Golf-World rankings (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 12.37 average points 2. (2) Tiger Woods 9.25 3. (3) Luke Donald (England) 8.76 4. (4) Lee Westwood (England) 6.87 5. (5) Justin Rose (England) 6.19 6. (6) Adam Scott (Australia) 6.07 7. (7) Bubba Watson 5.93 8. (8) Webb Simpson 5.89 9. (10) Jason Dufner 5.83 10. (9) Brandt Snedeker 5.76 11. (11) Steve Stricker 5.46 12. (12) Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 5.43 13. (13) Matt Kuchar 5.24 14. (15) Keegan Bradley 5.19 15. (14) Dustin Johnson 5.19 16. ...
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Tiger eyes lake-side ambush of McIlroy (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Tiger Woods (R) of the U.S. and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland chat at the 12th hole during their World Golf Final Group 1 match in Antalya, southern Turkey, October 11, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

(Reuters) - Still smarting from losing the Ryder Cup in extraordinary circumstances, Tiger Woods has his sights on more quick payback against world number one Rory McIlroy in China on October 29. The world's top two players will go head to head in an 18-hole medal match at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou, with Woods clearly fired up by his rivalry with the Northern Irishman. "We've all seen how talented Rory is," said 14-times major winner Woods, who routed McIlroy by six strokes in the World Golf Final in Turkey the week after the Ryder Cup. ...


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Golf-Tiger eyes lake-side ambush of McIlroy (Reuters)

22 Oct
2012
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Still smarting from losing the Ryder Cup in extraordinary circumstances, Tiger Woods has his sights on more quick payback against world number one Rory McIlroy in China on Oct. 29. The world's top two players will go head to head in an 18-hole medal match at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou, with Woods clearly fired up by his rivalry with the Northern Irishman. "We've all seen how talented Rory is," said 14-times major winner Woods, who routed McIlroy by six strokes in the World Golf Final in Turkey the week after the Ryder Cup. ...
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McIlroy leads Ryder Cup reunion in Hong Kong (Reuters)

19 Oct
2012
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the 2nd hole during his World Golf Final Group 1 match against Tiger Woods of the U.S. in Antalya, southern Turkey, October 11, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

HONG KONG (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy is set to defend his Hong Kong Open title next month, organizers said on Friday. Fresh from their sensational comeback victory over the Americans in Medinah last month, fellow Ryder Cup players Paul Lawrie and Miguel Angel Jimenez will also take part, as will Europe's captain Jose Maria Olazabal. The focus returns to the Race to Dubai for the quartet at the $2 million tournament from November 5-9. "My record in the event isn't quite as good as I would like," said Lawrie. ...


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Golf-McIlroy leads Ryder Cup reunion in Hong Kong (Reuters)

19 Oct
2012
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HONG KONG, Oct 19 (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy will defend his Hong Kong Open title next month with his European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal, organisers said on Friday. Fresh from their sensational comeback victory over the Americans in Medinah last month, fellow Ryder Cup players Paul Lawrie and Miguel Angel Jimenez will also take part. The focus returns to the Race to Dubai at for the quartet at the $2 million tournament from Nov. 5-9. "My record in the event isn't quite as good as I would like," said Lawrie. ...
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Golf-World rankings (Reuters)

15 Oct
2012
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Oct 15 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 12.51 average points 2. (2) Tiger Woods 9.37 3. (3) Luke Donald (England) 8.93 4. (4) Lee Westwood (England) 7.00 5. (5) Justin Rose (England) 6.27 6. (6) Adam Scott (Australia) 6.18 7. (7) Bubba Watson 6.02 8. (8) Webb Simpson 5.87 9. (9) Brandt Snedeker 5.83 10. (10) Jason Dufner 5.76 11. (11) Steve Stricker 5.54 12. (12) Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 5.48 13. (15) Matt Kuchar 5.33 14. (13) Dustin Johnson 5.27 15. (14) Keegan Bradley 5.25 16. ...
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Golf-Fowler withdraws from Asian events with back issue (Reuters)

11 Oct
2012
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Reuters) - American Rickie Fowler will not defend his Korean Open title next week or play in the PGA Tour's $6.1 million CIMB Classic in Malaysia the following week because of a back problem, the 23-year-old said on Friday. The flamboyantly dressed world number 28 won his first professional title at the co-sanctioned Korean and OneAsia Tour event last year by six shots from current world number one Rory McIlroy. But a long-standing issue has robbed Korean organisers of their headline act for the event which starts on Thursday at the Woo Jeong Hills in Choongnam. ...
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Rose beats Woods to set up final with red-hot Westwood (Reuters)

11 Oct
2012
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Tiger Woods of the U.S. shakes hands with Rory McIlroy (R) of Northern Ireland after their World Golf Final Group 1 match in Antalya, southern Turkey, October 11, 2012. Woods won against McIlroy to qualify for the semi-finals. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) - Justin Rose beat 14-times major champion Tiger Woods in the semi-finals on Thursday to set up a title showdown with fellow Englishman Lee Westwood at the World Golf Final exhibition event. Rose (69) carded two birdies and an eagle in the last six holes to defeat world number two Woods, who eliminated top-ranked Rory McIlroy earlier in the day, by one shot. Westwood blitzed his way past 2011 U.S. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel by six strokes, the world number four firing two eagles and eight birdies in a course record, 10-under 61. ...


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Woods beats McIlroy by 6 strokes in Turkey (The Associated Press)

11 Oct
2012
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BELEK, Turkey (AP) -- Tiger Woods beat Rory McIlroy by six strokes Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the World Golf Final, turning the first head-to-head match between the world's top two players into a one-sided contest.
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Golf-McIlroy goes out after losing to Woods (Reuters)

11 Oct
2012
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BELEK, Turkey, Oct 11 (Reuters) - World number two Tiger Woods swept past Rory McIlroy by six strokes on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the World Golf Final and eliminate the top-ranked Northern Irishman. Woods was always ahead in the Group One tussle and ended up shooting a seven-under-par 64 against McIlroy's 70 at the Antalya Golf Club to set up a meeting with England's Justin Rose. Rose blitzed his way to a course record 62 to defeat U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson (67) in the eight-man matchplay event. ...
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