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Christian Cevaer, the World Number 449 and without a top 30 finish in his last 15 tournaments, overcame a star-studded field to win The European Open in Kent The Frenchman, who uses a TaylorMade R9 driver, TaylorMade rescue wood and TaylorMade Monza spider putter, had only won one previous tournament on the European Tour, back in 2004 when he won the Open de España. But after an amazing weekend which saw no fewer than 45 changes of the lead, the 39 year old beat England’s Steve Webster, Scot Gary Orr and Spaniard Alvaro Quiros by a shot. Cevaer’s  read more >>

European Tour champions and former Walker Cup team-mates Michael Hoey and Graeme McDowell have backed the Challenge of Ireland which will be played at the Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort in Ireland in June. Ryder Cup player McDowell, who uses Stuburt shoes, has four European Tour titles to his name while former Amateur champion Hoey, who made his long-awaited breakthrough at the Estoril Open de Portugal at the start of the month when he broke Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano’s unbeaten play-off record to take the Pound 208,330 first prize. Both believe the Challenge of Ireland in Kildare from June  read more >>

With 175 days to go until the Dubai World Championship, Leisurecorp, a division of Nakheel Leisure, has announced a global partnership with Rolex, naming the world’s leading watch company and the Official Timekeeper of The European Tour as the first official sponsor of the much anticipated season-ending event of the inaugural Race to Dubai. The partnership also includes the significant sponsorship of this week’s European Open and the 2009 South African Open, which will take place at Pearl Valley Golf Estates, a Leisurecorp-owned golf resort. The agreement is part of a long-term strategic partnership across Leisurecorp’s trilogy of tournaments  read more >>

Former Ryder Cup captains Ian Woosnam and Sandy Lyle were eighth after the second round of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament in Savannah in Georgia. The pair, rivals on the European Senior Tour, paired up and followed their first round 10-under-par 62, with a four-under 68. Loren Roberts and Mark Wiebe led the tournament after shooting a second round 61 for a combined total of 19 under-par. Roberts and Wiebe held a one-stroke margin over John Cook and Joey Sindelar after 36 holes of this year’s Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Roberts finished joint eleventh last year with partner Scott Simpson and was scheduled to  read more >>

World number one Tiger Woods and his wife Elin have announced the birth of their second child. The boy, named Charlie Axel, was born on Sunday and is a brother for the Woods’ 19-month old daughter Sam Alexis.

Woods, who uses Nike golf clubs, made the announcement of his first son’s birth on his website. “Both Charlie and Elin are doing great and we want to thank everyone for their sincere best wishes and kind thoughts,” said Woods. “Sam is very excited to be a big sister and we feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful family. I  read more >>