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Citing fatigue, Els to take a week off
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Ernie Els withdrew Monday from the Arnold Palmer Invitational because of fatigue, two weeks after winning on the PGA Tour for the first time in 3 1/2 years. According to Els' management company, he was tired and needed rest b ...Go to article
Bernhard Langer outlasts Jay Haas in Toshiba Classic playoff
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) Bernhard Langer outlasted Jay Haas in the Toshiba Classic on Sunday, birdieing the final hole of regulation to force a playoff and winning with a birdie when Haas missed a 3-footer on the seventh extra hole. "You hate ...Go to article
Atwal wins playoff at Malaysian Open and will not face charges in Florida
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia(AP) Arjun Atwal, the Indian player involved in a fatal car accident last year, won the Malaysian Open on Sunday, beating defending champion Peter Hedblom of Sweden with a par on the second hole of a playoff. Atwal, also the 2003 ...Go to article
Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS Championship
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Sean O'Hair was working harder than ever and reaping crumbs at the bottom of the leaderboard, so when he missed the cut at Riviera last month, he went home and reviewed some old videotape of his rookie season. The differe ...Go to article
Cink in the lead, Tiger nowhere in sight
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Stewart Cink kept his two-shot lead at the PODS Championship when the third round was completed Sunday morning after Brandt Snedeker and Billy Mayfair made three pars in chilly weather. In a tournament twice delayed by rain, C ...Go to article
Snedeker chips in for 36-hole lead at PODS
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Brandt Snedeker turned bogey into birdie on his final hole Saturday morning, chipping in from 80 feet for a 3-under 68 that gave him a one-shot lead halfway through a wicked, windy PODS Championship. Snedeker was the only play ...Go to article
Isenhour getting attention for hawk killing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Tripp Isenhour has never gotten this much attention for a single golf shot. Really, he's never gotten this much attention, period. Isenhour said it was a "one-in-a-million" golf shot that killed a protected hawk and ...Go to article
Els discloses son has autism, seeks attention for research
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) For all the tough losses he has endured on the golf course the last few years, Ernie Els found perspective at home in the blue eyes of 5-year-old Ben. His son was diagnosed with autism, which Els and his wife coped with priv ...Go to article
Maggert builds a 3-shot lead when the rain arrives at Innisbrook
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) The wind was blowing hard enough to sweep sand out of the bunkers and knock down scores Friday at the PODS Championship. Jeff M-aggert used it to his advantage. Starting his second round with the wind at his back, Maggert bird ...Go to article
Ten years after last victory, Janzen tries to get back on track
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Lee Janzen is coming up on the 10-year anniversary of one of his biggest victories, a steady performance in the final round at The Olympic Club in San Francisco that brought him his second U.S. Open title. That also was his la ...Go to article
Coach Gruden caddies for Daly after delay
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) John Daly walked along the path from the 18th green Thursday as a dozen fans chanted his name. Turns out the cheers were for his caddie Jon Gruden. The coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was carrying the bag for Daly after ...Go to article
Bryant feeling healthy and takes an early lead
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Bart Bryant got his bad shots out of the way early and birdied his last two holes Thursday for a 6-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead among early starters who were lucky to beat the rain in the PODS Championship. Bryant was ...Go to article
Golfer apologizes for shot that killed protected hawk
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour apologized for killing a hawk that was making noise while he tried to film a TV show. Now the Humane Society wants the PGA Tour to take action. ``Because of the high profile nature of this case, the PGA n ...Go to article
Jeff Quinney, No. 71 in world ranking, is the latest golfer to suffer sophomore ranking slump
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) Jeff Quinney, No. 71 in the world ranking, must play well the next few weeks to qualify for the World Golf Championship at Doral and keep alive his hopes of playing the Masters for the first time as a pro. Take away his Nation ...Go to article
Els gets first PGA Tour win since '04, hangs on to win Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.(AP) Mark Calcavecchia watched in disbelief. His playing partner, Luke Donald, was stunned. And a few holes ahead, Ernie Els didn't know that a final-round break was finally going his way. Ending nearly a four-year dro ...Go to article