Tag: Golf
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Golf: We need more tournaments, sponsorship – Oche
Andrew Oche, Nigeria’s number one professional golf player, on Tuesday called for regular tournaments and more corporate sponsorship for the game to develop in the country. Oche made the call in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos, on the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on golf. “To be honest with you, coming out of lockdown…
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Tiger Woods has another back surgery
Golf star Tiger Woods has had another back operation and will skip at least two events. But the former world number one said online on Tuesday that he intends to return to the PGA Tour. The 45-year-old said he had “a microdiscectomy” which was to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back. Woods will not compete…
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Golf: Australia Open cancelled for first time since World War Two
The Australia Open will be absent from the sports calendar for the first time since World War Two this season. This came to be after Golf Australia and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Australia cancelled all of their top events on Friday because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 105th edition of the country’s oldest…