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Streelman emerges from pack to win Tampa for first career title
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Streelman was ready to abandon his hopes of playing on the PGA Tour, and even that didn't go right. After two years of plodding through the mini-tours, he noticed a job opening as the assistant golf coach at Duke, ...Go to article
Local favorite Prayad Marksaeng wins Thailand Open
BANGKOK (AP) - Prayad Marksaeng shot a final-round 64 for a 24-under-par total of 264 to win the Thailand Open Sunday. The 47-year-old Thai, who was runner-up here in 2011, trailed Lucas Lee of Brazil by three strokes at the start of the day but san ...Go to article
David Frost maintains lead at Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - David Frost maintained a one-stroke lead over Fred Couples in the Champions Tour's Toshiba Classic, eagling the final hole Saturday for a 5-under 66. After opening with a 63, Frost had a 13-under 129 total. The Sout ...Go to article
Justin Leonard in three-way tie for the lead at wide-open Innisbrook
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Streelman figured a good round Saturday would at least get him in the mix at the Tampa Bay Championship. It wound up giving him a share of the lead. Adam Scott and K.J. Choi led a surprising retreat at Innisbrook, ...Go to article
Adam Scott building toward the Masters with strong showing in Tampa
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Adam Scott started his week by going to a familiar place with a familiar foe. Augusta National is where Scott first seriously contended in a major. He made key putts on the back nine in the 2011 Masters and briefly shared th ...Go to article
Jee Young Lee leads LPGA Founders Cup; Stacy Lewis climbs into contention
PHOENIX (AP) - Jee Young Lee birdied three of the last four holes to take a one-stroke lead over Ai Miyazato on another hot day at the LPGA Founders Cup. Lee, the 27-year-old South Korean player who won the LPGA Tour's 2005 South Korean event b ...Go to article
David Frost leads Fred Couples by one at Toshiba Classic
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - David Frost shot an 8-under 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Fred Couples after the first round of the Champions Tour's Toshiba Classic. Frost had eight birdies in his bogey-free round, four on the first ...Go to article
Adam Scott, K.J. Choi in the mix at Innisbrook
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Adam Scott had a breakthrough with his short game this winter, and it's so good now that he hardly even has to use it. Scott had a putt for birdie on 16 holes in a second round that was without a bogey and without much ...Go to article
Chapchai, Liang tie for lead at Avantha Masters
GREATER NOIDA, India (AP) - Chapchai Nirat and Liang Wenchong each shot a 6-under 66 Friday to tie for the lead after the second round of the Avantha Masters, two strokes ahead of four others. Chapchai and Liang were even at 132 total at the Jaypee ...Go to article
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