Robert Karlsson

Golf-Garcia shares early lead in wet Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Spain's Sergio Garcia cut a swathe through the Shanghai drizzle to take a share of the early first round lead on five under par at the $5 million HSBC Champions on Thursday. The 28-year-old, who...

Golf: I'm Looking Forward To A Chinese Takeaway

Nov 6 2008 Alastair Forsyth Hsbc Champions Shootout I WAS eating a club sandwich and chips at 3am yesterday in my Shanghai hotel, wide awake and bored out of my head. I'm in China for the HSBC Champions event, a Û5m tournament...

This week on tour

Mizuno Classic Site | Shima, Japan Television | None Last year | Momoko Ueda became the first Japanese player to win the event in nine years, beating Reilley Rankin and Maria Hjorth by two strokes. Ueda had a double eagle in...

King Karlsson crowned

Titleist ambassador claims European Tour Order of Merit Titleist has paid tribute to the consistency of their staff player Robert Karlsson in claiming the European Tour's Harry Vardon Trophy as the top-money-earner and order of...

FootJoy triumph for Karlsson, too

Swede strides to title wearing lucky shoes Robert Karlsson's Order of Merit victory on the European Tour was the culmination of a great year for the FootJoy, the No.1 golf shoe and golf glove brand, even though he had a nervous...

Harrington ready to fire again after golf post-Majors lull!

Shanghai, Nov 05: Irishman Padraig Harrington says he is poised to hit top form again after a tough few months in which he struggled to come down from the highs of his spectacular back-to-back Major victories. In an ominous...

HSBC Champions: Jeev to tee off with Mickelson

Shanghai (PTI): Jeev Milkha Singh will tee off with defending champion and world number two Phil Mickelson and English Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter at the USD five million HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club...

PGA of America in no rush for Ryder Cup captain

By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer The PGA of America holds its annual meeting this week in Arizona, where it will elect a new secretary, hand out its first "PGA Patriot Award" and have focus groups discuss the economy's effect...

Justin Armsden's blog: Europe's tour tees off

Justin Armsden is in Shanghai for the start of the 2009 European Tour With the addition of the Race to Dubai, more big names are signing up A prize pool of $20 million means the European Tour is very appealing to players By...

PREVIEW-Golf-Mickelson defends in Shanghai, new era for Europe

By Nick Mulvenney BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson wants to cement his new reputation as a globe-trotting golfer by defending his HSBC Champions title as the European Tour begins a new era at the $5 million tournament...