The latest in China

Major champions set for 36-hole showdown

2011-10-17T16:30:40Z

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke, South African Charl Schwartzel and American Keegan Bradley will battle for bragging rights starting Tuesday in the PGA Grand Sl...

Finding his swing and a good Chinese restaurant

2010-08-14T18:45:11Z

Liang Wenchong in hunt for PGA Championship after course-record 64: 'I know to remain calm.'

Golf is not the problem. It's played the same way in any language. The barriers that players like Liang Wenchong find maddening are a lot less exotic, like finding a dependable place in most towns to get a meal.

A few hours after shooting a course-record 64 Saturday and vaulting within three strokes of t...

Asia's Top Golfers

2010-11-02T12:24:38Z

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"Golden Bear" Nicklaus still on course after reaching 70

2010-06-12T04:48:05Z

MIAMI (Reuters)MIAMI, Jan 2X (Reuters) - Jack Nicklaus will celebrate his 70th birthday this week fishing on Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean, but the man regarded by many as golf's greatest player w...

Tiger's coach wants role in booming China

2010-06-11T18:32:40Z

Tiger Woods' coach Hank Haney said he wanted to be part of the booming growth of golf in China but could not promise to produce another player to match the world number one.

Both Woods and world number two Phil Mickelson have predicted China will become a golfing powerhouse wit...

American golfers still reluctant to travel

2010-06-11T18:33:13Z

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson might be at the WGC-HSBC Champions this week but a host of other Americans who qualified haven't taken up the offer.

USPGA Tour players are renowned for not travelling overseas out of their comfort zone, unlike many of their European Tour counterparts.

Despite seven million ...

Woods and Mickelson renew battle in China

2010-06-11T18:33:18Z

Tiger Woods renews battle with Phil Mickelson in China this week as Asia hosts its biggest golf tournament ever with the HSBC Champions now elevated to World Go...

Tiger prowls in Shanghai as WGC comes to China

2010-06-11T18:33:35Z

BEIJING (Reuters) - Tiger Woods makes a third trip to Shanghai this week still looking for a first HSBC Champions title but now with the added incentive of bagging what would be his 17th Ex-Guantanamo prisoners work behind-the-scenes of PGA Grand Slam in Bermuda

Four former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have settled in Bermuda are playing a behind-the-scenes role in the wealthy island's sporting event of the year.

The four ethnic Uighurs from...

Yang to take on Tiger again at HSBC Champions in Shanghai

2010-04-16T10:40:44Z

BEIJING (Reuters) - PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun will renew his rivalry with Tiger Woods on Asian soil in November after confirming his participation at the $7 million Yang's major victory over Woods could inspire hope across Asia

For years, Asian countries could only boast about growth and potential in men's golf. Success was measured by a half-dozen players who had cracked the top 50 in the world rankings over the last decade.

It took Y.E. Yang and his stunning victory over Tiger Woo...

New golf event gives Asian amateurs shot at Masters, Open

2010-04-16T17:10:19Z

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International golf officials have announced a major new tournament for Asian amateurs with the winner earning a coveted spot at next year's US Masters.

The winner of the inaugural Asian Amateur Championship, to be played at China's Mission Hills from October 29 to November 1, will also go through to final qualifying...

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2010-10-26T20:52:43Z

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Mickelson excited ahead of tough battle in Shanghai

2010-04-16T14:59:31Z

Phil Mickelson is excited to be back in Shanghai to defend his HSBC Champions title and further his global ambitions, but he knows he is facing one of the best fields ever gathered in Asia.

Although the injured Tiger Woods...

China Coupon Generation

2011-01-02T16:31:05Z

In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, Ding Can, 32, holds up VIP discount cards and coupons she carries in her purse in Beijing, China. More than a craze, discount shopping is becoming a way of life for young Chinese. Known as the "coupon generation," they are changing the way business is done in the world's second largest economy. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

China New Year

2010-12-31T21:01:16Z

Chinese people strike the Yongle Bell at a temple to celebrate the New Year, in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Chinese people believe striking the bell at the beginning of the New Year will bring them best wishes. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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China Peaceful Rise

2010-12-29T03:31:35Z

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama welcomes China's President Hu Jintao as he arrives for the G-20 summit dinner in Pittsburgh. China's high-profile feuds with the Beijing, China. China plans to crack down in the coming year on lavish parties and seminars organized by government officials, hoping to placate a public angered by corruption and accounts of sex and booze-fueled fetes held at taxpayer expense. On Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, Commun...

China Inflation

2010-12-26T16:00:13Z

A delivery worker cycles past a closed bank branch in Beijing, China, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao tried Sunday to reassure the public about the government's ability to control inflation, a day after China raised interest rates amid worries that rising prices could hurt social stability. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)