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Heart In Texas
Sang-Moon Bae surged past Keegan Bradley midway through his final round, then
hung on at the Byron Nelson Championship for his first career PGA Tour title.
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Good Moon Rising
Is Byron Nelson winner Sang-Moon Bae the next great young player on the PGA
Tour? Our panel discusses this, the best Texas stop and more.
Auto accident forces Miyazato out of HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) - Ai Miyazato has withdrawn from the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore as a precaution after she was hurt in a weekend auto accident. Miyazato, the 2010 champion, withdrew on Wednesday after hitting balls for about 15 minutes. ...Go to article
Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods play match in Florida practice round
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy faced off Sunday in match play, just like so many golf fans wanted to see. Only hardly anyone saw them. And it didn't even count. After both were eliminated in the first round of ...Go to article
Butch Harmon: Don't call me Tiger's ex-coach
(AP) Butch Harmon first worked with Steve Elkington in the 1980s, and his roster of clients has grown enormously over the years. He coached Greg Norman and Tiger Woods during their rise to No. 1, along with four players in the World Golf Hall of Fame - ...Go to article
Keegan Bradley, Tim Clark at center of anchored putter debate
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Bruce Lietzke would have noticed a banana inside the cover of his long putter. One of the famous stories about Lietzke, a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, is that he never touched a club when he wasn't on tour. His caddie di ...Go to article
Matt Kuchar beats Hunter Mahan to win Accenture Match Play Championship
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Matt Kuchar finally put Hunter Mahan in a hole and then answered every challenge Sunday to win the Match Play Championship. Mahan had gone 169 holes over 11 matches without trailing in this wild tournament until Kuchar won the f ...Go to article
Tim Finchem says PGA Tour opposes ban on anchoring
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem threw a big wrinkle into the plan to outlaw the anchored putting stroke when he said Sunday the tour opposed the ban because there was not enough evidence to suggest players had an advantage by usin ...Go to article
Matt Kuchar to face Hunter Mahan in final at Match Play Championship
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Hunter Mahan and Matt Kuchar gave the Match Play Championship its first all-American final in five years Sunday at Dove Mountain. Mahan extended his streak to 166 holes without trailing and defeated Ian Poulter on the strength o ...Go to article
Inbee Park wins Thailand after Ariya Jutanugarn makes triple bogey on final hole
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Inbee Park of South Korea took advantage of overnight leader Ariya Jutanugarn's triple bogey on the last hole Sunday to secure a one-stroke victory in the LPGA Thailand. Jutanugarn blew a two-stroke lead on the 18th wh ...Go to article
Poulter, Mahan on collision course at Match Play
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Before the first shot of the Match Play Championship, and before the first snowfall, Hunter Mahan was asked for three players with the best reputation in match play. Ian Poulter was on his list. Now he gets to find out for h ...Go to article
Graeme McDowell ends Shane Lowry's run through Match Play
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Graeme McDowell ended what was still a big week for Shane Lowry at the Match Play Championship. McDowell made three birdies in a five-hole stretch to take a 4-up lead at the turn, and then outlasted his Irish friend, 3 and 2, on ...Go to article
Teenager Ariya Jutanugarn leads LPGA Thailand by three shots
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 2-under 70 Saturday to lead by three strokes after the third round of the LPGA Thailand despite finishing with two bogeys. Last year's top-ranked amateur, Ariya had seven birdies - ...Go to article
Shane Lowry keeps rolling at Match Play, faces Graeme McDowell in Round of 16
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Shane Lowry said it would be one of the great days of his career if he were to beat Rory McIlroy in the Match Play Championship. He just didn't want that to be the end of his week. Lowry became a footnote in the 15-year ...Go to article
Poulter countinues impressive streak at Match Play
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Ian Poulter obviously did a lot more than just fuss over his wardrobe and trendy apparel line during a long break before the Match Play Championship. Making his first start since the season-opening Tournament of Champions, the f ...Go to article
Bubba Watson the only top 10 player left at Match Play
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) - Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods now have plenty of company - somewhere other than the Match Play Championship. One day after the best two players in the world went home, more top seeds followed Friday when golf's most unpredic ...Go to article
Stacy Lewis holds 3-shot lead at LPGA Thailand
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Stacy Lewis shot a 3-under 69 Friday to keep her three-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Thailand. Lewis had five birdies and two bogeys for a 12-under 132 total at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course, rep ...Go to article
