Sweden's Christopher Hanell shot a fine five-under 65 to assume a one-stroke lead at eight-under 202.
England's Richard McEvoy, at ten-under 130, leads the field in the Omega Hong Kong Open.
Ace Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh on Wednesday, withdrew from next week's Frys.com Open to give himself more time to recover from an ankle injury.
Tiger Woods, who skipped this month's US Open with leg injuries, said on Tuesday he was not sure whether he would be ready to play in the British Open.
Vijay Singh relied on his belly putter while grabbing a one-shot lead in Friday's second round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Top seed Arjun Atwal suffered a heat stroke and gave Vijay Kumar a walkover in his semi-final.
The No. 1 player on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour shot a four-under 68 on the opening day of the London Myanmar Open.
Justin Thomas clinched his 13th PGA Tour victory on Sunday, winning the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational by a three-stroke margin and claiming the world number-one ranking in the process. Danielle Kang held her nerve to claim a one shot victory over France's Celine Boutier at the Drive On Championship on Sunday, as the LPGA Tour made a dramatic return from a near six-month COVID-19 shutdown.
The American claimed the honour for the fifth straight season.
Tiger Woods posted a photo of himself on crutches on Friday and said his rehab is "coming along" two months after the golf great suffered severe leg injuries when his car careened off a road near Los Angeles and crashed.
Argentina's Angel Cabrera won his second major championship with a nerve-jangling playoff victory at the U.S. Masters on Sunday, becoming the first South American to claim the prized Green Jacket.
Tiger Woods came from five strokes behind to overhaul fellow American Sean O'Hair and win his 66th PGA Tour title in spectacular style at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando Sunday. Playing only his third tournament since returning from reconstructive knee surgery, Woods completed a record sixth victory in fading sunlight at the Bay Hill Club by sinking a 16-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by a shot.
Geoff Ogilvy enhanced his status in the game by clinching his sixth PGA Tour title with a commanding 4&3 victory over Britain's Paul Casey in Sunday's final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
A day after his hotly anticipated return to the PGA Tour Tiger Woods made a premature exit from the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after being upset 4 and 2 by South African Tim Clark on Thursday. The top seed and defending champion, who had been sidelined by a knee injury after winning his 14th major title at the US Open in June, surrendered an early one-hole advantage in the second round before losing on the 16th green.
Tiger Woods ended his eight-month absence from the PGA Tour in triumphant style by beating Australian Brendan Jones 3&2 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona on Wednesday. The American world number one, sidelined by injury since his US Open victory last June, launched his title defence with a birdie at the opening hole before sealing the win on the 16th.
Arjun Atwal rode on a brilliant front nine with five birdies to card a four-under 69 at the par-73 Plantation Course to move up by one position at the midway stage of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Kapalua.
Success eluded them on the European and the PGA Tour but Indian golfers enjoyed a decent run in Asia, with rising talents Rashid Khan and Anirban Lahiri sharing four titles between them even as some seasoned veterans struggled in a mixed year for the sport.
Woods suffered serious injuries to both legs in Tuesday's wreck and was initially listed in serious but stable condition, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby told reporters. CNN reported Woods sustained compound fractures to his legs.
Arjun Atwal is on the verge of becoming the first player from India to win on the PGA Tour after racing three shots clear of the field in the Greensboro Classic third round Saturday. The 37-year-old, a friend and regular practice partner of world number one Tiger Woods, squeezed six birdies into an inspired nine-hole run midway through the round as he fired a five-under 65 for a 17-under tally of 193.
Tiger Woods failed to register a single birdie on his card for the first time in four years on the PGA Tour in Florida.
Winning his first national championship 14 years ago is one memory which Arjun Atwal will never forget and the veteran golfer said he can't wait to tee up again at the 50th Hero Indian Open next month as this was the title that made him the star that he is today.
In his first tournament back after an eight-week break, Tiger Woods clinched his 14th major title with a playoff victory over fellow American Rocco Mediate at the US Open.
Spain's Jon Rahm overcame nerves and a two-shot penalty to claim victory at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday and replace Rory McIlroy at the top of the world rankings.
Vijay Singh, boosted by an early eagle, edged one stroke clear in the second round of the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Friday.
Tiger Woods's winning streak was snapped on Monday when Australian Geoff Ogilvy kept his nerve to win the WGC-CA Championship.
India will be represented by Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri at this year's World Cup of Golf slated to be held at The Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne from November 21 to 25.
Scheffler said he could afford to focus on his own game thanks to his three-shot cushion.
The world number one, who has spent 11 years speeding past golfing milestones and records, was in vintage form with a flawless final-round 63 to capture the BMW Championship and become just the fifth player to win 60 PGA Tour titles.
The Indian golfing ace fired a one-under 71 in the second round of the Sega Sammy Cup on the\nJapan PGA tour.
Talented amateur Harinder Gupta is one stroke behind the leaders after the penultimate round in the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open 2004.
Tiger Woods, despite uncharacteristically missing several short putts, held off a late challenge by playing partner Brett Wetterich to win his third successive WGC-CA Championship by two shots on Sunday.
The Indian golfer faces charges of being involved in a high-speed street race after he escaped unharmed from a mishap that killed another driver.
Britain's David Howell, eager to make an impact on the lucrative PGA Tour, got off to a bright start at the Nissan Open on Thursday.
Daniel Chopra had a modest finish with a one-under 71 that saw him finish way down in 66th place at the Phoenix Open
England's Simon Hurd continued his inspirational run in the second round after a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 at the Pakistan Open on Friday.
Vijay Singh held off a late charge by playing partner Adam Scott to win his 30th PGA Tour title by two shots at the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
Vijay Singh survived an early battle with American Will MacKenzie and a late charge by Australia's Adam Scott to take control of the Mercedes-Benz Championship on Saturday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Arjun Atwal overcame a quadruple bogey and hung on grittily over the last five holes to enter the weekend rounds of the Valero Texas Open.
It was India's fourth individual medal in golf with Lakshman Singh and Shiv Kapur winning the gold in the 1982 and 2002 editions and Rajiv Mohta claiming a silver in New Delhi.
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