Ryder Cup team member, Anthony Kim is the latest PGA player to commit to playing on the European Tour in 2009. Kim, 23, won two PGA tournaments in 2008 and is currently ranked #8 in the world. Camilo Villegas and Geoff Ogilvy have previously announced that they will compete on both tours. Phil Mickelson is expected to join them.
European members must play 12 times, including six tournaments in America–three majors and three World Golf Championships.
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Golf season is starting to wind down, but there are still a few events to watch. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, November 19am – noon – European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain – Golf Channel130pm – 430pm – PGA Tour – Ginn Sur Mer Classic in Port St. Lucie, Florida – Golf Channel430pm – 7pm- Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California – Golf Channel
Sunday, November 28am – 11am – European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain – Golf Channel130pm – 430pm – PGA Tour – Ginn Sur Mer Classic …read more

The highlight of this weekend’s golf events is the Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hospital for Children charity tournament. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, October 1810am – 1pm – European Tour – Portugal Masters in Vilamovra, Portugal – Golf Channel230pm – 5pm – Champions Tour – Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas – Golf Channel5pm – 8pm – PGA Tour – Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hosptial for Children Tournament in Las Vegas – Golf Channel830pm – 11pm – LPGA – Kapalua LPGA Classic in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii – Golf Channel
Sunday, October 1910am – 1pm – European Tour …read more

Golf events this weekend include the PGA’s Turning Stone Resort Championship and the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, October 119am – 12pm – European Tour – Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain – Golf Channel4pm – 6pm – Champions Tour – Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Maryland – NBC4pm – 7pm – PGA Tour – Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas – Golf Channel730pm – 10pm – LPGA – Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, California – Golf Channel
Sunday, October 129am – 12pm – European Tour – Madrid Masters in Madrid, …read more

The European Tour will require its members to compete in at least 12 events, beginning with the 2009 season, tour officials announced on Tuesday. This is one more than was required this season. The four major championships and the three World Golf Championships all count towards this number.
This move comes at a time when several top US players, including Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh are considering European Tour membership. Traditionally, few US players have competed on the European Tour, but Mickelson has played the Scottish Open the last two years and is expected to compete in the French Open …read more

John Daly, the two-time major champion whose been in the news lately more for his antics than for his golf, told the Associated Press this week that he’s considering joining the European Tour for the 2009 season. Daly, who has blamed his less than stellar performance of late to a rib injury, made just five cuts in 16 events this year, earning $56,017. His world ranking plummeted #737.
The 42-year-old Daly says that he is hoping to make a few PGA Tour events also, if tour organizations and sponsors are willing to give him exemptions. He also indicated that he is …read more

Golf events this weekend include the PGA’s Turning Stone Resort Championship and the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, October 4830am – 1230pm – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland – Golf Channel1230pm – 230pm – LPGA – Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, California – NBC3pm – 6pm – PGA Tour – Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York – Golf Channel
Sunday, October 5730am – 1230pm – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland – Golf Channel3pm – 6pm – PGA Tour – Turning Stone Resort Championship …read more

Twenty-seven year-old Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano out putted veteran, Lee Westwood in a third playoff hole on Sunday to win the British Masters tournament. This is the fourth European tour win for the Spainard, who celebrated his victory by taking a dip in the lake that front the final green at The Belfry in England’s West Midlands region.
Michael Campbell, the 2005 US Open champion finished third.
Castano turned pro in 2004 after winning the 2003 Spanish Amateur Championship in 2003.
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Golf events this weekend include the British Masters and the PGA Tour Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, September 27Noon – 330pm – PGA – Tour Championship in Atlanta – NBC130pm – 330pm – Champions Tour – SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina – Golf Channel4pm – 6pm – European Tour – British Masters in West Midlands, England – Golf Channel 630pm – 9pm – LPGA – Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama – Golf Channel
Sunday, September 28130pm – 6pm – PGA – Tour Championship in Atlanta – NBC130pm – 330pm – Champions Tour – …read more

Sweden’s Robert Karlsson bested Italy’s Francesco Molinari by two strokes on Sunday to win the European Tour’s Mercedes Benz Championship, played in Cologne, Germany. This is the eighth European Tour win for Karlsson and his first victory in more than two years. That should give him a little momentum going into this week’s Ryder Cup competition.
Fellow Ryder Cup team member, Miguel Angel Jimenz finished third.
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