Sports Personality: Nick Faldo wins in 1989 after Masters victory

As BBC Sport celebrates 60 years of Sports Personality of the Year, we visit the archive to remember all the previous winners' achievements. In 1989, British golfer Sir Nick Faldo emerged victorious. Earlier in the year he lifted his second major title at the Masters in Augusta, carding a final round 65 to force a play-off against Scott Hoch, before winning at the second extra hole. The Englishman ultimately claimed six major championships...

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PGA European Tour Results

DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, Jumeirah Golf Estates Clubhouse Scores, Par = 72    14 - 17 November 2013 Player Country R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Score Stenson Swe 68 64 67 64 263 Poulter Eng 69 68 66 66 269 Dubuisson Fra 70 66 64 71 271 Luiten Ned 73 68 65 66 272 Donald Eng 73 66 67 67 273 McIlroy NI 71 67 68 67 273 Westwood Eng 70 70 65 68 273 Donaldson Wal 68 72 ...

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Men's golf rankings

World rankings: As of Monday 18 November 2013 Rank Name Country 1 Tiger Woods United States 2 Adam Scott Australia 3 Henrik Stenson Sweden 4 Phil Mickelson United States 5 Justin Rose England 6 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland 7 Matt Kuchar United States 8 Steve Stricker United States 9 Brandt Snedeker United States 10 Jason Dufner United States 11 Ian Poulter England 12 Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland ...

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Women's world golf rankings

As of Monday 18 November 2013 Rank Name Country 1 Inbee Park South Korea 2 Suzann Pettersen Norway 3 Stacy Lewis United States 4 Lydia Ko New Zealand 5 So Yeon Ryu South Korea 6 Na Yeon Choi South Korea 7 Shanshan Feng China 8 Karrie Webb Australia 9 I K Kim South Korea 10 Catriona Matthew Scotland Other Britons in top150: Rank Name Country 47 Jodi Ewart Shadoff England 114 Charley...

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Graeme McDowell set to play for Ireland in Rio Olympics

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell expects to play for Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. McDowell is representing Ireland at this week's World Cup in Melbourne, which rules out the option of playing for Team GB in Brazil. Olympic rules state that he could only play for Team GB if three years have passed since representing Ireland. "With Olympic regulations I'll have to play for Ireland when it comes to the Olympics - if good enough,"...

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Lydia Ko ready for first tournament as a professional

Lydia Ko has won four professional tournaments -- and this week she'll have a chance to win the prize money that comes with it. NAPLES, Fla.  -- Lydia Ko didn't need to wait for the prize money to be distributed to realize why this week is so different on the LPGA Tour. She was reminded in the airport by a question she has heard dozens of times. The 16-year-old from New Zealand was clearing customs when the agent asked her purpose for...

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USGA: No penalty if player doesn't see ball move

A golfer who unwittingly moves his ball during competition may not be penalized if that movement could not reasonably have been detected without the use of “enhanced technology.” That’s the word Tuesday morning from the USGA and the R&A, which have been busy grappling with the growing impact of video evidence in the reporting of potential rules violations. In a joint statement, released as part of their biennial review of the Decisions on the Rules of Golf, the governing bodies declared that a “ball will not be deemed to have moved if...

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