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Europe finds new life in Dubai

By Graham Otway

Published: October 24 2008 20:05 | Last updated: October 24 2008 20:05

Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson will fight toe to toe at Valderrama in Spain next weekend for the right to be the last official holder of the title of Europe’s number one golfer. It should be an intriguing battle of contrasting styles at the Volvo Masters.

The contest pits the fiercely determined Irishman with his painstaking work ethic against the tall Swede whose “bomber” approach, hitting the ball as far as possible off the tee, is typical of a fast-growing trend in professional golf.

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