UPDATE 1-Golf-Chatty Harrington takes control at Grand Slam (Reuters)

23 Oct
2012
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* Late birdie flurry helps Harrington card a 66 * Leads by two shots in elite, four-man field (Add quotes, detail) Oct 23 (Reuters) - Triple major winner Padraig Harrington, a late addition to the four-man field, birdied three of the last five holes to grab a two-shot lead after Tuesday's opening round of the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. The 41-year-old Irishman, who replaced British Open champion Ernie Els in the elite event which brings together the winners of the year's four majors, fired a sparkling five-under-par 66 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton. ...
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McIlroy hits Shanghai keen to boost money list lead (Reuters)

23 Oct
2012
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays table tennis (ping pong) during a promotional presentation event at the BMW Masters 2012 golf tournament in Shanghai October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy has his sights firmly set on winning the money list on both major tours as he links up with most of his fellow European Ryder Cup heroes at this week's BMW Masters in Shanghai. For the first time since they stunned the United States in Medinah last month, McIlroy has joined 10 of his 12 Ryder Cup-winning team mates at the Lake Malaren course, although personal ambitions have now taken centre stage. ...


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Golf: Harrington eyes third time charm at Grand Slam (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Golfer Padraig Harrington listens to media questions during a press conference for the Northern Trust Open PGA golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

(Reuters) - Padraig Harrington, a late replacement in the four-man field for this week's PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda, is banking on third time lucky after twice being beaten in a playoff at the elite, end-of-season event. Irishman Harrington accepted an invitation to compete at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton after British Open champion Ernie Els withdrew on Saturday with an ankle injury. "Hopefully this is third time a charm," triple major winner Harrington told reporters on Monday while preparing for Tuesday's opening round in the 36-hole event. ...


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"Everyman" Gainey happy to remain unorthodox (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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(Reuters) - Using an unconventional swing that has been compared to a man trying to kill a snake with a garden hose, American Tommy Gainey struck a blow for the 'everyman' golfer with his one-shot victory at the McGladrey Classic. A veteran of virtually every mini-circuit in the United States over the past two decades, the 37-year-old finally claimed his first PGA Tour title after closing with a stunning 10-under-par 60 on the Seaside layout at Sea Island, Georgia. ...
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Golf-’Everyman’ Gainey happy to remain unorthodox (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Using an unconventional swing that has been compared to a man trying to kill a snake with a garden hose, American Tommy Gainey struck a blow for the 'everyman' golfer with his one-shot victory at the McGladrey Classic. A veteran of virtually every mini-circuit in the United States over the past two decades, the 37-year-old finally claimed his first PGA Tour title after closing with a stunning 10-under-par 60 on the Seaside layout at Sea Island, Georgia. ...
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Golf-Bulgaria first as Thracian Cliffs to host World Match Play (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will host a European Tour event for the first time when the 2013 World Match Play Championship is staged at the Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs. Organisers said in a statement on Monday that the move from Andalucia in Spain, where the tournament has been staged for the last three years, to Bulgaria was part of a plan to rotate the venue of the championship that has been in operation since 1964. ...
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Dubai ticket would make a world of difference to Howell (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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David Howell of England hits out of a bunker onto the 15th green during the third round of the European Masters golf tournament in the Swiss mountain resort of Crans-Montana September 1, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

(Reuters) - Britain's David Howell is looking to swap the TV airwaves for the fairways of the Jumeirah Golf Estates next month by finally making his debut in the money-spinning Dubai World Championship. The former Ryder Cup player, who outscored final-round partner Tiger Woods to win the Champions Tournament in China seven years ago, is slowly getting back to something approaching his best form after several seasons of struggle. ...


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Golf-Dubai ticket would make a world of difference to Howell (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's David Howell is looking to swap the TV airwaves for the fairways of the Jumeirah Golf Estates next month by finally making his debut in the money-spinning Dubai World Championship. The former Ryder Cup player, who outscored final-round partner Tiger Woods to win the Champions Tournament in China seven years ago, is slowly getting back to something approaching his best form after several seasons of struggle. ...
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Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2012 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday: 1. Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 2,813,962 euros 2. Justin Rose (England) 2,376,628 3. Branden Grace (South Africa) 2,028,216 4. Francesco Molinari (Italy) 1,778,944 5. Ernie Els (South Africa) 1,756,971 6. Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 1,745,608 7. Peter Hanson (Sweden) 1,706,167 8. Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 1,700,132 9. Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 1,696,610 10. Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 1,591,204 11. Luke Donald (England) 1,447,144 12. Lee Westwood (England) 1,417,370 13. ...
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Spanish king set video for Ryder drama: Garcia (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Team Europe golfer Sergio Garcia (R) of Spain holds the Ryder Cup with captain Jose Maria Olazabal after the closing ceremony of the 39th Ryder Cup at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, September 30, 2012.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The King of Spain had his video recorder set up so as not to miss the last day of Europe's epic Ryder Cup tussle with the United States, Sergio Garcia told Reuters on Monday. The 32-year-old Garcia said he has found himself glued to the screen, just like friends not remotely interested in golf, to watch re-runs of Europe's stunning triumph in Chicago last month. "The week after when I watched the replays I was still getting goosebumps," the Spaniard said in a telephone interview. "It was amazing to relive some of those moments. ...


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