Western Europe - Major Championship Golf

MADRID (Reuters) - Defending Madrid Masters champion Luke Donald was pleased to discover on Wednesday that he would this week become the first incumbent world number one to compete in the Spanish capital for 18 years.The last time a top-ranked golfer played ...

Rafael Nadal buried the disappointment of his US Open loss to put Spain within reach of the Davis Cup final Friday, but champions Serbia were facing elimination after an injury blow ruled out world number one Novak Djokovic.Nadal, defeated by Djokovic in ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is likely to drag his injured foot into Australia's Davis Cup playoff tie against Switzerland next month in the hope of helping his country secure a place in the elite World Group.Hewitt pulled ...

Jerry Kelly got the 140th British Open under way at Royal St George's and could be thankful for his bogey at the first hole.That dropped shot by the American on Thursday morning was in stark contrast to the horrendous 11 he started ...

SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - It was a case of deja vu when Louis Oosthuizen, just like Graeme McDowell at the U.S. Open, said Monday he was feeling a sense of relief that he was about to hand back his British Open trophy.Briton ...

BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Widely regarded as the toughest major to win, the U.S. Open starting at Congressional Country Club on Thursday is also one of the most unpredictable of all time with regard to a likely champion.Former world number one Tiger ...

Unpredictability has become the hallmark of major golf tournaments in the last three years and that trend is carrying on into the US Open, which starts Thursday at Congressional Golf Club.Gone are the days when Tiger Woods and, to a lesser extent, ...

European golfers have won the US Open only twice since 1925, but six Europeans ranked in the world top 10 lead a host of contenders from across the Atlantic Ocean for this year's trophy.Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell won last year's US Open ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Graeme McDowell will begin his U.S. Open title defense next week alongside Louis Oosthuizen and top amateur Peter Uihlein while the world's top three players were all put in the same group for the second major of ...

Colin Montgomerie's return to Celtic Manor, the course where he led Europe to Ryder Cup glory last year, ended with him carding his worst 36-hole score in a European event for more than 20 years.Europe's victorious captain in their Ryder Cup match ...

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Topic: Western Europe

I'd love to follow in Faldo's footsteps: Donald

Argentina, Spain on verge of Davis Cup final

Lame Aussie Hewitt hopes to be fit for Davis Cup

Kelly gets British Open under way with bogey

Oosthuizen sad but relieved to be handing trophy back

Unpredictability the watchword at Tigerless Open

US Open is as open as ever

Europeans charge into favored roles at US Open

McDowell to start U.S. Open defense alongside Oosthuizen

Monty meltdown at Celtic Manor as Noren takes control

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