'Race To Dubai' takes off with Emirates

With its globally renowned commitment to sports sponsorship, Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, announced that is has become the Official Airline of the HSBC Champions 2008 - the first tournament in the 'Race To...

Order of Merit is up for grabs

SOTOGRANDE, SpainRobert Karlsson leads a four-way chase for European golf's Order of Merit title at the season-ending Volvo Masters.The tournament, which features the top 57 players on the European Tour, begins today with...

KARLSSON CLOSING IN ON PRIZE

Karlsson: Order Of Merit chance Robert Karlsson is on the verge of becoming the first Swedish player to win the Order of Merit, thanks to transforming himself from Mr Angry to Mr Consistency. Despite Padraig Harrington claiming...

INTERVIEW-Golf-Money is not Poulter's motivation

By Norman Dabell SOTOGRANDE, Spain, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Family life and the world rankings are more important than the pursuit of money to Britain's Ian Poulter. "It's all about money, money, money," Poulter told Reuters on...

Rare taste of European Tour finale for Lawrie

Published Date: 30 October 2008 IT IS a measure of how removed Paul Lawrie became from the centre of European golf in recent years that the last time the 1999 Open champion qualified to tee up at Valderrama for the...