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Luke Donald Tops No. 1 Martin Kaymer at Match Play Championship

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) -- Luke Donald spoiled Martin Kaymer's rise to No. 1 in the world by winning the Match Play Championship on Sunday with a performance so dominant he never played the 18th hole all week. Not even the snow and sleet could stop Donald. On a bizarre final day in the high desert, which began with snow...

Power Rankings: Phil Mickelson Primed to Shine in Hollywood

The PGA Tour travels down the California coast to Los Angeles for the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. Surprisingly, the weather won't be perfect this week, but that's nothing new for this season. Forecasts call for a chance of rain everyday but Sunday, which might help soften and slow down the greens. It's...

L.A. Confidential: Tour Takes Turn Down 'Hogan's Alley'

It's easy for golf to feel a little romantic about this week's Northern Trust Open. By any name, it's the old Los Angeles Open at Riviera Country Club. This is the course that Ben Hogan all but made his own, turning it into "Hogan's Alley." In the 1940s, Hogan won the Los Angeles Open three times and finished second...

Monday Movers: Ian Poulter Shines in Hong Kong; Tiger's Media Makeover

Each week, Monday Movers will look back on the previous week in the golf world to see whose stock is rising and who will likely be heading back to the range. On the Rise Ian Poulter -- The 34-year-old earned his tenth career European Tour title after shooting a 22 under total at the USB Hong Kong Open. Low scores...

WGC-HSBC Champions Brings World's Best to Shanghai

Rarely does a tournament see such a quick rise in prestige as this week's HSBC Champions, which begins Thursday. In just its sixth year and second with World Golf Championship, this event has the feel of a major. Look no further than the field to get an idea of how competitive this week will be. Eight of the world's top...

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06/04/12 US Open 2012: Top 5 Golfers at Olympic Club Without a... Source: Bleacher Report The No. 1 player in the world, Luke Donald, hasn't won a major championship yet.
06/02/12 Chapman rises from obscurity again Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney NSW - Australia He's is an Englishman who, at best, could be described as a journeyman in professional golf.
06/02/12 Johnson climbs into top 20 as Donald returns to No. 1... Source: PGA.com Zach Johnson had already shared celebratory hugs and kisses with his two young sons and talked about his Colonial victory on television.
05/31/12 On the trail of Tiger: McIlroy and Donald chasing Woods Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK Rory McIlroy is level with Luke Donald after the Memorial first round, despite a quadruple bogey seven on a par three.
05/31/12 Rory McIlroy stages Memorial fightback after quadruple... Source: The Guardian - London - UK Rory McIlroy recovered from a nightmare quadruple-bogey seven on the 12th hole to climb back in touch with the leaders at the midway point of the first round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. The Northern Irishman went into the tournament after missing two successive cuts for the first time in his career and surrendering his world No1 ranking to Luke Donald , and for a time things looked set to go from bad to worse.