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Woods coy about his knee, but at peace with playing
SAN DIEGO (AP) The U.S. Open, San Diego style, brought morning fog that clung to the cliffs and spilled over to Torrey Pines Golf Course when Tiger Woods showed up for another nine-hole session Tuesday. The setting could not have been more appropria ...Go to article
AT&T Classic will not return in 2009
ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta's TPC Sugarloaf is losing the AT&T Classic but apparently will be home to a new Champions Tour event. The PGA Tour announced Monday the AT&T Classic will not return to Atlanta in 2009. The tournament, formerly kno ...Go to article
Tiger's knee holds up in practice sessions at Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO (AP) U.S. Open week arrived at Torrey Pines on Monday, when Tiger Woods had to share the city-owned course with fellow competitors and a gallery that grew at every hole. If anyone didn't realize that Woods had arthroscopic surgery on ...Go to article
Daly disqualified after missing Bay Hill pro-am
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) John Daly woke up Wednesday morning to read that swing coach Butch Harmon fired him. Then he got a phone call when he was at the entrance to Bay Hill letting him know he had been kicked out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational for miss ...Go to article
Tseng wins LPGA Championship in sudden death; Ochoa and Sorenstam miss playoff by a stroke
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, playing in only her third major championship, 19-year-old Yani Tseng felt lucky to become the youngest winner of the LPGA Championship on Sunday. After the day she had at Bulle Rock, that ...Go to article
Gutschewski wins Nationwide Tour event
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Scott Gutschewski won his second career Nationwide Tour title Sunday, closing with a 5-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Chad Ginn and Esteban Toledo in the Rex Hospital Open. Gutschewski finished with a 14-under 270 total at ...Go to article
Leonard wins Stanford St. Jude on second playoff hole
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Justin Leonard hasn't played in the Ryder Cup since 1999, when his 45-foot putt on the 17th hole at Brookline clinched the largest comeback in the history of the event. He's doing everything he can to make sure he's ...Go to article
Singh's 18 pars good enough for Bank Austria Win
OBERWALTERSDORF, Austria (AP) Jeev Milkha Singh had 18 consecutive pars for a 71 Sunday to win the 54-hole Bank Austria Open by one stroke. The Indian golfer, who had a four-stroke lead going into the final round, finished at 15-under 198 to hold of ...Go to article
Harmon dumps Daly because of 'shenanigans'
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) John Daly has been cut loose by swing coach Butch Harmon, who said Tuesday he was not going to waste his time with a two-time major champion who is more interested in drinking than working on his golf game. ``My whole goal for hi ...Go to article
Ochoa stumbles as Lee takes the lead at LPGA Championship
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) Stifling heat that turned Bulle Rock into an oven cooked up quite a surprise Saturday in the McDonald's LPGA Championship - a rare stumble by Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam in the hunt and a one-shot lead for Jee Young Le ...Go to article
South African Clark breaks from the pack at Stanford St. Jude Championship
MEMPHIS, Tenn.(AP) Tim Clark heated up at just the right time Saturday, and the South African broke a logjam at the Stanford St. Jude Championship to grab the lead to himself. On a day that started with six players tied for the lead and 52 within six ...Go to article
Major champ Tway to caddie for his son
(AP) Bob Tway has rarely been so excited about a trip to the U.S. Open. And he's not even playing. He'll be a caddie. Tway withdrew from the U.S. Open qualifier in Ohio to caddie for his 19-year-old son. Kevin Tway, a freshman at Oklahom ...Go to article
Six tied atop St. Jude Championship leaderboard; wind expected to ease Saturday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Leading halfway through the Stanford St. Jude Championship has been a good way to predict the winner in the past. That will be a little tougher this time around. Gavin Coles had a 64 Friday for the best score through 36 holes, ...Go to article
Romo and Timberlake break 100 at Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO (AP) Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and singer Justin Timberlake may not be qualified to play in the U.S. Open, but both proved they could break 100 Friday on Torrey Pines' South Course. The pair joined ``Today'' host ...Go to article
Six tied atop Bank Austria Open
OBERWALTERSDORF, Austria(AP) Martin Wiegele shot 7-under 64 Friday and shared the lead with five others after the rain-delayed opening round of the Bank Austria Open. Scott Barr, Pelle Edberg, Christian Nilsson, Gary Murphy and Jeev Milkha Singh also ...Go to article