Edfors Gains Home Advantage Thanks To Thai Villa Venture

Asia are expected to have the upper hand in Europe this week, hosted by the Royal Trophy, but they are very difficult to reconcile Johan Edfors knowledge of the course after its last purchase of the property.

Swedish 35 year old is enjoying an advantage of home is a different species, which jumped out of the plush villa in the Black Mountain Golf Club of Thailand in Hua Hin, a new venue for the annual competition of match play.

"It 's definitely the front and you have to make sacrifices for their team," Edfors joked.

He said he had been in Thailand since he arrived in his honeymoon in December 6 and has had ample time to examine the fairway at Black Mountain, the new course on the beach in the middle of the golf boom in the kingdom.

"I fell in love with Black Mountain when I played there, they took care of me, I like the course," he told reporters on Wednesday that its third appearance in the Royal Trophy.

"I love the place. Swedish winters are cold enough, it's good to get away from everything."

Golf-McIlroy Shines on Happy Hunting Ground in Hong Kong

Rory McIlroy, has once again demonstrated his fondness for Hong Kong Open by shooting a seven under par 63, the opening day of the event on Thursday.

Playing under the rule lie preferred McIlroy recorded eight birdies and one bogey completed near lunch time, before Britain's Simon Dyson.

Dyson capped his round hole-in-one, on December 3rd hole par 32-year-old English scored his third. Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, the highest player ranked ninth in Hong Kong, bogeyed the final round of 65 is tied in third place early on.

Also five under par is Ireland's Damien McGrane and Korean Young Nam, who received the invitation to sponsor the competition.

Barron returns from doping ban at Q-school

Doug Barron shot a 2-over 74 in the first round of the second stage of qualifying school Tuesday in the first round on the PGA Tour since his ban for violating anti-doping policy of the tour was his promise.

"I felt good out there, the juice was flowing this morning," Barron said. "The first hole felt that the last round of a PGA Tour event. I felt totally in control of my body. What is a good thing.

" Barron was the first player suspended under drug policy, the missing part of 2009 and most of the 2010th one-year ban was lifted in September, with Barron obtained a therapeutic use exemption low testosterone. His lawsuit against the PGA Tour has been set.

The 41-year Barron had two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey-six at the par-4 16th hole at Redstone members, former site of the Shell Houston Open.

He was eight strokes behind the leaders early, with the best golfers 20 or so in the final Q-School in December.

Adam Scott Wins 3rd Singapore Open Title

Australian Adam Scott won Singapre Open for the third time, completing a 3-in 68 finish in Monday for a three-stroke victory over Denmark Anders Hansen.

Scott, also winner of the Sentosa Golf Club in 2005 and 2006, finished at 17-under 267th He played the final 10 holes on Monday after the last round was suspended Sunday because of darkness after long period of rain.

"It's fantastic," Scott said. "Relief is finally done. It was a bit throughout the week." I was not putting my best lately and demons began creeping into the back nine. But it is a course I love, and I played so many beautiful photos here.

"Hansen, two-time winner this year on the PGA European Tour, also closed with a 68 in the event sanctioned by the European and Asian tours.

He missed a 20-foot birdie on the 15th hole. U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell (70) and Rikard Karlberg (67) tied for third at 13 under.

British Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen Out Of Singapore Event

British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, who stepped down from 6 million this week's Open golf event in Singapore because of an injured left ankle embarrassing.

South Africa ended a one-month absence to return to the WGC-HSBC last week's Champions event in Shanghai, however, scores of 69, 80, 80 and 72 left well down the field.

Oosthuizen told Reuters he would prefer to rest and receive treatment in Dubai. Withdrawal if deprived of the possibility of obtaining the four years of great champions in the same area.