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Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy listed as co-favorites to win Deutsche Bank Championship


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We're used to seeing Tiger Woods' name atop Vegas' golf odds when he's in the field. But for the second straight tournament, he's not the only one listed as the favorite for a FedExCup event.
Woods and Rory McIlroy were listed as 7-to-1 favorites last week to win the Barclays (neither was in contention to win on Sunday), and when the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino released their odds for the Deutsche Bank Championship, the two biggest names in the sport were once again listed as co-favorites, this time at 10-to-1.

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Five things we learned from The Barclays


Let's be honest, we're all incredibly busy. Nobody has time to sit down and watch four rounds of golf coverage -- unless, of course, you watch TV for a living, and if that's the case, please email us your number. So in an effort to condense the tournament coverage for you into a few quick hits, here are five things we learned from The Barclays.

Nick Watney's now relevant on multiple fronts — It's hard to believe Watney's entire 2012 outlook changed in the span of just 24 hours, but his win at The Barclays couldn't have come at a better time. A non-factor in the FedExCup standings -- he was 49th to start the week -- and a Ryder Cup outsider, Watney found a way to become relevant on both fronts with one win. His success at The Barclays doesn't necessarily mean he's going to win $10 million and make the Ryder Cup team, but if we've learned anything from watching the playoffs and the Ryder Cup over the years, it's that having a hot hand late in the year is the way to go -- especially when you're trying to impress the Ryder Cup captain. Davis Love III will make his four captain's picks on September 4th, so the Deutsche Bank Championship is Watney's last shot to prove he's worthy of a spot on the American team.


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Showdown, Week 30: Hunter Mahan vs. Brandt Snedeker


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So in an attempt to inject a bit more life and interest into tournaments, and because we're all inveterate gamblers who are one bad card from being out on the streets, Jay Busbee and I are playing a golf version of a football suicide pool: We each pick one golfer per tournament and see how they do against each other, straight up. Victory over the other guy gets one point, victory in the tournament gets three points, and a tie lands you half a point. (Double for the majors.) And when we burn a golfer, he's done for the year. We turn our attention to the RBC Canadian Open.
Wall: This feels like a good spot to take Hunter Mahan, who already has two wins this season and hasn't finished outside the top-20 in his last three starts. Plus, Hamilton Golf and Country Club is a tight track where hitting fairways and greens is a must. He currently leads the PGA Tour in ball-striking, ranks ninth in driving accuracy and third in greens in regulation. I think this course should be right in his wheelhouse.
Busbee: I'm taking Brandt Snedeker. I've got a feeling the kid's got a bit of game in him, and he's going to bust out big one of these days ... what? Why are you laughing at me? Nah, of course, after his almost-breakout performance at Royal Lytham, he's primed for a solid followup, and I think he'll have it this week at the RBC Canadian. Unlike Adam Scott, Snedeker fell apart early enough that he may be able to recover without therapy ... and that recovery starts this week.
Last week: Wall picked up two points (majors wins are worth double) last week with a T-3 fromTiger Woods at the British Open. Lee Westwood, Busbee's pick, didn't fare so well at Royal Lytham and St Annes, finishing T-45.
Current score: Wall - 9.0, Busbee - 8.0.

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Golf-Stallings seals second tour win in True South

(Reuters) - Scott Stallings claimed his second career PGA Tour win with a two-stroke victory in the True South Classic in Madison, Mississippi on Sunday.

Stallings, 27, from Worcester, Massachusetts, shot a four-under par 68 in his fourth round to finish 24-under for the tournament, two strokes clear of Jason Bohn.

Birdies on the 16th and 17th were crucial to Stallings' victory which comes almost a year after his maiden win at the Greenbrier Classic and after he missed six weeks of his sophomore season with a torn rib cartilage.

"To be able to be up here after the year I have had with injuries is pretty special," said Stallings, whose win came in a week where he found out his wife Jennifer is pregnant with their first child.

Stallings was remarkably consistent throughout in the badly rain-affected tournament and it wasn't until the 14th hole that he made his first bogey since the first round, to allow Bohn to move within a stroke.

The rain delays over the past three days at Annandale Golf Cclub meant players had to start early to finish their third rounds in the morning and then played in groups of three in the final round.

But while that meant spectators were treated to watching the top three compete directly, Stallings never lost his grip.

"We just couldn't put enough pressure on him," said Bohn, who carded a five-under 67 to claim his fourth runners-up finish of his career

"He made the putts when he needed to make the putts, he hit the ball fantastically well," said Billy Horschel whose third place was the best finish of his career. (Reporting By Simon Evans; Editing by John Mehaffey)

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Poland Vs Greece Match Preview



Poland Vs Greece Match Preview




In the build-up to the first activity of this season's European Championships, the betting for the Greece vs. Poland has thrown on a variety of events. When the draw was declared and the accessories were set for each team, Greece were the possibilities on favorites to choose up a win in this fascinating first experience of the tournament.





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Symon Dyson Qualify for the Next Round

Simon Dyson double-bogeyed the last hole to throw the race for the Spanish Open wide open again with a round to go in Seville.
In more windy conditions and after a delay of nearly two hours because of a flooded course, the current Irish and Dutch Open champion shot a one-under-par 71 to take over at the top from Gregory Bourdy.

There was a delay of nearly two hours to clear flooded greens and bunkers, but then six-time European Tour winner Dyson showed his class.
After failing to get up and down from sand on the first the 34 year old World Number 36 birdied the second, fourth and fifth while others struggled.



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Rory MCILROY | 12bet

Match will be on 05/04 8:10pm GMT+8.


Reached World Number One for the first time in March 2012 after winning the Honda Classic on the US PGA Tour. That was one of numerous impressive performances early in the season - he reached the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, only to lose to Hunter Mahan, and finished third at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. Underlined his reputation as one of the most exciting players in the game when he won his first Major in stunning fashion at the US Open in June 2011.


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From first league, Real trailed by a goal then Cristiano Ronaldo strikes -- the first, a penalty and next is a neat low

finish which put them in control.With a spot kick done by Arjen Robben, he leveled the tie for Bayern. No further

goals meant a shoot-out, which Bastian Schweinsteiger settled to send his team to the final goal.While Mario

Gomez and David Alaba scored for Bayern, the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer played a major part saving real's first two

penalties, from Kaka and Ronaldo.This was the second time in major Champions League shoot-outs ronaldo had

missed from the spot. If you remember he also failed for Manchester United in the 2008 final against Chelsea.So let's

follow the game of Real Madrid and see if they will beats Sevilla FC.

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Named and shamed


Dawson says more open policy would discourage poor behaviour


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R&A chief executive Peter Dawson says badly behaved golfers should have their punishments made public. Dawson believes players should be named and shamed rather than given privacy by their particular tours and says more openness in the disciplinary process would discourage poor behaviour.


"The European Tour have published once or twice. Both tours know our view on that but it is a matter for them," he said.


"I have gone on record as saying more public sanctioning would not be a bad thing.


"That would not be the Tour policy certainly in the United States and they have reasons for that.


"One would have thought public sanctions would be more likely to lead to a correction of behaviour rather than private sanctions.


"We have always relied on the tours to put players through their disciplinary procedures or tour members if there is some kind of misbehaviour.


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Curtis leads by three

Ben Curtis will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Valero Texas Open.

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Curtis struggled to a one-over round of 73 on Saturday, dropping to nine-under overall, but Matt Every could only match the leader's stuttering performance.

Curtis is confident that he will know how to handle the pressure during Sunday's fourth round, saying: "In the past when I've played in these circumstances, that's what I did - I just focused on my game and if at the end of 18 holes it's good enough to win, great. If not, I have to shake the guy's hand that won and move forward."

Every is two strokes ahead of John Huh, who shares third place with South Koreans Seung-Yul Noh and Charlie Wi.

Fredrik Jacobson is the highest-placed European after three days of play at the TPC San Antonio. The Swede sits on one-under-par.

Scotland's Russell Knox is one-over, meanwhile, in a tie for 28th place.


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Curtis leads in Texas


Ben Curtis will take a two shot lead into the third round of the Texas Open after shooting a second successive 67 on Friday.


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After a bogey free round on Thursday, the 2003 Open champion started on the back nine, birdieing four of his first seven holes to go out in 32 before picking-up his final shot at the par-three third, to become just the fourth player this year to avoid making a bogey in the opening 36 holes of a tournament.


Having not won for six years, Curtis was understandably pleased to be back in contention and said he would not be changing his game plan going into the weekend.


"I'm playing really well," Curtis told pgatour.com. "I'm doing everything solid. I was just trying to keep it simple.


"I hit a lot of close shots and made it pretty easy on myself," he added.


David Mathis is Curtis' closest rival, sitting two shots behind him on eight-under after also shooting a 67 while overnight leader Matt Every failed to capitalise on his course record 63 on Thursday, dropping two shots back to seven-under before being called back into the clubhouse with two holes to play due to bad light.



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Baldwin seizes China lead


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England's Mattew Baldwin holds the lead after the opening round of the Volvo China Open at Tianjin's Binhai Lake Golf Club. Baldwin took control of the European Tour event as he produced an error-free seven-under-par 65 to lead in the clubhouse by one stroke from Joost Luiten, Scott Strange, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, Fredrik Andersson-Hed and fellow Englishman Gary Boyd.


The 26-year-old enjoyed the perfect start as he rolled in on the par-four first for birdie and followed up with three successive pars. He then added another five birdies in seven holes from the fifth before completing his day with a birdie at the 17th.


"It was very good today so I am happy with that," Baldwin told europeantour.com. "My caddie and I set out this morning with a game play of trying to make 18 pars and take our chances when they came, and it turned out to be one of those days where there were a lot of chances and I managed to take a few of them. On what proved to be a day for good scores, six players ended their rounds on six-under, while Ireland's Damien McGrane completed his day in five-under, the same score as Branden Grace, Graeme Storm, Ignacio Garrido, Richie Ramsay and Marcus Fraser.


Elsewhere Paul Casey shot a four-under 68 to join a host of players in a share of 14th, while China's Guan Tian-lang made history when he teed-off to become the youngest ever player on the European Tour at the age of 13 years and 173 days. Things dis not start well for the teenager as he managed three bogeys and one double bogey over his first six holes before stopping the rot with a birdie at the seventh. His fourth bogey arrived at the ninth but the youngster parred his way home for a five-over 77.

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Watson out of Quail hunt




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American decides against playing three weeks in a row

Masters champion Bubba Watson has withdrawn from the Wells Fargo Championship, which takes place at Quail Hollow from May 3-6. Watson, who claimed his maiden major title at the Augusta National with victory over Louis Oosthuizen in a play-off, cited his schedule and the need to spend time with his family for the decision. The Wells Fargo Championship is sandwiched by two PGA Tour events Watson is committed to playing in; the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (April 26-29), where he is the defending champion, and the Players Championship (May 10-13).

"We certainly will miss seeing Bubba and we completely understand," said Wells Fargo Championship executive director Kym Hougham.

"He has been a great ambassador for our event and I know he and the family will join us next year."

Despite Watson's absence, there will still be a strong field for the Wells Fargo Championship. Tiger Woods has confirmed he will tee it up alongside fellow top-10 players Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwoodand Hunter Mahan.




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McIlroy back on top of the world


Rory McIlroy has returned to the top of the world rankings after Luke Donald finished a disappointing joint 37th at the RBC Heritage.
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Donald needed a top-eight finish to prevent McIlroy from regaining the number one spot but the Englishman struggled for consistency over the course of the weekend and a second successive 71 left him on two-over. McIlroy moved to the top of the rankings following his victory at the Honda Classic but Donald reclaimed the spot when he landed the Transitions Championship just a fortnight later.
"#1 again without touching a golf club this week.... I wish it was that easy!" McIlroy wrote on Twitter.
Donald struggled at The Masters last week and he was never in contention at Hilton Head as he fired an opening round of 75 to sit well off the pace. The tournament itself was won by Sweden's Carl Pettersson, who shot a final round 69 to finish five shots clear of American Zach Johnson. Pettersson never looked like losing the tournament and his closing effort brought him to 14-under.
"The swing felt good. I felt calm. It was a great feeling today," Pettersson told reporters.
"In '08 I had a good year. I won Greensboro that year. I was trying to figure out what I was going to do to get to the next level and fitness, and I really started working out and eating better, and I lost 30 pounds very quickly.
"That was during the off-season, and it really threw my golf game. In '09 I played terrible, I finished 150-something on the money list.
"It took a long time, just the last six months I felt comfortable again. Threw my timing off," he said, adding that his Canadian win in 2010 was more like catching "lightning in a bottle.
"I felt like this year my game was starting to come back to where it was. I played really solid. It's fun to play again, and I kept the weight on."
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Masters consolation for Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen bounced back from his Masters disappointment by claiming the Malaysian Open title.
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Just a week after missing out on a maiden Green Jacket at Augusta National - he lost in a sudden-death play-off to Bubba Watson - Oosthuizen recorded a three-shot victory over Scotland's Stephen Gallacher.
Weather delays meant the South African was forced to return to the Kuala Lumpar Golf & Country Club early on Sunday to complete his third round and after posting a three-under 69 he followed up with a four-under 68 for a 17-under-par total.
"I thought I was going to be a lot more tired. I played well. The game was there so it makes it a lot easier. I had a good week," he said.
"This morning probably was a bit up and down - not going too well - but then I settled in a bit for the second 18."
Gallacher had his opportunity to win after joining Oosthuizen with birdies on 15 and 16 but a bogey at the 17th allowed the Masters runner-up to take a one-stroke lead into the final round.
He started with birdies at the third and fifth and from thre he managed to maintain his advantage.
 I think (winning the major) helped me a lot to get my game where it is at the moment. I've just been working quite a bit with my coach Pete Cowen and my game is getting where I want it to be," he added.
"I had a good week last week and I'm looking forward to the next major, the US Open, and to the Players Championship in three weeks."
David Lipsky, Danny Willett and Rafael Cabrera-Bello finished in a tie for third on 12-under-par with Charl Schwartzel a further shot back.
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In-form Oosthuizen out in front


Louis Oosthuizen has a one shot lead in the Maybank Malaysian Open, despite completing just ten holes of his third round.

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The South African, who lost in a play-off to Bubba Watson at the Masters last weekend, is looking to put his disappointment in Augusta behind him by concentrating on claiming a title in the Far East. The 2010 Open champion had just made back-to-back birdies to move onto 13-under after ten holes when the hooter sounded to bring an end to the day's play due to a storm. It's the second time Oosthuizen has had his round interrupted by the weather after returning early on Saturday to complete his second round after a torrential downpour on Friday. Despite the interruptions, Oosthuizen remains focused on winning the European Tour event and is feeling good about his game.
"It's a tough week but it was always going to be the case this week," Oosthuizen said. "None of that will matter if I can win tomorrow. "My swing feels really good and when you are playing like this you really want to get a win because it just boosts the confidence so much, and it's a good time of year to do that." Scotland's Stephen Gallacher looks like being his closest challenger heading into the final round after he moved to within one shot of the leader after 11 holes. Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello, England's Danny Willett and David Lipsky of the United States share third place, three shots off the pace.

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Heritage struggles for Donald


World No.1 cards a disappointing opening four-over 75

Luke Donald is facing a fight to hold on to top spot in the world rankings after a disappointing opening round in the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.
Donald needs a top-eight finish at Harbour Town - where he lost a play-off to Brandt Snedeker last year - to remain ahead of Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy in the standings. But the Englishman struggled to a four-over-par 75 to lie eight shots off first-round leaders Chad Campbell, Vaughn Taylor and Colt Knost. Starting from the 10th, Donald dropped shots at the 12th and 15th to reach the turn in 37. He then recovered from a bogey on the first with a birdie on the par-five second, but ran up a double-bogey six on the sixth to continue the disappointing form shown in last week's US Masters.


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Oosthuizen eyes Malaysian consolation


Louis Oosthuizen is looking to secure the Maybank Malaysian Open this week after his play-off heartbreak at the Masters on Sunday.
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The South African and former Open champion had looked set to secure the Green Jacket at Augusta National last weekend as he put on an impressive performance, which included an historic albatross two at the second hole during the final round.
But, despite his good show, Oosthuizen just fell short at the death as Bubba Watson had too much in the play-off to pick up the Masters title ahead of him. As a result Oosthuizen is aiming to maintain his good run of form by coming out on top at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. He told europeantour.com: "I am still a little disappointed that it didn't go my way but it is just one of those things.
"It just makes me want that jacket even more now. Last week certainly has given me a lot of confidence on that golf course because I had never made the cut there but now I know I can play the course.
"I'm just looking to continue my good form really. I think the first round will be pretty tough because of the tiredness, but after that and after some good rest hopefully we can play well. It is a great golf course and if you are playing well there are a lot of birdies to be made out there but you also have to be careful and not be too aggressive.
"I am just going to try and play the way that I have done for the last few weeks. I think anyone that is playing well wants to play tournaments and try to get some wins under your belt."

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SA duo paired in Malaysia

Oosthuizen targets swift response after Masters heartache



Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen will look to bounce back from their Masters disappointment together after being paired for the opening two rounds of this week's Maybank Malaysian Open.

Former champion Schwartzel was forced to hand over the Green Jacket to American Bubba Watson on Sunday after producing a tame title defence at Augusta National.While Schwartzel never threatened at the top, Oosthuizen came agonisingly close to keeping the trophy in South Africa after losing out to Watson on the second hole of a sudden death play-off.Oosthuizen lit up the final round with an albatross on the second hole, the first time the feat has ever been achieved in Masters history, but could not hold off a resurgent challenge from playing partner Watson.And the 2010 Open Champion admits the defeat was especially tough given his incredible start to the final day.He said: "It was tough after that double eagle. When something like that happens early in your round you think that this is it - that was my first double eagle ever - so it was tough the next five holes to just get my head around it and just play the course."I don't feel like I could have hit two better putts in the play-off, but congrats to Bubba. He did brilliantly."Finishing second has put Oosthuizen back into the world's top 20, while Schwartzel's disappointing 50th place in his defence dropped him from eighth to 12th.Sixth-ranked Martin Kaymer, who made his first cut at Augusta in five attempts, is also in Malaysia andSimon Dyson and Alvaro Quiros were able to get there earlier after bowing out at halfway in the Masters in a blow to their hopes of a Ryder Cup debut.





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