13. mars 2006

Bay Hill Invitational This week PGA Tournament: Bay Hill Invitational! Field Course Tour! Hole 17 One of golf's most famous and difficult par 3's, this tenacious hole requires a well-struck tee shot to a table-top green.  Correct club selection is essential, so check the yardages to carry the bunker and hazard that front the shallow green.  That hazard also wraps around the green's right and back sides. 10:13:27 PM    comment []

European Tour: Luke Donald’s Win at The Honda Classic Takes Him Into The World Top 10 Sunningdale Foursomes Evokes Memories of Donald Victory Donald looks towards the Majors after Honda Classic triumph European tour Weekly 409 Ladies European Tour: Maritz victorious at Telkom Women's Classic European Seniors Tour: Smyth finishes down the field as Kite wins in California Nationwide Tour: Nationwide Tour Notebook: Rutledge is named the February Player of the Month Champions Tour: Kite cruises to a five-stroke victory in the AT&T Classic, his first since 2004 Champions Tour Notebook: Roberts is named the February Player of the Month LPGA Tour: Sorenstam opens her 2006 schedule with a one-shot victory in the MasterCard Classic PGA Tour: Interview with 2006 Honda Classic champion Luke Donald Knee surgery knocks defending Bay Hill champ Perry out of action for a month Golfnytt fra Norge: Turneringshelgen Både Henrik Bjørnstad og Suzann Pettersen fikk med seg en god plassering og en god slant med penger i helgens turneringer. Henrik endte på 16. plass, mens Tutta endte på en sterk syvendeplass. I Singapore misset Morten Hagen cutten. Det samme gjorde Peter Kaensche og Jan-Are Larsen i Kenya. I Sør-Afrika, derimot, ble det nye sterke plasseringer av de tre norske jentene. Sluttresultater - PGA Tour m/Henrik Bjørnstad Sluttresultater - European Tour m/Morten Hagen Sluttresultater - LPGA Tour m/Suzann Pettersen Sluttresultater - Challenge Tour m/Larsen og Kaensche Sluttresultater - Nedbank Women's Golf Tour m/Lundgreen, Skarpnord og Sæther Sluttresultater - Scanplan Tour m/fire nordmenn Futures Tour: Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic   Dates: March 10 - 12, 2006 Pro-Am: March 8 & 9, 2006 Purse: $70,000 Winner: $9,800 Runner up: $7,000 To Benefit: YMCA Par 3 at The First Tee of Lakeland Tournament Web Site: www.lakelandfuturesgolfclassic.com Club: Cleveland Heights Golf Course 2900 Buckingham Ave. Lakeland, FL 33803 Telephone: (863) 682-3277 Head Professional: Randy Sansing Par: 72 Format: 54 holes 2006 Champion: Meaghan Francella of Port Chester, N. Y. Golfnytt fra Sverige: Svensk dubbel i Mexiko Annika Sörenstam vinnare – Helen Alfredsson delad tvåa. Det blev en stor svenskdag när MasterCard Classic avslutades i Mexiko på söndagen. - Jag är mycket, mycket lycklig sa Annika efter sin 67:e LPGA-seger. Läs mer... 2006 Tournament Winner, Meaghan Francella   Kung för en stund Starta säsongen kungligt och golfa i genuin fransk slottsmiljö med vinprovning och gourmetmiddagar. I veckans resevep kan ni även läsa om nya långväga charterdestinationer och om eget upplägg med Fly and Drive. Läs mer Första ”riktiga” segern för Luke Donald Svenskarna höll inte hela vägen den här gången heller. Det var i stället engelsmannen Luke Donald som hade bäst nervkontroll och vann Honda Classic, två slag före Geoff Ogilvy. Läs mer Canadian Tour: AUSTIN, Tex.--Brian Guetz worked a little overtime for his first Canadian Tour championship Sunday at the Yes! Golf Barton Creek Challenge presented by BG Products. FULL STORY Australasia Tour: Ogilvy falls just short in Honda A final round 69 was not enough for Australian Geoff Ogilvy to capture his second tournament in a row as Englishmen Luke Donald birdied the final hole to triumph in the Honda Classic on Sunday. Asian Tour: MARDAN MAKES HIS MOVE ON UBS ORDER OF MERIT 4:16:38 PM    comment []

The Pirate Bay: Here to Stay?. The entertainment industry claims it has file-sharing sites on the run. But Sweden-based torrent tracker The Pirate Bay says it isn't going anywhere. And there's a national movement behind the site. By Ann Harrison. [Wired News: Top Stories] 4:11:16 PM    comment []

Tokyo bourse to delist shares in scandal-hit Livedoor (AFP). AFP - The Tokyo Stock Exchange has said it will delist Livedoor shares next month after Japan's securities watchdog filed a fresh criminal complaint against the scandal-tainted Internet firm. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 4:06:33 PM    comment []

New Software Tackles Colorblind Challenges (AP). AP - Like many colorblind people who have adapted all their lives to a particular way of seeing things, Harry Rogers says his inability to discern red and green hasn't caused him much trouble over the years. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 4:04:54 PM    comment []

Taleban 'kills foreign hostages'. The Taleban says it has killed four foreigners kidnapped at the weekend in southern Afghanistan. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:02:31 PM    comment []

Milosevic 'took the wrong drugs'. A Dutch expert's claim that ex-Yugoslav leader Milosevic took unprescribed drugs fuels speculation over his death. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:00:44 PM    comment []

Da Vinci author defends book. The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown says accusations that he stole the ideas for his book are "completely fanciful". [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:59:55 PM    comment []

UK troops in Iraq 'to be reduced'. Defence Secretary John Reid is to announce a reduction in the level of UK forces in Iraq, the BBC learns. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:59:02 PM    comment []

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