http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Thu, 23 May 2013 04:28:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/poulter-to-play-mahan-in-world-match-play-semis-637323.html#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:39:56 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=637323 Poulter added to his reputation as a tough match play customer Saturday when he beat Steve Stricker with one big putt after another, raising his record in this fickle format to 19-3-2 over the past four years.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/poulter-to-play-mahan-in-world-match-play-semis-637323.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/watson-the-only-top-10-seed-left-standing-at-match-play-636783.html#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:53:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=636783 Luke Donald, the No. 3 seed suffered his worst loss in 25 matches at this tournament while Louis Oosthuizen (No. 4) and Justin Rose (No. 5) never even reached the 17th tee. They joined Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who both lost on Thursday.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/watson-the-only-top-10-seed-left-standing-at-match-play-636783.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/us-open-woods-in-joint-lead-mcilroys-title-defence-collapses-345919.html#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:03:49 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=345919 Woods had the galleries buzzing with anticipation that his Major drought was about to end as he conjured up all his old magic to tame the notoriously difficult course and join Jim Furyk and David Toms in a three-way tie for the lead at one-under par 139.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/us-open-woods-in-joint-lead-mcilroys-title-defence-collapses-345919.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/woods-off-to-a-good-start-at-us-open-344387.html#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:28:26 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=344387 As the year's second major lived up to its reputation as the toughest championship of all, the former world number one mixed three birdies with two bogeys to lie three shots off the US Open lead.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/woods-off-to-a-good-start-at-us-open-344387.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/irish-eyes-smiling-as-clarke-wins-open-42935.html#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:14:09 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=42935 Darren Clarke repelled a dynamic charge from Phil Mickelson to complete a runaway three-shot win at the British Open.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/irish-eyes-smiling-as-clarke-wins-open-42935.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/mcilroy-is-youngest-us-open-winner-in-88-years-27993.html#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:45:43 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=27993 The 22-year-old Northern Ireland prodigy fired a two-under par 69 to finish 72 holes at Congressional Country Club on 16-under par 268, the lowest winning total in US Open history.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/mcilroy-is-youngest-us-open-winner-in-88-years-27993.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/record-setter-mcilroy-leads-u-s-open-by-eight-27901.html#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:14:10 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=27901 A distant second was Yang Yong-eun of South Korea, who shot a one-under-par 70 for a total of six-under 207.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/record-setter-mcilroy-leads-u-s-open-by-eight-27901.html/feed 0