Irish eyes were smiling once again for Darren Clarke when he claimed an emotional victory with a heroic final-hole birdie at the BMW Asian Open on Sunday.
 
The Ulsterman drained a 30-foot putt on the 18th hole to beat a gallant Robert-Jan Derksen of the Netherlands by one shot and end his three-year title drought at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.
 
It marked a welcome return to the winner’s circle for Clarke, who has endured a difficult past few years following the death of his wife Heather through cancer in 2006 and …

The big Ulsterman fired five birdies against no bogeys at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club to edge ahead of overnight co-leader Robert-Jan Derksen of the Netherlands, who returned a 69.
 
Little-known Englishman Robert Dinwiddie produced the day’s best of 66 to charge into third place, two off the lead while Chinese Taipei’s Lin Wen-tang was a further stroke back after a battling 69 in the US$2.3 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and China Golf Association.
 
An eagle on the par four 17th earned Chinese teenage amateur Hu …

Australian veteran Peter O’Malley snatched the first round lead at the BMW Asian Open on Thursday as in-form Indian star Jeev Milkha Singh headed the chasing pack.
 
A refreshed O’Malley, searching for a first victory in three years, sank six birdies against a lone bogey at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club for a five-under-par 67, one clear of Singh, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Mikko Ilonen of Finland and England’s Oliver Wilson.
 
Scott Hend of Australia was a further stroke back after enduring a late double bogey for a 69 while golf legend Greg …

 In-form Retief Goosen will be one of the top draws at the upcoming US$2.3 million BMW Asian Open from April 24-27 at Tomson Pudong Golf Club, as the South African star comes to Shanghai on a high note after an equal runner-up finish at the recent WGC-CA Championship in Florida.
 
The two-time US Open winner, who is the current world number 26, is one of the game’s elite players and he has always played some of his best golf in China, a country where he won twice previously in 2005 and …