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Level par not enough for Power at PGA Q School

Seamus Power’s PGA Tour dream will have to wait for at least another year after the West Waterford man fell at the penultimate stage of the dreaded Q School for the second year running.

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Overton eyes maiden PGA win

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Reavie takes lead in close Canadian Open

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McGowan makes the right impression

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World Cup line-up revealed

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Watney claims Classic lead

Couch claims victory with super chip

Chris Couch chipped in from 26 feet on the 18th hole to preserve his lead and win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Mon, 01 May, 2006

Tiger test for Clarke

There will be no hiding place for Darren Clarke when the £5m (€7.3m) Players Championship starts in Florida on Thursday. He has been paired with Tiger Woods.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2006

Curtis makes an impression

Ben Curtis forced himself onto a star-studded leaderboard on the opening day of the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando today.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2006

Donald joins the big boys with Florida win

Luke Donald achieved arguably the best win of his life today when he captured the Honda Classic in Florida – and with it moved into the world’s top 10 for the first time.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2006

Woods survives tense finish to win in Miami

Tiger Woods tonight made it three wins in five starts this year – but only after a late scare at Doral in Miami.

Sun, 05 Mar, 2006

Harrington still in the running

Ireland’s Pádraig Harrington was still in touch at eight under on the second day of the Ford Championship at Doral in Florida.

Sat, 04 Mar, 2006

Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge played the first nine holes in a better-ball 30 to put Wales only one behind surprise early leaders Paraguay when golf’s World Cup began at Vilamoura on Portugal’s sunny Algarve today.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2005

Gore grabs lead in classic

Jason Gore shot a five-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead after the third round of the 84 Lumber Classic in Pennsylvania.

Sun, 18 Sep, 2005

Crane cruises to victory in Milwaukee

Ben Crane led from start to finish to win at the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2005

Crane holds on to lead

Ben Crane stayed on top of the leaderboard at the US Bank Championship in Cincinnati despite carding his first bogeys of the tournament in the third round.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2005

Crane holds on to lead

Ben Crane carded a second consecutive bogey-free round and was holding the lead when the second round of the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee was suspended due to darkness.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2005

Crane beats rain to lead in Milwaukee

Ben Crane carded a bogey-free 62 that included six birdies and an eagle on the par-five 15th to be clubhouse leader when rain ended play early at the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2005

Clarke drawn alongside Woods

Darren Clarke has been paired with Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood with Vijay Singh for the first two rounds of the Masters on Thursday and Friday.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2005

Ryder team ‘getting stronger’

DARREN CLARKE claims it will take more than a change in captaincy to reverse a trend that has seen Europe win four of the last five Ryder Cups.

Sat, 06 Nov, 2004

Ryder Cup heroes track Els

Ernie Els easily saw off the challenge of one European Ryder Cup hero today - but now faces an attack from three of them in the final round of the American Express world championship.

Sat, 02 Oct, 2004

Wedding swinger Tiger is back in the groove

LESS than a week before he weds Elin Nordegren in the Sandy Lane hotel in Barbados, it was like the old Tiger Woods at Mount Juliet yesterday.

Sat, 02 Oct, 2004

Woods finds it tough going

Tiger Woods reacted angrily today to ruining what could have been a brilliant start to the NEC world championship in Akron.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2004

Harrington’s storming finish puts him in striking distance

DARREN Clarke and Padraig Harrington began yesterday’s first round in the US PGA Championship at precisely the same time - but from different tees.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2004

Bogey no barrier as Singh proves he’s top gun in duel with Daly

VIJAY SINGH provided an opening but John Daly could not take advantage.

Tue, 03 Aug, 2004

Singh claims victory in Buick Open

Vijay Singh provided an opening but John Daly could not take advantage.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2004

Daly in the hunt

The forgiving conditions at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club played right into John Daly’s hands.

Sat, 31 Jul, 2004

McGinley aims to crash century mark at Malmo

PAUL McGINLEY has yet to achieve his goal of getting back into the top 100 golfers in the world and so gain an invitation to next month's US PGA Championship in Wisconsin.

Tue, 27 Jul, 2004

Quigley in the mix in Milwaukee

Brett Quigley produced a closing birdie to forge a three-way tie for the lead after the third round of the US Bank Championship.

Sun, 25 Jul, 2004

US Open tee-off times

Tee-off times in the second round of the United States Open golf championship at Shinnecock Hills, New York, on Friday.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004

US Open tee-off times

Tee-off times in the first two rounds of the United States Open golf championship at Shinnecock Hills, New York, on June 17-18 (USA unless stated, all times Irish time):

Wed, 16 Jun, 2004

Harrington drawn with Toms and Leaney in US Open

Tee-off times in the first two rounds of the United States Open golf championship at Shinnecock Hills, New York, on June 17-18 (USA unless stated, all times Irish time):

Fri, 11 Jun, 2004

Nervous Wie battles back

Michelle Wie admitted she had been nervous after shooting five bogeys and three birdies in a two-over-par 72 in the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2004

Harrington rues missed chance

Padraig Harrington lamented an “opportunity missed” after blowing a good start to squander the outright lead in the second round of the BMW Asian Open in Taiwan.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2002

Oh so good in TCL Classic

Struggling professional Ted Oh stole the limelight on the first day of the TCL Classic at Harbour Plaza Golf Club in China.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2002

Three-way tie for lead in Florida

First-round scores from the Disney Golf Classic, Disney Magnolia and Disney Palm Course, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (par 72, US unless stated)

Fri, 18 Oct, 2002

Golf: Harrington still wary of old Nick

Padraig Harrington knows better than to underestimate Nick Faldo in the first round of the Cisco World Match Play championship tomorrow.

Wed, 10 Oct, 2001

Golf: McGinley makes good start in Akron

Ireland’s Paul McGinley, keen to remove any lingering doubts about his making a Ryder Cup debut next month, shared the early lead at the NEC world championship in Akron today.

Thu, 23 Aug, 2001