Confident Grace prepared for Dubai
DUBAI â South African Branden Grace is still pinching himself after winning four times this year, the best record by a graduate of the qualifying school in the history of the European Tour. Grace...
View ArticleRory's not about the money
Dubai: Rory McIlroy may have already secured this year’s Race to Dubai crown, but the world No.1 won’t be satisfied unless his season is topped off with the DP World Tour Championship title as well....
View ArticlePoulter ready to bury the ghosts of 2010
Dubai: England’s Ian Poulter returns to the scene of former despair when he plays in the 2012 DP World Tour Championship, where two years ago he conceded a penalty stroke to lose a play-off with...
View ArticleRashid Trophy tees off at Els Club course today
Dubai: The opening round of 12th Shaikh Rashid Trophy, sponsored by Jebel Ali Golf Resort, will tee off on Thursday with first ball hit at 7.30am on the sprawling Els Club course. Despite a few late...
View ArticleEvery player has a chance to win DP World event
Golf never ceases to amaze. In the last two weeks on the European Tour, we had the youngest-ever winner wining his third tournament even before stepping out of his teen years, and a week later we had...
View ArticleGrace has confidence to shine in Dubai
Dubai: Branden Grace’s dream return to the European Tour this year has given him the confidence to stake a claim to winning this week’s $8 million (Dh29 million) DP World Tour Championship as he eyes...
View ArticleHanson hot on McIlroy’s trail
Dubai: Sweden’s Peter Hanson is determined to mount a late challenge on the Race to Dubai, having moved to within the European Tour’s top ten cash-earners, with victory in the KLM Open last weekend....
View ArticleQuiros aims to catch up in Race to Dubai
Dubai: Spanish golfer Alvaro Quiros would rank missing this season’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai — and not getting the chance to defend his crown — as an all-time career low. But that’s what...
View ArticleMena Tour top-three to tackle world's best golfers
Dubai: A trio of Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Tour golfers will get to test their skills against the top golfers in the world at the Dubai Desert Classic next week. England's Jake Shepherd and...
View Article>Grace aims for home title at South African Open
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After winning four times in his breakthrough season on the European Tour, South Africa's Branden Grace can cap it with a title he prizes above all: His home country's national...
View ArticleTickets on sale for The Race to Dubai
Dubai: Tickets are now available online for the $15 million (Dh55.09 million) finale of The Race to Dubai — which culminates December 8-11 at the third Dubai World Championship presented by DP World....
View ArticleEls heaps praise on Grace
South Africa’s Branden Grace can expect a warm welcome from the home crowds when he tees it up alongside European Ryder Cup star Martin Kaymer in the 102nd South African Open championship at the...
View ArticleMatteo aims to gatecrash Rory’s party
Dubai: Italy’s Matteo Manessero aims to gatecrash the $3.75 million (Dh13.77 million) bonus pool with a strong finish at this week’s DP World Tour Championship. Currently 13th in the Race to Dubai, up...
View ArticleRace to Dubai will continueuntil 2013, Tour director says
Dubai: A senior PGA European Tour director has revealed discussions are under way to extend Dubai's annual hosting of the Tour's season finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates. A 2009 five-year agreement was...
View ArticleBig day for Dubai-based referees
Dubai: Two Dubai-based officials will tackle the biggest roles of their golfing careers when some of the world's greatest players tee up at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates for the 2011 Dubai...
View ArticleRising golf star Grace takes on Kaymer at SA Open
Related articles South Africa’s Grace holds on for fifth tour win this year BRANDEN Grace can expect a warm welcome from the South African home crowds when he tees up alongside European Ryder Cup star...
View ArticleLewis set to thrill at championship
Dubai: One of the most exciting new talents in world golf, England's Tom Lewis, is set to feature in the Dubai World Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates between December 8 and 11. The 20-year-old,...
View ArticleFatigue factor
Abu Dhabi: New kid on the block Branden Grace — the first player since Fred Couples in 1995 to follow up his first ever win with a second consecutive victory last weekend — cited tiredness for his...
View ArticleWestwood not ruling out more surprises at Dubai Desert Classic
Dubai: This week's Omega Dubai Desert Classic is anyone's to win, according to Lee Westwood, who has heralded the European Tour's strength in depth following a recent spate of surprise winners. In the...
View ArticleIt's back to the future
Dubai: Ever since he became the first Indian golfer to be part of the European Tour, Jeev Milkha Singh has set the standards for Indian golfers by being the first to break into the world's top 100....
View ArticleFootjoy joins Race to Dubai
Dubai: US golfing apparel group Footjoy has signed a three-year partnership with Dubai-based distributers ProSports International and the DP World Tour Championship to become the $8 million...
View ArticleCastano eyes Race to Dubai top ten
Dubai: Spanish golfer Gonzalo Fernandez Castano is hitting form ahead of the Race to Dubai, after winning the BMW Italian Open on Sunday. Despite missing out on European Ryder Cup team selection, the...
View ArticleEuropean Tour season-ender in Dubai until 2014
Dubai: The European Tour's season-ender will stay in Dubai for three more years but it will now be a $8 million (Dh29.3 million) purse known as the DP World Tour Championship Dubai, continuing the...
View Article$1m for 2012 Race to Dubai winner
Dubai: The incentives for Europe's top golfers to follow in Luke Donald's footsteps by winning the 2012 PGA European Tour Race to Dubai title were announced yesterday, with the winner set to receive...
View ArticleA cutabove: South Africans lead the pack with six victories so far
The South Africans are having an extended run of good form on the European Tour, and it continued with Branden Grace winning the Volvo China Open last week. There have been 15 events on the European...
View ArticleLuiten boosts Race to Dubai hopes with Johor Open win
Dubai: Joost Luiten's Iskandar Johor Open win has boosted his chances of earning a slice of the $7.5 million bonus money split between the top 15 players in The Race to Dubai, as the season-ending...
View ArticlePinoy golfer seeks ‘home' support
DUBAI: There is something for the Filipino community in the UAE to cheer when the Omega Dubai Desert Classic tees off from Thursday. The Philippines golfing sensation and the country's number one...
View ArticleEls predicts great things for amazing Grace
St Andrews: Reigning British Open champion Ernie Els predicts compatriot Branden Grace, and leader by four shots in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, to one day join him in capturing golf’s...
View ArticleGrace gunning for McIlroy after fourth win
St Andrews, Scotland: South African Branden Grace completed a two-shot victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday and immediately set his sights on topping the European money list. It...
View ArticleRookie Grace’s achievements are mind-boggling
From someone who was a virtual unknown at the beginning of this year, Branden Grace has become the talk of golfing circles around the world and his commanding win at last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links...
View ArticleLast-gasp Stenson wins ticket to Dubai
Dubai: Sweden’s Henrik Stenson left it late to creep into the European Tour’s top 60 with victory in the SA Open Championship on Sunday, giving him a place at this week’s season-ending DP World Tour...
View ArticleLuckiest ball on earth event tees off
Dubai: Amateur golfers in the UAE have got their sights set on a place in the Rolex Pro-Am at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai after the first event in the tournament’s ‘Luckiest Ball on Earth’...
View ArticleGrace aims for home title at South African Open
JOHANNESBURG -- After winning four times in his breakthrough season on the European Tour, South Africa's Branden Grace can cap it with a title he prizes above all: His home country's national open....
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