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Graeme McDowell closed with a 68 for a three-shot victory over Keegan Bradley for his first title since 2010.

European captain Jose Maria Olazabal has moved a step closer to finalising his team for the Royal Trophy later this month after confirming his selection of Italy's Edoardo Molinari.

Tiger Woods was delighted to get back to winning ways on the PGA Tour in 2012, but admits he is now looking forward to putting the clubs away for a while.

The winner of next season's Volvo World Match Play Championship will receive 800,000 euros, while total prize fund for the event has risen to three million.

Prize money for the 2013 World Match Play Championship will rise to 3 million euros ($3.90 million), Per Ericsson, president of event management for sponsors Volvo said on Monday.

Graeme McDowell has climbed ten places in the latest world rankings after his first tournament victory for two years at the World Challenge.

Ian Poulter says he is planning to reduce his schedule for 2013 following 'a tiring year' that ended in California on Sunday.

Scheduling tournaments at the right time in the best place is one of the trickiest tasks for a global player and Ian Poulter readily admits he overplayed his hand in what proved to be an exhausting 2012 campaign.

Graeme McDowell loves nothing better than to close out a long year with a win, and there's no better place for him to do that than Sherwood Country Club and the World Challenge.

Graeme McDowell was a happy man after ending his two-year victory drought with a three-shot success at the World Golf Challenge in California.

Canada's Rebecca Lee-Bentham shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to tie Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn for the top spot in the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament, leading the 20 players who earned full status.

After two years of golfing frustration and an absence from the winner's circle despite several close calls, life has got much better for Graeme McDowell in recent weeks, both on and off the course.

For all his success, Sunday's winner at the World Challenge -- Graeme McDowell -- continues to find motivation from friend and countryman Rory McIlroy, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Tiger Woods was excited about his overall prospects and the sharpness of his short game for next year, despite failing to finish his 2012 campaign with a flourish at the World Challenge on Sunday.

Tiger Woods wrapped up his 2012 golf season with a T-4 finish at his own World Challenge. So what does he have to work on prior to 2013? ESPN.com's Bob Harig takes a closer look.

Graeme McDowell continued his love affair with California by winning for the first time in two years when he held off playing partner Keegan Bradley to clinch the World Challenge by three shots on Sunday.

SI Golf Group Keegan Bradley was heckled in his first event since the anchored putting ruling. Will this go on for three more years, or does change need to come sooner? Our panel debates this, McDowell's win, Tiger's sea...

Australia's Steven Bowditch shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday on PGA West's Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course to take a one-stroke lead after the fifth round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

England's Ross Fisher and Sweden's Robert Karlsson are in line to secure their place on next year's PGA Tour.

Australia's Steven Bowditch shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday on PGA West's Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course to take a one-stroke lead after the fifth round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Graeme McDowell closed with a 4-under 68 on Sunday and won the World Challenge for his first title in two years.

Graeme McDowell completed victory by two shots in the 18-player World Challenge in California on Sunday.