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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
Singh getting stronger, Woods falling behind
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Vijay Singh, golf's version of a workaholic, makes his home on the range. It is easy to find where he has been by looking for trenches that are 6 feet long and wide as the blade of a 5-iron from pounding balls for hours at ...Go to article
LPGA loses sponsor of popular tournament
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Safeway will consolidate sponsorship of its two LPGA Tour events, leaving the Phoenix area after this year despite the tournament becoming one of the strongest events in women's golf. Safeway will remain title sponsor of the ...Go to article
Golf analyst David Feherty hit by truck while cycling, breaks 3 ribs
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Golf analyst David Feherty broke three ribs and punctured his lung when he was hit by a truck while riding his bicycle near his home in Dallas. He expects to be fully recovered in time for the Masters. Feherty said Friday he ...Go to article
McDowell takes 2-shot lead in South Korea
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AP) Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland overcame strong wind to shoot an 8-under-par 64 Friday for a two-shot lead halfway through the inaugural Ballantines Championship, the first European tour event in South Korea. McDowe ...Go to article
Couples turns back the clock to take the lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Fred Couples doesn't walk, he glides. There is more salt than pepper in the color of his hair, perhaps the only evidence that Couples is 48 and started his rookie season on the PGA Tour two weeks after Ronald Reagan became ...Go to article
Worm-damaged greens a problem at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Arnold Palmer has seen just about everything in his lifetime of golf, which began as the son of a golf course superintendent and progressed through 62 victories, seven major championships and a career as one of the game's endea ...Go to article