Golf

Battling McDowell hauls himself back into contention

Guts go a long way at Sawgrass, meaning Graeme McDowell should go a long way at Sawgrass. The Ulsterman displayed his customary fortitude yesterday to remain in contention at the halfway point of The Players Championship.

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More woe for Woods as injury strikes at Sawgrass

Friday, 13 May 2011

James Corrigan: Tiger Woods admitted to being worried about the future after he withdrew injured from the Players Championship for the second consecutive year yesterday.

Tiger Woods quits tournament after nine holes

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Tiger Woods walked out of the lucrative Players Championship after just nine holes at Sawgrass today.

Call for European Tour to honour Ballesteros with logo

Thursday, 12 May 2011

The European Tour would appear to be heading for a mutiny unless officials act quickly and change their logo to an image of Seve Ballesteros.

Hundreds attend Ballesteros's funeral

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Hundreds of mourners applauded as Seve Ballesteros's ashes were carried into his local church by his three children for the funeral service in honour of the five-times major winner yesterday.

Royalty and Ryder Cup captains attend Ballesteros funeral

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

An escort of youngsters dressed in navy blue and each carrying a three-iron provided one of many touching moments at the funeral of Seve Ballesteros today.

Westwood's absence gives Donald his chance to shine at Sawgrass

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

James Corrigan: Lee Westwood played golf with Alan Shearer yesterday, will watch his beloved Nottingham Forest in the Championship play-offs tomorrow and will go to York races on Friday.

Brian Viner: My unforgettable bunker lesson with Ballesteros

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Even when the great man's career was in decline, he made time to help Brian Viner improve his short game, as well as talking Woods, wedges, putters and personalities

James Lawton: Why don't the stars of today burn as brightly as Seve did?

Monday, 9 May 2011

Of course, there's Bolt and Messi but none of the current generation of greats can create a depth of passion the way Ballesteros could

Players seek memorial for 'spiritual leader' of European golf

Monday, 9 May 2011

While a campaign was launched yesterday to immortalise Seve Ballesteros as the image of the European Tour, the great Spanish golfer continued to be honoured across the world. The American Tour held a minute's silence at all three of their competing events and, defying convention, the Spanish flag was raised at Sawgrass, venue for this week's Players Championship.

Ken Brown: Seve was our pilot: bold, generous, glamorous – and a great team man

Monday, 9 May 2011

Seve Ballesteros could play shots we could only dream of – but that didn't stop him trying to teach us, recalls his friend and former Ryder Cup team-mate

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