Tour Report: Donald has unusual ‘home’ game (PGA Tour)

26 Sep
2012
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Rogash/Getty Images Luke Donald is playing in his fourth Ryder Cup. By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM MEDINAH, Ill. — Luke Donald is one of the few, if not the only player, to ever have an honest-to-goodness home game at the Ryder Cup. Of course, the Englishman who lives 25 miles from Medinah plays for the European [...]
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Unique hometown advantage for Donald at Medinah (Reuters)

26 Sep
2012
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European team golfer Luke Donald of England hits from a sand trap near the third green during the 39th Ryder Cup golf matches at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, September 25, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young

MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - Much is made of home advantage at Ryder Cups and Britain's Luke Donald finds himself in the unusual position of being the only 'local' player on either team at Medinah Country Club this week. The English former world number one spent four years at the nearby Northwestern University, married a Chicago girl and has lived in the 'Windy City' ever since. "It's a unique situation for me," Donald told reporters on Wednesday. "I make my home here, 25 miles just north of here. I've been living here for 15 years. ...


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Tour Report: Watch: Donald still in it (PGA Tour)

23 Sep
2012
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Donald birdies No. 6
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Tour Report: Donald wants to finish on ‘high note’ (PGA Tour)

19 Sep
2012
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By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM ATLANTA, Ga. — Luke Donald is right where he wants to be. He just has a bigger mountain to climb at East Lake than he has the past two years. Donald enters this week’s TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola ranked 15th in the FedExCup. A year ago, he came in fourth and [...]
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Tour Report: Extra work pays dividends for Donald (PGA Tour)

31 Aug
2012
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Rogash/Getty Images Luke Donald has top-3 finishes in his last two starts at TPC Boston. By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM NORTON, Mass. — Luke Donald wasn’t particularly pleased with the way he hit the ball in Thursday’s pro-am at the Deutsche Bank Championship. So he headed for the practice range for some fine-tuning. Smart decision. There [...]
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UPDATE 1-Golf-Downbeat Donald no closer to solving major problem (Reuters)

10 Aug
2012
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* Donald struggles to a 76 in second round * Makes the cut with no room to spare (Updates at end of day) KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina, Aug 10 (Reuters) - LukeDonald's quest to end a title drought in the majors was poisedto fall well short once again as he struggled to a four-over-par76 in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship. The British world number one had high hopes coming into theweek with a new strategy to put himself under less self-imposedpressure but flirted with missing the cut before narrowly makingit right on the number at six-over 150. ...
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U.S. Open missed cut gives Donald a major lesson (Reuters)

07 Aug
2012
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England's Luke Donald watches his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament in Akron, Ohio, August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - Missing the cut at the U.S. Open in June proved to be a valuable lesson for Luke Donald, the British world number one said on Tuesday as he continues his quest to end a title drought in the majors. While Englishman Donald has yet to triumph in any of golf's blue riband events, he has consciously eased off on self-imposed pressure and goes into this week's PGA Championship invigorated by Ernie Els' victory at last month's British Open. ...


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Golf-U.S. Open missed cut gives Donald a major lesson (Reuters)

07 Aug
2012
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KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Missing thecut at the U.S. Open in June proved to be a valuable lesson forLuke Donald, the British world number one said on Tuesday as hecontinues his quest to end a title drought in the majors. While Englishman Donald has yet to triumph in any of golf'sblue riband events, he has consciously eased off on self-imposedpressure and goes into this week's PGA Championship invigoratedby Ernie Els' victory at last month's British Open. ...
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Tour Report: Donald among 4 setting early pace (PGA Tour)

02 Aug
2012
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AKRON, Ohio – The first groups off the tee have just made the turn in Thursday’s opening round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. World No. 1 Luke Donald is among four players tied for the lead at 3 under after making birdie on his first three holes on the back nine. Also at that [...]
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