Golf http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:59:42 +1300 Yahoo!Xtra Sport http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 Asian Tour chief hopes meltdown will not impact (Reuters) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5076796 NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Asian Tour is closely monitoring whether the global financial meltdown impacts the U.S. PGA Tour but is hopeful it would not hurt its own rapid growth. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:52:09 +1300 Liao Guiming crowned China merit champion (AFP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5076102 BEIJING (AFP) - Liao Guiming became the third winner of the China Tour's order of merit as he dominated the end-of-season awards here, organisers said. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:54:27 +1300 Korea's Kim claims first LPGA triumph (AFP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5075514 DANVILLE, California (AFP) - South Korean 20-year-old Kim In-Kyung birdied the last two holes in the final round to win the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge by three strokes over American Angela Stanford. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:25:01 +1300 Wilkinson ties for second, keeps card for 2009 (NZPA) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5075389 New Zealand golfer Tim Wilkinson can sleep easy after a career-best performance safeguarded his playing privileges on the PGA Tour in the United States today. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:19:30 +1300 SKorea's Kim claims first LPGA triumph (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5075230 South Korean In-Kyung Kim birdied the last two holes in the final round to win the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge by three strokes over American Angela Stanford. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:34:12 +1300 Johnson wins Texas Open for second time (AAP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5075167 American Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, fired a final-round six-under par 64 on Sunday to win the Texas Open by two strokes. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:55:11 +1300 Last year's Masters champion Johnson wins PGA Texas Open (AFP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5075175 SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFP) - American Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, fired a final-round six-under par 64 here Sunday to win the US PGA Texas Open by two strokes. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:21:50 +1300 Wilkinson finishes tied for second in Texas (Newstalk ZB) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5075033 New Zealand golfer Tim Wilkinson has secured his US PGA Tour card for next season after finishing tied for second at the PGA Tour's Texas Open in San Antonio. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:11:30 +1300 Wilkinson ties for second at Texas Open (NZPA) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5074992 It took a Masters champion to deny New Zealand golfer Tim Wilkinson a breakthrough victory in his rookie season on the PGA Tour in the United States today. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:57:32 +1300 I have brain tumour, confirms golf legend Ballesteros (AFP) http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/golf/news/article/-/5074335 MADRID (AFP) - Spanish golf legend Seve Ballesteros, a five-times major winner, said Sunday he has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:28:22 +1300