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Ai Miyazato leads LPGA Founders Cup
PHOENIX (AP) - Ai Miyazato regained control in the LPGA Founders Cup on Saturday, ending up with a bigger cushion than she expected after Stacy Lewis was penalized two strokes after the round. Making three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the bac ...Go to article
Ai Miyazato leads LPGA Founders Cup
PHOENIX (AP) - Ai Miyazato took dead aim, made another long graceful swing and smacked a 3-wood approach that settled 20 feet from the pin to set up an eagle. The diminutive Japanese star was as fluid and efficient as ever, making it impossible to t ...Go to article
Stefani flawless, Donald stumbles in Tampa Bay
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Shawn Stefani is the latest PGA Tour rookie to look comfortable on a big stage. It just took him a little longer to get there. In breezy conditions on a tough golf course, Stefani never came close to making a bogey until ...Go to article
Chinnarat Phadungsil leads Avantha Masters
GREATER NOIDA, India (AP) - Chinnarat Phadungsil of Thailand made eight birdies on the back nine Thursday to shoot an 11-under 61 for a five-stroke lead in the first round of the Avantha Masters. He missed a long putt on the 17th that would have mad ...Go to article
Jim Furyk trying to move forward after crushing losses in 2012
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Jim Furyk lost in a playoff a year ago at the Tampa Bay Championship and had no reason to feel as though he threw one away. Luke Donald simply beat him and two others with a 7-iron out of the rough to 6 feet for birdie on the fi ...Go to article
Yani Tseng looks to end slump, will play with Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer
PHOENIX (AP) - Yani Tseng is trying to recapture a youthful enthusiasm, searching for the balance of fun and precision that carried her to the top spot in women's golf. The No. 1-ranked Tseng enters her title defense in the LPGA Founders Cup on ...Go to article
Natalie Gulbis withdraws from LPGA Founders Cup because of malaria
PHOENIX (AP) - Natalie Gulbis has withdrawn from the LPGA Founders Cup because of malaria contracted during the tour's Asian swing. The LPGA Tour and the International Management Group said Wednesday that Gulbis is being treated at home in Las ...Go to article
Thongchai hoping to qualify for Augusta with victory at Avantha Masters
GREATER NOIDA, India (AP) - Thai golfer Thongchai Jaidee is hoping to qualify for the Masters by improving his ranking with a victory at the Avantha Masters this week. Thongchai, an Asian Tour Order of Merit winner three times, is ranked 59th after ...Go to article
Royal Melbourne to host first Australian Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Royal Melbourne, the venue for two Presidents Cups, is set to host the Australian Masters for the first time. The 35th anniversary of the Australian Masters will be held Nov. 14-17 on the composite course made up of 12 ho ...Go to article
Scott Brown hoping to return to Augusta after Puerto Rico win
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Scott Brown feels as if he grew up at Augusta National. He stayed with his grandfather, whose house was about a half-mile away from one of the main gates to the home of the Masters. They had season badges, and Brown for year ...Go to article
In semi-retirement, Steve Stricker has already made $1.8 million and helped Tiger Woods with his putting
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Steve Stricker is in semi-retirement from the PGA Tour, though it sure doesn't feel that way to him. Consider the 48 hours since his runner-up finish at Doral. Stricker had to film an Avis commercial in Los Angeles ...Go to article
Sinkhole swallows golfer at course in Illinois
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Suddenly being swallowed up by the earth on a golf course's fairway drove a wedge between Mark Mihal and a stellar round. The 43-year-old mortgage broker was counting his blessings Tuesday and nursing a dislocated shoulder sust ...Go to article
Tiger Woods stays in control, wins by two shots at Doral
DORAL, Fla. (AP) - That red shirt is starting to look ruthless on Sunday again. One year after Tiger Woods hobbled off the Blue Monster, he picked up the pace in his march to the Masters. Woods delivered two quick birdies to take the drama out of Do ...Go to article
Scott Brown earns first PGA Tour title with birdie on final hole
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) - Scott Brown went from a one-shot deficit to a one-shot victory Sunday in the Puerto Rico Open when he made a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole to beat Fabian Gomez and capture his first PGA Tour title. Brown cl ...Go to article
Tiger Woods increases his lead over Graeme McDowell at Doral
DORAL, Fla. (AP) - With one last birdie putt that never looked like it was going anywhere but in the hole, Tiger Woods walked off the Blue Monster in a familiar position. He had a four-shot lead over Graeme McDowell in the Cadillac Championship, the ...Go to article