Winning feeling revives Day's world number one dream

Australian Jason Day's drought-breaking win at the World Cup of Golf on Sunday has him knocking on the door of the world's top 10 and revived his goal of one day climbing to top spot. The 26-year-old's triumph at Royal Melbourne saw him jump to 11th from 18th in the world rankings and gave him a much-needed dose of self-belief after three years of near-misses since his maiden title at the 2010 Byron Nelson Championship. Having outplayed compatriot and world number two Adam Scott and seventh-ranked American Matt Kuchar to take individual...

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World Ranking scores

Scores from the World Ranking 1 (1)  Tiger Woods (U.S.)                2 (2)  Adam Scott (Australia)            3 (3)  Henrik Stenson (Sweden)           4 (4)  Phil Mickelson (U.S.)             5 (5)  Justin Rose (Britain)             ...

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McIlroy settles dispute with former sponsor Oakley

Rory McIlroy has settled a legal dispute with his former sponsor, American sportswear company Oakley, the Irish golfer said on Sunday without disclosing the terms of the deal. A sponsorship switch to Nike in January by the former world No. 1 prompted Oakley to launch legal action to try to retain its sponsorship deal, saying it had the right to match any improved agreement with another company. "The legal claims brought by Oakley against Rory McIlroy in California have been amicably settled to the satisfaction of both parties," a statement...

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Dane Madsen gets first European Tour win in South Africa

Denmark's Morten Orum Madsen claimed his first European Tour victory with a two-shot win at the South African Open Championship on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Sunday. Madsen had looked an unlikely winner earlier in the day but home favourites Hennie Otto and Charl Schwartzel both squandered three-shot leads to gift him the title. He carded a bogey-free five-under-par 67 in his fourth round for a total of 269, two shots ahead of South Africans Jbe Kruger and Otto. With his father watching from the gallery, the 25-year-old Madsen beat...

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European Tour South African Open scores

Scores from the European Tour South African Open at the par-72 course on Sunday in Ekurhuleni 269 Morten Madsen (Denmark)  67 66 69 67 271 Jbe Kruger (South Africa)  65 70 71 65 Hennie Otto (South Africa)  72 66 65 68 272 Marco Crespi (Italy)  65 67 70 70 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa)  67 65 69 71 273 Alejandro Canizares (Spain)  69 67 69 68 274 Trevor Fisher (South Africa)  70 67 73 64 Johan Carlsson (Sweden)  69...

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Day shares World Cup joy with grieving family

Jason Day plans a few celebratory drinks after winning the $8 million World Cup of Golf on home soil on Sunday before turning his efforts to raising awareness for the devastated Philippines where eight of his relatives were killed by Typhoon Haiyan. The grieving 26-year-old competed with a heavy heart at Royal Melbourne but played some of the finest golf of his life to seal the individual trophy by two strokes and drive Australia to a runaway victory in the team component. Day's triumph was watched by his Filipino-born mother Dening, whose...

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Day seals emotional World Cup win for Australia

MELBOURNE, - Australia's Jason Day fended off Danish challenger Thomas Bjorn and rode an emotional wave of crowd support to win the World Cup of Golf by two strokes at Royal Melbourne on Sunday. World number 18 Day, mourning the loss of eight relatives killed in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, broke clear of the tenacious Bjorn on the par-four 16th with a nerveless clutch putt for par before holding firm in the final holes. After tapping in the winning putt on the 18th, the 26-year-old raised his arms aloft in triumph and embraced...

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Australia's Day wins emotional World Cup

Australia's Jason Day rode an emotional wave of crowd support to shoot a final round 70 and win the World Cup of Golf on Sunday by two strokes at Royal Melbourne after an enthralling duel with Danish runnerup Thomas Bjorn. Day, grieving the loss of eight relatives killed in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, holed a nervy clutch putt for par on the par-four 16th to break a stroke clear of Bjorn and embraced his mother after rolling in the final putt on the 18th. Day finished with a 10-under total of 274 for his first professional win in...

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Grieving Day fires Australia into World Cup contention

Jason Day ensured compatriot Adam Scott's pre-tournament prediction of a World Cup triumph for Australia was no idle talk as he charged into the lead after the third round of the $8 million tournament on Saturday. Day's assured five-under 66 gave himself a one-stroke lead over Danish overnight leader Thomas Bjorn in the individual competition while lifting Australia to the same margin over the United States atop the team component. The world number eighteen's impressive return at a challenging Royal Melbourne course follows the loss of eight...

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Kuchar sniffs individual and team glory at World Cup

Having been on the receiving end of a belligerent Royal Melbourne, Matt Kuchar was happy to get one back over the famed sandbelt course with a bogey-free 68 on Saturday to move to outright third after the World Cup of Golf's third round. The American world number seven has put in hard yards Down Under, and arrived a week early to warm up at the Australian Masters on the same course where he very nearly snatched the title from defending champion Adam Scott in the final round. Having charged into a two-stroke lead, Kuchar crumbled in the last...

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Local hero Jason's Day at World Cup Down Under

Australia's Jason Day shot a sparkling five-under 66 to soar to the lead of the $8 million World Cup of Golf after the third round on Saturday, as defending champion Matt Kuchar charged into contention. Day, grieving the loss of eight relatives killed in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, rolled in six birdies to hold a one-stroke lead over Danish overnight leader Thomas Bjorn on a sunny, breezy day at Royal Melbourne. Day's composure on the sandbelt course's slick greens not only put him into contention for individual honours, but also...

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Welshman Manley follows ace with disgrace at World Cup

Welshman Stuart Manley gave new meaning to the phrase "from the sublime to the ridiculous" at the World Cup of Golf on Saturday when he followed up an ace at Royal Melbourne's third hole with a septuple-bogey 11 on the next. The 34-year-old Aberdare man, who clinched a European Tour card at qualifying school in Spain last week, soared into second place after holing his tee-shot on the 161-metre par-three, two strokes behind Danish leader Thomas Bjorn. "I was just buzzing, the adrenalin was just pumping," he told reporters. Having opened...

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Jason Day wins World Cup at Royal Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia — Jason Day made a seven-foot par-saving putt on the 16th hole and held off a faltering Thomas Bjorn to win the World Cup and secure his first tournament win in nearly three years. Day had a 70 at Royal Melbourne on Sunday for a 10-under total of 274, two strokes ahead of Denmark's Bjorn, who finished with a 71 after two late bogeys. Day's last tournament victory came at the Byron Nelson Championship on the U.S....

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2014 LPGA schedule includes 32 official events

NAPLES, Fla. – Many were writing the LPGA tour's obituary in 2011. Quick, get rewrite. Continuing its upward trend and broadening its reach, the LPGA tour announced Friday a robust schedule for the 2014 season, one in which will feature 32 official events as well as the inaugural International Crown event, a team competition between eight countries that will be held outside Baltimore. In 2011, there were just 23 events. "It's an...

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China's Shanshan Feng hangs on for LPGA's biggest purse

NAPLES, Fla. – Breaking away early from a star-studded leaderboard and then hanging on down the stretch, the biggest name in women's golf in China won the LPGA Tour's largest prize Sunday at the season-ending CME Group Titleholders. Shanshan Feng, the only player from China to win a major championship, made birdies on four of her first six holes, added two more in the final four holes and shot 6-under-par 66 on the Gold Course at windy Tiburon...

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