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$200,000 buy-in event being hosted in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) For all those golfers who complain about the rising cost of playing a round, how does $200,000 sound? And that's the fee just to tee off. The World Series of Golf plans to host a tournament for amateurs next year in Las Vegas tha ...Go to article
Green, Singh shoot 66 for lead at Irish Open
ADARE, Ireland (AP) Richard Green birdied three of the last five holes for a 6-under 66 Thursday and a share of the lead after the first round of the Irish Open. Jeev Milka Singh was tied with Green at the Adare Manor. Bradley Dredge (68) birdied ...Go to article
Duval still trying to reclaim past glory
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) David Duval got started on the next tournament in his latest comeback at one of his favorite restaurants. Waffle House. ``I had eggs, chicken, toast, grits and a double order of hash browns,'' Duval said, breaking into a ...Go to article
USGA adds RBS as fourth corporate sponsor
(AP) The United States Golf Association announced a four-year deal Wednesday with the Royal Bank of Scotland, the fourth corporate partnership it has signed in 18 months after going 113 years without one. ``We were looking for real top companies tha ...Go to article
Notes: Sudden-death finish at Players Championship raises questions
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Starting a sudden-death playoff on a par 3 is rare, but not unprecedented. It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 1 ...Go to article
Annika expected to stay involved in Ginn
COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) Annika Sorenstam's decision to retire won't change her involvement in the Ginn Tribute, the tournament the LPGA star will host in two weeks. "Being the hostess and being a part of the game is something I'm going ...Go to article
Woods says knee rehab is going well, and he hopes to return for Memorial
ST. LOUIS (AP) Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season. Two years ...Go to article
Woods says is rehab is going well
ST. LOUIS(AP) Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season. Two years ago ...Go to article
Sorenstam thumps Ochoa, wins at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) It will take more than one good tournament for Annika Sorenstam to even begin to make a dent on Lorena Ochoa's stranglehold on No. 1 in women's golf. At least now it looks possible. Sorenstam conjured memories of t ...Go to article
Veterans top leaderboard at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Kenny Perry, Bernhard Langer and Paul Goydos aren't quite ready to switch to shuffleboard. The wily PGA Tour veterans showed they can still hang with the youngsters, taking up three of the top four spots on the lead ...Go to article
Sorenstam takes 3-shot lead into final round at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Rarely spectacular but remarkable for her consistency, Annika Sorenstam shot her third consecutive nearly mistake-free round Saturday, and her 2-under 69 signaled that she may be ready to give Lorena Ochoa a run for No. 1 again. ...Go to article
Sorenstam, Ochoa in final group at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Lorena Ochoa started with a birdie, pulling her even with Annika Sorenstam, the playing partner she replaced as the No. 1 female golfer in the world. Two holes later, Sorenstam answered. And then again at the par-4 16th, rolli ...Go to article
Maggert confirms brother died in plane crash
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jeff Maggert withdrew from The Players Championship, telling tournament officials that his brother died in a small plane crash in Colorado en route to his son's college graduation. The Gilpin County (Colo.) Sheriff& ...Go to article
Wie struggles to 75 in 1st round on LPGA Tour since February
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) The booming drives were there, but more often than not, Michelle Wie didn't know where they were going in her first round on the LPGA Tour since February. The best scores, as usual, belonged to just about everyone else ...Go to article
NFL's Romo misses cut at Open qualifier
DALLAS (AP) Tony Romo won't have to worry about missing practice time with the Dallas Cowboys because of a tee time at the U.S. Open. Romo shot a 5-over 75 Wednesday in a local qualifying event for the Open, finishing four shots out of a play ...Go to article





