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Cristie Kerr tops Pettersen in sudden death at Kingsmill Championship
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Cristie Kerr watched her short winning par putt fall on the second hole of a playoff against Suzann Pettersen, hugged her caddie, a few players who stayed around to watch and had one more hug she had waited a long time to give. ...Go to article
Rookie Derek Ernst wins Wells Fargo playoff, Mickelson falters late
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himsel ...Go to article
Brett Rumford wins China Open for second straight European Tour title
TIANJIN, China (AP) - Brett Rumford became the first Australian in 41 years to win back-to-back European Tour titles with Sunday's victory at the China Open. Rumford shot a final-round 68 to win by four shots with a 16-under 272 total. Finland& ...Go to article
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player team up for scramble in Texas
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player stepped to the first tee Saturday at The Woodlands Country Club for a crowd-pleasing aside from the second round of the Champions Tour's Insperity Championship. The ``Big ...Go to article
Gene Sauers leads Insperity Championship
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Gene Sauers chipped in for birdie on the par-4 17th a day after making a double bogey on the hole, and finished with a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Insperity Championship. ...Go to article
Cristie Kerr leads Stacy Lewis, Suzann Pettersen by two at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Cristie Kerr is already the only two-time winner of the Kingsmill Championship and a return to her old putter has her on a roll again. The LPGA Tour also veteran knows better than to put too much stock into what she did on a Sat ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney tied for lead at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Phil Mickelson's ball was just above the edge of the cart path, slightly below his feet, when he decided to hit a hard fade around the trees toward the green. The shot went out-of-bounds and cost him the outright lead Saturda ...Go to article
Brett Rumford leads by one, 16-year-old shoots 72 at China Open
TIANJIN, China (AP) - Brett Rumford of Australia shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to lead by one stroke after the third round of the China Open, while 16-year-old Dou Zecheng of China trailed by 10 strokes after a 72. Conditions were windy on the Binhai L ...Go to article
Ariya Jutanugarn, 17, leads by one at LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Ariya Jutanugarn weathered the wind and kept her lead Friday in the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship. The 17-year-old Thai player missed three short par putts early, but rolled in a 45-footer and two others for birdie ...Go to article
Mike Goodes takes lead at Champions Tour's Insperity Championship
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Mike Goodes shot a 3-under 69 in wind that gusted to 30 mph to take a one-stroke lead Friday after the first round of the Champions Tour's Insperity Championship. Only seven players in the 81-man field broke par on a ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson takes charge at Quail Hollow; Rory McIlroy three behind
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. Mickelson opened with a pair of 15-foot birdie putts, dropped in a 40-foot putt at the tu ...Go to article
12-year-old misses cut at China Open
TIANJIN, China (AP) - The youngest player to compete on the European Tour missed the cut, while Mikko Ilonen of Finland tied the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday for a three-shot lead at the China Open. The 12-year-old amateur Ye Wocheng misse ...Go to article
17-year-old Jutanugarn leads LPGA at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Ariya Jutanugarn was in attack mode all day at the Kingsmill Championship - and it paid off. The 17-year-old Thai player birdied six of the first seven holes Thursday and was 8 under after 14 holes thanks to a radar-like sho ...Go to article
McIlroy opens with 67 at Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball in play at Quail Hollow and gave himself plenty of birdie chances on a c ...Go to article
12-year-old Ye Wocheng makes history, shoots 79 at China Open
TIANJIN, China (AP) - While 12-year-old Ye Wocheng was making history Thursday at the China Open, Robert-Jan Derksen was making birdies. Ye became the youngest player to compete on the European Tour, shooting a 7-over 79 in the first round with a 40 ...Go to article