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Scott sees another good chance slip

Ben Everill For a moment or two, redemption was on the cards for Adam Scott at the US PGA Championship but a Rory McIlroy whirlwind roared through Kiawah Island to kill the fairytale.

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Senden hoping for a miracle comeback

Akron, Ohio If we've learned one thing from the 2012 US PGA season, it is that no lead is safe.

Masters of their domain

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

Scott battles post-Open mental letdown

At times, Adam Scott felt like it was too soon to be back.

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Senden out to claim a big scalp

John Senden is far from a rookie but he sees this week as the perfect chance to announce himself on the world stage after a solid start to the lucrative WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.

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Appleby, Coles shoot 65 at Canadian Open

Australians Stuart Appleby and Gavin Coles are three shots off the lead after the first round of the US PGA's Canadian Open, but it was a forgettable day for British Open champion Ernie Els.

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Jones faces major choice - family or golf?

Jon Tuxworth Canberra golfer Brendan Jones faces the agonising task of choosing between playing in a major or spending time with his family after his win at the Japan Tour's Chlorella Classic.

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McIlroy backs Adam Scott to bounce back

AAP Former world No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy has backed Australia's Adam Scott to bounce back fast from his British Open Championship collapse, much in the same manner the Northern Irishman did in 2011.

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No end in sight for our major drought

David Polkinghorne Canberra's Brendan Jones was stumped when asked who would end Australia's six-year drought at the golf majors.

Leishman hopes for luck of the draw

Darren Walton Now that US Immigration officials have released him to contest the British Open, Marc Leishman is hoping to avoid being ''screwed'' by the draw for golf's most unpredictable major.

Woods wary of Royal Lytham

Tiger Woods enters the British Open confident in his game and aware of the dangers on offer at Royal Lytham, where dense rough, 205 pot bunkers and rain will test the 14-time major champion.

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Campbell confident of strong Masters finish

David Polkinghorne CHRIS CAMPBELL rates himself a 100-1 long shot to storm past world No.6 Adam Scott and England's Ian Poulter and claim the Australian Masters title on Sunday.

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Nerveless Scott claims his first Australian Masters after final round shoot-out

Adam Scott cast aside memories of his late British Open collapse to produce a nerveless display in a final round face-off with Englishman Ian Poulter and storm to his first Australian Masters title.

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Last-day blues buried in close finish to title

Matt Murnane Adam Scott banishes last-day blues with an imperious Australian Masters win.

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Scott puts frustrating year behind him with panache

Richard Hinds There must be times when Adam Scott feels like a concert violinist playing the bongos.

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Yellow jacket will serve as bright reminder of ability to stay cool

Richard Hinds There must be times when Adam Scott feels like a concert violinist playing the bongoes. There is such a fierce spotlight on the things he cannot do - putt with sufficient reliability, win a major -...

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Young champ gets up to speed on Federal greens

David Polkinghorne It is a far cry from walking the fairways with Tiger Woods and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, but Japan junior champion Kenta Konishi hopes victory in the Federal Amateur Open Championship will be his...

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Teenager Manassero hits front with 64

Italian Matteo Manassero seizes a two-shot lead after 54 holes at the storm-hit Singapore Open.

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Fewer star rivals, but Chalmers expects a hot summer

Justin Chadwick Tiger Woods and his Presidents Cup comrades are not gracing our shores this year, but Greg Chalmers insists this does not mean he will get an easy run as he defends his Australian Open and Australian...