Saturday, November 2, 2013

Golf-Johnson leads Poulter in China despite double bogeys

American Dustin Johnson threatened to run away with the $8.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions tournament on Saturday, before a double-bogey at the final hole of his third round gave a glimmer of hope to the field. Johnson pushed his tee shot into the water at the par-five 18th - which followed an earlier double-bogey - yet he still managed a six-under-par 66 in perfect scoring conditions to lead England's Ian Poulter (63), the defending champion, by three.Soft greens and the absence of a breeze led to a birdie blitz and also a deteriorating air quality...

Golf-Dyson withdraws from Turkish Open

England's Simon Dyson, who faces suspension from the European Tour for cheating, has withdrawn from next week's Turkish Open. The six-times European Tour winner is not on the final entry list for the $7 million event in Antalya, which means the Englishman's season is over. He is 68th on the European Tour's money list, with only the top 60 qualifying for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai in a fortnight. Dyson's withdrawal...

Golf-WGC-Champions Tournament scores

Scores from the WGC-Champions Tournament at the par-72 course on Saturday in Shanghai 198 Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 69 63 66 201 Ian Poulter (Britain) 71 67 63 202 Graeme McDowell (Britain) 69 69 64 204 Graham DeLaet (Canada) 71 68 65 Justin Rose (Britain) 68 71 65 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 65 72 67 206 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 70 74 62 Boo Weekley (U.S.) 70 67 69 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 68 69 69 207 Jamie Donaldson (Britain) ...