Peter Lonard clinched his third Australian PGA Championship title with a three-stroke victory over New Zealander David Smail at Coolum on Sunday afternoon.
The Australian fired a 7-under-par 65 to finish the tournament at 20-under the card.
Two sets of back-to-back birdies on the first nine set up Lonard’s round, and apart from a bogey on the [...]
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Disgraced Vinokourov quits - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Posted by admin Published in Tour newsKazakh rider Alexander Vinokourov, who tested positive for blood doping at this year’s Tour de France, has announced his retirement.
The 34-year-old was given a one-year ban by the Kazakh Cycling Federation on Thursday after testing positive for a homologous blood transfusion after winning a Tour time trial in Albi.
“I’ve decided to end my professional career [...]
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Scott relinquishes PGA lead - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Posted by admin Published in Tour newsAdam Scott dropped down the leaderboard despite shooting 1-under through nine holes during the third round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum today.
Scott, the overnight leader, started the round at 10-under but dropped a shot at the par-three third hole.
However, he sunk consecutive birdies on the eighth and ninth holes to be 11-under for [...]
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Burge, Moore make move at PGA - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Posted by admin Published in Tour newsAustralia’s Ben Burge and Ryan Moore of the United States have surged up the leaderboard into a share of fourth place during the third round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum today.
Burge was 6-under-par through 13 holes of his third round and Moore went 5-under through eight holes to move into a five-way tie [...]
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Sabbatini roars into PGA lead - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Posted by admin Published in Tour newsSouth Africa’s Rory Sabbatini continued his outstanding form at the Australian PGA Championship on Saturday to storm into a one-shot lead following the third round at Coolum.
Sabbatini, who started the round in a tie for second place, carded a stunning 5-under-par 67 to reach 14-under 202 for the tournament.
The world number 11 dropped seven birdies [...]
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Black Caps humbled in tour match - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Posted by admin Published in Tour newsNew Zealand’s brief limited overs tour of Australia got off to a disappointing start with a seven-run loss to the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI at Lilac Hill on Friday.
Despite a century from new skipper Brendon McCullum, the Black Caps fell agonisingly short in pursuit of the the Chairman’s XI’s 285, a side featuring several retired [...]
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