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Dec 5 (Reuters) - Four-times major champion Phil Mickelson will launch his 2013 PGA Tour campaign at next month's Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. The American left-hander is the leading all-time money winner at the 72-hole pro-am celebrity event, previously known as the …

(Reuters) - Davis Love III, winner of the 1997 PGA Championship and U.S. captain at the 2012 Ryder Cup, was named as recipient of the U.S. Golf Association's Bob Jones Award on Wednesday. Presented annually since 1955, the award, considered the USGA's highest honor, recognizes an individual who demonstrates the spirit, …

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Davis Love III, winner of the 1997 PGA Championship and U.S. captain at the 2012 Ryder Cup, was named as recipient of the U.S. Golf Association's Bob Jones Award on Wednesday. Presented annually since 1955, the award, considered the USGA's highest honour, recognises an individual who demonstrates the spirit, …

DURBAN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Local hero Branden Grace, who exceeded expectations last season by winning four European tour events after graduating from the Qualifying School, now plans to focus on the four majors. The 24-year-old South African is one of the favourites for the inaugural Nelson Mandela championship which starts …

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Adam Scott will probably go back to using a broomstick putter at this week's Australian Open after "messing around" with a shorter club in practice, the world number seven said on Wednesday. The 32-year-old, who has used the broomstick variety for the past two seasons, practiced for this week's tournament …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Globe-trotting Briton Justin Rose will battle jetlag and local favorite Adam Scott at the Australian Open in Sydney this week as he seeks to cap his outstanding year with a win Down Under. Rose has little left to prove after finishing second on the European Tour money's list behind Rory McIlroy but …

SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Adam Scott will probably go back to using a broomstick putter at this week's Australian Open after "messing around" with a shorter club in practice, the world number seven said on Wednesday. The 32-year-old, who has used the broomstick variety for the past two seasons, practiced for this week's …

MELBOURNE, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Globe-trotting Briton Justin Rose will battle jetlag and local favourite Adam Scott at the Australian Open in Sydney this week as he seeks to cap his outstanding year with a win Down Under. Rose has little left to prove after finishing second on the European Tour money's list behind Rory McIlroy …

Ian Poulter finished his final round at the World Challenge and was chatting next to the clubhouse at Sherwood when he stopped in the middle of a sentence and changed his tone to one of grave concern.

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The new 2012-13 season that starts this week may be something of a crossroads for a European Tour losing its best players, struggling for sponsors and finding it increasingly hard to host events in its own backyard. The cream of Europe's golfing crop, including world number one Rory McIlroy and …

Rory McIlroy sure didn't feel like the PGA Tour player of the year when he arrived at Kiawah Island for the final major of the year. He had missed three cuts, had not contended in a major and had only one win.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy was named as the PGA Tour Player of the Year on Tuesday, capping an outstanding season for the world number one. As expected, the 23-year-old was the popular choice for the annual Jack Nicklaus Award, decided by a vote from eligible tour players, becoming the youngest …

* McIlroy becomes youngest award winner since Woods * John Huh named rookie of the year (Adds details) NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy was named as the PGA Tour Player of the Year on Tuesday, capping an outstanding season for the world number one. As expected, the 23-year-old was the popular …

NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy was named as the PGA Tour Player of the Year on Tuesday, capping an outstanding season for the world number one. The 23-year-old won won four titles on the tour during the season, including the PGA Championship, to become the youngest player since Tiger Woods in …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organizers were told on Tuesday they needed to push ahead with their preparations because time was an issue, the International Olympic Committee said. Rio has not finalized its budget for the Olympics as well as the venues for several sports, including rugby, …

* Rio budget not yet finalised * Questions over golf, rugby, hockey venues (Updates with Rio chief's comments) LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organisers were told on Tuesday they needed to push ahead with their preparations because time was an issue, the International Olympic Committee …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics organisers were told on Tuesday they needed to push ahead with their preparations because time was an issue, the International Olympic Committee said. Rio has not finalised its budget for the Olympics as well as the venues for several sports, including …

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Golf has no place in the Olympics and its inclusion is contributing to the dilution of the importance of the sport's major championships, according to eight-times major winner Tom Watson. The sport will return to the Olympics at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, after last being played in 1904, and while its return …

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Golf has no place in the Olympics and its inclusion is contributing to the dilution of the importance of the sport's major championships, according to eight-times major winner Tom Watson. The sport will return to the Olympics at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, after last being played in 1904, and while …

Dec 3 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 13.71 average points 2. (2) Luke Donald (England) 9.12 3. (3) Tiger Woods 9.03 4. (4) Justin Rose (England) 6.64 5. (7) Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 6.45 6. (6) Lee Westwood (England) …

SOFIA (Reuters) - Prize money for the 2013 World Match Play Championship will rise to 3 million euros ($3.90 million), Per Ericsson, president of event management for sponsors Volvo said on Monday. The figure marks a nine percent increase over the 2012 total of 2.75 million euros. Bulgaria will host a European tour event …

SOFIA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Prize money for the 2013 World Match Play Championship will rise to 3 million euros ($3.90 million), Per Ericsson, president of event management for sponsors Volvo said on Monday. The figure marks a nine percent increase over the 2012 total of 2.75 million euros. Bulgaria will host a European tour …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scheduling tournaments at the right time in the best place is one of the trickiest tasks for a global player and Ian Poulter readily admits he overplayed his hand in what proved to be an exhausting 2012 campaign. The flamboyant Englishman rebounded from a slow start to the season with a spectacular …