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Heart In Texas
Sang-Moon Bae surged past Keegan Bradley midway through his final round, then
hung on at the Byron Nelson Championship for his first career PGA Tour title.
PGA Tour Confidential
Good Moon Rising
Is Byron Nelson winner Sang-Moon Bae the next great young player on the PGA
Tour? Our panel discusses this, the best Texas stop and more.
Nirat breaks Els's Asian Tour scoring mark
GURGAON, India (AP) Chapchai Nirat of Thailand made a birdie on the final hole Saturday for a 5-under 67 to win the SAIL Open by 11 shots and set an Asian Tour record by finishing at 32-under-par. Chapchai opened with rounds of 62-62 on the Classic ...Go to article
Roberts set for new challenge at Quail West
NAPLES, Fla.(AP) Defending champion Loren Roberts has no problems with The ACE Group Classic's move to Quail West after five years at TwinEagles. ``I'm excited about it,'' said Roberts, who became the first Champions Tour player to ...Go to article
Rookie Angela Park leads at Fields Open
KAPOLEI, Hawaii(AP) Without much fanfare or a single sponsor on her cap, rookie Angela Park shot a 6-under 66 in windy conditions Thursday to take the early lead in the first round of the Fields Open. Meaghan Francella survived a triple bogey to open ...Go to article
Woods wins easy, and his road looks easier
MARANA, Ariz.(AP) One by one, the biggest names headed for the airport Thursday until Tiger Woods was the only player among the top eight seeds remaining at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Phil Mickelson had designs on a comeback until Justin R ...Go to article
Letzig leads after rainy 2nd round
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand(AP) American rookie Michael Letzig shot a four-under-par 68 Friday to take the lead at the New Zealand championship after a rain-interupted second round. Letzig, with a 7-under 137, held a two-stroke lead over New Zealand ...Go to article
Woods the only top seed remaining
MARANA, Ariz.(AP) One easy way to keep track of the Accenture Match Play Championship is to look at the practice range. It was packed on Wednesday, with 64 small sections of divots left by the world's best players. By Thursday afternoon, the rang ...Go to article
Pak in the hunt at Fields Open
KAPOLEI, Hawaii(AP) Se Ri Pak usually skips the Hawaiian start of the LPGA Tour season. This year she decided to get a head start on sharpening her game. ``I come out and I don't want to screw around,'' she said. ``I'm here for win ...Go to article
Ames finally gets past the 12th hole
MARANA, Ariz.(AP) Stephen Ames has played four matches in three years at the Accenture Match Play Championship, and Thursday took him into foreign territory. It was the first time he reached the 13th hole. ``When I passed the 12th hole, I had to tak ...Go to article
Stenson delivers another match-play memory
MARANA, Ariz.(AP) The longest week of his career was behind him. The blue World Golf Championship trophy was at his side. Henrik Stenson soaked it all in by slowly lowering his head on the table and closing his eyes. ``I'm too tired to be happy,& ...Go to article
Funk, 50, wins Mexico's first PGA event
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico(AP) Fred Funk came to Mexico aiming to show the young guys on the PGA Tour that he could still play championship golf at age 50. And he managed to do it, despite a back problem that left him aching like an old-timer. The 50- ...Go to article
Stenson gets his own match play moment
MARANA, Ariz.(AP) Henrik Stenson was so exhausted he could barely celebrate the biggest win of his career. The lead changed hands five times during the frost of morning and warmth of afternoon, first through brilliant birdies and eagles, later because ...Go to article
Lessons from the West Coast Swing
MARANA, Ariz.(AP) Two months into the season, Tiger Woods has played only seven rounds on the PGA Tour. The West Coast Swing usually doesn't set any trends, and it is hard to find any this year. There were nine tournaments and nine winners, the t ...Go to article
Donald out to defend title at Honda
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.(AP) Being the defending champion of a golf tournament has plenty of advantages. Luke Donald isn't experiencing many of them this week. He won't have the chance to strike the same 5-iron from 199 yards on the 72nd h ...Go to article
USGA makes groove proposal
Twenty years after settling a lawsuit over square grooves in irons, the U.S. Golf Association proposed a change Tuesday that would limit the amount of spin produced by U-shaped grooves. The proposal would not ban U-shaped grooves, but would set specif ...Go to article
Woods to host tour stop in Washington
The PGA Tour is returning to the nation's capital with a guy who carries more clout than anyone in golf: Tiger Woods. Woods will join Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus as hosts of a PGA Tour event, although still to be announced was a title sponsor ...Go to article
