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Els and G-mac paired with Woods at HSBC - US Open champion Graeme McDowell has been paired with deposed world No 1 Tiger Woods for the opening round of the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
McDowell — fresh from his brilliant win at Valderama last Sunday, which closed the gap on Martin Kaymer in the Race To [...]

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Tiger easy meat for European team – McIlory – Fast rising Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is hoping that struggling world number one golfer Tiger Woods is picked as a United States wild card for October’s Ryder Cup because he believes that he will be easy prey for the European team.

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Phil Mickelson reveals his battle with arthritis -  Forget chasing the No. 1 ranking. Phil Mickelson was more worried about being able to get out of bed.
Mickelson revealed Tuesday he has psoriatic arthritis, which causes his immune system to attack his joints and tendons and produced such intense pain he couldn’t walk. He noticed the [...]

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Villegas switches to TaylorMade – A sneaking suspicion that Camilo Villegas was set to leave Cobra Golf when he used a TaylorMade driver at last month’s Open Championship have been confirmed.
The Colombia star, currently ranked No 24 in the world and a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, has indeed signed with the adidas-owned TaylorMade [...]

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Durban CC confirmed as SA Open host – Durban Country Club will host the 100th playing of the South African Open Championship between December 16-19, the South African Golf Association announced on Tuesday.
Durban Country Club is no stranger to the world’s top golfers, having hosted the SA Open on 16 previous occasions, more than any [...]

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Colin Montgomerie confirms three vice-captains for 2010 Ryder Cup team – Colin Montogomerie has today confirmed that Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn and Darren Clarke will be the European vice-captains at the Ryder Cup in October.
Montgomerie will lead Europe against the US team at Celtic Manor in Wales, and the Scot said this morning: “Any winning [...]

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Clarke finds form with pro-am win – Darren Clarke made a welcome return to form with victory in the JP McManus pro-am.
The Ulsterman has had a poor season on tour, but he got the better of a top-class field at Adare Manor. There are no ranking points and no prize money on offer, but a [...]

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Did Harrington turn down $10 million a year? – If a golfer turns down $10 million a year, is that a sign that there’s so much money in the game that its no longer a motivator? Or is it cause for celebration that there is at least one pro for whom money isn’t everything? We [...]

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Tiger gets heckled from sky at Pebble – Tiger Woods took a verbal shot from the gallery on Friday at Pebble Beach, but on Sunday the insult came from above. Similar to the planes that flew over Augusta National in April with sarcastic messages for Woods, a plane flew over Pebble Beach Golf Links  on [...]

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Four ways Mickelson could move to No. 1 in world rankings – The 110th U.S. Open marks the fourth tournament in the last two months where Phil Mickelson has a chance to overtake Tiger Woods as the No. 1 player in the world. His chances at Pebble Beach are better than they’ve been in the [...]