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February 13, 2011 by · Comments Off on Dubai Desert Classic Leaderboard 

Dubai Desert Classic Leaderboard, Alvaro Quiros (FSY) from Spain has won the Dubai Desert Classic with a final round Sunday that included a wild hole-in-one triple bogey, Tiger Woods (FSY) to try to win his first tournament in 15 months s is collapsed.
(AFP) – Another week without a win for Tiger Woods, but the fallen star of world golf insists he is still on track and redouble efforts to bring in teachers.

The 35-year U.S. failed to find the vital spark, he was a consultant for the last day of the Dubai Desert Classic, and a tournament he has won a good performance in 2006 and 2008.

Starting the day just a stroke behind the leader, and with the realistic hope of a first tournament victory in 15 months, two bogeys and three soon took the wind from his sails.

Woods recovered the way back with birdies at the rank of the sixth and 11th, but with gusts of wind shook remodeled his swing, bogeys the 12th and 14th ended his challenge.

It came with a three over 75 and a tie for 20th place.

At least that’s an improvement on his tie for 44th place at Torrey Pines, California two weeks ago when he opened his season and Woods remained stubbornly optimistic.

“There were some bright spots this week. Also some glaring examples of what I have to work, which is good. I’ll go to work next week,” he said.

“It’s like anything, all my old feels are out the window when the wind blows, so the thing when you make a change.

“I went through this with Butch (Harmon) and I went through this with Hank (Haney).

“It’s great when the wind does not blow, but when I’m hitting shots and the wind blows, the change of feelings and motives of this new swing, they are exposed.”

Woods has begun to rethink radically its movement under the watchful eye of the Year Canadian coach Sean Foley last amid personal turmoil that beset his marriage and his career.

He has also completed extensive knee surgery he underwent in 2008 following his dramatic U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines, which kept him sidelined for eight months.

Woods briefly show glimpses of his old form in Dubai, especially with his eagle finish the first round and his bogey-free 66 on Friday.

But when he needed to find another train on the weekend to release a ranking in boots, the game just was not there.

Yet he said that things are improving.

“It was a step in the right direction, no doubt,” he said.

“I improved a lot considering where I was at Torrey Pines a few weeks ago. This is a step in the right direction.

“He is progressing. It is progressing.”

Woods returns to U.S. to continue its preparations for the Masters in early April and should play in the upcoming WCG Matchplay in Arizona at the end of this month.

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Dubai Desert Classic Leaderboard

February 12, 2011 by · Comments Off on Dubai Desert Classic Leaderboard 

Dubai Desert Classic Leaderboard, (CP) – Tiger Woods survived a poor start and winds of 72 to post, the normal, leaving him only one shot behind leader Rory McIlroy and two entering the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. The day when winds reached 45 km / h and dusty conditions played havoc with the rankings, Woods has shown an uncanny ability to come back repeatedly.

The former No. 1-ranked Americans ended the third round with a grand total of 7-under 209, second behind round leader McIlroy (75), Denmark’s Anders Hansen (71) and Africa South Thomas Aiken (74) who are all at 8-under 208. He sits in a tie in five directions for the fourth. Woods should not even be in contention going into Sunday. But the difficult conditions took their toll on most of the top players, finishing with 3-plus McIlroy and Sergio Garcia – who was eight strokes ahead of Woods after nine holes – finishing at 3-over and tied with Woods and five other players. About two-thirds of the field did not break through.

“The fact that I was able to battle of 4-above normal and put me with a chance of going into tomorrow, I’m proud of that,” said Woods, who had an eagle and four birdies but also four bogeys and a double bogey. “I hope I can build on that.”

Woods started poorly with bogeys on the first two holes, mainly due to errant drives that went far to the left of the fairway. He fired a shot back with a birdie on the third. But he bogeyed the eighth and ended up with a double bogey on the ninth after his approach shot was taken in the wind, fell just short of the green and rolled into the water.

But at the start, Woods showed some of his trademark magic. He responded with an eagle on the 10th, chipping in from 35 feet. He followed with a birdie that seemed to settle. But after running several pars, put his troubles returned with a bogey on No. 16 – “. Come on Tiger Woods incentive to pay before finishing with

The former top-ranked player on all stops pulled out of 17, driving the rear edge green 359-yard hole. But then his chip past the hole and had he missed easy birdie. That left him on 18 when he played with caution, choosing to put in place rather than driving the green. It paid off when he managed to loop over a putt from 30 feet, prompting him to pump his fist as the crowd cheered wildly.

Woods, who won in Dubai in 2006 and 2008, seeks his first victory in over a year.

McIlroy, who won his only European Tour event here in 2009, also had a terrible start. He had three bogeys directly hand the head of Garcia, including a drive on the second that landed in the sand and scrub each other on the third, which ended in the bunker.

Like Woods, McIlroy has managed to turn his game around on the back nine with a birdie and a string of pars.

“There were some tricks that I leave out of me … and I did not let that happen today, which is a positive sign,” said McIlroy. “And I’m still, you know in the lead, tied for the lead … I’m always there with a great opportunity. It’s just very clustered at the minute and now a lot of guys have a chance to win.”

Of all the contenders, Garcia had the most dramatic change of fortunes. After opening with a bogey, 31-year-old Spaniard made a race with two birdies on his next four holes to take exclusive possession of the head.

But Garcia collapsed on the back nine, carding two bogeys and a double bogey on the 17th after his drive hit a tree and had to drop a ball. This gave him back to McIlroy and several others for the good entering Sunday’s final.

Garcia said his inability to keep his head was “regrettable” but insisted he played as well as it could under these conditions.

“I have not played the back nine that bad. I hit some bad shots, but I had him well,” said Garcia.

Top-ranked Lee Westwood is tied for 13th at 5-under while No. 2-ranked Martin Kaymer is eight shots adrift of the leader after carding a 4-over 76.

There is still a small chance that the results of the tournament could see a changing of the guard at the top.

Westwood could lose top spot if Kaymer wins and he finishes lower than second, and if Kaymer finished second and Westwood is outside the top 10.

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Dubai Golf Leaderboard

February 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Dubai Golf Leaderboard 

Dubai Golf Leaderboard, Rory McIlroy birdied the final hole to card a 68 and take a one-stroke lead at 11 under mid-term review of the Dubai Desert Classic. Sergio Garcia has yet to drop a shot in 67 seconds and successive units of a second, while Tiger Woods to seven under after a 66 with no bogeys. World number one Lee Westwood, playing in the same group as Woods, dropped two shots in a 70 and is less than five years. Martin Kaymer, the world number two, is one further back after a round of 71.

McIlroy edged clear of the field after laying short of water close by five dangerous and reading corner of 103 yards to seven feet to set up his third birdie on the back nine. The former champion, whose victory in 2009 remains his only European Tour success to date, only one bogey Friday afternoon carded the second hole but admitted he had not played as well as in its 65 impressive in terms of Thursday morning.

“I felt a little more comfortable with my swing in the first round but I stayed patient and picked up the birdies when I can,” the 21-year-old said. “Maybe this year the last time, I would not have been able to grind a 68 after the start I had. Rounds like this proves that I do the right thing. ” Meanwhile Woods, a starter early in the second day, started full of confidence after his closing eagle on Thursday, which led to a sub. He started superbly with birdies at the 12th, 13th and 18th centuries to reach the turn in three under-34.

The 35-year U.S. added another birdie on the second despite driving into the rough and continued his presentation with a 25-foot short on fourth. And a wonderful approach to two feet at the 485-yard par-four sixth brought the current world number one three his sixth birdie of day. Tiger Woods surged to the Dubai Desert Classic standings shooting a bogey-free 6-under 66 Friday to bring him back in contention for his first victory in over a year. Helped by setting a stellar and consistent set short, Woods sunk six birdies in the low round of the day at all 7-under 137, four shots behind leader Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy followed his opening 65 with a 68 to maintain his lead entering the weekend at the Emirates Golf Club. He was here two years ago that 21 years Northern Ireland has won his only European Tour victory. A shot behind McIlroy at 10 years were Sergio Garcia (67) and South Africa’s Thomas Aiken (67), followed by Englishman Steve Webster (68) at 8 under.

Woods was tied for fifth alongside Jean-Baptiste Gonnet of France, Anders Hansen of Denmark, Michael Hoey of Ireland North and Brett Rumford of Australia. Woods, who was outdriving his playing partners, No. 1-ranked Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer 2, added precision to his reader’s blisters and approach shots on Friday. And unlike Wednesday, when he missed several putts and approach shots makable struck across the green, the winner of 14 majors are provided regular opportunities.

“I felt good today. I hit many good shots, “said Woods, who compared his game on Friday at the way he played last year’s Challenge Chevron World, where he lost in overtime at the U.S. Open Graeme McDowell.

Dubai Desert Classic

February 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Dubai Desert Classic 

Dubai Desert Classic, (UKPA) – Rory McIlroy still leads the Dubai Desert Classic after 68 seconds Omega Tower – but his lead over Sergio Garcia and Thomas Aiken is one, and Tiger Woods is also in the race.

Woods followed his “itch” opening 71 and 66 best-of-day to move to seven under and joint fifth place. Without a win for nearly 15 months it has even led for a few minutes after the beginning of the 27th day, but that was before McIlroy hit in UAE again.

The 21-year Northern Irish came back from a bogey on the second with five birdies, the last of them on the long 18th he beating the former world number two South African Garcia and Aiken.

They both had a 67 seconds time to time, the back-to-Spanish form keeping a bogey off his card for the second consecutive day.

Rory McIlroy to continue to set the pace after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic, but Tiger Woods is at his heels after the world number one has produced his three best golf courses in 2011.

Woods carded a 66 bulbs of six under par, the best round of the day, to lie four shots off the pace set by the Northern Irish McIlory, which is on 11 under par after posting a 68 to Following his 65 on Sunday.

The Spaniard Sergio Garcia has maintained its recent improvement with a second successive five-under-67 behind McIlroy by one stroke, with Thomas Aiken of South Africa, who matched Garcia scores over the first two days.

But the talk was of Woods’ spectacular return to form and world number three could not hide his joy with his display.

Woods – Family is the most important thing  “I played myself back in the tournament. I felt like I hit the ball much better and the greens were absolutely perfect,” Woods said on the official website of the European Tour.

Englishman Steve Webster recorded 68 seconds from time to time and is on his own in fourth place, three strokes behind, while Woods is part of a group of five players on seven under par that includes Denmark Anders Hansen.

World number one Lee Westwood produced another consistent performance and his two-under-par 70 left him six strokes behind McIlroy, while world number two Martin Kaymer is another shot back.

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