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Matt Kuchar hangs tough and takes lead at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Matt Kuchar couldn't think of conditions more difficult than Saturday in the Memorial, and he had plenty of evidence. The swirling wind that made it difficult to pull the right club. Fast greens that led to 65 three-putts in ...Go to article
Illinois upsets California, faces Alabama in NCAA men's golf final
MILTON, Ga. (AP) - Thomas Pieters of Illinois beat Max Homa with a par on the 20th hole to give Illinois a 3-2 victory over top-seeded California on Saturday in the NCAA golf semifinals. The 15th-seeded Illini will face No. 2 Alabama in the final Su ...Go to article
Mikko Ilonen leads Nordea Masters, Matteo Manassero four back
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Mikko Ilonen takes a two-shot lead over Sweden's Alexander Noren into the final round of the Nordea Masters as he seeks to end a six-year winless drought on the European Tour. The 33-year-old Finn shot a 7-under 65 in wet condi ...Go to article
Tiger Woods shoots a 79 at Memorial, including highest 9-hole score of career
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - In the swirling, gusting winds at the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods had what even he termed a rough day. Woods posted his highest nine-hole score as a professional when he shot an 8-over 44 on the back nine during Saturday ...Go to article
Charl Schwartzel cuts into Bill Haas' lead at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Charl Schwartzel made the most of an early start to move within a shot of leader Bill Haas on Saturday morning during the completion of the rain-delayed second round of the Memorial Tournament. Rory McIlroy needed to rally to get ...Go to article
Jack Nicklaus ready to start tinkering with 18th hole at Muirfield Village
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Jack Nicklaus didn't do anything significant to the golf course at Muirfield Village because all the time (and money) went into the new clubhouse. His next project inside the ropes appears to be the 18th hole. Nicklaus t ...Go to article
Defending champion Stacy Lewis one back at ShopRite LPGA Classic
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Being near the top of leaderboard is familiar territory for Stacy Lewis the past two years. Week in, week out, Lewis is there and nothing changed in the opening round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. The players near ...Go to article
California beats Arizona State in NCAA golf championship
MILTON, Ga. (AP) - Top-seeded California survived a quarterfinal scare from Pac-12 rival Arizona State on Friday to advance to the semifinals in the NCAA golf championship. Brandon Hage birdied No. 18 after a nearly perfect approach to give the Bear ...Go to article
Matteo Manassero builds two-shot lead at Nordea Masters
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Matteo Manassero remains on track for a second consecutive European Tour victory after taking a two-shot lead at the Nordea Masters on Friday. The 20-year old Italian, who won last week's BMW PGA Championship, added a 7-under 6 ...Go to article
Bill Haas leads as Tiger Woods falters at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Bill Haas hit one shot he thought might be out-of-bounds and he walked off with a birdie. Tiger Woods kept hitting fairways and rarely made better than par. They finished 10 shots apart Friday at the Memorial, in a spot that felt ...Go to article
Cal's Max Homa wins NCAA golf championship
MILTON, Ga. (AP) - California's Max Homa shot a 4-under 66 to win the individual title at the NCAA golf championship Thursday, and his steady play carried the Bears to the top seed heading into team match play. The Bears' senior leader bir ...Go to article
Schwartzel takes lead at Memorial; Woods struggles to get going
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Charl Schwartzel made sure one hole didn't ruin an entire round Thursday in the Memorial. Schwartzel hit the ball so consistently well at Muirfield Village that the former Masters champion twice had stretches of four straigh ...Go to article
Manassero, Larrazabal share lead in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Matteo Manassero birdied his first six holes en route to a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead on the first day of the Nordea Masters on Thursday. Manassero, who won the BMW PGA Championship last week, is tied with Pablo Larrazabal o ...Go to article
Adam Scott hires legal representation over anchored putting ban
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Adam Scott wants to make it perfectly clear that he isn't suing the PGA Tour. Scott, the Australian who used the anchored putting stroke to win the Masters in April, is part of a group that has retained a lawyer to look into ...Go to article
Jack Nicklaus says Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia dispute is 'stupid'
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Jack Nicklaus only has to look at some of the clashes on the PGA Tour in recent months to see how far golf has come since he was in his prime. That's not necessarily a good thing. ``We were trying to figure out how to ge ...Go to article





