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Haines lands McEvoy Trophy
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:32:00 GMT

Kent teenager Matt Haines has proved himself to be an excellent front-runner to claim the biggest prize of his fledgling career - the 72-hole Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath, Solihull.

Van de Velde focuses on Open
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

It is difficult to imagine the 2007 Open being held at Carnoustie without Jean van de Velde but, as things stand, the player whose cataclysmic finish dominated the championship in 1999, has yet to qualify, writes Lewine Mair.

Montgomerie off to good start
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Colin Montgomerie refused to get too carried away after a bogey-free opening round of 69 put him among the early front-runners at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club on Thursday.

Haines lands McEvoy Trophy
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:32:00 GMT

Kent teenager Matt Haines has proved himself to be an excellent front-runner to claim the biggest prize of his fledgling career - the 72-hole Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath, Solihull.

Haines takes firm control in McEvoy
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Matt Haines, of Rochester and Cobham Park, takes a commanding three-stroke lead into the final day of the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath after posting a six-under-par total of 136 for yesterday's two rounds.

Davies blows title chance
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Britain's Laura Davies saw her hopes of a first win in six years on the LPGA Tour crumble at the final couple of holes as American Brittany Lincicome snatched victory on a day of terrible weather for the Ginn Open.

Just wait till England's boys hit the magic 30
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

The week before the Masters, we previewed the record number of English golfers in the field and concluded: "The English are coming. It may not be this year. It may be next year.". Mark Reason reports.

McDowell in relaxed pursuit
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Graeme McDowell admits he is happy just to be in contention at a European Tour event again in the Volvo China Open after two rounds of 70 lifted the Northern Irishman into a halfway tie for sixth at Shanghai Silport Golf Club, writes Scott Purchase.

Sorenstam out for month
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Annika Sorenstam is suffering from a ruptured disc in her back and will be sidelined for at least a month.

Johnson returns to reality
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

After two hectic days of celebrity treatment, Masters champion Zach Johnson is itching to get back to simply playing golf again.

Sport in Brief
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Past and present push Johnson forward
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

The decades crossed on this plot of history and agony that is called Augusta National. Time went into reverse, and Zach Johnson went forward to a Masters win.

Patience a virtue as Europeans wait
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Padraig Harrington, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter are among a number of Europeans who are headed in the right direction after their displays at Augusta.

Johnson the Master as Woods falls just short
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:40:00 GMT

Having refused to allow the Tiger roars to get to him, Zach Johnson went on to win the 71st Masters by two shots from Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini and Woods.

Woods left cold by icy blasts and tough course
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:40:00 GMT

Tiger Woods played pretty poorly on all four days and he never, as he usually does, went on to break the rest of the field, says Martin Johnson.

Johnson brings warm glow at last
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:41:00 GMT

A kid who only four years ago was in the minor leagues of golf, Zach Johnson, became a winner of a major at Augusta on Sunday, says Art Spander.

Wetterich no longer travels light
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:05:00 GMT

Once a golfing gipsy playing for mini-tour scraps, now taking on the complex challenges of the 71st US Masters. The travelling has often been hard and emotional for Brett Wetterich, writes James Mossop.

Woods warms to his task
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Player after player threw away their chance to win and by the time the carnage had abated Stuart Appleby, despite a treble bogey on the 17th, held a one shot lead from Justin Rose and Tiger Woods.

Conjuring magic of the past just isn't on, old man
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Mark Reason searches for heroes in their twilight years.

Defence could prove best form of attack for Howell
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

His desire to win is so intense that as soon as he had completed a second round 75, which kept him in contention, he jumped into a car with caddie and clubs and headed straight for the nearby Augusta Country Club to play a full round with a new driver.

There's never a dull moment with Seve
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

It is 30 years since Seve Ballesteros first came to Augusta, and there can barely be an azalea or a rhododendron on the entire course to which his golf ball has not paid a visit, writes Martin Johnson.

Casey rides on Tiger's tail
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 03:14:00 GMT

Tiger Woods surfaced from two trips to the water to hand in an extraordinary 74 which left him on three over par at the half-way stage of the 71st Masters. By Lewine Mair.

Wetterich finds his inner mettle
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

A man who for years had struggled to stay on the PGA Tour, Brett Wetterich was still on top during the second round. Until the 15th hole. Then he lost a couple of strokes, and the lead, coming in with a one-over 73 after the first-day 69. By Art Spander in Augusta.

Monty carefree and easy
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

The world's scientists would not be half as worried about greenhouse gas emissions if Colin Montgomerie had never taken up golf, and the onset of global warming has already been traced back to the time that Scotland's only active volcano missed his first three foot putt.

American View: Fun brings major change in Beem's life
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

He won a major once. Not very long ago, either. Rich Beem beat Tiger Woods by a stroke. Took the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Hasn't done a thing since, writes Art Spander.

Rose rises as Mickelson fades away
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

After a two-year absence from the Masters, Justin Rose was as well placed at two under par as he teed up at the 11th in his first round.

Rose makes strong Augusta return
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:09:00 GMT

Justin Rose made a dream return to the Masters at Augusta after five weeks off nursing a back injury, by grabbing a share of the early first-round lead with Swede Henrik Stenson.

Flame still burning for Seve as he hits 50
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

In the Seventies a young man named Severiano Ballesteros arrived on the European Tour from a humble background in Pedrena, Spain, and with a limited grasp of English. Nobody could have predicted the impact he would have on the game of golf.

Woods dogged by barking media
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Shortly before embarking on his quest for major championship No 13, Tiger Woods faced the world's media and braced himself for the question that was on everyone's lips: "I hear you bought a new dog. Could you tell us what you named him?" By Martin Johnson.

Tiger can bloom again at Augusta
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

I've watched both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson a lot over the years but I don't think I have ever been more stunned than I was by Tiger on the Saturday of the 1997 Masters, the first of the four he has under his belt. We were playing together and I simply could not believe what I was seeing. By Colin Montgomerie.

Casey heads the young challengers
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

When it was put to Tiger Woods that a few of the younger guys might push him, Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els, he looked up in astonishment and wanted to know who these younger guys might be.

Covering the Masters has been an honour
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

From limping Hogan to dominant Woods, it has been 40 years to treasure. By Art Spander.

Tee-off times
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Tee-off times for first two rounds of the Masters.

Masters 2007
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Masters 2007

Woods ready for guessing game
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:21:00 GMT

Woods ready for guessing game

Singh on mission to woo middle classes
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

As the first Indian to make it to Augusta, Jeev Milkha Singh has a wider brief than to do well for himself – he has a mission to bring golf to India’s middle classes.

Augusta is a special place with special memories
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

From the moment I first turned into Magnolia Lane, at the age of 19, I have had a special feeling about Augusta. By Jack Nicklaus.

Day of honour and nerves for Ramsay
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

As tradition demands of the winner of the US Amateur Championship, Richie Ramsay, will accompany defending Masters champion Phil Mickelson during the first two rounds at Augusta.

Mickelson finds it tough at the top
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

The ghosts of Winged Foot have arrived at Magnolia Lane, reminders of how a man can tumble from golf's summit virtually with one errant swing of a club.

Masters 2007
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Golf: Masters winners list

71st Masters
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Golf: Masters winners list

Routine is the solution when jitters strike
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

When it comes to succeeding at Augusta, it's all about getting the intensity levels right, writes Paul Casey.

Rose quick to shake off rustiness
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Justin Rose admits that a touch of rust took hold during his six weeks away but, thanks to Tavistock Cup and the practice this week, he is becoming sharper by the minute.

Player has plenty left in tank
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Gary Player has said he will compete in the Masters again next year to beat Arnold Palmer's record - and even that might not be his last. Lewine Mair reports.

Ballesteros unveils new Master plan
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

There is every sign that Seve Ballesteros has found himself and that he is set to make the best of life's homeward half, says Lewine Mair.

Amateur Martin's historic Tour win
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Spanish 20-year-old Pablo Martin rewrote the golfing history books on Sunday when he became the first amateur to win a PGA European Tour event.

Pressel lowers record
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

American teenager Morgan Pressel became the youngest winner of a women's major when she shot a final-round 69 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California.

Blainey's happy return
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Gregg Blainey makes a happy return to his native Hertfordshire to win the Berkhamsted Trophy, his biggest victory so far.

Olazabal muscled out of the way
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Two-times Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal tells James Mossop of his regret that Augusta is only for big-hitters.

Singh cuts the tracks for a generation of Indian golfers
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Jeev Milkha Singh does not think of himself as the first Indian to play in the Masters, but when he drives up Magnolia Lane for the first time this evening his car will be loaded with baggage. Mark Reason reports.