Last updated: December 03, 2010

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Pampling putts pain in past

Rod Pampling

IT HAS been a year to forget for Rod Pampling ... until today. Pampling lost his US PGA Tour card after finishing 180th on the money list.

Griffin rises as stars stagger

Matt Griffin

MATT Griffin isn't one to look back - and that's a good thing now on so many levels.

65 takes Griffin to the front

Matt Griffin

MELBOURNE'S Matt Griffin has fired 65 to race to the lead midway through the first round of the Australian Open in Sydney.

Players vote allow transgender golfers

LPGA Transgender Lawsuit Golf

LPGA players have voted to allow transgender players to compete following a lawsuit by a California woman who had her sex changed five years ago.

Rain or shine, Daly never boring

John Daly

HE maintains he played better when drunk, misses Oreo cookies and McDonald's french fries, and likes to spend wet days on the punt.

Australian Open water hazard

Appleby

THE Lakes Club was lashed by more than 50mm of rain, as final preparations for the Australian Open were abandoned.

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Pro-am off - The Lakes flooded

Stuart Appleby

CONSISTENT rain in Sydney forced Australian Open officials to cancel the tournament's pro-am event on Wednesday.

The Great White flag

Greg Norman

GREG Norman admits that a sixth Australian Open crown is a fairytale too far because of his disdain for practice.

Adam Scott has got the lot

Adam Scott

FRED Couples says the career revival of Adam Scott will carry him all the way to the summit as Australia's next major winner.

Couples plans an invasion

US Masters Round 1

FRED Couples says his US team's chances of winning next year's Presidents Cup will soar if it plays in Melbourne in the build-up.

Scott named Australia's best again

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ADAM Scott has been named player of the year for the fifth time by the Australian Golf Digest.

Basketball star in US golf line-up

Michael Jordan

AUSTRALIAN golf fans will get a double dose of royalty at next year's Presidents Cup after NBA legend Michael Jordan was named US team assistant.

Expensive toss to lose in playoff

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SWEDEN'S Robert Karlsson won the Dubai World Championship beating leader Ian Poulter in a two-way playoff after a bizarre final hole blunder. 

Appleby makes case for Masters

Appleby

STUART Appleby insists it's a "no-brainer" to play the Australian Masters in the week leading into next year's Presidents Cup.

Kaymer leads race for cash title

Dubai World Championship Golf

MARTIN Kaymer got the best of Graeme McDowell in their battle for the European money title Thursday in first round of the Dubai World Championship.

Elite quartet line-up for award

Ernie Els, golf

SOUTH Africa's Ernie Els and US rivals Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar and Dustin Johnson are up for  the 2010 US PGA Tour Player of the Year.

Poulter wins Hong Kong Open

Ian Poulter

ENGLISHMAN Ian Poulter returned to the world top ten to win the Hong Kong Open by a single stroke.

Handa Australian senior open

Peter Senior

GOLFER Peter Senior has won the Handa Australian senior open.

Three-shot Senior's win to Peter

Peter Senior

PETER Senior has won the Handa Australian Senior Open by three shots at Royal Perth.

Senior sizzles in Perth heat

Wayne Grady

PETER Senior has jumped to an early lead at the Handa Australian Senior Open.

stuart appleby

Victorian Stuart Appleby was a one-shot winner over SA left-hander Adam Bland in the $1.5million JB Were Masters at Victoria Golf Club.

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Thunderstorms can't stop Adam

Singapore Barclays Open Golf

ADAM Scott shot a 3-under-par 68 to win a third Singapore Open, completing his final 10 holes Monday after a thunderstorm suspension Sunday.

Baddeley misses $1m bonus

Aaron Baddeley

AARON Baddeley had a one-in-three chance but missed out on winning a $1.01 million bonus on one sudden-death hole in Florida this morning.

Appleby wins by one shot

Stuart Appleby

STUART Appleby fired a six-under-par final round of 65 to win the $1.5 million Australian Masters by one shot at Melbourne's Victoria Golf Club.

Bland's full-flavoured game

Adam Bland

SOUTH Australian Adam Bland held his nerve on the windswept Victoria Golf Club to upstage some of the biggest names in the game.

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Tiger trails leaders by four

Tiger Woods

TIGER Woods overcame a shaky start to fire a two-under par 69 in the first round of the Australian Masters at Victoria Golf Club today.

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Young Victorian leads early

Tiger Woods

TIGER Woods has made a poor start by his standards at the Australian Masters at Victoria Golf Club.

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Consistency biggest hurdle for Woods

Tiger Woods

TIGER Woods says he can still beat most people when he's "firing on all cylinders" and that's his goal at the Australian Masters.

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Tiger getting into the swing

teeing off

TIGER Woods says he can still win this week's Australian Masters, despite undergoing a total rebuild of his swing.

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When Woods met Warne

Tiger Woods and Shane Warne

SEX scandals that threatened to ruin the careers of Woods and Warne became comedy fodder in front of a Crown casino audience.

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Show of loyalty needed by Aussies

Trevor Herden

A LEADING official has criticised greedy Australian golfers for damaging their home tour with grabs for appearance money.

Ogilvy holds the aces

Robert Allenby

ROBERT Allenby says compatriot Geoff Ogilvy is the man to beat at this week's Australian Masters.

Tiger touches down for Masters

Tiger Woods

A RELAXED Tiger Woods has arrived in Melbourne ahead of his appearance at the Australian Masters later this week.

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Bransdon wins in the west

David Bransdon

VICTORIA'S David Bransdon is the new WA PGA Champion after a course record-equalling round on the final day at Bunbury Golf Club.

Molinari clinches WGC thriller

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FRANCESCO Molinari clinched a one-stroke win after Lee Westwood missed an eagle putt on the final hole in the  HSBC Champions tournament.

Australia to live American dream

Tiger Woods

WHAT was once a pipedream is poised to become a reality, writes Mark Hayes.

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Driver dies in high-speed horror

police tape

THE impact of a fatal Seaton smash was so violent that a car destroyed a Stobie pole after bouncing off a bus during what police have been told was a race.

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A portrait of Don Bradman

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The life in pictures of Don Bradman who is acclaimed the greatest batsman of all time.

2010 Sports Star of the Year and Hall of Fame

Sports Star of the Year

Anna Meares was named the Advertiser/Channel 7 Sports Star of the Year for 2010.

Champion horse trainer Bart Cummings

bart cummings

Bart Cummings is one of the greatest trainers produced in Australia and has won 12 Melbourne Cups.

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