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Alfred Dunhill Links Championship ready to welcome the stars

A galaxy of stars will visit Fife and Tayside next week for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. (...)


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Open 2011: Phil Mickelson putting the past behind him at Royal St George's

Enjoying links golf is one thing, adapting and excelling at it appears to be another, if Phil Mickelson's Open record is anything to go by. (...)


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Scottish Open golfers head north to Castle Stuart as links switch pays off

Five of the world's top eight players will compete in next month's Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart — and the Highland public have responded in their thousands to their first European Tour event. (...)


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Ernie Els on the warpath over Wentworth 'craziness'

Ernie Els will continue to "tweak" his re-design of the Wentworth West Course but lashed out at criticism of the famous track at the BMW PGA Championship as "craziness" and accused Ian Poulter of "damaging the flagship event." (...)


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Fifer Peter Whiteford not for celebrating

Peter Whiteford picked up the best cheque of his career, secured his playing rights for next season, and produced what he considered his best performance in his three years on tour at the BMW PGA Championship, but he is still not satisfied. (...)


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Onederful! PGA victory puts Luke Donald on top of world

Luke Donald finally got the monkey off his back and put the title of the best player in the world there instead as he defeated his rival Lee Westwood in a play-off to claim the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. (...)


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Wentworth's new layout leaves Ian Poulter simmering

Is Wentworth fun anymore?
"You tell me,'' said Ian Poulter after a 74 left him at level par for the BMW PGA Championship on Friday. (...)


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Dozen Scots named in star-studded BMW PGA Championship field

Scotland's representation in this week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth has swelled to a dozen with confirmation that both in-form Scott Jamieson and Fifer George Murray have won spots in the European Tour's £4.5 million flagship event. (...)


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St Andrews ready for Dunhill Links Championship boost

Businesses in St Andrews are prepared for a tourism boost from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which gets under way on Thursday. (...)


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Dunhill Links Championships fans unlikely to bow to terror threat

Organisers of this year's Dunhill Links Championship said they expect bumper crowds because of Europe's Ryder Cup success — despite a series of terror alerts across the continent. (...)


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Colin Montgomerie to play Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie is the latest big name to confirm his place at the 10th Alfred Dunhill Links Championship next month. (...)


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World-class field for Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews

Three of this year's major championship winners — Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer — will be among the world-class field at the 10th Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie from October 7-10. (...)


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'Chubby' Chandler proclaims European Tour dominance

Louis Oosthuizen's Open win and Graeme McDowell’s US Open victory are the start of a new era of domination by European Tour players in golf, believes one of the the tour’s most influential characters, the new champion’s manager Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler. (...)


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Thousands salute young Open champion

Thousands of spectators surrounded the 18th green of the Old Course at St Andrews on Sunday evening to salute a young South African golfer who had just recorded one of the most comprehensive victories in the history of the Open Championship. (...)


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Louis Oosthuizen strolls to Open glory at St Andrews

South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen laughed off the demons that torture inexperienced golfers in the final rounds of major championships and flashed his gap-toothed grin all the way to the famous Claret Jug in winning the 150th anniversary Open Championship at St Andrews. (...)


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'Shrek' Oosthuizen benefits as the Old Course bites back

The man sometimes known as Shrek stood square against the winds that arrived with a vengeance at St Andrews and was left with a mighty five-stroke lead for the weekend in the 150th anniversary Open Championship. (...)


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Old Course tamed by new kid on the block Rory McIlroy

Tiger Woods has just about owned the Old Course at St Andrews for a decade but there's clearly a new candidate for the Old Lady's chosen favourite as Rory McIlroy shot a record 63 and claimed a handsome two-shot lead in first round of the 150th Open Championship. (...)


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Scene set for truest test of golf's superstars

The great old men of golf had to hole up in the Big Room of the R&A Clubhouse at St Andrews as the weather whipped across the links and cancelled the Champions Challenge. (...)


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Local knowledge gives insiders an Open advantage, says Els

As the definitive world-wide golfer who is in contention to win both the US and European orders of merit this year, nobody is better qualified to assess the strength of the Open challenge from either side of the Atlantic than Ernie Els. (...)


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Paul Lawrie delighted to get the ball rolling

The 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie couldn't have been happier with being picked as the man to get the 150th anniversary championship under way at 6.30 am on Thursday after the draw for the first two rounds was released. (...)


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