NORTON SHOOT TO THE TOP OF HPGU A LEAGUE
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NORTON COUNTRY CLUB shot to the top of the Harare Province Golf Union (HPGU) A League last week (18 July) when they edged Borrowdale Brooke 4-2 on match day 7 of the 2010 season. In what is turning out to be a rollercoaster league, it was the debutants who emerged the new log leaders following an amazing turn of events in the six league matches played on the day. read more... | | |
ZIM AMATEURS HEAD TO THE LOWVELD
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IT\'S an all out assault on the golf course this weekend as the cream of the nation’s amateur golfers battle for honours in the Midlands Amateur Championship in the Lowveld. The tournament, which is one of the tournaments that count towards qualification for the bi-annual Eisenhower Trophy, will be played over 72-holes in line with international standards. The event will run from Friday to Sunday (23-25 July) with 18 holes each on Friday and Sunday while 36 holes will be played on Saturday.
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ALFAZEMA ENDS MINTER’S FINE RUN
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The last remaining winning record in the country's major golf tournaments tumbled at Royal Harare last Sunday (11 July) when Aulia Alfazema pipped Claire "Mama G" Minter to the Harare Province Ladies Strokeplay Championship. On a dramatic winter morning, it was Alfazema, the current Zimbabwe Ladies Golf Union (ZLGU) vice-president who shone, taking advantage of a rather subdued showing by Minter to claw back a four-stroke deficit and post an unlikely one-shot victory. read more... | | |
CHAPMAN AND POLICE TEAMS’ IMPRESSIVE RUNS CONTINUE
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OUTSTANDING club sides Chapman Golf Club and Police Golf Club continued with their impressive form in last Sunday's (18 July) round of Harare Province Golf Union (HPGU) B League action at Sherwood Golf Club. The two sides who remain the only unbeaten sides in the division this season, avoided defeat for the seventh successive round, with Police the most impressive after dismissing league debutants Norton Country Club 4-2. read more... | | |
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT NEARLY SCUTTLES TELECEL CHAPMAN GRAND SLAM
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AN administrative oversight in trying to force a 130-man field to complete two rounds of golf inside one day backfired at last Sunday’s Telecel Chapman Grand Slam with more than half the field failing to complete the two rounds before sundown. read more... | | |
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TIGHT AT THE TOP OF RANKINGS
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Less than one point now separates the world's top three golfers - Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood. The trio will all next be in action at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron after which any of the three could emerge as number one depending on their respective results. Source – Skysports.com
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KIM TO RETURN AT FIRESTONE
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Anthony Kim has announced he will make his comeback from a thumb injury at next week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club. Confirming the news on his Facebook page, he wrote: "I will be back next week at the wgc... looking forward to (being) back." Source – Skysports.com read more... | | |
KING LOUIS REIGNS SUPREME
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Louis Oosthuizen strolled to a seven-shot victory at the Open Championship to claim his first major title. The 27-year-old South African led by four shots heading into the final round and a 71 proved more than sufficient as none of his rivals mounted any sort of a challenge. England's Lee Westwood finished second after a closing 70, while Oosthuizen's closest pursuer overnight, Paul Casey, struggled round in 75 to finish joint third, alongside Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy. - Source- Skysports.com read more... | | |
CREAMER BREAKS MAJOR DUCK
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Paula Creamer finally broke her major duck as she claimed the 65th US Women's Open by four strokes at Oakmont. Creamer battled through testing conditions in Illinois and severe pair in her injured thumb to end up as the only woman under par for the tournament.The 23-year-old American shot a final-round, two-under-par 69 - her third under-par round in a row - to win at three under par from Suzann Pettersen and Na Yeon Choi. Source – Skysports.com
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