Robert Karlsson

Haas wins points race over Funk, Langer

Jay Haas finished 16th in the Champions Tour's final event, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, Calif., good enough to hold off former Maryland golf coach Fred Funk and Bernhard Langer in the season-long points...

Going out on top

By Herald Wire Services Monday, November 3, 2008 - Updated 27m ago Annika Sorenstam defeated Ye Liying on the second hole of a playoff yesterday in the Suzhou (China) Taihu Ladies Open, giving the Swede her fourth title of the...

SPORTS WIRE: World-record holder Radcliffe wins NYC Marathon 3rd time

Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain defended her title at the New York City Marathon on Sunday to become only the second woman to win the race three times. Grete Waitz won it a record nine times, the last in 1988.

Kung wins LPGA title by a stroke

American Candie Kung shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA Kolon Championship by one shot over Australian Katherine Hull.Kung, who was born in Taiwan, eagled the ninth hole during a windy third round at Incheon's Sky 72...

Sunday's sports briefs

GOLF Palmer wins with birdie on 18th Ryan Palmer has won the Ginn sur Mer Classic by making a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole Sunday that broke a six-way tie for the lead. The victory in Palm Coast, Fla., earned him a two-year...

Sports Shorts: Amato leads Monmouth

Monmouth University senior defender Angelo Amato's first career goal on a penalty kick paced the Hawks (11-3-2, 5-1-1) to a 1-0 Northeast Conference victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (9-5-2, 4-2-1) Sunday on The Great Lawn.

Golf-Volvo Masters third round scores

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Leading third round scores from the Volvo Masters at the par-71 Valderrama course in Sotogrande, Spain, on Sunday. 205 Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 65 71 69 208 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 68 70 70 Lee Westwood...

McDowell clinches top-10 finish

Graeme McDowell finished in a tie for eighth position thanks to a closing 67 at the Volvo Masters at Valderrama. McDowell carded four birdies in a bogey-free round to end on one under. Darren Clarke was joint 11th after a 73,...

Golf: Tour rookie Letzig takes lead going into final round

Even after two bogeys wiped out his cushion Saturday in the Ginn sur Mer Classic, Ryan Palmer continued to play aggressively until he no longer had any lead at all. Palmer hit driver off the deck and into the water on the par-5...

Swede Success for Karlsson in Order of Merit Triumph

Despite finishing in 32nd place at Volvo Masters, Robert Karlsson did enough to secure the 2008 European Tour Order of Merit Robert Karlsson was never going to deny Padraig Harrington the unofficial title of Europe's best...