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Padraig Harrington trying to break out of slump and make Ryder Cup team
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Padraig Harrington has been coming to the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for a half-dozen years, for reasons that cause some players to stay away. The potential for a nasty mix of wind and rain? He's from Ireland. Ro ...Go to article
Yani Tseng one back at Women's Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - American Stacy Lewis and Australia's Sarah Kemp shared the Women's Australian Open lead at 4-under 69 on Thursday, leaving top-ranked Yani Tseng a stroke back in her bid to win the event for the third straight year. ...Go to article
Notes: U.S. captain Davis Love preparing for a Ryder Cup year
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - There is plenty of evidence that this is a Ryder Cup year. The U.S. players are starting to earn points from regular PGA Tour events, with Kyle Stanley atop the standings based on his runner-up finish and win in consecutive ...Go to article
A beautiful week awaits at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - In what Robert Louis Stevenson called ``the most felicitous meeting of land and sea,'' the sea was winning Wednesday at Pebble Beach. Jimmy Walker stood in the bunker next to the sea wall along the 18th fairway, s ...Go to article
Robert Rock confident heading into Dubai after win
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - After beating Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, rising star Robert Rock says he no longer fears playing against the big names. Good thing. He's paired with U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and defen ...Go to article
Suzann Pettersen set to chase Yani Tseng in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Suzann Pettersen of Norway opens the LPGA season Thursday with her sights set on the formidable task of overtaking top-ranked Yani Tseng. And she knows it might take more than one season to get there. Pettersen and Tseng ...Go to article
Defending champion D.A. Points overlooked this week at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The ``Caddyshack'' star looked more confused than ...Go to article
Notes: Tiger Woods's caddies recall first Tiger shot that amazed
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - It only took Mike ``Fluff'' Cowan one tournament as the caddie for Tiger Woods to see a shot he had never seen. Joe LaCava had that moment in his third week working for Woods. Cowan was the first caddie Woods hi ...Go to article
Tiger Woods offers argument against long putters at press conference
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has ``never been a fan'' of long putters that players e ...Go to article
Yani Tseng ready to put new swing into action at Women's Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Yani Tseng unleashed her new, more powerful swing at Royal Melbourne on Monday, playing nine holes of practice to hone the tweaks to her technique and familiarize herself with the sandbelt course that will host the Women' ...Go to article
LPGA season set to begin with more events, optimism
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years. The colors are used for the sc ...Go to article
Kyle Stanley rallies to win Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - For the second straight week, a PGA Tour event ended with Kyle Stanley in tears. This time, they were tears of joy. Taking advantage of Spencer Levin's final-round meltdown, Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss at To ...Go to article
Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the wind-shortened Qatar Open on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off Jason Day and Peter Hanson. Lawrie finished with a 15-und ...Go to article
Christel Boeljon wins Australian Ladies Masters by one shot
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - Christel Boeljon birdied the final hole to win the Australian Ladies Masters by one stroke Sunday. The 24-year-old Dutch golfer closed with a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish with a 21-under total 267 at the 6,647-y ...Go to article
Spencer Levin opens six-stroke lead at Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Spencer Levin passed on Phoenix Open title sponsor Waste Management's green-out, wearing a simple black-and-white outfit. He didn't exactly soften his carbon footprint, either, leaving a trail of cigarette smoke and ...Go to article
