London, Sep. 23 : Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, who recently won the U. S. Open, has claimed that American golfer Tiger Woods would never again rule the sport, as he did nearly a decade ago.

McIlroy, ranked No 3 in the world, said: "We saw the best of Tiger in 2000 and 2001. I don''t think golf can be played any better than that."

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered three more cases against the wrongdoers in the controversial CWG scam. These cases were against eight government officials.

Six of them belonged to the New Delhi Municipal Corporation while the rest came from Central Public Works Department and private firms. All these people were allegedly involved in awarding illegal contracts during the games to private firms.

Kobe (Japan), Sep 25 : India's rising golf star Gaganjeet Bhullar was the only player who enjoyed a bogey-free opening round at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Friday as a sparkling four-under-par 67 gave him the joint lead with Korean S. K. Ho and Japan's Shintaro Kai and Kazuhiko Hosokawa.

The 21-year-old Indian produced four birdies at the challenging par-71 Rokko Kokusai Golf Club's East course to earn a chance of winning a third Asian Tour victory.

Of the other three Indians in the field, S. S. P. Chowrasia shot 71 to be placed 31st, while Anirban Lahiri and C. Muniyappa with 74 each were 61st.

The top business leaders in Newport have described the decision of the city council as a ridiculous one which has rejected the plans of Sir Terry Matthews to remove a farmhouse building.

The billionaire Terry Matthews wanted to move an old farmhouse from the edge of the golf course which is going to host the Ryder Cup.

The business tycoons have called this decision as a slap in the face. He wanted to move the farmhouse away from the coverage of the TV cameras of the golf tournament “Ryder Cup”, which is to be held in October by the Celtic Manor Resort.

With a view to establish the Etios brand under which the company will be selling its hatchback in the Indian market, Toyota has announced that it has partnered with the Indian Golf Union to sponsor the National junior Golf Tour as the Toyota Etios Tour 2010.

The company has globally been a supporter of Golf but in India this is the first time the company has entered into sponsoring sports events. In fact, it is believed that this junior tournament will also play a major role in discovering potential Olympians to represent India at the 2016 Olympic Games.

After all wrongs for 144 days, Ace golfer Tiger Woods made his way back to the hit the ball once again. He had a best opening round with his all master class.

Be it the humiliations that he faced over this period or the night jokes that were made by many, there's no doubt he still rules the heart many golfer fans. One thing must be said about him is that you can love Woods or hate Woods but you can not ignore Woods.

The superstar of the game was greeted with loud roar by the crowd. The sentiments got the speech when the announcer declared "Fore, please. Now driving, Tiger Woods".

The most popular golf star, Tiger Woods is all geared up to resume to playing golf next month. The player had been in news a lot for his infidelity and he himself is really disappointed over his own behavior.

Keeping the past aside, Woods is very happy to get back to the golf, but at the same time he is not sure whether his fans will accept him back or not.

He said, "I tried to stop and I couldn't stop, it was horrific. It was disgusting behaviour."

Tiger Woods is returning to golf next month however he has expressed nervousness to play in front of his fans.

TV executives and host of sponsors are keeping away from the famed golf player, and the scrutiny could reach new levels in the tournament. He has decided to return to the April 8-11 U. S. Masters at genteel Augusta National and will have the most secure environment in the sport of golf.

"I am a little nervous about that to be honest with you. It would be nice to hear a couple of claps here and there," said Woods.

He has done some pretty bad things in his life that have hurt his wife and mother, admits scandal-hit golfer Tiger Woods. He also says he is "nervous" about his return to the sport next month.

People. com quoted him as saying, "I was living a life of a lie, I really was. Stripping away denial and rationalization you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly."

With the initial two rounds airing on ESPN and the final two rounds airing on CBS, the announcement of Tiger Woods making a comeback on April 8 for the 2010 Masters Tournament will be a boon for both the sports broadcasters.

The tournament is scheduled to be live on air from the April 8-11; analysts believe a boost of more than 20% in the ranking after Woods makes a return after a long gap due to his personal problems. According to ratings tracker Nielsen Co., the tournament captured a mind-boggling 14.3 million viewers in the last season.

Tiger Woods has made a public apology for reckless and egotistic behavior.

At last, Woods broke his muteness on the sex scandal, which engulfed him during the last year.

Also, the no.1 affirmed that he had been in rehab centre for 45 days, but didn't disclose details of his cure.

He admitted that he cheated and had affairs, but called on the media persons to value the confidentiality of his family.

Golf star Tiger Woods' Agent Mark Steinberg and his spokesman Glenn Greenspan have announced on Thursday that the star will apologize for his infidelity and will open the cards for his future plans as well as speak for his past mistakes.

At the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, he will speak to his small group of friends, colleagues and close associates on Friday.

Tiger Woods feels that he has hurt a lot of people close to him after the infidelity episode. Fundamentally a matter just between him and his wife there have been a lot of close people he has hurt. Tiger feels the need to apologize.

India's Rahil Gangjee has carded five under 67 to finish at the tied third spot at the end of the first round in the 1.5-million Euro Avantha Masters at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Thursday.

Gangjee, who had won Volkswagen Masters in China in 2002, carded two birdies on his last two holes. Germany's Marcel Siem is placed at the top with eight under 64 followed by Chinese Taipei's Chan Yin-shin who is one shot behind of him.

Bangkok, Feb 7 : Gaganjeet Bhullar gave Indian golf a great present right at the start of the year with a brilliant course record of eight-under 64 and winning the season-opening Asian Tour International by one shot Sunday at the Suwan Golf and Country Club.

Bhullar, who won his maiden Asian Tour title last year, began the day six shots behind and produced one of the best come-from-behind victories on the Tour. It was his second title of the career.

Indian star golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has carded level-par 72 in the second round as he slipped down to joint 10th place in the Dubai Desert Classic (DDC) golf tournament at the Majlis golf course in Dubai on Friday.

Jeev, the overnight leader, scored three birdies and three bogeys in the second round. Jeev trailed by four strokes from the leader Thongchai Jaidee (66) of Thailand with a total of four under 140. Jeev carded birdie on the 12th hole but bogey at the 17th hole took him to even par.

The Indian junior team qualified for the World Junior Team Championship by winning the Asian qualifiers at the Perak Royal Golf Club in Malaysia. The team comprising Rashid Khan, Chikkarangappa, Ashbeer Saini and Abhijit Chadha finished tied for the top place along with Thailand to book their spot in the world stage of the championship, which will be held in Japan in June.

Rashid bagged another international title as he led the individual standings with a three-day total of five-under 211. India matched Thailand’s mark with a total aggregate of six-over 654 in the three rounds. Only two teams qualify for the final stage from the Asian qualifiers.

This is the third time that India made it to the final stage of the World Junior Golf Team Championship.

Jeev Milkha Singh is very optimistic for Tiger Woods to grow to top in three months time.

Jeev, who has been named the brand ambassador of the US based sports goods company Callaway, described Woods as a very capable player, who won’t be remaining in oblivion for long.

“I cannot comment on his (Woods) personal life. But he is a fantastic player. I think in the next three months, he’ll be back with a bang. He will surely go on top once he makes a comeback,” said Jeev, when asked to comment on Woods’ personal problems.

Jeev would also be playing in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, and said that though there is still much time left for it, he is happy that golf has been included in Olympics.

Chonburi (Thailand), Jan 9 : Indian golfers Jeev Milkha Singh and Gagangjeet Bhullar were outplayed 4 and 3 by Colin Montgomerie and Simon Dyson in the fourballs as Europe stormed back into lead in the annual Royal Trophy golf tournament.

Europe won three of the four matches in fourballs on the second day and took the lead 4 and a half to 3 and a half after Asia had taken a one point lead at 2 and a half to 1 and a half on the first day. The eight singles matches will be held Sunday.

Jeev and Bhullar, who played splendidly on the first day to halve their match with Peter Hanson and Soren Kjeldsen were unable to replicate the same form, while Montgomerie and Dyson, who had lost their respective matches in foursomes on Friday, were in superb form.

New Delhi, Jan 8 : After having enjoyed a great run in the second half of 2009 LG Amateur Tour, young golfer Rashid Khan heads into the new year with a massive lead on top of the LG Order of Merit list. With a total of 392 points, Rashid is 145 points clear of the next best player.

The Delhi lad has won the last five tournaments he has played on the LG Amateur Tour, which includes two back-to-back wins in Kolkata in the last week of December.

New Delhi, Jan 6 : India's top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh closed 2009 in 59th place in World Golf rankings -- but with the new rankings rule coming into effect in the first week of the new year, the Indian ace found himself at the 50th place.

"That is a big morale booster when you start the year with such good news," said Jeev, who this week plays for Asia in the Royal Trophy in Bangkok. The ranking, however, will not count towards eligibility for the Masters, for which the top-50 at end of the previous year qualify automatically.