The ace golfer went down to American Stewart Cink in the opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play.
Tiger Woods clinched his third win of the year with a one-shot triumph at the Doral Championship
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri got off to a brilliant start at the European Tour's six-round Qualifying School Final Stage with a flawless five-under 65 at the par-70 Purple course and was placed second overall among the 156 starters.
The Indian golfer shot a two-under 70 but still slipped down to tied 63rd at the midway stage of the US PGA Tour Qualifying School finals.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Annika Sorenstam became the first golfer to win a U.S. PGA or LPGA tournament five years running
S P Chowrasia finished two strokes ahead of defending champion Ashok Kumar in the third leg of the Amby Valley PGA Indian golf tour.
The South African known as the "Big Easy" is chasing his fourth successive victory in Australia's richest golf tournament.
Arjun Atwal's historic debut was a roller-coaster ride as he scrambled to a four-over-par 74
Arjun Atwal returned a flawless seven-under 65 to be just one shot behind sole leader Australian Brendan Jones after three rounds.
The Americans secured places in next month's British Open following the Western Open on Sunday.
The Power Bat is a visiting-card sized sticker on the shoulder of the bat that captures the speed of impact, quality of the shot and other parameters when the batsman hits the ball.
The US$300,000 inaugural event will include at least eight of the top-15 of the Asian Tour money ranking
Talented amateur Harinder Gupta is one stroke behind the leaders after the penultimate round in the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open 2004.
The world number one golfer finished on 12-under 201 to lead Tommy Armour III by one stroke at the Chrysler Championship after three rounds.
The Indian golfer fired a four-under 68 to take sole possession of the second-round lead at the $5.5 million New Orleans Classic.
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The Indian ace is looking to break the jinx of previous Asian number ones failing to get beyond the second round since 2000.
Arjun Atwal carded the USD 5 million Bellsouth Classic title's best round of eight-under 64 to gatecrash into a five-man play-off
Ireland's Padraig Harrington picked up his first PGA Tour title on the second hole of a playoff at the $5.5 million Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday.
With Europe leading 10-6, US captain Furyk could at least draw strength from the knowledge that the same deficit has twice been overturned on Sundays in recent times -- by the US in 1999 and Europe in 2012.
The American needs to finish no worse than outright third at the rain-delayed Nissan Open to regain his status as the game's leading player.\n
The world number four claimed consecutive PGA Tour titles for the first time in his career with a four-stroke victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The 34-year-old American has been playing like number one, claiming back-to-back PGA Tour titles for the first time in his 12-year career.
Anirban Lahiri is savouring the 'extremely special' experience of being the first golfer from India to play at the Presidents Cup but admits he and playing partner Thongchai Jaidee did not do themselves justice on Thursday.
Anirban Lahiri is going the full distance in terms of preparation and soaking in the atmosphere as he plays the pre-event traditional Par-3 which opens the official action at the Masters each year.
World number one Vijay Singh topped the list of 33 golfers nominated for entry into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
The world number three is in confident mood as he bids for a third consecutive title in this week's Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
The World number one's failure to win the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championship in Hawaii was the biggest surprise of the week.
Shubhankar Sharma's magnificent year continued as the Indian grabbed a spot in next week's US Open Golf Championships with a solid display of 69-68 in the qualifiers, in Columbus.
The world number one moved into a two-shot lead after the second round of the $5.6 million Wachovia Championship on Friday.
Former British Open champion Tom Lehman has been appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the next match against Europe in 2006.
Fiji's Vijay Singh became the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season by winning the Chrysler Championship on Sunday.
The only two Indian golfers on the Japanese PGA Tour had identical rounds of two-under 70 in the opening round in the 120 million yen ABC Championship.
Tiger Woods failed to make the cut in a U.S. PGA Tour event for just the fourth time as a professional but the second time this season.
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