Patience comes easy for Oosthuizen at Congressional

2011-06-16T13:00:15Z

BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen charged to a runaway victory at last year's

Unpredictability the watchword at Tigerless Open

2011-06-15T17:00:33Z

BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Widely regarded as the toughest major to win, the U.S. Open starting at Congressional Country Club

The "Big Easy" aims to end hard times at Congressional

2011-06-14T11:00:16Z

BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Ernie Els has endured a frustrating 2011 campaign but, just as he did 14 years ago, is looking to regain form on the welcome turf of Congressional Country Club...

McDowell to start U.S. Open defense alongside Oosthuizen

2011-06-12T09:01:37Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Graeme McDowell will begin his U.S. Open title defense next week alongside Louis Oosthuizen...

Schwartzel set for Memorial with media whirlwind behind him

2011-06-01T13:00:07Z

DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Life has finally settled back into something approaching normal for Charl Schwartzel after the dizzying whirlwind of media attention he faced following his spectacular Masters victory in...

Major winners Schwartzel and Oosthuizen miss Wentworth cut

2011-05-27T08:30:16Z

VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen failed to cope with a fiendishly difficult West Course and unseasonably cool weather when both major winners missed the cut at...

Els eases into World Golf Hall of Fame

2011-05-09T20:30:46Z

Ernie Els, whose deceptively effortless swing has earned him the nickname the "Big Easy" -- and three major golf titles -- has led a class of six inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

"It's been a long journey coming from South Africa," said Els on Monday, whose globetrotting game ha...

Aiken reflects on Ballesteros impact as he extends lead

2011-05-07T10:00:08Z

TERRASSA, Spain (Reuters) - South African Thomas Aiken extended his lead at a windswept Spanish Open on Saturday but the day's action was overshadowed by the death of Seve Ballesteros.

Aiken, who will take ...

Bellerive to host 2018 PGA Championship

2011-05-06T19:31:26Z

Bellerive Country Club of St. Louis was named on Friday by the PGA of America as host of the 2018 PGA Championship, the 100th edition of the last major golf tournament played each season.

The par-71 layout, which stretches 7,547 yards, has twice hosted major tournaments.

Schwartzel's Masters breakthrough trumps Woods

2011-04-26T18:00:08Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost overlooked as Charl Schwartzel surged clear of a congested leaderboard to clinch this month's U.S. Masters with a sizzling finish was the fact that he eclipsed Tiger Woods...

Snoozy Schwartzel slumps to 73 as jetlag takes its toll

2011-04-14T02:00:07Z

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel was just happy to stay awake after carding an opening round one-over-par 73 at the Malaysian Open

Player puzzled by Big Easy's hard times at Augusta

2011-04-06T10:30:21Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - One of the biggest surprises for golfing great Gary Player in recent years at the Masters has been the failure of fellow South African Ernie Els to claim the green jacket.

Els, a three-times...

Confident Oosthuizen leads South African charge

2011-04-05T15:30:59Z

Reigning British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen has new confidence after his first Major triumph entering the 75th Masters, where he is among a host of strong South African contenders.

Oosthuizen withstood the swirling winds of St. Andrew...

Oosthuizen empowered by British Open memories

2011-04-05T10:30:17Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen missed the cut in his first two Masters but winning last year's British Open has given the South African a major jolt of ...

Dutchman De Vries romps to victory in British Open qualifying

2011-01-20T09:00:11Z

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Dutchman Floris de Vries and South Africans Martin Maritz and Neil Schietekat will make their British Open debuts in July after claiming the three places available at Internationa...

Louis Oosthuizen brimming with confidence for twin tour assault

2011-01-10T07:30:08Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen gave himself a perfect platform to launch a twin assault on the 2011 U.S. British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen a share of the lead Saturday with one round left in the Africa Open.

South African Oosthuizen, who stunned the golf world with a seven-stroke British Open triumph at S...

Oosthuizen switches to US PGA Tour

2010-11-22T17:30:49Z

Reigning British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and compatriot Charl Schwartzel have joined the US PGA Tour for ...

Gary Player

2010-11-30T13:32:50Z

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The British Open

2010-11-04T14:37:05Z

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Louis Oosthuizen leads the British Open

2010-11-03T02:50:08Z

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Els surges to victory in Grand Slam of Golf

2010-10-20T12:31:14Z

Els, an alternate in the four-man tournament designed to feature the year's four major championship winners, carded a two-under 69 for a five-under total of 137.

Els, standing in for Masters champion Phil Mickelson, had a 36-hole total of five-under 137, good enough for a one-stroke victory over American David To...

South African Els wins Grand Slam event by one shot

2010-10-20T12:00:19Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Ernie Els came from three strokes behind with five holes remaining to win the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf by one shot in MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell plans to have a bit of fun while adopting a hard-nosed mentality at next week's end-of-season British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa has withdrawn from next week's Grand Slam of Golf and been replaced by David Toms, the <...

South Africa's Ernie Els elected to Hall of Fame

2010-09-23T04:15:07Z

South African Ernie Els, whose 62 global victories include two US Open triumphs and a British Open title, has been elected to the Louis Oosthuizen knew winning the British Open was a big deal. The South African just didn?t realize quite how big.

"I think you?ve got this picture in your mind of what it?s going to be like after a major win, and it was 10 times what I expected," Oosthuizen said Tuesday ahead of the

Oosthuizen rallies after slipping off pace

2010-07-23T11:15:16Z

BRO, Sweden (Reuters) - British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen was still in the hunt for a Scandinavian Masters title on Friday to follow his first major win despite slippi...

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2010-09-10T23:53:55Z

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Oosthuizen rides South African wave to Open triumph

2010-07-18T13:15:32Z

An outrageous 200-1 long shot he might have been, but looking back, all the omens were there this week for Louis Oosthuizen to play the best golf of his life and win the British Open.

First of all, 2010 has been billed as South Africa's year with the successful hosting of football's World Cup and then Sun...

Oosthuizen poised for Open glory

2010-07-18T04:15:34Z

Rank outsider Louis Oosthuizen stood on the cusp of British Open glory on Sunday, taking a four-stroke lead into the final round.

The 27-year-old South African carded superb rounds of 65, 67 and 69 to set up a 15-under par winning position and only England's Louis Oosthuizen stood on the cusp of British Open glory on Sunday, taking a four stroke lead into the final round.

The 27-year-old South African carded superb rounds of 65, 67 and 69 to set up a 15-under par, winning position and only England's 'We are the World': South African Oosthuizen atop a veritable United Nations leaderboard

It's already been a rocky year for American golfers, even those not named Tiger Woods. Little that's happened at the British Open so fa...

Rock solid Oosthuizen has Open win in his sights

2010-07-17T15:15:46Z

The day started off badly for Louis Oosthuizen as he watched on television South Africa lose again at rugby to New Zealand.

But by the end of it, things had brightened up considerably and he stood on the cusp of winning the British Open.<...

Tiger stalks leader in British Open Golf

2010-07-17T08:15:36Z

World number one Tiger Woods teed off in Saturday's third round of the British Open stalking leader Louis Oosthuizen on the fabled Old Course where he has twice lifted the Claret Jug.

Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the record 18 majors won by British Open, where Tiger Woods is among those taking aim at leader Louis Oosthuizen.

Oosthuizen, a 27-year-old South African who missed the cut i...

British Open golf resumes at breezy St. Andrews

2010-07-16T23:15:23Z

Second-round play in the 150th anniversary edition of the British Open resumed Saturday with four of leader Louis Oosthuizen's nearest rivals hoping to gain some ground in light winds.

Blustery breezes Friday prompted a 65-minute stoppage for unplayable conditions, the first halt for wind at a British Open since 1998, and the last 30 of 156 playe...

"Shrek" solves soggy struggles to grab Open lead

2010-07-16T15:15:41Z

Louis Oosthuizen, a gap-toothed golf wonder better known to pals as "Shrek" after the swamp-loving movie ogre, seized the British Open lead by solving his struggles in the wind and rain.

The 27-year-old South African fired a five-under par 67 on Frid...

Oosthuizen challenges McIlroy at windy British Open

2010-07-16T07:16:27Z

Farmer's boy Louis Oosthuizen flung down the gauntlet to overnight leader Rory McIlroy at the British Open on Friday and then watched as Mother Nature rallied to his cause.

The 27-year-old South African, from the

Oosthuizen challenges McIlroy at British Open

2010-07-16T06:16:09Z

Farmer's boy Louis Oosthuizen flung down the gauntlet to overnight leader Rory McIlroy at the British Open on Friday.

The 27-year-old South African, from the Western Cape coastal town of Mossel Bay, sta...

Golf: Oosthuizen challenges McIlroy at British Open

2010-07-16T06:15:41Z

Farmer's boy Louis Oosthuizen flung down the gauntlet to overnight leader Rory McIlroy at the British Open in St Andrews on Friday.

The 27-year-old South African, from the Western Cape coastal town of Mosse...

Tiger prowls as Daly seizes lead at British Open

2010-07-15T03:15:49Z

Tiger Woods began his quest for a 15th major title in overcast but windless conditions Thursday at the British Open while John Daly seized the lead at the Old Course where he won in 1995.

World number one Woods, chasing the record 18 major titles won by ...

Tiger prowls while Daly seizes lead at British Open

2010-07-15T03:15:32Z

Tiger Woods began his quest for a 15th major title in overcast but windless conditions Thursday at the British Open while John Daly seized the lead at the Old Course where he won in 1995.

World number one Woods, chasing the record 18 major titles won by ...

No temper tantrums this time, says Els

2010-07-13T04:45:16Z

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - After getting hot under the collar at last month's U.S. Open, Ernie Els knows he needs to revert to being as cool as a cucumber to have any hope of winning his second British Open this week.

"If I can get into position like I...

Els, Garcia miss cut as Dredge leads BMW Open

2010-06-25T15:04:12Z

Former world number one Ernie Els and the Spaniard Sergio Garcia both missed the cut as Welshman Bradley Dredge topped the leader board at the halfway point in the BMW Open here on Friday.

Els, who came third in the Reuters) - Former Masters champion Zach Johnson is viewing this week's Texas Open in San Antonio as a fresh challenge, though he will be bidding to emulate Arnold Palmer by winning th...

Australian Fraser leads at fog-bound Ballantine's

2010-04-22T09:45:23Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - Australian Marcus Fraser was the clubhouse leader after fog wrecked the opening round of the $2.9 million Ballantine's Championship on Thursday, leaving more than a third of field yet to hit a shot.

Six hours and 10 minutes of play were lost in total when fog descended on the European and Asian Tour c...

Solid season has Big Easy at ease ahead of Masters

2010-06-11T18:54:16Z

After years of tough luck at the Masters, Els comes to Augusta National in winning form

Ernie Els shook hands with fans between holes, and stopped to take a picture with one on his way up the 17th fairway. He even posed with a "Flat Stanley" as he made his way to the putting gree...

Oosthuizen wins Par-3 Contest to risk Masters jinx

2010-06-12T16:08:22Z

Louis Oosthuizen became the third South African in a row to win the Masters Par-3 Contest, risking the Masters curse with his triumph on Wednesday at Augusta National Golf Club.

No player has ever won the Masters Par-3 Contest a...

Louis Oosthuizen wins Masters Par-Three, shoulders the curse

2010-06-12T16:08:17Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Favorites for the 2010 U.S. Masters title heaved a collective sigh of relief when Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa won the Par-Three contest on Wednesday and shouldered the weight of its fabled curse.

While golfers enjoyed so...

Els leads South Africa's Magnificent Seven into Masters

2010-04-07T11:15:42Z

Three-time major champion Ernie Els, coming off two impressive triumphs and seeking his first Masters title, leads a South African magnificent seven into the year's first major championship.

Els won a World Golf Championships event at Doral and the RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will not be distracted by the intense media scrutiny when he steps into the unknown at next week's U.S. Masters, according to golfing great Gary Player.

Triumphant Ernie Els has Georgia on his mind at Bay Hill

2010-06-11T18:53:57Z

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Ernie Els had next week's U.S. Masters deeply etched in his mind as he put the finishing touches on a two-shot victory at the rain-hit Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday.

The South African will tee off at

Ernie Els holds nerve to win again at Bay Hill

2010-06-11T18:53:54Z

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Former champion Ernie Els survived a shaky finish to win his second consecutive PGA Tour title by two shots at the weather-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday.

Two strokes clear with four holes remaining when ...

Els wins by two shots at Bay Hill

2010-06-11T18:53:54Z

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Ernie Els survived a shaky finish to win his second consecutive PGA Tour title by two shots at the weather-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday.

Two strokes clear with four holes remaining when the tournament w...

Els beats Schwartzel in WGC-CA golf clash

2010-06-11T18:53:09Z

Ernie Els felt relief more than exhilaration after beating his house guest, South African countryman Charl Schwartzel, to win the 8.5 million-dollar CA Championship by four strokes.

"This means so much. I didn?t think it was ever going to happen again," ...

Victorious Els finds answers in hard work

2010-06-11T18:53:09Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - When Ernie Els finished tied for 67th in the Honda Classic last week he responded in the only way he knew how -- he picked up a bucket of balls and went out on the range.

The tall Els practiced until dark on the Sunday and did the same the next...

Veterans, rookies eager to launch season at Sony

2010-06-11T18:30:07Z

The Sony Open, the first full-field US PGA Tour event of 2010, starts Thursday, and veteran Ernie Els said he was feeling the thrill of a new season as much as the four tour rookies who will tee it up.

"When you have a love of the game, you still want to achieve things," said the...

Remodeled Wentworth given extra bite for PGA Championship

2010-04-16T09:12:47Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Players at the 2010 PGA Championship at Wentworth will face one of the most treacherous closing holes in golf after a remodeling of the famous West Course, organizers said on Thursday.

A new water hazard extending 90 yards down the 18th fairway and alongside a reshaped green will stiffen the challenge for competitors at the European To...

Stunned leader Matteson pulls clear after back-to-back 61s

2010-10-06T12:42:14Z

PHOENIX (Reuters) - American Troy Matteson was close to disbelief after charging into a three-stroke lead in Saturday's third round of the Arizona Open in Scottsdale.

For the second day in a row, the 29-year-old fired a sizzling nine-under-par 61 on the Raptor Cou...

Immelman eyes 2010 with fresh hope after wrist surgery

2010-06-12T04:50:46Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Masters champion Trevor Immelman has high hopes for an injury-free 2010 after having surgery on his troublesome left wrist this week.

The South African was limited to just 13 events on the 2009 PGA Tour and was forced to ...

Tiger Woods seals US triumph in Presidents Cup

2010-04-16T09:53:17Z

Tiger Woods delivered the clinching point Sunday as the United States defeated the Internationals 19.5-14.5 in the eighth Presidents Cup match play golf tournament.

Woods's 6 and 5 triumph over South Korean Yang Yong-Eun - the man who beat Woods for the PGA Champi...

Woods, Stricker head US Presidents Cup surge

2010-04-16T09:53:44Z

Tiger Woods's steel and Steve Stricker's sensational work on the greens kept the pair perfect in latest four Presidents Cup matches and lifted America to a commanding three-point lead.

The Americans lead 12.5-9.5 and need five points from Sunday's 12 singles matches in order to win their sixth title in eight edit...

Ishikawa to take on Tiger in Presidents Cup debut

2010-04-16T09:56:21Z

Japanese phenom Ryo Ishikawa will face a daunting Presidents Cup debut on Thursday when he teams with Geoff Ogilvy in foursomes against America's Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker.

International team captain Greg ...

Els did not work hard enough after surgery, says Woods

2010-06-11T18:36:22Z

NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Ernie Els did not work hard enough after undergoing major surgery on his left knee in 2005, according to world number one Tiger Woods.

South African E...

Yang books Presidents Cup date, Glover just misses

2010-04-16T10:48:07Z

South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun booked himself a spot on the Internationals team for the Presidents Cup matches as a result of his groundbreaking triumph at the 91st PGA Championship.

But US Open champion L...

Ten spots on Presidents Cup teams to be settled at Hazeltine

2010-04-16T10:52:08Z

A two-year qualifying process for the Presidents Cup concludes Sunday with 10 automatic berths awarded for the US and International squads after the final round of the 91st PGA Championship.

Internationals captain Greg Norman and US captain Fred Couples ...

Bobby Locke

2010-10-22T10:03:52Z

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Watson back in groove at Sunningdale

2010-04-16T11:11:18Z

Tom Watson, who came agonisingly close to a sensational British Open victory last weekend, fired a three-under par 67 in the first round of the Senior British Open at Sunningdale on Thursday.

The 59-year-old American was edged out in a heartbreaking play-off defeat to compatriot Stewart Cink at Turnberr...

The best of British still looks a club short

2010-10-22T07:53:33Z

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Goosen keeps mum after shot of the day

2010-04-16T11:18:34Z

Retief Goosen played the shot of the day at the British Open on Thursday but the last thing the South African wanted to do was talk about it.

Goosen's masterstroke came after he deposited his second shot to the 559-yard 17th in a greenside bunker with his ball coming to rest almost flush up against the trap's sheer face, leaving him with no stance.

After several m...

Kaymer doubles up with Scottish Open triumph

2010-04-16T11:23:05Z

Martin Kaymer of Germany completed back-to-back victories on the European Tour by winning the three-million-pound Scottish Open here on Sunday.

The 24-year-old, winner of the French Open last weekend, fired a closing 69, two under par, to finish at 15 under for the tour...

Ernie Els not finding life so simple

2010-04-16T11:26:54Z

LOCH LOMOND, Scotland (Reuters) - Ernie Els must work on his anger management in order to rekindle the magic that earned three major championships, the South African said on Wednesday.

The smooth-swinging player known as the 'Big Easy' has found it difficult to cope...

Golf: Goosen retains lead in Munich Open

2010-04-16T11:37:01Z

Retief Goosen retained the lead of the BMW International Open Friday but the South African now leads Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen by just one stroke.

Double US Open

Goosen relies on lucky break to lead in Munich

2010-04-16T11:38:07Z

MUNICH (Reuters) - Twice U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen changed putters to seize a two-shot lead after Thursday's BMW International Open first round.

The 40-year-old South African's other ally was L...

Immelman pulls out of US Open

2010-04-16T11:49:12Z

Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman of South Africa has withdrawn from US Open golf championship because of tendinitis in his left wrist and elbow, the US Golf Asso...

Immelman pulls out of Bethpage

2010-06-12T04:53:42Z

FARMINGDALE, New York (Reuters) - Trevor Immelman, last year's U.S. Masters champion, has withdrawn from next week's U.S. Open because of tendinitis in his left wrist and elbow, organizers said on S...

South African Clark in three-way tie for Colonial lead

2010-06-11T18:41:56Z

FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - South African Tim Clark, a runner-up here last year, made the most of ideal scoring conditions to charge into a share of the first-round lead at the Colonial Invitational on Thursday.

Clark, in pursuit of his first victory on the Texas (Reuters) - South Africa's Rory Sabbatini withstood a late charge from Briton Brian Davis to clinch a two-stroke victory at the $6.5 million Kenny Perry, trying at 48 to become golf's oldest major champion, fired a bogey-free five-under 67 in swirling wind Friday to match Chad Campbell for the lead late in round two of the Masters.

Campbell, the 2003 PGA Championship runner-up seeking his first major crown, and Augusta National brings Player to his knees on the final hole of his farewell

A smile and tip of his baseball cap wasn't enough to show Gary Player's gratitude.

So with fans around the 18th hole standing and applauding, just as they'd done on all the other holes during his last stroll around Augusta National, Player knelt ...

South Africa Poors Private Schools

2011-01-01T08:01:18Z

In this Oct. 28, 2010 photo, Dintle Zulu, foreground, speaks during an interview, as her daughter Samantha, looks on at the Progressive Primary in Johannesburg. Progressive Primary is among an increasing number of such schools for poor South Africans underserved by a government that has struggled to close the gap apartheid created between white and black public schools. (AP Photo/Themb...

Crocodile Kayaker

2010-12-21T17:00:32Z

In this undated photo provided by Eddie Bauer First Ascent, South African kayaker Hendri Coetzee paddles along a quiet stretch of the Lukuga River in Congo. On Dec. 7, 2010, Coetze was ripped from his kayak, never to be seen again, while he paddled within a few feet...

On the Fringe Golf

2010-12-21T11:31:50Z

FILE - This April 11, 2010, file photo shows Trevor Immelman of South Africa holings his forehead on the 18th green following his final round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Immelman won the Masters two years ago and is now ranked No. 269. The So...

South Africa Zimbabweans

2010-12-15T07:00:34Z

An immigration official addresses Zimbabweans as they queue in the rain outside immigration offices in downtown Johannesburg, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, as they attempt to become legal before what they fear will be a wave of deportations. Up to 3 million Zimbabweans are believed to be living and working in South Africa, fleeing economic co...

APTOPIX South Africa Zimbabweans

2010-12-15T06:31:55Z

Zimbabweans queue in the rain outside immigration offices in downtown Johannesburg, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, as they attempt to become legal before what they fear will be a wave of deportations. Up to 3 million Zimbabweans are believed to be living and working in South Africa, fleeing economic collapse and political crisis in their homel...

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