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Creamer has share of the lead on a tough day in Aventura
AVENTURA, Fla. (AP) Annika Sorenstam summed up the opening round of the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am in two words. "Silly tough," she said. And that's an assessment from someone only one stroke off the pace. Paula Cream ...Go to article
Norman, Goosen lead the field at Asian Open
SHANGHAI, China (AP) Greg Norman makes a rare return to tournament golf at the Asian Open this week, four years after being disqualified from this event. Norman, 53, will take on a strong field in the $2.3 million event at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Gol ...Go to article
Norman's course chosen for $10 million event
(AP) One of Greg Norman's golf courses at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai has been selected to host the inaugural Dubai World Championship, which will end the European Tour season in 2009 and offer a $10 million purse, the richest in golf. The t ...Go to article
Ochoa, Woods are setting their own course
(AP) Of all the trophies Lorena Ochoa has collected since her magical hands first touched a golf club, one of her favorite mementos is a photograph taken when she was 12, standing beside a teenager who even then looked like a giant in the game. Her ...Go to article
Watson rallies to defends Outback title
LUTZ, Fla. (AP) Tom Watson successfully defended his Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am title Sunday, saving bogey after hitting into the water on No. 18 for a 1-under 70 and a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas and Scott Hoch. A year after ending an 0-for-93 ...Go to article
Back-to-back Boo at Verizon Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) Boo Weekley's first Verizon Heritage victory was a surprising relief. His latest? A joyful celebration that was a year overdue. Weekley successfully defended his title Sunday at Harbour Town, closing with an even-p ...Go to article
Ochoa makes it 4 in a row
REUNION, Fla. (AP) Lorena Ochoa became the first LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks. Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open on Sunday and beat rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fif ...Go to article
McGrane wins first European title in China
BEIJING (AP) Ireland's Damien McGrane won his first European tour title Sunday, capturing the China Open by nine strokes in heavy rain after closing with a 1-over-par 73. No player broke par in the final round. McGrane entered the last round wi ...Go to article
Watson on top again at Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
LUTZ, Fla. (AP) Defending champion Tom Watson shot an 8-under 63 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Mark Wiebe and David Eger after the first round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. ``You ride (this) pony as long as it will go. It's lik ...Go to article
Ochoa chasing Tseng and fourth straight win
REUNION, Fla. (AP) Even though Lorena Ochoa spends a lot of time out front, she prefers to play from behind. So she's right where she wants to be heading into the third round of the Ginn Open. Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 in the second round Friday, ...Go to article
Glover, trying to put struggles behind him, leads Verizon Heritage after two rounds
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) Lucas Glover's tired of keeping his frustrations to himself. Two more rounds like this at the Verizon Heritage and he won't have to. Glover shot his second straight 66 to move to 10-under and take a one-stroke ...Go to article
Rose withdraws with a back injury
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) Justin Rose withdrew from the Verizon Heritage with a bad back. Rose opened with a 5-over 76 on Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links and was 10 shots off the first-round lead shared by Davis Love III, Justin Leonard and ...Go to article
Ochoa opens with 68 in bid for 4th win a row
REUNION, Fla. (AP) Lorena Ochoa got off to a solid start Thursday in a bid for her fourth consecutive victory and fifth in six starts this year. Playing for the fourth straight week, Ochoa shot a 4-under 68 in the first round of the Ginn Open t ...Go to article
Love back on top at Verizon Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) Davis Love III is back on top at Harbour Town. The five-time tournament champion shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Verizon Heritage with Justin Leonard and Lucas Glover. ...Go to article
Tiger's surgery shocks pros at Harbour Town
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Often, the talk around Harbour Town Golf Links centers on Tiger Woods' latest victory, record or streak. On Wednesday, it focused on his left knee. On Tuesday, Woods announced on his Web site he had had arthrosco ...Go to article