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/ 1 November 2007

Mickelson, KJ Choi in the hunt at Singapore Open

Phil Mickelson made a smooth transition to the rigours of Asian golf on Thursday to lurk two off the pace alongside KJ Choi after the opening round of the Barclays Singapore Open. The world number two, in a rare outing to the region, fired five birdies in his three-under-par 68 to remain in touch with a trio of overnight leaders.

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/ 1 November 2007

Els: Monty is ‘shooting his mouth off’

Ernie Els has told Colin Montgomerie to stop ”shooting his mouth off” after the Scottish star hit out at the South African for skipping the European Tour’s season-ending Volvo Masters in Spain. ”I know where he’s coming from so it’s no surprise,” said Els in response to Montgomerie’s comments.

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/ 31 October 2007

Els lashes Tour for scheduling ‘screw up’

World number four Ernie Els lashed out Wednesday at the European Tour for ”screwing up” their dates by scheduling the Volvo Masters to clash with the Barclays Singapore Open. Els leads the European Order of Merit by €222 000 from Ireland’s Padraig Harrington but is unable to play at the Masters in Spain this week.

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/ 30 October 2007

Top stars see boom in Asian golf

The Asian Tour has more potential for growth than any other tour in the world, according to some of the world’s most successful stars who have seen big improvements in recent years. Lee Westwood, Michael Campbell and Vijay Singh have all been regular visitors to Asia over the past decade and they are impressed with what has been happening.