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Heart In Texas
Sang-Moon Bae surged past Keegan Bradley midway through his final round, then
hung on at the Byron Nelson Championship for his first career PGA Tour title.
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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.
'World' Golf Championships anchored in U.S.
MARANA, Arizona (AP) This being an election year in the United States, a popular question seemed appropriate for golf's most seasoned politician. Are the World Golf Championships better off than they were 10 years ago? "I think they& ...Go to article
Holmes will start Match Play against Tiger
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) J.B. Holmes was on his way to register Monday for the Accenture Match Play Championship when he bumped into Masters champion Zach Johnson, who stopped in mock surprise. "Wow! So you did decide to show up," Johnson said ...Go to article
Stiles wins rain-shortened New Zealand PGA
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) American Darron Stiles won the New Zealand PGA on Sunday, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory in the tournament reduced to 36 holes because of rain Friday and Saturday. Stiles, tied for the first-round l ...Go to article
Sorenstam wins 70th LPGA Tour title, ends long winless streak
KAHUKU, Hawaii (AP) Annika Sorenstam waited 17 months to collect a T-shirt from her sister and a bottle of wine from a friend with No. 70 proudly displayed on them. "It's probably dusty," she said. "I'm ready to collect it n ...Go to article
Jenkins shoots 64 to take 2-stroke lead in Champions Tour event
NAPLES, Florida (AP) Tom Jenkins moved into position to become the 18th player 60 or older to win a U.S. seniors golf tour event, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over five players in The ACE Group Classic. The 60-year-ol ...Go to article
Mickelson withstands an ace to keep the lead at Riviera
LOS ANGELES (AP) Phil Mickelson lost his cushion, but not the lead Saturday at the Northern Trust Open. Mickelson watched Jeff Quinney make a hole-in-one on the fabled sixth hole at Riviera that erased a four-shot margin, but saved par on the 18th ...Go to article
Mickelson warming up to Riviera
LOS ANGELES (AP) Phil Mickelson knew immediately that he was going to enjoy this walk at Riviera. Under blue skies off Sunset Boulevard, the last trace of wind was on its way out of town, leaving Mickelson and the late starters Friday afternoon in t ...Go to article
Sorenstam 'hungry,' shares lead in season-opening SBS Open
KAHUKU, Hawaii (AP) Annika Sorenstam is in a position she's been in many times on the verge of winning. She just hasn't been there for a while. "I feel good about my game and I'm hungry," said Sorenstam, coming off an inju ...Go to article
Roberts, Zoeller, Kite, Fleisher tied for Champions Tour lead
NAPLES, Florida (AP) Loren Roberts, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Kite and Bruce Fleisher shot 7-under 65s to share the first-round lead in The ACE Group Classic on Friday. After a week of rain, wind or both, conditions were calm and the greens were soft, lead ...Go to article
Match Play field missing only one player
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tiger Woods was the last player to enter and will be the No. 1 seed in the Accenture Match Play Championship which starts on Wednesday in Arizona with a 64-man field and the fewest number of Americans ever. The surprise was Ernie ...Go to article
3-way tie in New Zealand PGA; rain stops play
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand(AP) Canadian David Hearn and Americans Darron Stiles and Matt Bettencourt shot 6-under 66s on Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the New Zealand PGA Championship. Play Friday was wiped out by rain and wet con ...Go to article
Kuehne takes early lead at SBS Open
KAHUKU, Hawaii (AP) Annika Sorenstam is finally healthy, confident and having fun. The 37-year-old star opened a 2-under 70 and trailed leader Kelli Kuehne by three strokes heading into Friday's second round of the LPGA Tour's season-open ...Go to article
Choi ducks out of the swirling winds with a lead at Northern Trust Open
LOS ANGELES (AP) The wind rattled through the eucalyptus trees at Riviera, the temperatures were starting to fall, and K.J. Choi rarely looked so comfortable. It helped that he was only on the practice range, having finished a bogey-free round in the ...Go to article
Hoch looking for 2nd straight Champions win
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) Scott Hoch was still celebrating his victory last week in Bacon Raton as he prepared for The ACE Group Classic. "You don't know when you're going to win, or if you're going to win again," Hoch said Thursday ...Go to article
Els changes mind, will play in Match Play
LOS ANGELES (AP) Ernie Els changed his mind and entered the Accenture Match Play Championship next week in Arizona, a tournament where he has never made it past the second round in America. Els, a three-time major champion and No. 4 in the world ran ...Go to article
