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Plenty of Reasons to Smile
Jason Dufner shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead
over Zach Johnson at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
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Zach Johnson in hunt for another win at Hogan's Alley
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Zach Johnson has always felt comfortable at Hogan's Alley. Maybe a weekend at Colonial will get Johnson back on the winning track, though he will still have to overcome the confident Jason Dufner. Johnson followed his o ...Go to article
Alabama wins first NCAA women's title, Jao-Javanil top individual
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Alabama won its first women's golf title Friday, holding off two-time champ Southern California by a stroke on the 72nd hole in the NCAA Division I championship. Oklahoma's Chirapat Jao-Javanil won the individual title ...Go to article
Hale Irwin shoots his age with 66, trails leaders by two at Senior PGA
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Hale Irwin shot his age - and was so frustrated afterward he might switch putters before playing again. Just over a week before his 67th birthday, Irwin shot a 5-under 66 on Friday in the second round of the Senior PGA Cham ...Go to article
Jason Dufner has two-stroke lead halfway through Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jason Dufner lists Ben Hogan as his hero. At Hogan's Alley, Dufner had the lead halfway through the Colonial with a chance for a Texas two-step that only Hogan has accomplished. Dufner had a bogey-free 6-under 64 on ano ...Go to article
Allen in contention at Senior PGA after 64
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michael Allen has shot a 7-under 64 in the second round of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday, bouncing back impressively from a difficult first day to move into contention. Allen shot 77 in the first round but finished ...Go to article
Pinehurst No. 2 preps for two U.S. Opens in 2014
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Things are starting to take shape before the first doubleheader of U.S. opens. In just over two years, Pinehurst's renowned No. 2 course will play host to the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open on consecutive weeks - the ...Go to article
McIlroy to miss cut after imploding at Wentworth
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Top-ranked Rory McIlroy will miss the cut for the second straight tournament after a spectacular second-round implosion at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday. McIlroy made seven bogeys and two double bogeys in a 7-over 7 ...Go to article
Montgomerie, Olazabal head U.S. Open qualifying tournament
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe's past and present Ryder Cup captains, headline the field contesting the 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath on Monday. A total of 104 players are challengin ...Go to article
Alabama takes two-stroke lead into final round
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Alabama's double-digit lead dwindled on the back nine, and the Crimson Tide finished with a two-stroke lead over Southern California on Thursday after the third round of the NCAA Division I women's championship. Oklaho ...Go to article
Johnson has first-round lead at Colonial; Dufner one back
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Zach Johnson stood behind the fourth green looking at his club and then the ball that rolled within 4 feet of the hole. ``I got lucky,'' Johnson said about his second shot on the 244-yard par 3 - his 13th hole Thursd ...Go to article
Roger Chapman has early lead at Senior PGA
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - After playing only one event on the European Senior Tour, Roger Chapman showed up at the Senior PGA Championship in fine form. Chapman shot a 3-under 68 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at Harbor Shores. Chapman tie ...Go to article
Graeme McDowell penalized two strokes after his round at Wentworth
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Graeme McDowell was left to bemoan the sometimes obscure rules of golf after he was docked two shots on the last hole in a ``freak'' scenario at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. The former U.S. Open champi ...Go to article
McIlroy tosses club, shoots 74 at Wentworth
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - A frustrated Rory McIlroy tossed his club to the ground in a fit of anger during his bogey-filled opening round at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. Making his first appearance in Europe in seven months, the top-rank ...Go to article
Jason Dufner confident heading into Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jason Dufner has won twice in the last four weeks after never winning before on the PGA Tour, yet has struggled at the Colonial. With the confidence in his game right now, after wins at New Orleans and the Byron Nelson Champio ...Go to article
Severe greens have players worried at Senior PGA
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - A day before the start of the Senior PGA Championship, Fred Funk offered a modest suggestion for tournament organizers. ``I thought maybe we could reverse the order and play the greens as tees and the tees as greens and it ...Go to article
