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Kiradech Aphibarnrat was crowned the inaugural Paul Lawrie Match Play champion on Sunday after defeating Robert Karlsson in the competition’s final. Aphibarnrat won on three of the first six holes to take a resounding lead early on in Aberdeen, Scotland, but the Thai native had to withstand a late assault by his foe to triumph by just a single hole. Meanwhile, David Howell took third spot after...
Published: August 2, 2015
The Madeira Islands Open at the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra in Madeira, Portugal, was a pretty tight affair coming into Sunday. And then Roope Kakko absolutely blew away the field. Kakko surged to the top of the leaderboard on Sunday, shooting an impressive nine-under 63 to win the tournament by three strokes over Scott Henry. He absolutely dominated over the weekend, shooting 17 under over...
Published: August 2, 2015
Autosport recently released the results of its fan survey, conducted in conjunction with F1 Racing and Motorsport News. Earlier in July, the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) and Motorsport.com also published an executive summary of the results of their own Formula One fan poll. Although the respondents to the two surveys agree on many points—probably because a lot of...
Published: August 2, 2015
England’s players returned from their Denver training camp last weekend and will now have one month left to earn their places in Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup squad. A week’s rest after their journey home will be followed by a key week in the schedule, as assistant coach Andy Farrell told the Guardian’s Paul Rees: “They will face an important week in training because we...
Published: August 2, 2015
As preparation for the Confederations Cup play-off in October against Mexico begins, the United States men’s national team is looking for its top players to round into form so that it can qualify for the tournament in Russia in 2017. Unfortunately for one of the squad’s first-choice center-backs, he carried his rough patch of form into his return at the club level. With all eyes on him,...
Published: August 2, 2015
Despite being the top seed, John Isner didn’t exactly have an easy ride in his first two matches of the 2015 BB&T Atlanta Open. Isner won in straight sets on each occasion, but three of his four set victories came in a tiebreaker. Would his luck run out in the semifinals against Denis Kudla? In Saturday’s other semifinal, Marcos Baghdatis faced off with Gilles Muller. Baghdatis has...
Published: August 1, 2015
It was almost like old times entering Saturday’s third round of the Quicken Loans National, with Tiger Woods just one stroke off the lead, tied for second place after Friday’s play. A crowded leaderboard saw scores sink even lower while some big days saw new faces pace the pack. Here is a look at Saturday’s action and notable performers along with the updated leaderboard: The clock...
Published: August 1, 2015
Tiger Woods entered Saturday’s third round of the Quicken Loans National tied for fifth place with a great chance to position himself for a victory, but an awful showing severely damaged his chances. The 14-time major champion shot a three-over 74, which put him in a tie for 42nd place at five under and left him nine strokes behind leaders Troy Merritt, Kevin Chappell and Rickie Fowler for the...
Published: August 1, 2015
The penultimate day of the Women’s British Open was dominated by Asian golfers Jin-Young Ko and Teresa Lu, who share the lead after Round 3. Both ended the day on eight under par. The Korean matched the Taiwanese player shot for shot, with both women scoring three under on Saturday. Here is the leaderboard after Round 3 at the close of play: The weather conditions were once again challenging...
Published: August 1, 2015
The final four players at the 2015 Paul Lawrie Matchplay tournament have now been decided. David Howell, Marc Warren, Robert Karlsson and Kiradech Aphibarnrat will face off on Sunday for the title having triumphed through Round 3 and the quarter-finals on Saturday. Here are the full scores from Saturday’s action: Howell began the day facing Chris Doak, beating the Scot with sheer consistency. While...