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Calif. lawmaker questions LPGA language policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A California state senator said Thursday that he's seeking a legal opinion to determine whether the LPGA Tour's language requirement for players violates state or federal law. Sen. Leland Yee is upset about a policy ...Go to article
McIlroy shoots 63 for a 3-stroke lead
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) Teenager Rory McIlroy shot an 8-under 63 to take the lead after the first round of the European Masters. The 19-year-old Northern Irishman had missed cuts during the last three weeks. "You get days when you ...Go to article
First round of BMW Championship a washout
ST. LOUIS (AP) When the fans came out to watch Tiger Woods, there was no tournament. Arnold Palmer once played in a tournament, but fans couldn't get to the golf course. St. Louis added yet another chapter to its dreary decade of golf history w ...Go to article
Sorenstam to play last tournament in Europe
HELSINGOER, Denmark (AP) Annika Sorenstam will play her last tournament in Europe this weekend at the Nykredit Masters. The second-ranked Swede, who will retire at the end of the season, headlines the Ladies European Tour event at Simon's Golf ...Go to article
U.S. Open champ Tommy Bolt dies at 92
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. (AP) Tommy Bolt, the 1958 U.S. Open champion who had one of golf's sweetest swings and most explosive tempers, has died. He was 92. His wife, Mary Lou Bolt, said he died Saturday after "his liver shut down." & ...Go to article
Notes: Villegas's hard work began before Tour
NEW YORK (AP) Camilo Villegas works hard, sets goals and stays organized so he can manage his time. Those are good attributes for any PGA Tour player. But that's what it took for him just to survive college. Villegas struggled with his Englis ...Go to article
Players worry FedEx Cup awards mediocrity
NEW YORK (AP) This year's version of the FedEx Cup was supposed to be about volatility. The buzz word in Boston was mediocrity. Vijay Singh has been anything but that. He has played the first two weeks of the PGA Tour Playoffs like it was 200 ...Go to article
Lorena Ochoa criticizes LPGA English rule
MEXICO CITY (AP) Lorena Ochoa of Mexico says a new LPGA Tour policy requiring players to be effective in English starting in 2009 is a "little drastic." Ochoa, the No. 1 player in women's golf, says golfers are better judged by thei ...Go to article
Woods' wife expecting another child
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Even with his golf done for the year, Tiger Woods found something to celebrate Tuesday: His wife is pregnant with their second child. Woods said on his Web site that Elin is expecting in late winter without being more specific on ...Go to article
Azinger makes 4 picks for Ryder Cup team
NEW YORK (AP) Chad Campbell made one last impression on U.S. captain Paul Azinger and was rewarded Tuesday with a spot on the Ryder Cup team, joining Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and J.B. Holmes as captain's picks. Campbell will play on his thi ...Go to article
Azinger mulling over his 4 Ryder Cup picks
NORTON, Mass. (AP) Scott Verplank was a footnote in 2002 when he became the first American to be a captain's pick without any previous experience in the Ryder Cup. There might be four Ryder Cup rookies who get picked this year. U.S. captain P ...Go to article
Singh singes field for second straight PGA victory
NORTON, Mass. (AP) The most volatile movement in the FedEx Cup is Vijay Singh running away from the field. Singh finished a tournament record 22-under-par to win the Deutsche Bank Championship by five strokes on Monday, a second straight victory tha ...Go to article
Sluman shoots 5-under 67 to win First Tee Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Jeff Sluman won the First Tee Open for his second Champions Tour victory, closing with a 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach on Sunday for a five-stroke victory over Fuzzy Zoeller and Craig Stadler. Sluman, a six-time PGA Tour winne ...Go to article
Villegas ready for first win in Boston
NORTON, Mass. (AP) Camilo Villegas has been on the PGA Tour for three years and has tried to stay patient. But it has been difficult lately for the 26-year-old Colombian to watch other young players hoisting a trophy. There was J.B. Holmes, who at 2 ...Go to article
Faldo adds Poulter, Casey to Ryder Cup team
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo used his two picks Sunday on Ian Poulter and Paul Casey, a surprising decision that left Darren Clarke off the European team for the first time since 1995. Clarke figured to be a likely choice b ...Go to article