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Purdy looking to start his comeback in Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) Ted Purdy's looking for his old form in an unfamiliar place. After earning more than $5 million from 2004-2006, a stretch that included his lone PGA Tour win at the Byron Nelson in 2005, Purdy fell out of the top 12 ...Go to article
Els plans move from London to Florida
DORAL, Fla. (AP) Ernie Els spent last week in West Palm Beach, resting and working on his game as he tries to peak for the Masters. It might not be long before he returns for good. Golf's most global player said Thursday that he was planning ...Go to article
Woods goes for another win at windy Doral
DORAL, Fla. (AP) Tiger Woods walked off the 10th green and veered sharply to the left, a detour to the 18th tee that surprised a throng of fans who had been chasing after him on a blustery morning at Doral. The world's No. 1 player finally me ...Go to article
Notes: Oosthuizen draws Tiger, loses clubs
DORAL, Fla. (AP) Louis Oosthuizen got off the plane in Miami after a long flight from Johannesburg only to learn that his golf clubs were missing. This is his second time competing in the United States at a World Golf Championship, so it was a nuisanc ...Go to article
Big putts trump Woods's shotmaking skills
DORAL, Fla. (AP) All anyone is talking about is the putt. But when Tiger Woods called his swing coach the morning after Bay Hill, all he wanted to talk about was the shot that set it up. "He was so happy with himself," Hank Haney sai ...Go to article
Denis Watson wins AT&T Champions Classic, beating Roberts in playoff
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) Zimbabwe's Denis Watson won the AT&T Champions Classic for his third Champions Tour title in two seasons, beating Loren Roberts with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff Sunday at Valencia. Watson, the 2007 Sen ...Go to article
Friberg holds off Tseng in Mexico for first LPGA Tour title
HUXQUILUCAN, Mexico (AP) Louise Friberg went to bed early Saturday night - so early, she said, that her roommate laughed. On Sunday, the LPGA Tour rookie woke up to win her first tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over Ta ...Go to article
With a dramatic putt to win, Woods stays perfect
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Tiger Woods studied his 25-foot birdie putt from every angle, convincing himself he could make it to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational because he had a similar putt in the same situation seven years ago at Bay Hill. He wasn ...Go to article
Brad Bryant shoots 67 to top AT&T Champions Classic leaderboard
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) Brad Bryant shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the AT&T Champions Classic, while first-round leader Nick Price's 77 left him six strokes back entering the final day. Bryant, the 2007 U.S. S ...Go to article
Imagine what might have been with Daly
John Daly was warming up the other day, which for him meant munching on chicken wings, swilling Miller Lites and finding unique places to sign his name. A man's got to practice, after all, and the Masters is only a few short weeks away. Daly shou ...Go to article
A five-way tie after calamitous day at Arnie's place
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Arnold Palmer was walking into the locker room Saturday morning at Bay Hill when he bumped into Tiger Woods, who recently surpassed him on the PGA Tour's career victory list by winning every tournament since September. &quo ...Go to article
Two share lead at Ballantine's Championship
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AP) Jeev Milkha Singh of India shot a 64 on Saturday to grab a share of the lead with Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland after the third round of the Ballantine's Championship. McDowell started the day leading by two ...Go to article
Price shoots 66 at AT&T Champions Classic
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) Nick Price birdied the final hole for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over defending champion Tom Purtzer on Friday after the first round of the Champions Tour's AT&T Champions Classic. Price, winless in 17 car ...Go to article
Ochoa shoots 76, leaving her 9 strokes behind McGill in Mexico
HUIXQUILUCAN, Mexico (AP) Fans lined the fairways to cheer for Lorena Ochoa, the No. 1 player in the world and the hometown favorite at the MasterCard Classic. Other than that, Ochoa's homecoming wasn't a happy one. She shot her highest sc ...Go to article
Nelson will be played only on TPC course
IRVING, Texas (AP) The Byron Nelson Championship will be played on one course for the first time since 1993. PGA Tour and Four Seasons Resort officials said Friday the TPC course will be ready for the April 23-27 tournament after an $8 million redes ...Go to article