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Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter reach career highs in world rankings

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

• Poulter up to 12th after win in Singapore • Northern Ireland's McIlroy ranked 13 in world Europe's leading money winner Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter are both at career-high places in the world rankings as they enter the season-ending Dubai World Championship. McIlroy, whose runners-up finish in the Hong Kong Open took him ahead of Lee Westwood on the Order of Merit and Ryder Cup points...

• McIlroy closing in on world's top ten - ireland.com

Rory McIlroy builds healthy Race to Dubai lead

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

• Rory McIlroy has £110,000-plus advantage over Lee Westwood • Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher also retain outside chance Rory McIlroy has moved into a lead of more than £110,000 over Lee Westwood with one week remaining on this season's European Tour. The 20-year-old, attempting to become the second youngest player ever to win the Order of Merit, regained top spot by finishing...

Kim to set Allenby straight in semi-final

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

• Allenby alleged American had entered hotel 'sideways' • Angel Cabrera plays Simon Dyson in second semi-final When Robert Allenby and Anthony Kim tee up in the first semi-final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesín tomorrow, their encounter is likely to have a little more edge than normal. In the immediate wake of Kim's 5&3 win over the Australian at the...

McIlroy keeps Match Play hopes alive

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

• Rory McIlroy birdies last two holes to pull off vital win • Lee Westwood beats Ross Fisher Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes to keep his chances intact at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain today. The 20-year-old Northern Irishman, heavily beaten by the Masters champion Angel Cabrera in the first of the group matches, beat Simon Dyson by two holes. With Cabrera going...

Volvo World Matchplay

Even Par Round (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

This looks complicated. I checked out the 'leaderboard' on the European PGA Tour website and it requires a bit of concentration. Groups A, B, C, and D with players playing more than one match. Looks kind of like a round robin kind of event. They used to do that on the ATP tour at some event in Vegas I think. Press reports kept suggesting that Anthony Kim was 'the star' of the day, but according to...

Dyson Captures Dunhill Links Title

Hit The Fairway (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

Simon Dyson captured the Dunhill Links Championship on Monday after shooting a 6 under par final round of 66, finishing 3 shots ahead of Oliver Wilson and Rory McIlroy. The 31 year old finished on 20 under par for the four rounds, winning a career best £485,850, and moves him into the world's top 50 players for the first time. Having already won the Dutch Open in August, Dyson moves to the top...

• Dyson shrugs off sickness to claim Dunhill success - Scotsman.com
• Local Golf News: Dyson cleans-up with St Andrews victory - Liverpool Echo.co.uk
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Dyson sweeps up at St Andrews

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

• Victory takes 31-year-old to top of Ryder Cup rankings • Rory McIlroy and Oliver Wilson finish three strokes behind Simon Dyson has moved into the world's top 50 for the first time after winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews with a final round of 66. The 31-year-old from York collected the £485,850 first prize by three strokes from Rory McIlroy and Oliver Wilson....

Final Note from Dunhill Links: A Stellar Day for Dyson

Golf Girl's Diary (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

Six birdies in the first seven holes? When you get off to that kind of start you're pretty much golden... and that was Simon Dyson today, grabbing the lead early from Luke Donald. Mr. Dyson's six-under-par 66 and 20-under 268 total put him three strokes ahead of Rory McIlroy and Oliver Wilson to win at St. Andrews today. And this win was all the more significant for the understated Englishman,

Vivendi Trophy Teams Announced

Hit The Fairway (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009

This month's Vivendi Trophy teams have been announced. Paul McGinley will captain a Britain and Ireland team against Thomas Bjorn's Continental team at St Nom la Breteche, beginning on September 24th. However, there are question marks over some players in both teams. Padraig Harrington, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter are all attempting to qualify for the Tour Championshipin the States, which is the same...

Yang soars up rankings after US PGA win

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009

• Yang's triumph lifts him to No34 in rankings • Rory Sabbatini loses out on automatic place YE Yang's remarkable victory over Tiger Woods in the US PGA Championship at Hazeltine – the first win by an Asian-born player in any of the men's majors – has taken the South Korean from 110th in the world to No34, earning the 37-year-old a place in Greg Norman's International side to...

Ashes Golf

Aussie Golfer (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009

This may the craziest idea Aussie Golfer has ever had. Watching the Ashes series this year I wondered whether we need to consider the idea of an Ashes Golf Series. I realise on first thoughts the whole idea may sound a little ridiculous but just give me a moment. It could be staged at the end of every second year. Maybe even in line with the Ashes cricket series. Obviously the host country would be...

Beaten Harrington regains top 10 berth

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009

• Harrington ranked 10th after second-place in Akron • Tiger Woods extends lead with fifth win since injury Padraig Harrington is back in the world's top 10 despite the triple-bogey eight which cost him the chance of beating Tiger Woods yesterday . Harrington, who this week defends his US PGA title, was one ahead with three to play in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, but ended up losing...

British Open Updates

Sports betting (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009

Since the British Open is taking place across the pond, the tournament has already started. It’s about 8:35 a.m. Scotland time right now and as it stands there is a four-way tie for first place with Mark Calcavecchia, Oliver Wilson, Steve Stricker and Tom Watson all tied for the lead at -1.

Bill Elliott: McIlroy leads band of likely lads

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009

The talented Irishman is advised to strike before potential becomes a thing of the past Youth has its place in golf, but usually it is somewhere round the back and away from the top tables. The young Tiger Woods's impish romp through this major altered public perception of how old a man needs to be to win one of the big championships. It did not, however, skewer the statistics. Despite Tiger's glorious...

Westwood and Woods grouped together

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009

• Westwood starts alongside Woods and Ryo Ishikawa • Defending champion Padraig Harrington tees off at 2.20pm Lee Westwood will go head-to-head with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds of the Open at Turnberry on Thursday and Friday – just as he did on the final day of the US Open last year. Westwood matched the world No1's score that day, both going round Torrey Pines in two-over-par...