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Bunker mentality returns to Muirfield
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) The furrows are back in the bunkers at Muirfield Village, although Jack Nicklaus doesn't expect quite as many furrowed brows from the players. The bunkers were all the rage - outrage in some cases - when Nicklaus had an extra ...Go to article
Nicklaus says Memorial Tournament is built to last
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) Jack Nicklaus is confident the tournament he created will live on. Far more than a vanity project or a way to market his name, the Memorial Tournament has grown into one of the premier stops on the PGA Tour. And there's no re ...Go to article
Wie returns after wrist injury and finals
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) Michelle Wie is downplaying her return to the LPGA Tour, saying she spent the time rehabbing from a wrist injury enjoying the final semester of high school instead of worrying about golf. ``I really got to enjoy and really ...Go to article
Lawrie shares three-way lead in Newport
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie and eight others were tied for the lead at 4-under 65 after the first round of the Wales Open on Thursday. Two more Scots, Gary Orr and Steven O'Hara, shared the lead along with Paul ...Go to article
Bubba Watson struggles with focus, not game
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) Bubba Watson has every shot in the bag. He just may not have the required patience and self-restraint to hit them all the time. "My goal every week is just to stay focused," he said Thursday after shooting a 6-under 66 to ...Go to article
Roberts taking relaxed approach at Boeing
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) By this time last year, Loren Roberts had won three times on the Champions Tour. He hasn't won this season, although he's playing well. So well that he has the lowest scoring average going into the Boeing Championship. Robe ...Go to article
Sorenstam back; Wie out at Ginn Tribute
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) Annika Sorenstam's always counted on her long, straight shots and go-for-it attitude. After two months away from the LPGA Tour because of injuries, Sorenstam's calling on a different trait - patience - to carry he ...Go to article
Another lefty is in the lead as Mickelson and Johnson withdraw
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) There's a lefty atop the leaderboard at the Memorial Tournament. No, it's not the one you might think. Nick O'Hern - the guy who knocked Tiger Woods out of the Accenture Match Play Championship earlier this year - ...Go to article
Ochoa ahead by three at Ginn Tribute
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) Step aside Annika and Michelle. Lorena Ochoa showed who's the LPGA Tour's true star attraction at the Ginn Tribute. Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 Friday to move to 9 under through two rounds, three shots ahead of first- ...Go to article
Scott takes Memorial lead with a 62
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) Adam Scott was frustrated by hitting good shots and signing for mediocre scores. After a spirited chat with his caddie, both were determined to squeeze everything they could out of the second round at the Memorial. Scott flirted ...Go to article
Sergio's all wet after skirmish with stream
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) It was a hot, humid day, the temperatures climbing into the 90s. What better way to refresh yourself during a round of golf than a brief splash in the water? Sergio Garcia got a cooling shower, but not by his choice. He pulled hi ...Go to article
MRI shows no break in Mickelson's wrist
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) Phil Mickelson had an MRI on his left wrist Friday that showed inflammation, but no break, and the three-time major champion said he still wants to try to play next week on the PGA Tour. Mickelson, who moved up to No. 2 in the wo ...Go to article
Ochoa leads Annika's tournament by 3
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) Leave it to Lorena Ochoa to find the sunny side of a tropical depression. Ochoa shot a 2-under 70 to maintain her three-shot lead at the Ginn Tribute on Saturday, though three bogeys over the final six holes in drenching ra ...Go to article
Tiger's team finally wins, without Tiger
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Stanford's golf team started the season with modest goals after a stretch that made the Tiger Woods Era seem so long ago. No more. The Cardinal shot a 1-over 281 Saturday and ran away with the NCAA tournament by 12 shots, ...Go to article
Wilson, Kelly turn in bizarre scorecards
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) One guy set a tournament record with seven consecutive birdies all on the front side and then was 10 strokes worse on the back nine. The other had a snowman and two eagles in the same round. Both shot their low rounds of the week ...Go to article