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Tiger Woods was alive and conscious when first responders rushed to the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. Villanueva said that Woods was driving at a "relatively greater speed than normal" when he crashed in a hilly area and that Woods was driving northbound when he hit a center divider and flew several hundred feet. He added that there was no evidence of impairment when emergency personnel arrived. "[The vehicle] crossed the center divider, to the point that it

Tiger Woods "hopes" to play in the Masters at Augusta National in April after undergoing a fifth back surgery. The 45-year-old American had a microdiscectomy to relieve a pressurised disc fragment in January. Woods recovered from spinal fusion surgery in 2017 to win a 15th major at the 2019 Masters, but his participation in this year's event - which begins on 8 April - is in the balance. "I'm feeling fine - I'm a little stiff," Woods told CBS Television. "I have one

Doha: A total of 32 golfers survived freezing conditions to take part last weekend at the Doha Golf Club in the 199th edition of the Qatar Golf Lovers' (QGL) Individual Strokeplay Tournament. With a net score of 31, Andrew Robinson was proclaimed Flight A (0-9 HCP) winner, facing tough competition from Sanjeev Gupta. Meanwhile, with a net score of 32, Clark White won Flight B (10+ HCP), prodding PK Viswanath, the January tournament champion, into the second position with a net score of

DUBAI, UAE — Richard Sterne fired a superb 8-under-par 64 to open up a one-stroke lead over Kurt Kitayama after the first day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, with Ryder Cup stars Sergio Garcia and Paul Casey also in contention. Sterne started on the tenth hole at Emirates Golf Club and notched five birdies before the turn and picked up another four shots on his closing nine, with just one blemish coming on the par-4 sixth hole. “It's always good to get

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Rookie Golfer Rahul Kumar teamed up with Anwar Ali to play flawless golf to defeat 40 players paired into 20 teams playing a Two-Person Texas Scramble Format, and win QGL 196, a monthly tournament, organized by the Qatar Golf Lovers at the Doha Golf Club Academy Course over the weekend.  Young husbandand wife team of Saad and Shazia Kazi narrowly missed winning the title and ended up as runners-up with a nett score of 30. The team of Sanjeev Gupta and Amit Nagpal

Round two report Kearney posted a one under par round of 71 while Spaniard Pastor carded a three under par round of 69 at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, and the duo lead Matthew Baldwin by one stroke after the Englishman signed for an excellent six under par round of 66 to sit in third place on six under par. Niall Kearney and Jacobo Pastor share the halfway lead at the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz after the duo reached seven under par

Round one report Niall Kearney leads by strokes at the end of the opening round of the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz thanks to a sublime six under par round of 66 at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Irishman signed a blemish free card at the end of a blustery day in Andalucía to lead by two over Spain’s Jacobo Pastor in second place on four under par, while Germany’s Allen John, Spanish duo Manuel Elvira and Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, and

The European Tour is delighted to announce the appointment of Penny Avis to the Board of the Tour as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. The former Deloitte corporate finance partner will bring considerable Board experience to the European Tour in addition to a wide appreciation and understanding of business and governance matters, from a career which has taken her across Europe, the Americas and Asia. In addition to current NED roles at law firm Howard Kennedy and Cifas, the UK’s Fraud Prevention

Emilio Cuartero Blanco is focused on earning a place in the Challenge Tour Grand Final when he tees it up in the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petro from November 11-14. The Spaniard currently lies in 77th position on the Road to Mallorca Rankings and will only travel to the island of Mallorca for next week's season-ending event if he is one of the top 45 available players from within the leading 65 on the Rankings.

New event forms part of double header in Dubai along with DP World Tour ChampionshipTournament will be played on the Fire course at Jumeirah Golf EstatesIt is the 15th tournament to be added to 2020 schedule since July restart  The European Tour today announced a new tournament, the Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World, will be played in the penultimate week of the 2020 season, taking place on the Fire course at Jumeirah Golf Estates from Wednesday December 2 to Saturday

Final Report Robert MacIntyre claimed an emotional maiden European Tour title at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown, where a seven under final round 64 earned the Scot a one-stroke victory in a thrilling shoot-out finale. The 24-year-old carded eight birdies in the final showdown of the exciting new format, in which the 19 players who had progressed to the final round began the day from a clean slate in a sprint to the finish - with the lowest round of the day sealing

Final round report Ondrej Lieser wrote his name into golfing history by becoming the first golfer from the Czech Republic to win on the European Challenge Tour with victory at the Andalucía Challenge de España. The 29-year-old posted a closing five under par round of 67 to reach ten under par at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, two strokes clear of England’s Richard Mansell in second place on eight under par, with fellow Englishman Matt Ford and home favourite Pedro

Round three report Pedro Oriol will draw on the spirit of Seve Ballesteros as he goes into the final round of the Andalucía Challenge de España tied for the lead on six under par with Sweden’s Oscar Lengden at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Spaniard posted a four under par round of 68 on day three in Andalucía while Lengden posted a 69 and the duo lead England’s Richard Mansell, overnight leader Martin Simonsen, Ondrej Lieser, of the Czech

Round Two Report The 32-man field for the third round of the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown will be finalised on Saturday morning after darkness suspended play on day two at Aphrodite Hills Resort. 2014 Ryder Cup star Jamie Donaldson, who held the 54-hole lead at last week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open on the same golf course, is the leading scorer on 12 under par with three holes to complete on Saturday morning. James Morrison of England and American Johannes Veerman earlier set the

Round two report Martin Simonsen holds a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Andalucía Challenge de España after holing out from the bunker for birdie on the final hole to post a three under par second round of 69. The Dane leads at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri on nine under par, four strokes ahead of Sweden’s Christofer Blomstrand in second place on five under par, while Czech Republic’s Stanislav Matus and Scotland’s Euan Walker are a stroke

Round Three Report Another day of high drama at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown ended with 19 players progressing to the final-day shoot-out in Cyprus, where Johannes Veerman and Matthew Jordan signed for the lowest rounds of the day while Gavin Green was among those players to produce an eleventh-hour salvo to make it through to Sunday. The tee was moved forward on the par five 18th hole for round three in Paphos, making for numerous nail-biting moments as players chased the third

Round one report Martin Simonsen posted a bogey-free six under par round of 66 to take the first round lead at the Andalucía Challenge de España at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Dane holds a one-stroke advantage over Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey, who is making just his fifth competitive start of 2020, while Finland’s Oliver Lindell sits third on four under par. Simonsen made two birdies on the front nine and a further four on the back to set

Tournament Preview Last week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open winner Callum Shinkwin is still riding the wave after his maiden European Tour victory, as he prepares to tee it up at the very same venue upon which he triumphed for this week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. It is the second event to be held at the same golf course on the Mediterranean Island, with the Englishman sealing last week's title courtesy of a play-off victory over Finland’s Kalle Samooja. Shinkwin had fired a course-record

Richard Mansell has his sights set on earning his first European Challenge Tour victory during the end of season Spanish Swing, which starts with this week’s Andalucía Challenge de España at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. This week’s event precedes the Andalucía Challenge de Cadiz, which takes place at the same venue next week, before the Challenge Tour Grand Final brings the season to a close in Mallorca a week later. The Englishman currently lies second on the Road to