Red-hot McIlroy claims BMW Championship (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland waves to the crowd while walking toward the first green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament in Carmel, Indiana September 9, 2012. REUTERS/Brent Smith

CARMEL, Indiana (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy continued his red-hot form when he cruised to his third win in four starts with a two-shot victory at the BMW Championship on Sunday that locked in the 30-man Tour Championship field. With a glittering leaderboard featuring six major winners and four players who have held the number one ranking packed into the top 10, McIlroy carded a five-under 67 at Crooked Stick Golf Club to collect his fourth PGA Tour win of the season and second in seven days. ...


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UPDATE 2-Golf-Red-hot McIlroy claims BMW Championship (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012
* McIlroy collects sixth PGA Tour win * Mickelson unable to keep pace (Adds quotes, detail) CARMEL, Indiana, Sept 9 (Reuters) - World number one RoryMcIlroy continued his red-hot form when he cruised to his thirdwin in four starts with a two-shot victory at the BMWChampionship on Sunday that locked in the 30-man TourChampionship field. ...
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RPT-UPDATE 1-Golf-Red-hot McIlroy claims BMW Championship (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012
(Adds details) CARMEL, Indiana, Sept 9 (Reuters) - World number one RoryMcIlroy continued his red-hot form when hecruised to his third win in four starts with a two-shot victoryat the BMW Championship on Sunday that locked in the elite30-man field for the Tour Championship. With a glittering leaderboard featuring six major winnersand four players who have held the number one ranking packedinto the top 10, McIlroy carded a five-under 67 at Crooked Stickto collect his fourth PGA Tour win of the season. The mop-topped Northern Irishman finished 20 under par andwill head to the Sept. ...
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UPDATE 1-Golf-Red-hot McIlroy claims BMW Championship (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012
(Adds details) CARMEL, Indiana, Sept 9 (Reuters) - World number one RoryMcIlroy continued his red-hot form when hecruised to his third win in four starts with a two-shot victoryat the BMW Championship on Sunday that locked in the elite30-man field for the Tour Championship. With a glittering leaderboard featuring six major winnersand four players who have held the number one ranking packedinto the top 10, McIlroy carded a five-under 67 at Crooked Stickto collect his fourth PGA Tour win of the season. The mop-topped Northern Irishman finished 20 under par andwill head to the Sept. ...
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour BMW Championship scores (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012
Sept 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour BMW Championship at the par-72 course on Saturday in Carmel, Indiana 268 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 64 68 69 270 Lee Westwood (Britain) 68 65 68 Phil Mickelson (U.S.) 69 67 64 271 Tiger Woods (U.S.) 65 67 71 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 67 69 66 272 Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 68 67 67 Adam Scott (Australia) 68 68 66 273 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 65 66 69 274 Jim Furyk (U.S.) 69 70 67 275 Ryan Moore (U.S.) 66 66 73 Bo Van Pelt (U.S.) 64 69 71 276 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 69 71 71 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 68 68 69 Ian Poulter (Britain) 68 68 69 Zach Johnson (U.S. ...
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Golf-Swede Hanson claims Dutch victory with eagle finish (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012
Sept 9 (Reuters) - Sweden's Peter Hanson claimed a dramaticvictory at the Dutch Open on Sunday with an eagle on the 18thhole to overhaul Spain's Pablo Larrazabal. Hanson, a member of the European team for this month's RyderCup, secured his fifth career victory when he holed a monsterputt at the last to finish with a round of 67 and a 14-under-partotal. It was a happy end to a traumatic week for Hanson who nearlywithdrew from the tournament at the Hilversumsche Golf Club whenhis one-year-old son needed hospital treatment after falling illwith a respiratory illness at home in Florida on Friday. ...
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Golf-European PGA Tour Dutch Open scores (Reuters)

09 Sep
2012
Sept 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European PGA Tour Dutch Open at the par-70 course on Sunday in Hilversum 266 Peter Hanson (Sweden) 66 66 67 67 268 Richie Ramsay (Britain) 71 66 64 67 Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 69 65 64 70 269 Scott Jamieson (Britain) 68 64 66 71 271 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 68 70 64 69 Graeme Storm (Britain) 63 66 69 73 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spain) 67 65 66 73 272 Gregory Bourdy (France) 69 68 69 66 Anders Hansen (Denmark) 70 67 68 67 Richard Sterne (South Africa) 70 68 66 68 Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 70 65 67 70 273 Richard Finch (Britain) 70 69 70 64 Marc ...
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Mickelson finding form at perfect time (Reuters)

08 Sep
2012

Phil Mickelson of the U.S. watches his putt roll on the eleventh green during round one of the BMW Championship golf tournament in Carmel, Indiana September 6, 2012. REUTERS/Brent Smith

CARMEL, Indiana (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson's third round birdie binge that shot him to the top of the BMW Championship's leaderboard on Saturday offered another sign that his game is rounding back into form after a mid-season meltdown. The timing could not be better. With the lucrative Tour Championship set for September 20-23 in Atlanta followed a week later by Ryder Cup duty against Europe, there is plenty on the line for Mickelson this month as he looks to end his season on the upswing. ...


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Golf-Mickelson finding form at perfect time (Reuters)

08 Sep
2012
CARMEL, Indiana, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson's thirdround birdie binge that shot him to the top of the BMW Championship's leaderboard on Saturday offeredanother sign that his game is rounding back into form after amid-season meltdown. The timing could not be better. With the lucrative Tour Championship set for Sept. 20-23 inAtlanta followed a week later by Ryder Cup duty against Europe,there is plenty on the line for Mickelson this month as he looksto end his season on the upswing. ...
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Golf-Mickelson grabs the spotlight, charges into lead with Singh (Reuters)

08 Sep
2012
CARMEL, Indiana, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson staged aninspired charge to grab the BMW Championship spotlight and ashare of the third round lead with a faltering Vijay Singh onSaturday. With Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy hogging the headlinesthrough the opening two rounds, it was Mickelson's turn to takecentre stage, marching to a career high with 10 birdies in aneight-under 64 to join Singh on 16-under. ...
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