Stuart Manley takes lead in Hong Kong after third round

Stuart Manley of Wales put himself in position for a first European Tour title by shooting a 4-under 66 Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round at the Hong Kong Open. Manley made the most of benign conditions at the Hong Kong Golf Club to roll in six birdies mixed with two bogeys for a total of 10-under 200. Wade Ormsby of Australia and Shiv Kapur of India both shot 66 as well to sit tied for a second, while defending champion...

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Jamie Donaldson shoots 67, keeps 3-shot lead in Sun City

Jamie Donaldson maintained his three-shot lead through the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Saturday, putting the Welshman in sight of his biggest career payday in his Sun City debut. The Welshman had six birdies and a single bogey on No. 17 in a 5-under 67 to stay ahead of Ryan Moore of the United States (67) and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark (66). Donaldson had a 16-under total of 200. Henrik Stenson, playing his first tournament...

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Phatlum claims Dubai title

Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum claimed the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters title in brilliant fashion on Saturday, edging out world number three Stacy Lewis in a final-round duel. British Open winner Lewis began the day with a two-shot lead and led by three when she birdied the second, third, eighth and 10th to improve to 15 under par. Phatlum reduced the gap with birdies on the 13th and 14th but Lewis looked to have struck a decisive blow when...

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Hong Kong Open

Wales' Stuart Manley will take a slender lead into the final round of the Hong Kong Open as he looks to cap an eventful few weeks with a first European Tour title. Manley carded a third round of 66 in Fanling to finish 10 under par, one shot ahead of Australia's Wade Ormsby and India's Shiv Kapur, with defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, fellow Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara and England's Steve Webster another shot back. "Pretty much from the first hole onwards, every iron shot was right down the pin," said Manley, who fired six birdies...

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Tiger Woods charges into lead

Tiger Woods stormed into the lead at his own Northwestern Mutual World Challenge tournament as a 10-under par second round of 62 put him two clear of overnight leader Zach Johnson. Woods, who plays host at the Sherwood Country Club, took full advantage of the birdie opportunities that came his way to tie his own course record and move to 11 under par overall. Behind him there were encouraging signs from Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell,...

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Jamie Donaldson pulls clear at Nedbank Challenge in South Africa

Wales' Jamie Donaldson shrugged off an unfortunate penalty to take a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City. Donaldson completed a first round of 67 on Friday morning, play resuming at 7:30am after being abandoned for the day on Thursday afternoon after a second thunderstorm hit the course. That left the 38-year-old one shot behind Spain's Sergio Garcia, but a second round of 66 containing seven...

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Zach Johnson hits purple patch to lead in California

Zach Johnson finished day one of the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge five-under-par to lead by one shot in California. Reigning champion Graeme McDowell was the leading overseas challenger at level par, alongside Jim Furyk and one clear of fellow Ulsterman Rory McIlroy. Johnson hit a purple patch with five birdies in seven holes from the 10th to finish the day one clear of Matt Kuchar, with only five of the 18-strong field under par...

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Host Tiger Woods leads at World Challenge

Tiger Woods stormed into the lead at his own Northwestern Mutual World Challenge tournament as Graeme McDowell moved up to fourth. Woods, who plays host at the Sherwood Country Club in California, took full advantage of the birdie opportunities that came his way to tie his own course record.  A 10-under-par second round of 62 put him two clear of overnight leader Zach Johnson and on 11-under-par overall. Behind him there were encouraging...

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Jamie Donaldson closes in on Nedbank Challenge crown

Four birdies on the back nine saw Welshman Jamie Donaldson maintain his three stroke lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge with one round to play.  The 38-year-old, chasing his biggest single payday yet at the $6.5-million event, kept up Friday's momentum as he returned a third-round score of 67 for a 16-under-par total of 200. He might have had a more comfortable lead in search of the $1.25-million first prize, had he not bogeyed the...

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Wales' Stuart Manley edges ahead at Hong Kong Open

Wales' Stuart Manley will take a slender lead into the final round of the Hong Kong Open with Ireland’s David Higgins nine shots back. Manley carded a third round of 66 in Fanling to finish 10-under-par, one shot ahead of Australia's Wade Ormsby and India's Shiv Kapur, with defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, fellow Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara and England's Steve Webster another shot back. Higgins had stormed into the lead with sizzling...

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Tiger Woods wants to beat Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead records

Tiger Woods continues to have his sights set on overhauling two of the best records in golf - Jack Nicklaus' tally of 18 major titles and Sam Snead's total of 82 career wins on the PGA Tour. Woods will turn 38 at the end of the month and is still four majors behind Nicklaus, while trailing Snead's milestone by just three. Injuries and his much-publicised private life issues cost Woods some significant time out of the action, but he has...

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Tiger Woods remembers the aura of meeting Nelson Mandela

Tiger Woods has described Nelson Mandela as an inspiration as he joined the worldwide sporting tributes to the former South African president. The 14-time major winner fondly remembers being invited to Mandela's home for lunch in 1998, the year after he became the first African-American to win the Masters at Augusta. Woods admitted the occasion was one of the outstanding highlights of his career, and he was stunned by Mandela's lack of...

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Hong Kong Open: Jbe Kruger pays Nelson Mandela tribute when taking Fanling lead

Jbe Kruger produced a flying back nine at Fanling to grab a one-shot lead at the midway point of the Hong Kong Open. The South African paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela after he came home in just 30 shots to close on seven-under after two rounds for a one-shot lead. After the death of Mandela it was perhaps apt that a South African should take the lead and Kruger's four-under round of 66 made sure it was him on top of the leaderboard. Second...

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Nedbank Golf Challenge: Sergio Garcia leads as first round concludes

Sergio Garcia moved into a slender lead when the delayed first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge was completed on a sombre morning in Sun City. Players and fans alike in South Africa were understandably muted following Thursday night's news of the passing of Nelson Mandela. Home favourites Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen led the tributes to the former South Africa president and both admitted that Friday would prove a difficult day for...

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Gary Player and Ernie Els mourn the death of Nelson Mandela

Gary Player and Ernie Els have led the tributes from the golfing world to Nelson Mandela following the death of the "iconic leader" at the age of 95. Player was one of the top golfers in the world during the infamous apartheid era in his homeland, and he played a role in the campaign to release Mandela from prison. The nine-time major winner said: "It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of our beloved Madiba, President...

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Nedbank Golf Challenge: Jamie Donaldson leads by three in Sun City

Wales' Jamie Donaldson moved into a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, despite a penalty for hitting the ball twice at the 10th. Donaldson completed a first round of 67 on Friday morning, play resuming at 7:30am after being abandoned for the day on Thursday afternoon after a second thunderstorm hit the course. That left the 38-year-old one shot behind Spain's Sergio Garcia, but a second round...

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Lewis two clear of rivals after three rounds of Dubai Ladies Open

Stacy Lewis takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Open at The Emirates Golf Club on Saturday. The American, who led by one going into the third day, posted three birdies and a bogey on her way to a two-under-par 70. Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum, who trailed the Solheim Cup star by three overnight, signed for a 69 to claim sole possession of second place, three shots clear of Scotland's Vikki Laing and Diana...

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Nelson Mandela Championship to start a day earlier than scheduled

Next week's Nelson Mandela Championship will go ahead, but will start a day earlier than scheduled, the European Tour have confirmed. The Durban tournament will now start on Wednesday, December 11 to avoid the final round clashing with Mandela's state funeral on Sunday week. Scott Jamieson won the inaugural event at the Mount Edgecombe Country Club last year, and the tournament will again benefit the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. A...

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Tiger stumps Sherwood rivals with magical 62

THOUSAND OAKS, California - Tiger Woods' closest challengers were left scratching their heads in disbelief after the world number one took control of the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge with a 10-under-par 62. Five-times champion Woods played near-flawless golf on Friday in the second round of the tournament he hosts, equaling the course record he set at Sherwood Country Club in 2007 to end the day two shots clear. His stunning 10-birdie...

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