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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.
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
Players expecting a bumpy ride due to poor greens at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Quail Hollow has been a symbol of perfection for 10 years since it returned to the PGA Tour lineup, a beautifully manicured golf course where the six major champions who have won ranged from Tiger Woods to Rory McIlroy. It is ...Go to article
Vijay Singh withdraws from Quail Hollow a day after deer antler spray ruling
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray. The tour said Tuesday th ...Go to article
12-year-old Ye Wo-cheng set to become youngest player ever in European Tour event
TIANJIN, China (AP) - First the Masters at age 14. Now the European Tour at 12. When Ye Wo-cheng tees off at the China Open on Thursday, he'll be the youngest in a European Tour event at 12 years, 242 days. He's following in the footst ...Go to article
Tour drops its doping case against Vijay Singh
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh on Tuesday based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer antler spray is no longer prohibited because it contains such small amounts of a ...Go to article
Mercedes becomes global sponsor of the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Mercedes-Benz has upgraded its corporate involvement at the Masters by becoming one of three global sponsors, allowing the German-based automaker to air television ads during the limited commercial space in domestic telecasts. Au ...Go to article
Michigan high school golf team van collides with second van, 3 dead
DETROIT (AP) - A minivan carrying six members of a Michigan high school boys' golf team collided with another van on a rural road, killing the 30-year-old coach and a 17-year-old golfer, and a 27-year-old woman in the other vehicle. Four other ...Go to article
Muirfield lengthened for this year's British Open
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - The course at Muirfield will be lengthened by 158 yards for this year's British Open. The changes mainly deal with new tees at the second, fourth, ninth, 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes. There has also been some rewor ...Go to article
Inbee Park wins North Texas LPGA Shootout for third title of 2013
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Inbee Park was already preparing to congratulate Carlota Ciganda for winning the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout. Park, the top-ranked woman in the world, was in the middle of a solid final round and still trailed by two str ...Go to article
