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<description><![CDATA[Sergio Garcia's improved vision has him eyeing a victory in his return to the golf course.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15382490-garcia-matches-course-record-with-64-in-dubai</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15382490-garcia-matches-course-record-with-64-in-dubai</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>garcia</category><category>sergio-garcia</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:04:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wozniacki playful at McIlroy press conference</title>
<description><![CDATA[Just when top-ranked Rory McIlroy thought he had avoided the tough questions about his first round in Dubai, his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki turned up at the news conference.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15366227-wozniacki-playful-at-mcilroy-press-conference</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15366227-wozniacki-playful-at-mcilroy-press-conference</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>championship</category><category>caroline-wozniacki</category><category>wozniacki</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:38:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=98f34f43-0c02-4dec-8287-c5cb50d78cbf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=98f34f43-0c02-4dec-8287-c5cb50d78cbf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 2nd hole during the round one of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>McIlroy wins Dubai World Championship by 2 strokes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy made five straight birdies down the stretch to overtake Justin Rose and win the Dubai World Championship on Sunday, ending a historic year in which the 23-year-old Northern Irishman won the PGA Championship and the European and PGA tour money titles.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15307311-mcilroy-wins-dubai-world-championship-by-2-strokes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15307311-mcilroy-wins-dubai-world-championship-by-2-strokes</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>world</category><category>championship</category><category>european-tour</category><category>luke-donald</category><category>pga-championship</category><category>justin-rose</category><category>marc-warren</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><category>northern-irishman</category><category>top-ranked-rory-mcilroy</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:02:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3596e95c-41bd-416b-84c7-d232baf4b8b4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="354" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3596e95c-41bd-416b-84c7-d232baf4b8b4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after hitting a putt on the 9th hole during the first round of the 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open golf tournament in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4f7cc7dc-c235-4aff-8edb-e1431d3e5a0d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4f7cc7dc-c235-4aff-8edb-e1431d3e5a0d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ierland tees off on the 6th hole during the second round of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0cce6375-27b6-4b74-a637-1b738e7d04be.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="337" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0cce6375-27b6-4b74-a637-1b738e7d04be.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Luke Donald of England poses with his trophy after winning the Dunlop Phoenix at the Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. Donald shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday to win the golf tournament by five strokes for his first win on the Japanese tour. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2ac6ba1f-9ebd-4605-895b-dffa8188b8f0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2ac6ba1f-9ebd-4605-895b-dffa8188b8f0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Luke Donald of England eyes his tee shot on the 2nd hole during the round one of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=98f34f43-0c02-4dec-8287-c5cb50d78cbf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=98f34f43-0c02-4dec-8287-c5cb50d78cbf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 2nd hole during the round one of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=97e02a14-a064-414c-ae88-7619634d8460.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=97e02a14-a064-414c-ae88-7619634d8460.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Padraig Harrington of Ireland plays a ball on the 2nd hole during round one of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Steenkamp)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=008a81d4-5453-4a8b-bce3-7e2f69d97247.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=008a81d4-5453-4a8b-bce3-7e2f69d97247.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Martin Kaymer plays a bunker shot on the 8th hole during round one of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Steenkamp)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=af2d46ab-3ae3-49b8-8a5a-b007d893e8df.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=af2d46ab-3ae3-49b8-8a5a-b007d893e8df.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Luke Donald of England reacts after a put on 5th hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72164105-a09c-42cd-b4f2-c5989f41f903.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72164105-a09c-42cd-b4f2-c5989f41f903.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after playing a ball on the 5th hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a14aa0fd-9401-4e52-9787-8db3a0e00e28.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a14aa0fd-9401-4e52-9787-8db3a0e00e28.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Branden Grace of South Africa plays a ball on the 5th hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a7f5e488-7b63-4554-8d2e-e251fdb4e31f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a7f5e488-7b63-4554-8d2e-e251fdb4e31f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 3rd hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87211a0d-1b41-4556-9e95-8dd016d3dfa1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87211a0d-1b41-4556-9e95-8dd016d3dfa1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Marc Warren of Scotland reacts after he finished round two of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bf27c864-8095-43ae-b910-cf4460ac7013.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bf27c864-8095-43ae-b910-cf4460ac7013.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off at the 16th hole during round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4b86b026-bded-4796-bd07-cebbe6d8d37d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4b86b026-bded-4796-bd07-cebbe6d8d37d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Luke Donald of England tees off on the 16th hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8fb8d372-543a-449a-9a4e-c1cb0347754a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="288" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8fb8d372-543a-449a-9a4e-c1cb0347754a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="213" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland waves after he finishes on the 18th hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=97afbc23-6caa-4037-850c-8797b6f057a9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=97afbc23-6caa-4037-850c-8797b6f057a9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Luke Donald of England waves after he finishes on the 18th hole during the round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4bd9d994-57a3-4da5-abfd-5e289a39515c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4bd9d994-57a3-4da5-abfd-5e289a39515c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Branden Grace of South Africa plays a ball on the 18th hole during round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8a7ebcab-fa3d-449b-8cc7-da17c9c08db8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8a7ebcab-fa3d-449b-8cc7-da17c9c08db8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Martin Kaymer plays a bunker shot on the 3rd hole during round three of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bee7f188-c1a4-45e8-ad3f-a236b607523e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bee7f188-c1a4-45e8-ad3f-a236b607523e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the 9th hole during the final round of the DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012.  (AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=995a2886-7f00-4aba-a0e1-f4cd0d1321cb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="370" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=995a2886-7f00-4aba-a0e1-f4cd0d1321cb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Justin Rose from England celebrates after he finishes -21 on 18th hole during the final round of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9813e9ad-782e-42c4-9213-38fe54f54940.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9813e9ad-782e-42c4-9213-38fe54f54940.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Charl Schwartzel from South Africa tees off on the 8th hole during the final round of the DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012.  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(AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1997454e-156d-41dd-b215-37214a2be3dc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1997454e-156d-41dd-b215-37214a2be3dc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Luke Donald of England plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the final round of DP World Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>McIlroy dealing with fatigue in Dubai</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy said the fatigue he's felt for the past several weeks may be the lingering effects of dengue fever.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/09/9325977-mcilroy-dealing-with-fatigue-in-dubai</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/09/9325977-mcilroy-dealing-with-fatigue-in-dubai</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>championship</category><category>mcilroy</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><category>dubai-world-championship-mcilroy</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:38:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1d7f54e4-a521-47f4-aef5-257200b09b49.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d7f54e4-a521-47f4-aef5-257200b09b49.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland watches his ball on the 2nd hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1ab8bcee-d94a-4a1e-9a28-d21d65744186.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1ab8bcee-d94a-4a1e-9a28-d21d65744186.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d363bb49-d2be-4042-b092-70f68758de5c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d363bb49-d2be-4042-b092-70f68758de5c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, right, reacts on the 18th hole after finishing the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d7a8a374-6829-4e1d-b8a2-5b3b4570a439.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d7a8a374-6829-4e1d-b8a2-5b3b4570a439.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland follows his ball on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/71370b2e-33a8-49a1-a07f-7fbdd4c2f19e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/71370b2e-33a8-49a1-a07f-7fbdd4c2f19e.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8782bbd8-8bf7-439c-9fbc-6d78ac4077e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="440" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8782bbd8-8bf7-439c-9fbc-6d78ac4077e6.jpg" width="120" height="132" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, right, shakes hands with Spain's Sergio Garcia after finishing on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Donald backpedals on comments about Woods</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tiger Woods is the best golfer Luke Donald has ever played against and Rory McIlroy is the most talented.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9302029-donald-backpedals-on-comments-about-woods</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9302029-donald-backpedals-on-comments-about-woods</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>tiger-woods</category><category>woods</category><category>luke-donald</category><category>donald</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:10:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/77d8631b-4501-4618-ae6d-d9cedb5c9bed.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/77d8631b-4501-4618-ae6d-d9cedb5c9bed.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald, front, and Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, pass by each other after they finished the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/72383135-b0d7-4190-9e03-938bae9c2298.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="511" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/72383135-b0d7-4190-9e03-938bae9c2298.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, plays a ball in the bunker on 2nd hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Donald 1st to win PGA, European money titles</title>
<description><![CDATA[Luke Donald became the first golfer to win both the PGA Tour and European Tour money titles, finishing third in the Dubai World Championship on Sunday behind winner Alvaro Quiros.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/07/9268037-donald-1st-to-win-pga-european-money-titles</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/07/9268037-donald-1st-to-win-pga-european-money-titles</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>world</category><category>championship</category><category>odd-news</category><category>european-tour</category><category>luke-donald</category><category>paul-lawrie</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><category>alvaro-quiros</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><category>race-to-dubai</category><category>top-ranked-luke-donald</category><category>top-rank-luke-donald</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:47:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1f90d846-33dc-484b-a7ae-bad720857b27.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1f90d846-33dc-484b-a7ae-bad720857b27.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Hong Kong Open golf tournament in Hong Kong Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1fbc574e-8d8b-4789-b0be-0827a5f4d6a6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1fbc574e-8d8b-4789-b0be-0827a5f4d6a6.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy blasts out of a bunker on the 18th hole at the Hong Kong Open golf tournament in Hong Kong Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. McIlroy won the tournament with 12-under 268. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5d83285d-6515-4fb2-b431-8cebdc0e0f69.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="314" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5d83285d-6515-4fb2-b431-8cebdc0e0f69.jpg" width="120" height="196" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2011 file photo, Luke Donald of England plays his second shot on the first hole during the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa. If he makes history this weekend and becomes the first golfer to win both the European and American money titles in the same season, Luke Donald said Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 it would rank as his greatest achievement. (AP Photo/File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/572e9716-5273-4298-bfd9-99822ea8c2d7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="394" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/572e9716-5273-4298-bfd9-99822ea8c2d7.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;British golfer Luke Donald reacts on the 12th hole during the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa on Sunday Dec. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ca80f03f-c5ea-4527-a624-f0cd98d4f833.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ca80f03f-c5ea-4527-a624-f0cd98d4f833.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken on Dec. 1, 2011, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy tees off at the 6th hole during the first round of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament in Hong Kong. Number 2-ranked McIlroy will be in a duel for the European money title with No. 1-ranked Luke Donald in the Dubai World Championship, a European Tour golf tournament, this weekend. The Northern Irishman trails Donald by just under 790,000 ($1 million), so to capture the title he must win the Dubai championship starting on Thursday, Dec. 8, and hope that Donald finishes outside the top nine. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ea7e706b-16bb-4e1a-857b-f880ec5c2cf9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ea7e706b-16bb-4e1a-857b-f880ec5c2cf9.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Korea's Y.E. Yang chips the ball on the first hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/238480c2-f397-4079-9a37-32718f391392.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="318" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/238480c2-f397-4079-9a37-32718f391392.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Korea's Y.E. Yang tees off on the 2nd hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/efe7f39b-6996-4a43-8b09-deec8198b1b5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="504" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/efe7f39b-6996-4a43-8b09-deec8198b1b5.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald, left, and Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, shake hands after they finished the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/77d8631b-4501-4618-ae6d-d9cedb5c9bed.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/77d8631b-4501-4618-ae6d-d9cedb5c9bed.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald, front, and Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, pass by each other after they finished the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/95b65162-4506-4755-a0b4-8776e838bfca.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="329" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/95b65162-4506-4755-a0b4-8776e838bfca.jpg" width="120" height="187" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, looks for his ball in the rough around the 4th hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e6421f6d-d836-487d-b1c6-161707dc3b5e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="207" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e6421f6d-d836-487d-b1c6-161707dc3b5e.jpg" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, jumps in the bunker on 2nd hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/72383135-b0d7-4190-9e03-938bae9c2298.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="511" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/72383135-b0d7-4190-9e03-938bae9c2298.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, plays a ball in the bunker on 2nd hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/85367630-8992-41ec-b3a3-e29a48f1fda1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/85367630-8992-41ec-b3a3-e29a48f1fda1.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, plays a ball on 18th hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/877a5a38-75f0-4989-a062-992907fa0a16.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/877a5a38-75f0-4989-a062-992907fa0a16.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald reacts after he drives at the 14th during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/770b3572-b920-41b7-b7ed-406cc5758063.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/770b3572-b920-41b7-b7ed-406cc5758063.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Peter Hanson from Sweden and the leader of first round tees of on the 14th hole during Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/791bac76-e284-4a24-a7fc-9447393cb54e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/791bac76-e284-4a24-a7fc-9447393cb54e.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sergio Garcia from Spain plays at the 18th hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/304461e1-974f-4213-9cd3-7866263a9dc0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/304461e1-974f-4213-9cd3-7866263a9dc0.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez plays at the 18th hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4dcdc58d-69bc-4b46-a367-47daa8adff74.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4dcdc58d-69bc-4b46-a367-47daa8adff74.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul Lawrie from Scotland follows his ball after he tees off on the second hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/31d6f1c5-6026-454b-a21e-5bc5df7f9d11.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="397" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/31d6f1c5-6026-454b-a21e-5bc5df7f9d11.jpg" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Thomas Aiken from South Africa tees off on the second hole during the first round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1d7f54e4-a521-47f4-aef5-257200b09b49.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d7f54e4-a521-47f4-aef5-257200b09b49.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland watches his ball on the 2nd hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f84ed83c-d2c5-4fe8-b57c-5ad7a04ed92e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="312" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f84ed83c-d2c5-4fe8-b57c-5ad7a04ed92e.jpg" width="120" height="197" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald reacts after playing a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4de71970-c090-4bc1-8acd-e9dec329d416.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="351" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4de71970-c090-4bc1-8acd-e9dec329d416.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald, top, lines up a shot with his caddie on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0a823e0e-9300-46e1-8722-4e535ee54d9e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0a823e0e-9300-46e1-8722-4e535ee54d9e.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Paul Casey plays a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1ab8bcee-d94a-4a1e-9a28-d21d65744186.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1ab8bcee-d94a-4a1e-9a28-d21d65744186.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/71370b2e-33a8-49a1-a07f-7fbdd4c2f19e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/71370b2e-33a8-49a1-a07f-7fbdd4c2f19e.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c4c06436-6bd9-49fe-8ad5-2992dabe696e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="336" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c4c06436-6bd9-49fe-8ad5-2992dabe696e.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alvaro Quiros from Spain and leader of the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament celebrates after finishing his round on the 18th hole on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fdbfb89e-2ca7-4bc5-9c5e-94c81d3372bd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fdbfb89e-2ca7-4bc5-9c5e-94c81d3372bd.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alvaro Quiros from Spain and leader of the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament celebrates after he finishes his round on the 18th hole on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6a5109b1-74e2-4eaf-a7f7-39c32df358ba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="319" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6a5109b1-74e2-4eaf-a7f7-39c32df358ba.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alvaro Quiros from Spain plays a ball on the 18th hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c5b15a69-7cf1-470f-bbc6-f81844fdc157.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c5b15a69-7cf1-470f-bbc6-f81844fdc157.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 2nd hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7c47fc16-aaad-4cef-b439-1f51b0c1f146.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="387" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7c47fc16-aaad-4cef-b439-1f51b0c1f146.jpg" width="120" height="117" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Robert Rock plays a ball on the 2nd hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/971b6abe-1a9a-404f-99ef-1ea79808f232.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/971b6abe-1a9a-404f-99ef-1ea79808f232.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Alvaro Quiros plays a ball on the 14th during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in {Dubai}, {United Arab Emirates} (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dc0d7221-503e-4654-a92f-03aafddab7ef.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="356" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dc0d7221-503e-4654-a92f-03aafddab7ef.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald follows his ball on the 14th hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2e5944d9-a10a-4f7c-a635-132f897b2c16.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="349" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2e5944d9-a10a-4f7c-a635-132f897b2c16.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Like Donald plays a ball on the 18th hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65cd9cc3-fdd5-4f19-b46f-a8a0893d4de3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65cd9cc3-fdd5-4f19-b46f-a8a0893d4de3.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Alvaro Quiros plays a ball on the 14th during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fdd3b044-ceab-483e-a11d-b92a4a2ce787.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fdd3b044-ceab-483e-a11d-b92a4a2ce787.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland reacts on the18th hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2405274b-23fc-4dd4-ae23-81178c1deda1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2405274b-23fc-4dd4-ae23-81178c1deda1.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Denmark's tennis star Caroline Wozniaki attends the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/29ccff4c-870b-467a-8191-885068f1d41d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="323" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/29ccff4c-870b-467a-8191-885068f1d41d.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Denmark's tennis star Caroline Wozniaki attends the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b9d61779-9c22-4b4c-8ea1-bf1d0190ee56.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="477" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b9d61779-9c22-4b4c-8ea1-bf1d0190ee56.jpg" width="120" height="143" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Alvaro Quiros, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Peter Hanson after they finished round three of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/31995883-05a7-42f8-ade5-61eac4195e25.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/31995883-05a7-42f8-ade5-61eac4195e25.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a ball on the18th hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e889b786-6a92-451a-971b-d40092143819.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="402" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e889b786-6a92-451a-971b-d40092143819.jpg" width="120" height="121" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Sergio Garcia plays a ball on the 14th hole during the third round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/00087c89-face-4976-b033-40e93559c9c2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="337" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/00087c89-face-4976-b033-40e93559c9c2.jpg" width="120" height="182" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alvaro Quiros from Spain hits a ball on the 2nd hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/20abc974-843f-4e24-b9e4-00e02243853f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="329" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/20abc974-843f-4e24-b9e4-00e02243853f.jpg" width="120" height="187" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald plays his final shot on the 18th hole to win the Race to Dubai Trophy during the final round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bc089f97-7361-41ab-8950-b1b207c22d13.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="387" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bc089f97-7361-41ab-8950-b1b207c22d13.jpg" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alvaro Quiros from spain holds the trophy after he won the final round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/11de43f5-a18a-473e-bbd7-9263eb10d08e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/11de43f5-a18a-473e-bbd7-9263eb10d08e.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Scotland's Paul Lawrie plays a ball in the bush on 14th hole during the final round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/66b9404d-426b-4c0c-b0ce-ad2333137b1b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/66b9404d-426b-4c0c-b0ce-ad2333137b1b.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald holds the Race To Dubai trophy after he wins the European Championship tour of 2011 in final round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/94a90353-ddc3-4f56-b603-9c498a7748c6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/94a90353-ddc3-4f56-b603-9c498a7748c6.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Luke Donald holds the Race To Dubai trophy after he wins the European Championship tour of 2011 in final round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. No. 1-ranked Luke Donald made history Sunday in becoming the first golfer to win both the American and European money titles, shooting a 6-under 66 to finish third at the Dubai World Championship to easily dispense of his nearest rival Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d1b60fe5-1ec7-4235-921e-1a62d8f20201.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="391" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d1b60fe5-1ec7-4235-921e-1a62d8f20201.jpg" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alvaro Quiros from spain reacts after he wins the final round of Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/13c1ab2a-198a-499a-884e-6d7ae7fc0919.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="482" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/13c1ab2a-198a-499a-884e-6d7ae7fc0919.jpg" width="120" height="145" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland hits a ball on the 2nd hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Tiddlywinks' blunder costly for Poulter in Dubai</title>
<description><![CDATA[That lucky coin Ian Poulter uses to mark his ball was anything but that in the Dubai World Championship.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Haydon]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Simon Haydon]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/28/5540131-tiddlywinks-blunder-costly-for-poulter-in-dubai</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/28/5540131-tiddlywinks-blunder-costly-for-poulter-in-dubai</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>blunder</category><category>ian-poulter</category><category>poulter</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:29:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39373937-2e79-4745-8bc1-899ff5e2d230.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39373937-2e79-4745-8bc1-899ff5e2d230.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter watches his ball after an approach shot during the final round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b9012fbe-d729-41ee-b637-06204f5888bc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b9012fbe-d729-41ee-b637-06204f5888bc.jpg" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter reacts on the 18th before the play-off at the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Sweden's Robert Karlsson won the Dubai World Championship Sunday, defeating third-round leader Ian Poulter in a two-way playoff after a bizarre marking blunder by the Englishman on the final hole.  (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fd054470-284d-4d18-b28a-a99c0ea68b5b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fd054470-284d-4d18-b28a-a99c0ea68b5b.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter plays a ball on the 18th hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3b8f1529-1abd-44ec-beec-393e4948c2fc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3b8f1529-1abd-44ec-beec-393e4948c2fc.jpg" width="120" height="192" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Robert Karlsson from Sweden, right, celebrates after he defeated England's Ian Poulter, left, in a play off at final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Philosophical Thai Jaidee isn't getting excited</title>
<description><![CDATA[He may have shot a 69 to jump into joint second at the Dubai World Championship in playing his best golf for a long time, but ex-soldier Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand is refusing to get excited.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Haydon]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Simon Haydon]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/27/5535918-philosophical-thai-jaidee-isnt-getting-excited</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/27/5535918-philosophical-thai-jaidee-isnt-getting-excited</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>thongchai-jaidee</category><category>jaidee</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:22:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/397bc96b-24e5-480a-9539-f6018ad13767.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/397bc96b-24e5-480a-9539-f6018ad13767.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Thongchai Jaidee, of Thailand, watches his ball after an approach shot during the third round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010.(AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1bb91148-c57c-4e29-8c96-0777e3bc2932.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1bb91148-c57c-4e29-8c96-0777e3bc2932.jpg" width="120" height="205" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Martin Kaymer, rear, watches Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee as he prepares to play a shot at 14th hole during the third round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Karlsson wins playoff after Poulter gaffe in Dubai</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sweden's Robert Karlsson won the Dubai World Championship Sunday, defeating third-round leader Ian Poulter in a playoff after a bizarre marking blunder by the Englishman on the final hole.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/23/5520573-karlsson-wins-playoff-after-poulter-gaffe-in-dubai</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/23/5520573-karlsson-wins-playoff-after-poulter-gaffe-in-dubai</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>european-tour</category><category>ryder-cup</category><category>ross-fisher</category><category>graeme-mcdowell</category><category>robert-karlsson</category><category>ian-poulter</category><category>martin-kaymer</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><category>sweden-robert-karlsson</category><category>south-korean-noh-seung-yul</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:27:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c4d625f4-e94f-4092-b4b6-eea4e05acba2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c4d625f4-e94f-4092-b4b6-eea4e05acba2.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland hits the ball at the bunker of the 3rd hole during the final round at the Hong Kong Open golf tournament on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ec062e29-eca7-47c0-b0d5-f7b35e025743.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="332" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ec062e29-eca7-47c0-b0d5-f7b35e025743.jpg" width="120" height="185" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Graeme McDowell of of Northern Ireland hits the ball at the 17th hole in the third round of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Hong Kong.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9f24717e-922e-4b11-a9b3-cb8cf403453e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9f24717e-922e-4b11-a9b3-cb8cf403453e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Graeme McDowell of of Northern Ireland hits a putt at the 17th hole in the third round of the Hong Kong Open golf tournament on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Hong Kong.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8dc0ded7-bb56-4274-a033-ccafbc8c8cca.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8dc0ded7-bb56-4274-a033-ccafbc8c8cca.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell watches his putt at the fifth hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/564bba00-8214-4f2a-a3d3-ebfc2b7a33fa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/564bba00-8214-4f2a-a3d3-ebfc2b7a33fa.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Martin Kaymer lines up a putt at the fifth hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/941513c3-2e4e-44ef-a08b-1e71227b0dfd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/941513c3-2e4e-44ef-a08b-1e71227b0dfd.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Miguel Angel Jiminez picks up his ball after putting at the fifth hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/14bed7dc-8b5b-4a66-83f7-c0b62769bd01.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/14bed7dc-8b5b-4a66-83f7-c0b62769bd01.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;South Africa's Ernie Els tees off at the second hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3b2e322d-2bcd-4739-a888-6b47cf1abd31.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3b2e322d-2bcd-4739-a888-6b47cf1abd31.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Edoardo Molinari watches his ball after an approach shot during the first round of the Dubai world championship golf tournment in Dubai, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.(AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9e7e5cbb-559a-463e-8afc-5ff9456dbd98.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9e7e5cbb-559a-463e-8afc-5ff9456dbd98.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Paul Casey tees off at the second hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/01ecc151-7d3f-4c05-9046-77ef4326ab1f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/01ecc151-7d3f-4c05-9046-77ef4326ab1f.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen watches his ball after an approach shot during the first round of the Dubai world championship golf tournment in Dubai, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010.(AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/114a313c-ea88-4014-84f9-19c48aaf1dc0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/114a313c-ea88-4014-84f9-19c48aaf1dc0.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter tees off at the second hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a87e1677-e41a-49c0-9c54-704bafc18838.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a87e1677-e41a-49c0-9c54-704bafc18838.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ireland's Padraig Harrington tees off at the second hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/167b3e26-0261-4f9f-bc7a-ea9757dcd8cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/167b3e26-0261-4f9f-bc7a-ea9757dcd8cf.jpg" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ross Fisher tees off at the second hole during the first round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ae5d238a-ce9a-4658-96a6-de87907db03d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="309" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ae5d238a-ce9a-4658-96a6-de87907db03d.jpg" width="120" height="199" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Simon Dyson, of England, lines up his putt during the second round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2b6d3173-f9ba-4bf9-b416-0cafc84e4164.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2b6d3173-f9ba-4bf9-b416-0cafc84e4164.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sweden's Henrik Stenson tees off from the second hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8e67a900-4060-4d54-be09-900d4fc04dad.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8e67a900-4060-4d54-be09-900d4fc04dad.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter plays a shot off the fairway at the fifth hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0b92ebd6-64f9-47c8-9285-e8fc4d9281ce.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0b92ebd6-64f9-47c8-9285-e8fc4d9281ce.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Korea's Seung-yul Noh tees off at the second hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ba2ac3fe-6aac-4e22-9e59-141fd97b90c4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="369" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ba2ac3fe-6aac-4e22-9e59-141fd97b90c4.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Sergio Garcia lines up a putt at the first hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9862ee7b-d4d8-46b5-88ff-e55979e2bc36.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9862ee7b-d4d8-46b5-88ff-e55979e2bc36.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood tees off at the first hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/feb093ca-d174-4f81-8922-f2756533c544.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/feb093ca-d174-4f81-8922-f2756533c544.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Matteo Manassero tees off at the seventh hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9a5eb83f-a9be-44db-94e7-a30bd118d770.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="354" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9a5eb83f-a9be-44db-94e7-a30bd118d770.jpg" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;South Africa's Ernie Els walks from the green after sinking a putt at the sixth hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ba2f3e19-a452-4e52-9332-4236923d0011.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ba2f3e19-a452-4e52-9332-4236923d0011.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell tees off at the fourth hole during the second round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/68cd3919-67f2-406f-b2af-07dc57d27f4a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/68cd3919-67f2-406f-b2af-07dc57d27f4a.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ian Poulter of England watches his ball after an approach shot during the third round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010.(AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5d76add9-9f8c-42f0-a51d-5ab628378e23.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5d76add9-9f8c-42f0-a51d-5ab628378e23.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ian Poulter of England watches his ball after an approach shot during the third round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010.(AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d53dd4b9-0b7b-4254-9149-9b941841cbe0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d53dd4b9-0b7b-4254-9149-9b941841cbe0.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter plays a shot at the 5th during the third round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/93852122-a0c0-4caa-ada8-a111e16ff155.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/93852122-a0c0-4caa-ada8-a111e16ff155.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter plays a shot at the 15th hole during the third round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7f746a1f-85c5-4352-a9e3-351d35bc90c1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7f746a1f-85c5-4352-a9e3-351d35bc90c1.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Martin Kaymer, of Germany, watches his ball after an approach shot during the third round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010.(AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b3f0f7cb-8a26-4267-8932-39bdb8599b3d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="325" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b3f0f7cb-8a26-4267-8932-39bdb8599b3d.jpg" width="120" height="189" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Robert Karlsson from Sweden holds the trophy after he wins the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0ca92089-6d3d-4b9b-9954-ad832486f550.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0ca92089-6d3d-4b9b-9954-ad832486f550.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Robert Karlsson from Sweden, right, celebrates after he beat England's Ian Poulter, left, in a play off at final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0c7fffd2-d8a3-45e8-8b0f-efd4f8e288a6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0c7fffd2-d8a3-45e8-8b0f-efd4f8e288a6.jpg" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Robert Karlsson from Sweden plays a ball at the first hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a2d69ccc-a75f-447f-bdda-f654aa2fae1e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a2d69ccc-a75f-447f-bdda-f654aa2fae1e.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter plays a ball at the first hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/be060e27-1001-452e-9b7a-f1cddebae670.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/be060e27-1001-452e-9b7a-f1cddebae670.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood plays a ball at the 9th hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/58fa08e7-33a3-4180-abcb-9c4caa5d2c4b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/58fa08e7-33a3-4180-abcb-9c4caa5d2c4b.jpg" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Martin Kaymer plays a ball at the 5th hole during the final round of the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a900b244-c22a-4c66-be74-28d23a54b51e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a900b244-c22a-4c66-be74-28d23a54b51e.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter reacts on the 18th before the play-off at the Dubai World Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010.  Poulter went to replace his ball on his marker and dropped it from a few inches above the ground, falling victim to one of golf's more arcane rules. The blunder cost Poulter a shot and ensured Swede Robert Karlsson would win $1.25 million as winner of the Dubai World Championship, the final event of the European Tour season. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39373937-2e79-4745-8bc1-899ff5e2d230.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39373937-2e79-4745-8bc1-899ff5e2d230.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ian Poulter watches his ball after an approach shot during the final round of the Dubai world championship in Dubai, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Farhad Berahman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lee Westwood of England wins Dubai, money titles</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Otway]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Graham Otway]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/19/3518938-lee-westwood-of-england-wins-dubai-money-titles</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/19/3518938-lee-westwood-of-england-wins-dubai-money-titles</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>championship</category><category>european-tour</category><category>robert-allenby</category><category>lee-westwood</category><category>rory-mcilroy</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><category>dubai-world-championships</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/032597e5-97f2-4906-a0ae-39c95f5e5ce9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/032597e5-97f2-4906-a0ae-39c95f5e5ce9.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The world's tallest under construction tower, Burj Dubai, in background, as a golf player takes a practice swing Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, on the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf States during the first round of  U.S. $ 7,500,000 Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e32ab7d7-41ab-48d8-b52b-acc79790dbe2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="329" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e32ab7d7-41ab-48d8-b52b-acc79790dbe2.jpg" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lee Westwood from England tees off on the 16th hole at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf States during the first round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov.19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/27e55964-8cef-4dc9-b61c-332e330c1c01.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/27e55964-8cef-4dc9-b61c-332e330c1c01.jpg" width="120" height="192" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Robert Allenby from Australia plays a shot on the 5th green  at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf States during the first round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov.19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/98dc6c31-a94a-4bf1-8943-4f7edf5b4a7a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="316" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/98dc6c31-a94a-4bf1-8943-4f7edf5b4a7a.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory Mcilroy from Northern Ireland tees off on the 16th hole at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf States during the first round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov.19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6a69962b-7477-499b-bc60-511e2cd34d80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6a69962b-7477-499b-bc60-511e2cd34d80.jpg" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood reacts after sinking a birdie putt at the 18th hole of the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the second round of the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0bcdf499-39dc-433a-acc0-9792b0fa5002.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="386" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0bcdf499-39dc-433a-acc0-9792b0fa5002.jpg" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood tees off at the 16th hole of the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the second round of the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7b98c725-6b72-460f-aec3-e189920dfea3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7b98c725-6b72-460f-aec3-e189920dfea3.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood reacts after sinking a birdie putt at the 18th hole of the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the second round of the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/37f8221d-824a-45a4-8d84-e2fdf897ecc3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/37f8221d-824a-45a4-8d84-e2fdf897ecc3.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland tees off on the 14th hole at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the second round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8c47224a-07cf-45fb-99c2-259595e116f7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8c47224a-07cf-45fb-99c2-259595e116f7.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood plays a shot on the ninth hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2c0f4236-5aca-40b3-aac0-6aee589b670f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2c0f4236-5aca-40b3-aac0-6aee589b670f.jpg" width="120" height="205" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ross McGowan studies a shot on the 18th hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b610c035-f02a-45f9-832e-48d9feaa0bb7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b610c035-f02a-45f9-832e-48d9feaa0bb7.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a shot on the 16th hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/004f32a1-709b-40fc-a1ef-79916b90748c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/004f32a1-709b-40fc-a1ef-79916b90748c.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Padraig Harrington tees off on the second hole at the Earth course, during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ec4ef288-f559-4561-9ab5-f2602519c27e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="235" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ec4ef288-f559-4561-9ab5-f2602519c27e.jpg" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood plays a ball on the 18th hole at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates during the third round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov.21, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1e5baa11-4364-4a03-9c26-cb3be7e62d05.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1e5baa11-4364-4a03-9c26-cb3be7e62d05.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood tees off on the second hole at the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates during the final round of the Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bac26ef1-401b-4202-af86-9abdeb02c476.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="338" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bac26ef1-401b-4202-af86-9abdeb02c476.jpg" width="120" height="182" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood reacts after winning the Harry Vardon trophy of the Race to Dubai and the Dubai World Championship trophy at the Earth course, in the final round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a7d69ce4-fdef-447f-84ab-9d331cea33bf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="367" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a7d69ce4-fdef-447f-84ab-9d331cea33bf.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood, left, attempts to lift the Harry Vardon trophy after winning the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament at the Earth course, Dubai, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/956db6a4-5c35-4dbb-880d-9d3cd447d402.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/956db6a4-5c35-4dbb-880d-9d3cd447d402.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood reacts on the 18th green after winning the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/58fef6e8-1a36-48e4-9bf3-76624ffe0410.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="393" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/58fef6e8-1a36-48e4-9bf3-76624ffe0410.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Lee Westwood, right, and his caddie Billy Foster, react after Westwood won the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament at the Earth course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dc5cdd29-ba87-4881-a4d7-84d364d99281.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dc5cdd29-ba87-4881-a4d7-84d364d99281.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;England's Ross McGowan reacts after completing the final round of the Dubai World Championship European Golf tournament at the Earth course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Karl Jeffs)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5c3e1cec-def6-42d4-9320-befc904d2f7e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5c3e1cec-def6-42d4-9320-befc904d2f7e.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland tees off on the 12th hole at the Earth course, during the final round of Dubai World Championship European Tour golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Anthony Kim to skip Dubai World Championship</title>
<description><![CDATA[Anthony Kim says he will not be going to the Dubai World Championship to compete for the $7.5 million bonus pool, even though the American has easily qualified.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Ferguson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doug Ferguson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/04/3459158-anthony-kim-to-skip-dubai-world-championship</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/04/3459158-anthony-kim-to-skip-dubai-world-championship</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>kim</category><category>dubai</category><category>anthony-kim</category><category>dubai-world-championship</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:24:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f71a8343-7b4b-41f9-ad63-e80b2885ad58.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="376" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f71a8343-7b4b-41f9-ad63-e80b2885ad58.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Anthony Kim of US reacts during the world match play golf championship final tournament against England's Ross Fisher in Casares, southern Spain,  Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>