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NEWS
| Feng still leading after 2nd round at Dubai Ladies |
| Shanshan Feng birdied five of her first nine holes Thursday to shoot a 7-under 65 and take a four-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai Ladies Masters. |
| Schwartzel leads in Thailand after 65 in 1st round |
| Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Thailand Golf Championship. |
| Chinese prodigy, 14, shrugs off long putter ban |
| Fourteen-year-old Chinese phenomenon Guan Tianlang Tuesday shrugged off an impending ban on long putters and insisted he can manage with a traditional short club. |
| Manassero & Jimenez to play Volvo Golf Champions |
| European Tour record-breakers Matteo Manassero and Miguel Angel Jimenez will play at next month’s Volvo Golf Champions in South Africa. |
| McIlroy eyes improvement |
| World number one Rory McIlroy intends to fine-tune his game even further in this forthcoming off-season as he bids to replicate this year’s successes in 2013 and beyond. |
| McIlroy’s Hong Kong defence all but over |
| World number one Rory McIlroy looks certain to miss the cut at the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open after he shot a disastrous two-over-par 72 in the second round on Friday that included a double-bogey. |
| Unknown Spaniard upstages McIlroy |
| Spain’s Javier Colomo, ranked outside the world’s top 500, upstaged Rory McIlroy and compatriot Miguel Angel Jimenez to grab the first-round lead at the UBS Hong Kong Open on Thursday. |
| McIlroy 9 shots behind leader Colomo in Hong Kong |
| Defending champion Rory McIlroy finished nine shots behind Spanish leader Javier Colomo after the first round of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday. |
| Garcia would not swap Ryder Cup for first Major |
| Sergio Garcia said on Wednesday that he would not swap Europe’s stunning Ryder Cup victory for a first Major, adding that he hopes to captain the side. |
| McIlroy wants to end with a ‘roar’ |
| The pressure is off Rory McIlroy on the European Tour money list. He’s topped it with two tournaments to go, two tournaments he’d love to own to cap off a stellar year. |
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