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The backlash against Sergio Garcia in America grew as black golfers demanded he is punished by sponsors while Garcia's agent said extra security for the Spaniard was being considered at next month's US Open.

Surrey (SID) - Der ehemalige Weltranglistenerste Martin Kaymer und Golfprofi Marcel Siem treten beim Europa-Tour-Turnier im englischen Surrey auf der Stelle. Der Mettmanner Kaymer spielte auf der dri...

Football gets many things wrong but, when it comes to race, its heart and mind are in the right place. Now, golf regards football with a superior smile... until we consider the events of the past week.

Annika Sorenstam did not make the cut when she played on the men’s golf tour at the 2003 Colonial, but appreciation of her appearance has grown in the 10 years since.    

INDIANAPOLIS -- He ran alone through the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, jogging past fans attending a practice session last week. Marco Andretti was so content with the balance and feel of power of his car that he pulled into Gasoline Alley early, changed clothes in his motor coach, then went for a five-mile run. It gave him time to think, to envision in his mind...

Rory McIlroy and the two-time defending champion Luke Donald missed the cut in the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England.    

Die beiden deutschen Spitzengolferinnen Sandra Gal (Düsseldorf) und Caroline Masson (Gladbeck) sind durchwachsen in das US-Turnier der Frauen auf den Bahamas gestartet.

An ihm müssen sich alle Kompakten messen: Der VW Golf gibt in diesem Segment den Ton an. Auch als Gebrauchter zeigt sich das Wolfsburger Erfolgsmodell verlässlich. Besonders überzeugt die sechste Auflage.

Fort Worth (SID) - Der amerikanische Golfprofi Matt Kuchar ist beim US-Turnier im texanischen Fort Worth auf seiner zweiten Runde nur von der Dunkelheit zu stoppen gewesen. Der 34-Jährige spielte sic...

The weather is supposed to improve considerably at the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday, but it has come too late to save some of the most celebrated names in European golf.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) -- Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes....

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) -- Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic....

Surrey (SID) - Die Golfprofis Martin Kaymer und Marcel Siem haben beim Europa-Tour-Turnier im englischen Surrey den Cut geschafft. Der 28 Jahre alte ehemalige Weltranglistenerste Kaymer (Mettmann) sp...

Work on Bushmills Dunes was due to begin this autumn

Work on Bushmills Dunes was due to begin this autumn    

Hamburg (ots) - Golfbegeisterte Singles haben am 7. und 8. Juni 2013 die Möglichkeit, ganz ungezwungen im Rahmen des ElitePartner Single-Golf Cups Kitzbühel Kontakt zu Gleichgesinnten zu knüpfen. Für das Turnier, das auf einem der schönsten Golfplätze Österreichs, dem Golfplatz …

Für die beiden deutschen Spitzenspielerinnen Sandra Gal und Caroline Masson war am ersten Tag des US-Turniers der Frauen auf den Bahamas an Golfen nicht zu denken.

Der US-Golfprofi Ryan Palmer hat beim US-Turnier im texanischen Fort Worth einen Traumstart hingelegt.

George O’Grady apologized for using the term colored in a live television interview in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio García.    

Golf looked bad enough on Wednesday when the European Tour issued a statement on the Sergio Garcia affair that contained not a word of criticism of the Spaniard.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia....

Sergio Garcia's return to the golf course was overshadowed by one of the game's top chiefs re-opening the race row with Tiger Woods by claiming that some of the Spaniard's best friends are 'coloured athletes'.

(Reuters) - The royal and ancient game of golf, renowned for its etiquette and self-imposed penalties, has undergone many changes to the rules over its 600-year history but few issues have triggered as much debate as the proposal to outlaw the anchoring of putters.

Sandra Gal und Caroline Masson müssen beim LPGA-Turnier auf der zu den Bahamas gehörenden Insel Paradise Island einen Tag länger auf den Start warten.

Sergio Garcia is facing losses running into millions after his biggest sponsor threatened to dump him on Wednesday night in the wake of his race comment about Tiger Woods.

Dylan Dethier wrote '18 in America' about his year-long, cross-crountry golf trip.

Golf needs rivalries, but with a comment at a dinner, Sergio García versus Tiger Woods, pleasantly on track in the beginning, has veered out of bounds.    

Sweeping Sergio García's racist jibe at Tiger Woods under the carpet with an apology is not enough, writes Jamie Corrigan .    

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke....

Board passes resolution that might delay certain new TLDs and approves a new UDRP provider. While most of us were hanging with our families or on the golf course this weekend, ICANN’s board was approving a number of resolutions that could have a big affect on some parts of the domain name industry. Here’s what [...]

El golfista español le dijo al número uno que le invitaría a comer pollo frito, expresión considerada xenófoba en Estados Unidos

Der Golf prägt Deutschlands Straßenbild wie kaum ein anderes Auto. Gut erhaltene Exemplare aus zweiter Generation können ab September als automobiles Kulturgut gelten und ein H-Kennzeichen bekommen. Das gilt noch für weitere auflagenstarke Baureihen aus den frühen 80ern.

Belly-putters and long-putters to be phased out by January 2016    

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and the U.S. Golf Assn. approved a rule that outlaws the "anchor putting stroke" that was used by four of the last six major champions. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and the U.S. Golf Assn. approved a rule that outlaws the "anchor putting stroke" that was used by four of the last six major champions.    

When 14-year-old kids are punished for dawdling in the world’s most famous tournament, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that golf has a serious problem.

The R&A and United States Golf Association have confirmed that the ban on anchored strokes will come into effect from January 1, 2016.

"It is what it is and that’s fine but it doesn’t mean I can’t play with him," says Spaniard

Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game....

Bernhard Langer muss sich ab dem 1. Januar 2016 von seinem Long Putter trennen. Die Gralshüter des Golfsports haben sich für ein Verbot des umstrittenen Schlägers ausgesprochen.

Golf has long been man's game. Kathryn Dobinson meets professional women who are utilising the golden snitches of business - golf balls - to tangible effects.    

As Muirfield golf club - which refuses to admit female members - gears up to host the Open Championship next month, Lucy Kinder talks to a small club in Surrey that is taking steps to rid the sport of sexism.    

Utl.: Am 22. Mai im Sport-Spartenkanal des ORF = Wien (OTS) - Programmhighlights am Mittwoch, dem 22. Mai 2013, in ORF SPORT + sind die Höhepunkte vom Golf Gösser Open um 20.15 Uhr und vom Boulder-Weltcup in Innsbruck um 21.00 Uhr, ein "Golfmagazin" mit Tipps & Tricks und Golf-Fitness um 22.15 …

Game developer Rocket Jump had already proved its mettle with the hit Major Mayhem. But the company's location in Wellington, New Zealand meant its team often felt isolated from the resources they needed to build an even bigger hit. Enter Scopely, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming platform founded by social gaming entrepreneur Walter Driver and AdSense co-creator Eytan...

Party machen? Golf spielen? Kann öde werden. Der Millionärsnachwuchs kann sich in Monaco daher auch an der Uni einschreiben. Gelernt wird am Hotelpool, und nach dem Einkaufsbummel geht es mit dem Helikopter zurück. Anstrengend sind nur diese Neureichen.

Sergio García vuelve a criticar al número uno mundial: “Woods no supone nada en mi vida, y no le tengo miedo”

Guan Tianlang, a 14-year-old Chinese amateur, has accepted an exemption to play at Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament next week in Dublin, Ohio.    

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling....

BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield....

Der deutsche Golf-Star Martin Kaymer hat das PGA-Turnier im texanischen Irving auf dem geteilten fünften Platz beendet. Der Rheinländer spielte am Sonntag (Ortszeit) auf der abschließenden Runde eine 68 und blieb damit zwei Schläge unter dem Platzstandard. Insgesamt kam Kaymer auf 272 Schläge und durfte sich über eine Prämie von fast 245 000 Dollar freuen.

Sang-Moon Bae of South Korea won the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Tex., for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes.    

Profigolferin Sandra Gal hat sich mit einer soliden Leistung vom US-Damenturnier in Mobile/Alabama verabschiedet, eine vordere Platzierung jedoch deutlich verpasst.

Irving (SID) - Golfprofi Martin Kaymer (Mettmann) hat dank einer guten Schlussrunde sein bestes Ergebnis auf der US-Tour seit fast zwei Jahren erzielt. Der ehemalige Weltranglistenerste spielte bei d...

Zum Sieg hat es nicht ganz gereicht - aber immerhin zu einem Platz unter den besten Fünf: Golfer Martin Kaymer landete beim PGA-Turnier in Irving fünf Schläge hinter dem Sieger Bae Sang-Moon aus Südkorea. Weniger gut lief es für Marcel Siem.

Der Nordire Graeme McDowell hat die 48. World Matchplay-Championship der Golfprofis im bulgarischen Kawarna gewonnen.

Graeme McDowell produced a round of golf fitting for Thracian Cliffs as he booked his place in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.

Kawarna (SID) - Der Nordire Graeme McDowell hat die 48. World Matchplay-Championship der Golfprofis im bulgarischen Kawarna gewonnen. Die Nummer acht der Weltrangliste bezwang im Finale Thongchai Jai...

Der ehemalige Golf-Weltranglistenerste Martin Kaymer und Marcel Siem stehen bei der Byron Nelson Classic in Irving im US-Bundesstaat Texas vor der Schlussrunde in den Top Ten.

English golf may soon be able to boast a gifted teenager to match the exploits of China’s Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old who sensationally made the cut at The Masters last month.

On Tuesday night, Rory McIlroy will sit down to spend a relaxed evening in the company of Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and all the other European Ryder Cup players.

The Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play Championship in Kavarna, Bulgaria.    

President Obama was depicted by White House pool photographers emerging from the South Portico of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, glancing up and stretching out his hand to check if it was raining before he set out to play golf.

PGA Championship will be Jose Maria Olazabal's chance to thank his 12 Ryder Cup heroes for reawakening his competitive spirit.    

Kawarna (SID) - Titelverteidiger Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgien) hat die Neuauflage des Vorjahresfinals der Matchplay-Championship der Profigolfer im bulgarischen Kawarna gegen Graeme McDowell zwar verlo...

No me gusta un país que niega una beca Ramón y Cajal por falta de méritos a Diego Martínez Santos, premio de la Sociedad Europea al mejor físico de partículas joven de Europa. Y que, sin embargo, paga una dieta de alojamiento de 1.800 euros al mes a 62 diputados —elegidos por diferentes provincias— con piso en Madrid. No me gusta un país que despide —afectada...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain....

Keegan Bradley shot a one-under-par 69, good enough for a three-stroke lead after two rounds in the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Tex.    

Das Kompaktsegment ist wie das sprichwörtliche Haifischbecken: Es drängen sich die Konkurrenten, sie kämpfen ums Überleben. Kaum pannengeplagt und vom Start weg ein sehr zuverlässiges Modell ist der Toyota Auris.

Profigolferin Sandra Gal hat beim US-Damenturnier in Mobile/Alabama einen rabenschwarzen Tag erwischt und nur um Haaresbreite den Cut überstanden.

Mr. Venturi won the 1964 United States Open, nearly collapsing from heat exhaustion. He later became a chief golf analyst for CBS Sports, where he worked for 35 years.    

Rory McIlroy, on the heels of several blockbuster endorsements, appears to be forming his own management company, in which his father, Gerry, will figure prominently.    

El Peugeot 2008 es el último todoterreno urbanita con un interior más amplio para cubrir las necesidades de una familia joven

Trump to Ashkelon mayor: I'm excited about plans to build a world-class golf center along the beautiful Mediterranean coast.

The swan called Whooper fell in love with the helicopter after searching for a new mate in the skies over Les Mielles Golf and Country Club on the Channel Island of Jersey after losing his partner.