AP Wire | 03/12/2006 | Luke Donald wins Honda Classic

AP Wire 03/12/2006 Luke Donald wins Honda Classic: "PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Luke Donald won his first PGA Tour event while sitting in a locker room, after that week's final round was canceled by two days of rain.As cheers rained down upon him late Sunday afternoon, victory No. 2 seemed a whole lot sweeter.Donald used back-to-back birdies midway through his back nine to take the outright lead at 11 under, made a great scrambling par on the difficult 16th to preserve the margin and beat Geoff Ogilvy by two shots in the Honda Classic.A 3-under 69 was good enough for the Englishman, who bought a house in Palm Beach Gardens last year and pocketed a winner's check of $990,000. A perfect approach to 4 feet on the 18th set up his final birdie, sealing the triumph.'This is a big step,' Donald said. 'I think it's definitely a step in the right direction. Anytime you can win, especially out here on the PGA Tour, it's a huge boost of confidence. Hopefully this will just keep the momentum going.'"

GOLF CROQUET: Masterful strokes by Nasr win final - Hawkes Bay Today - Mar 13 2006 12:00PM - localsport

GOLF CROQUET: Masterful strokes by Nasr win final - Hawkes Bay Today - Mar 13 2006 12:00PM - localsport: "The largest crowd ever to watch golf croquet in New Zealand, they said, and every man, woman and child among the crowd of more than 300, glued to the action.
That didn't include artist Peter Williams, of course, who having taken a snapshot in his mind of yesterday's World Championship final between Egyptians Mohamed Nasr and Salan Hassan at the Te Mata club, spent the rest of the afternoon vividly capturing it in oil paint.
But for the rest of us, Nasr's 7-4, 7-6, 3-7, 7-5 victory was a work of art in itself.
Nasr's power and precision was something to behold, even for the lay person.



But for golf croquet aficionados, it was almost a religious experience.
New Zealand's Geoff Young, who'd beaten Egypt's number one player, and the pre-tournament favourite, Khalid Younis, back on day one reckoned he could scarcely believe his eyes. "