Ai Miyazato has won her first LPGA Tour title after beating Sophie Gustafson in a playoff at the co-sanctioned Evian Masters in France on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Japanese golfer was tied with joint third-round leader Gustafson after closing with three-under-par 69, while Sweden’s Solheim Cup veteran carded 70 after a long eagle putt at the [...]

Embarking on my first British Open, I was of the understanding the weather would be wet and windy and the scoring tough but my week thus far has been spent in shorts and t-shirts at a surprisingly benign Turnberry.

As nice as it is for a roving reporter to be out in the warm sunshine, [...]

Are you a LEED AP itching to play golf on a course that behooves your accreditation? Look no further: entertainer Justin Timberlake’s Mirimichi public golf course, near Memphis, Tenn., has earned the first Audobon Classic Sanctuary certification from Audobon International, an environmental education organization. The course will open July 25 and when completed, will [...]

Open crowds have slumped by 13,000 this year as Turnberry’s remote Scottish location and the credit crunch hit home.

The first day attendance yesterday was 23,500, compared to 36,500 at Birkdale last year, but the R& A last night insisted it was pleased with the figures – which are up on the last time the Open [...]

The Dubai-based owners of the Turnberry Resort which is venue for 2009′s Open Championship, will confirm their intention to honour a £100 million five-year deal with the European Tour this week. The tour has been in question because of the global economic downturn.

Telegraph Sport has disclosed that Nakheel, the property-development arm of the Dubai government, [...]

PADRAIG HARRINGTON is not yet ready to rule out completing a hat-trick of Open titles in 15 days’ time despite his fifth missed cut in a row at the French Open.
“I have another week,” said the Dubliner after a second round 75 that included a triple bogey eight on the 14th.

As he did before his [...]

SYLVANIA, Ohio Reprt of AFP Australia’s Sarah Kemp seized a share of the lead at 11-under 131 after the second round of the 1.4 million dollar LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

Kemp shot an eight-under 63 on Friday and shares the lead with American Laura Diaz who had a 67.

American Morgan Pressel is in third [...]

Dubai: The new Dubai Golf Summer Series started at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club on Saturday.

The first round sponsored by Ping witnessed a strong field of 86 players making a start to their campaign to reach the grand final at Emirates Golf Club on September 5.

Two players scored an amazing 38 points from their [...]

Nothing can stop the Tiger Woods money machine.

Eight months on the shelf after knee surgery put a severe dent in his prize money, and killed his overseas appearance fees. One of his main sponsors walked away a year before their agreement was set to expire.

Yet Tiger Woods remains sports’ highest earner with an annual income [...]