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Palmer Leads After 62
Colonial member Ryan Palmer matched the best round of his career on Tour to
take the first-round lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
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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.
Sorenstam aiming for Ochoa at Kraft Nabisco
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) Annika Sorenstam once showed up at Mission Hills wearing red shoes in the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, a bold commentary on her confidence more than any kind of fashion statement. That was in 2002, and wh ...Go to article
Mickelson using Houston as Augusta tuneup
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) Phil Mickelson might make the Houston Open an annual stop as long as it's the event leading up to the Masters. He likes playing the week before a major and he's sold on the Tournament Course at Redstone, where organizers ...Go to article
Creamer looking to win her first major
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) If there is a youth movement on the LPGA Tour, this might be the best sign. Paula Creamer is considered the best player to have never won a major. And she's only 21. Other players have more than her five victories, su ...Go to article
Monty criticizes Augusta's invitation policy
(AP) Colin Montgomerie will not be going to the Masters for only the second time in the last 17 years, because he was not among the top finishers in the majors last year and failed to crack the top 50 in the world ranking. And then there's his ...Go to article
Love trying to keep major streak alive
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Tiger Woods' winning streak ended at Doral. Another impressive run could end this week at the Houston Open. Davis Love III must win to qualify for next week's Masters and continue the longest active streak of major champ ...Go to article
Notebook: Nicklaus to be honored at Players
(AP) Jack Nicklaus will return to The Players Championship, this time to be honored with the PGA Tour's Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the eighth person to receive the award for outstanding contributions to the tour. Where to start with Nick ...Go to article
Pros recall their heartbreaks at Augusta
(AP) Sometimes they can see the Masters being taken away from them: Tom Weiskopf was on the 16th tee late Sunday afternoon in 1975, staring across the pond at Jack Nicklaus crouched over a 40-foot putt. The ball disappeared, Nicklaus ran to his righ ...Go to article
Watson's rant caught on Golf Channel
Bubba Watson and Steve Elkington clashed on Friday at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, and Watson was fuming when it came time to hit his approach shot into the 10th green. Elkington was moving as Watson addressed the ball, and it was evidently not th ...Go to article
Lonard's putt earns ticket to Masters
(AP) Peter Lonard figured the closest he would get to the Masters this year was in front of his television. Thanks to a 5-foot par putt on the final hole that he thought was only worth money, he was added to the field Monday by squeezing into the top ...Go to article
Australia's Gavin Coles wins Nationwide Tour's Louisiana Open
BROUSSARD, La. (AP) Australia's Gavin Coles won the Louisiana Open on Sunday for his fourth career Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 1-under 70 in windy conditions for a one-stroke victory over Kyle Thompson. Coles had a 12-under 272 total ...Go to article
Ochoa pulls away to successfully defend her Safeway International title
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) Lorena Ochoa left her pursuers in the desert dust on Sunday to successfully defend her title at the Safeway International with a dominating seven-stroke victory. The 26-year-old sensation, with three big flags from ...Go to article
Argentina's Andres Romero wins Zurich Classic for first PGA Tour title
AVONDALE, La.(AP) Argentina's Andres Romero played a solid golf game, then he played the waiting game. He won them both. Romero, in just his 12th PGA Tour start, won the Zurich Classic with a 4-under 68 on Sunday - a one-stroke victory over Aus ...Go to article
Langer holds steady to win Ginn Championship
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) Bernhard Langer won the Ginn Championship for his second Champions Tour victory in three starts, shooting a 1-under 71 in windy conditions Sunday for an eight-stroke victory over Lonnie Nielsen and Tim Simpson. Langer had one o ...Go to article
Els withdraws from Houston, cites virus
HOUSTON (AP) Ernie Els withdrew from the Houston Open on Sunday because of a virus, giving him an unexpected two weeks off before going to the Masters. "I am very disappointed to have been forced to make this decision because I was really looki ...Go to article
Lorena Ochoa shoots 68 to take 1-stroke lead in Safeway International
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) Lorena Ochoa moved into position for her second straight Safeway International victory and second win in three starts this year, shooting a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take the third-round lead. After outdueling close ...Go to article
