Dunhill Links News

Alvaro Quiros shot a 5-under 67 Sunday to beat Charl Schwartzel by one stroke and win his first European Tour event at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The Spaniard had seven birdies and two bogeys at Leopard Creek Country Club to finish at 13-under 275 overall. ``I had a lot of luck, so I have to be happy,'' said Quiros, who was playing in his fourth tour event. ``I don't know how to play conservatively, so I just ...

Charl Schwartzel of South Africa shot his third straight 68 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. His 12-under total of 204 left two shots ahead of European Ryder Cup player Lee Westwood (67) and Welshman Mark Pilkington (65) at the European tour event. Defending champion Ernie Els shot a 3-under 69, his best round this week. ``Same problems, different score,'' said Els, the three-time champion from South Africa. Schwartzel made ...

Padraig Harrington shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the Dunhill Links Championship by five strokes at the Old Course. Harrington, who also won the event in 2002, won in Europe for the first time in two years. It also boosted him into second place behind Paul Casey in the European Order of Merit. Harrington, who won with a 16-under 271 total, said he would play at the Mallorca Classic and the Volvo Masters in an attempt ...

Padraig Harrington shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the Dunhill Links Championship by five strokes at the Old Course. Harrington, who also won the event in 2002, won in Europe for the first time in two years. It also boosted him into second place behind Paul Casey in the European Order of Merit. Third-round leader Bradley Dredge (74) shared second place with Anthony Wall (67) and Edward Loar (70). Ernie Els, a two-time runner-up, was alone in ...

Bradley Dredge shot a 1-under 71 Saturday at Kingsbarns to maintain his lead after the third round of the Dunhill Links championship. Padraig Harrington trails by one stroke after a 3-under 68 at Carnoustie despite strong wind. Dredge, who is at 13-under 202 overall, said the conditions made it difficult to get the ball close to the hole. ``There are some big slopes on the greens and then there was the wind,'' said Dredge, who won the European ...

Bradley Dredge chipped in twice for a 4-under 67 at Carnoustie and took a three-stroke lead Friday after the second round of the Dunhill Links. Dredge, who had a course-record 64 on the Old Course at St. Andrews on Thursday, chipped in for birdies at his first two holes and had three more birdies to offset his only bogey at No. 6. First-round leader Paul Casey double-bogeyed the last hole ...