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Winner Haas skips friend’s wedding

Bill Haas should have spent Sunday celebrating a friend’s wedding. Instead he was toasting a fourth PGA Tour title after beating major champions Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in a playoff to clinch the Northern Trust Open.

Mickelson retains lead at Northern Trust Open

Phil Mickelson continued his recent run of good form at the Northern Trust Open in California on Friday shooting a one-under par round of 70 to lead by one at the halfway stage.

In-form Mickelson sets early pace at Riviera

Four-time major winner Phil Mickelson entered last week’s Pebble Beach tournament without a PGA Tour success since April 2011, but now the American golfer has a chance for his second victory in a week.

Tiger seeks ‘home’ success in Honda bow

Tiger Woods is looking to the familiarity of home as he continues his search for a first full-field tournament win in over two years.

Mickelson outshines Tiger at Pebble Beach

Phil Mickelson’s rivalry with Tiger Woods has provided some of golf’s best stories of the past decade, and that battle for supremacy was renewed at Pebble Beach on Sunday as both sought to re-establish themselves as the PGA Tour’s marquee names.

Woods continues upturn at Pebble Beach

Tiger Woods’ recent upsurge in form continues on the first day of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am as the 14-time major winner cards a four-under-par 68 in his opening round of the PGA Tour season.

Cabrera-Bello claims Dubai Desert crown

Rafael Cabrera-Bello defies a clutch of big names to land the Dubai Desert Classic Sunday after a final round four-under 68 at the Emirates Golf Club.

Westwood claims lead at Dubai Desert Classic

Lee Westwood will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic after posting a five-under par 67 at the Emirates Golf Club on Saturday.

McIlroy and Bjorn lead the way in Dubai

World No.2 Rory McIlroy and Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn share the halfway lead at the Dubai Desert Classic after both shot second round 65s at the Emirates Golf Club Friday.

Cabrera-Bello upstages stars in Dubai

Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello upstages three of the world’s top four players to lead the Dubai Desert Classic after a blistering opening round of nine-under-par.