Golf

Ernst wins Wells Fargo

Derek Ernst beat England's David Lynn in a playoff on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship after Phil Mickelson squandered a late lead.

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Humility hides Adam Scott's tough side

It's not hard to find self-absorbed players in the world of big-time professional golf, but one story is all it takes to demonstrate that new Masters champion Adam Scott is an exception.

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Wozniacki steals show at Masters

Allan Kelly Ted Potter set the stage for the 77th Masters by winning the traditional eve-of-tournament Par-3 Contest on Wednesday, while tennis star Caroline Wozniacki provided comic relief.

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Leishman, Garcia share lead at US Masters

Australia's Marc Leishman and Sergio Garcia of Spain shared the lead at the 77th Masters on Thursday after both shot six-under 66s in the first round at Augusta National.

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Woods tops world rankings

Tiger Woods is back at the top of the world rankings for the first time in two and a half years following his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida.

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Tiger wins Florida, Adam Scott third

Tiger Woods has taken down the world's best golfers to claim the WGC Cadillac Championship by two shots at Trump Doral in Florida.

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Mickelson holds six-shot lead in Phoenix

Phil Mickelson birdies his last four holes to grab a six-stroke lead after the third round of the US PGA Tour's Phoenix Open.

Mickelson on course for slice of history

ARIZONA: Phil Mickelson birdied his last four holes on Saturday to grab a six-stroke lead after the third round of the Phoenix Open.

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Mickelson triumphs in Phoenix Open

Phil Mickelson fired a four-under par 67 on Sunday to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the US PGA Tour's Phoenix Open at 28-under-par, capturing his 41st career title by four strokes.

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Snedeker, Hahn share lead at Pebble Beach

Brandt Snedeker, runner-up to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the past two weeks, fires a four-under par 68 to share the lead after 54 holes at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

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Chalmers, Baddeley head PGA charge

Australian golfers Greg Chalmers and Aaron Baddeley blitzed the La Quinta Country Club course to be one stroke off the lead after the first round of the PGA Tour event in California.

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Hahn, Castro maintain lead at PGA event

Rookie James Hahn and Roberto Castro maintained their lead by shooting five-under 67s in the second round of the PGA Tour's $US5.6 million ($A5.34 million) Humana Challenge on Friday.

McIlroy ends year as world No.1

London Ulsterman has comfortable lead in official rankings over Luke Donald and Tiger Woods.

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Long and short of it means broomstick for Scott

Glenn Jackson FOR NOW, Adam Scott is set to stick with the broomstick. Having experimented with a shorter putter on Tuesday - and for half of Wednesday's Australian Open pro-am - Scott still wants to use his...

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Scott takes positives out of Lytham meltdown

Richard Hinds After Adam Scott held a four-shot lead with four holes to play at this year's British Open, he somehow blew his chance to win a first major, but handled the post-round inquisitions about his game and...

Masters of their domain

Richard Hinds Adam Scott's appetite for success might be gauged by performance at Australian Masters

Poulter in masterly form

Englishman Ian Poulter will arrive for his Australian Masters defence in the form of his life after shooting a seven-under-par 65 to snatch victory in the $US7 million WGC-HSBC Champions event.

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Bjorn leads Singapore Open

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn held a one-shot clubhouse lead in the $6 million Barclays Singapore Open on Thursday as a thunderstorm halted play with half the field yet to complete the first round.

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Tiger pours water on Shark's McIlroy intimidation talk

Ben Everill Australian great Greg Norman has suggested current world No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy intimidates Tiger Woods, but both golfers have dismissed the claim.