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Hal Sutton, Corey Pavin among leaders at Champions' Gulf Coast Classic
SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) - Hal Sutton has a new left hip and that's helping him get back to his old swing. The result is the 54-year-old's best golf in more than a decade. Sutton shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the first round of the Champio ...Go to article
Justin Rose, Bill Haas tied at Bay Hill; Tiger Woods four shots behind after sloppy finish
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Bill Haas wanted to atone for the way he finished his opening round. He did that and more Friday and was tied for the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. That sure wasn't the case for Tiger Woods. One shot out of t ...Go to article
Bill Haas shoots 66 at Bay Hill; Phil Mickelson misses the cut
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Bill Haas wanted to make up for his bad finish in the opening round at Bay Hill. He did that and more Friday. Haas kept bogeys off his card for a 6-under 66, taking a one-shot lead among the early starters in the Arnold Palmer I ...Go to article
Malaysian Open second round suspended by darkness
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Wu Ashun of China have the clubhouse lead in the Malaysian Open after the second round was suspended because of darkness. Schwartzel and Wu shot 4-under 68s Friday to finish ...Go to article
Jane Park leads Kia Classic with 6-under 66
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Stacy Lewis got to enjoy the perks of being atop the world rankings, including being announced as No. 1 on the first tee and seeing her caddie wearing the special bib. She birdied her first three holes in the Kia Classic and ...Go to article
Fred Couples, Rocco Mediate headline Gulf Resort Classic
SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) - Fred Couples returns this week to defend his title at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic and he'll have plenty of competition when the tournament starts on Friday. This year's field includes Champions Tour rookies Ro ...Go to article
Tiger Woods trails Justin Rose by 4 shots at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods' group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead. Rose put on a clinic with the putter and ran off four straight birdies late in his round for a 7-under 65, giving h ...Go to article
Yani Tseng dropped from Kia Classic after missing pro-am tee time
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Defending champion and formerly top-ranked Yani Tseng was dropped from the Kia Classic field after missing her 9:10 a.m. pro-am tee time Wednesday. ``I'm embarrassed to admit that I wasn't feeling well last night an ...Go to article
Woods went public with Vonn to devalue photos
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods figured it was worth going public about his relationship with Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn rather than having paparazzi make money off them. The star athletes simultaneously posted messages on their Facebook pag ...Go to article
Tiger Woods went public with Lindsey Vonn to devalue photos for 'stalkarazzi'
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods figured it was worth going public about his relationship with Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn rather than having paparazzi make money off them. The star athletes simultaneously posted messages on their Facebook pag ...Go to article
Arnold Palmer states case for banning anchored putting stroke
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Arnold Palmer is stating his case to ban the method used for long putters. And he says golf would be making a mistake to have two sets of rules. In a wide-ranging press conference Wednesday, Palmer referred to anchoring the club ...Go to article
12-year-old Chinese boy qualifies for European Tour event
CHENGDU, China (AP) - A 12-year-old Chinese boy will become the youngest player to compete in a European Tour event after qualifying for the Volvo China Open. Ye Wocheng finished third Wednesday in one of the four 36-hole regional qualifiers for the ...Go to article
Tom Watson reduces U.S. captain's picks for Ryder Cup
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tom Watson is giving back one of his captain's picks for the Ryder Cup. In his first big move since he was appointed U.S. captain last year, Watson said Wednesday he would take the top nine players off the Ryder Cup standin ...Go to article
Notes: Brandt Snedeker hopes to regain form after five weeks off for injury
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - When last seen on a golf course, Brandt Snedeker was capping off an amazing run by winning the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He mentioned his ribs being sore, but never let on that the pain began to increase over the last four or fi ...Go to article
Jordan Spieth shows that talent tops the system
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Except for the size and noise level of the crowd, and the significance of the stage, the moment was reminiscent of 17-year-old Justin Rose chipping in on the final hole at Royal Birkdale in 1998 to tie for fourth in the British Open ...Go to article