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Palmer Leads After 62
Colonial member Ryan Palmer matched the best round of his career on Tour to
take the first-round lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
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Inbee Park takes Kraft Nabisco lead; Wie, Creamer, Kerr five back
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Inbee Park took the second-round lead Friday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, making three birdies in a row early on the back nine and rebounding from a wind-blown bogey with four straight pars. Finishing in gusty cond ...Go to article
Rory McIlroy moves into contention at Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Rory McIlroy didn't anticipate an encounter with the native plant life when he signed up for the Texas Open. Despite just such a happening on Friday, the world's No. 2 golfer matched the low round of the day with a 5-u ...Go to article
Jodi Ewart Shadoff is one of rare LPGA Tour players to use anchored putter
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Jodi Ewart Shadoff is one of the few LPGA Tour players to use an anchored putting stroke, a method the U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club have proposed banning. ``I've said this a lot of times, ...Go to article
Pettersen, Choi, Ewart Shadoff share lead at Kraft Nabisco
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Suzann Pettersen and Na Yeon Choi pushed each other to the top of the leaderboard in perfect morning conditions in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Jodi Ewart Shadoff matched them late Thursday afternoon with a scrambling ...Go to article
Wie: Sorenstam apologized for Golf Magazine comments
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Michelle Wie said Annika Sorenstam apologized to her for comments she made in an interview with Golf Magazine. ``She actually reached out to me last night, said a couple of things got misquoted,'' Wie said Thur ...Go to article
McIlroy gets off to slow start, trails Bettencourt, Tomasulo in Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Matt Bettencourt has spent the last year searching for answers to his severe asthma problem. The journeyman PGA golfer finally found that answer last week, in the form of the right combination of medication. His comfort showed ...Go to article
Yani Tseng relaxed after losing No. 1 ranking, set for Kraft Nabisco
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Yani Tseng lost the No. 1 spot in the world to Stacy Lewis three weeks ago in Phoenix, then was booted out of the Kia Classic a few days later when she overslept and missed her pro-am tee time. Winless in more than a yea ...Go to article
Rory McIlroy uses Texas Open to get 'sharp' for Augusta
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Rory McIlroy's last-minute, last-ditch effort to right his game in time for the Masters has taken a trip to a usually out-of-the-way spot on the PGA Tour. McIlroy and three other top players from the world ranking start play in t ...Go to article
Natalie Gulbis returns from malaria this week at Kraft Nabisco Championship
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Natalie Gulbis will return to play in the Kraft Nabisco Championship after recovering from malaria. Infected by a mosquito during the LPGA Thailand event, Gulbis withdrew after the first round the following week in Singa ...Go to article
Annika Award set for top college player
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - The Annika Award will be presented to the top NCAA Division I women's player, starting next year. ``I'm thrilled to be able to have my name on this,'' Annika Sorenstam said Tuesday. The Annika Fou ...Go to article
Notes: McIlroy joined by several of world's top 50 this week at Texas Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Ben Curtis won the Texas Open last year to secure a spot in the Masters, but it wasn't enough to get him into the Bridgestone Invitational, a 15-minute drive from where he lives in Ohio. The Texas Open had such a weak field tha ...Go to article
Stenson plays way into Masters with Sunday 66
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - One way or another Henrik Stenson is going to the Masters. Stenson, who eight months ago was No. 133 in the world, closed with a 6-under 66 on Sunday in the Houston Open and was the leader in the clubhouse when the final round w ...Go to article
Cink, Haas tied for lead in Houston Open; Mickelson five back
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Even as the clouds rolled in at the Houston Open, Stewart Cink started to see some light in his game. Cink saved par from the bunker on the 18th hole Saturday at Redstone Golf Club for a 4-under 68, giving him a share of the lea ...Go to article
Rory McIlroy decides over lunch to play next week in Texas Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Rory McIlroy never considered entering the Texas Open the week before the Masters until caddie J.P. Fitzgerald suggested it. McIlroy thought about it over lunch after his second round at the Houston Open on Friday and sent Fitzg ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson has 'special' club in mind for Masters
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Phil Mickelson has something special planned for Augusta National this year. A special club, that is. Mickelson shot a 71 on Friday at the Houston Open and will get in two more rounds in his final tuneup before the Masters i ...Go to article
