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Pappas shoots 60 in Nationwide event
BROUSSARD, La. (AP) - Brendan Pappas missed a chance shoot the fourth 59 in Nationwide Tour history, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 in the first round of the Louisiana Open ( Go to leaderboard ). The 36-year-old South African had 11 ...Go to article
Matthew and Jo tied in LPGA Safeway
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) Discouraged with her short game, Young Jo hired a new teacher last year. The lessons are already paying off. Jo shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Catriona Matthew in the suspended first ro ...Go to article
Ochoa makes 2 eagles to lead Safeway
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) - Lorena Ochoa made two eagles to take a one-stroke lead over Catriona Matthew in the suspended second round of the Safeway International on Friday. The Mexican star was 9 under with four holes remaining when play was ...Go to article
Vancsik leads Madeira Islands Open
SANTO DA SERRA, Madeira Islands (AP) - Argentina's Daniel Vancsik shot a 4-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Madeira Islands Open. Vancsik had a 14-under 202 total. Denmark's Mads Vibe-Hastrup (68) was second. ...Go to article
Calcavecchia, Wilson playing for Masters spots
MIAMI (AP) - Mark Wilson made a 4-foot birdie putt on Doral's final hole Saturday, greatly improving his chances. Of winning? Not exactly, since he got within a mere 11 shots of Tiger Woods at the time. No, when Wilson tees off Sunday in the fi ...Go to article
PGA veteran Kendall wins Nationwide event
BROUSSARD, La. (AP) - Longtime PGA Tour player Skip Kendall won the Nationwide Tour's Louisiana Open on Sunday, birdieing the third hole of a playoff with Paul Claxton. The 42-year-old Kendall won with a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 first hole ...Go to article
Tavistock Cup: Lake Nona sweeps Day 1
ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) Henrik Stenson and Chris DiMarco routed Tiger Woods and John Cook 57-65 in best-ball play Monday to help Lake Nona Golf and Country Club take a 10-0 lead over Isleworth after the first day of the Tavistock Cup. In other matches at La ...Go to article
Tiger hits another milestone
MIAMI (AP)-- Davis Love III was the first. He was in a playoff against Tiger Woods when he failed to save par from a bunker and lost the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational. Brett Wetterich was the latest. He was faced with a four-shot deficit against the ...Go to article
Masters: A photograph like no other
(AP) About the only negative memory Phil Mickelson has of Sunday at the Masters last year was finishing his third round in the morning. The sudden clicks of a camera from the tower over the 18th tee when he was at the top of his swing led to a wild sh ...Go to article
Woods shoots a 64 to win Tavistock Cup stroke play
ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) Tiger Woods shot an 8-under 64 Tuesday to win the stroke play competition at the Tavistock Cup. Woods won the individual title at the Ryder Cup-styled event for the third straight year thanks to a run of seven straight birdies in the ...Go to article
3 Australians and a Scot qualify for British
SINGAPORE (AP) Lam Chih Bing was among five golfers to qualify for the British Open, becoming only the second golfer from Singapore to qualify for the only major outside of the United States. Lam, who has had a poor season on the Asian Tour, was joi ...Go to article
Dyson takes lead in Estoril Open
CASCAIS, Portugal (AP) Simon Dyson of England shot a 4-under 67 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Estoril Open. Dyson, who won the Indonesia Open and the KLM Open in 2006 and finished third twice this season, eagled the ...Go to article
European: McGowan claims lead
CASCAIS, Portugal (AP) England's Ross McGowan shot his second straight 3-under 68 on Friday to move into the lead in the Estoril Open. McGowan had four birdies in the second round and is at 136. Fellow Englishman Nick Dougherty had a 69 and is ...Go to article
Champions: Bryant and Fergus tied
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) Brad Bryant had an eagle and four birdies during a six-hole stretch Friday to earn a share of the first-round lead with Keith Fergus in the Champions Tour's Ginn Championship. Bryant, who began his round at No. 10, was 6-u ...Go to article
Ochoa in charge at LPGA's first major
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) Lorena Ochoa was in the rough on the left, under the trees on the right and not always sure where the next shot was headed. When a demanding day ended at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, she was right where she wanted to be. ...Go to article