Rory McIlroy wins Australian Open by one shot from Adam Scott

AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL LEADERBOARD -18: R McIlroy (NI)  -17: A Scott (Aus)  -11: J Senden (Aus)  -9: B Macpherson (Aus), R Gibson (Aus) World number six Rory McIlroy birdied the final hole to win his first tournament of 2013 with a dramatic one-shot triumph in the Australian Open. The Northern Irishman, 24, began the final round four behind Adam Scott, who had led all week at Royal Sydney. But McIlroy carded a...

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Adam Scott leads Rory McIlroy by four shots at Australian Open

AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD -16: A Scott (Aus)  -12: R McIlroy (NI)  -8: R Green (Aus), M Jones (Aus), M McCardle (Aus)  -7: N Holman (Aus), S Appleby (Aus), L McKechnie (Aus), S Arnold (Aus) Australian Adam Scott moved a step closer to claiming his country's triple crown as he extended his lead to four strokes with one round remaining at the Australian Open. The world number two has already won the Australian...

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Rory McIlroy two behind Adam Scott at Australian Open

AUSTRALIAN OPEN SECOND ROUND LEADERBOARD -12: A Scott (Aus)  -10: R McIlroy (NI)  -9: R Green (Aus)  -8: M Jones (Aus) -6: B Watt (am) (Aus), L McKechnie (Aus), A Presnell (Aus), J Younger (Aus) Rory McIlroy carded nine birdies in a round of 65 to move two shots behind leader Adam Scott after two rounds of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. Seven back after day one, McIlroy, yet to win this year, benefited from...

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McIlroy snatches victory in Sydney

Rory McIlroy birdied the 18th as Adam Scott bogeyed to hand the Northern Irishman a dramatic one-shot victory at the Australian Open in Sydney - his first in over a year. McIlroy began the day four shots behind the Australian but a round of 66 - highlighted by an eagle on the par-five seventh - powered him to victory as Scott faltered. The overnight leader started and finished with bogeys as he carded a 71, letting slip what would have...

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Alfred Dunhill Championship

Defending champion Charl Schwartzel will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday as he looks to make instant amends for the disappointment of seven days ago. Schwartzel looked set to win the South African Open last week when he held a three-shot lead early in the final round, but dumped his tee shot on the sixth into water short of the green to run up a triple-bogey six. The South African...

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Scott takes four-shot Sydney lead

Adam Scott stretched his lead to four shots ahead of the final round of the Australian Open with Rory McIlroy his only real challenger remaining after a big day at the Royal Sydney Golf Club. Scott blotted his scorecard with two bogeys in a third round of 68, but that compared well with the four he recorded on Friday after his blistering opening effort of 62. A run of three birdies between the seventh and ninth ensured he remained the...

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India success for Suwannapura

Thidapa Suwannapura claimed her first Ladies European Tour title in fine fashion at the Hero Women's Indian Open. One shot clear going into the final 18 holes, Suwannapura carded a closing round of 68 to win the first prize of $45,000, the highest ever offered for women professionals in India. She birdied the first to extend that advantage and back-to-back birdies on the 13th and 14th all-but sealed her maiden success. Valentine Derrey...

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