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Schwartzel not sure if he'll go to Crooked Stick
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa birdied the last two holes to narrowly get inside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup and advance to the third playoff event next week at Crooked Stick. The question now is whether he will show up. Schwa ...Go to article
McIlroy holds on to win Deutsche Bank
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Rory McIlroy got the start he wanted Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, erasing a three-shot deficit in just five holes. The finish was hardly a masterpiece, except for the part when golf's No. 1 player posed with the tr ...Go to article
Decision day for Ryder Cup captain Love
NEW YORK (AP) - Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III was looking for a hot hand when picking four players to fill out his American team. Dustin Johnson and Brandt Snedeker delivered two performances that were very warm. They find out Tuesday whether it ...Go to article
Love picks Stricker, Furyk, Johnson, Snedeker for U.S. team
NEW YORK (AP) - Davis Love III became the third straight U.S. captain to pick a Ryder Cup rookie, and the first captain since 1997 who had to spend a pick on Jim Furyk. Love filled out his 12-man team Tuesday by selecting Furyk, Steve Stricker, Dust ...Go to article
Olazabal surprised Mahan didn't get a captain's pick
HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) - Hunter Mahan's absence from the United States Ryder Cup team surprised European captain Jose Maria Olazabal. Olazabal, in Hilversum getting ready for this week's Dutch Open, was sure Steve Stricker and Jim Fur ...Go to article
Cristie Kerr happy LPGA Tour is back at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - It's not the big money, must-attend event it once was, but the LPGA Tour is back on the River Course at Kingsmill this week, and for many, it's a return to one of their favorite stops on tour. It's also part o ...Go to article
McIlroy, Woods paired together again in FedEx Cup playoffs
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - This was a role reversal in more ways than one. Two weeks ago when the FedEx Cup playoffs began, Rory McIlroy was just starting his interview when he noticed Tiger Woods waiting his turn at the back of the room. It prompted the 2 ...Go to article
Indiana natives Jeff Overton, Bo Van Pelt eager to get shot in home state
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - Bo Van Pelt should feel right at home this weekend. He expects a large contingent of family and friends to follow him around Crooked Stick Golf Club in the BMW Championship. His nephew is a caddie at the course, and his mother li ...Go to article
McIlroy in tie for lead; Woods one back at the BMW
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy seem to be spending a lot of time together lately. That includes the top of a busy leaderboard at the BMW Championship. The biggest star in golf and his heir apparent put on a dazzling show Thursday a ...Go to article
Jiyai Shin's 62 paces field at soggy Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Jiyai Shin was in the middle of a solid round when a rain delay halted play at the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship for 2 hours. Facing a tough chip shot when she returned to the course, Shin spent the break worrying ...Go to article
Nevada man shoots golfer after ball hits home
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding a golfer after an errant ball broke a window at his home. Jeff Fleming, 53, is accused of firing at a pair of golfers at the 16th hole on Thursday, striking the one who ...Go to article
Singh takes one-shot lead over McIlroy, Woods at BMW Championship
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - Vijay Singh keeps giving himself chances to end four years without a PGA Tour victory. He made four birdies around the turn Friday for a 6-under 66 in the BMW Championship, putting his name atop the leaderboard for the second time in ...Go to article
Haas moves into contention at BMW Championship
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - Bill Haas is in position to do something even Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk haven't - making it back to the FedEx Cup finale in Atlanta a year after winning the playoffs. Haas dug himself out of a big hole Friday, t ...Go to article
Jiyai Shin maintains lead at Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Jiyai Shin followed her tournament-record 9-under 62 with a 68 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship. The South Korean player had four birdies and a bogey - her first of the week ...Go to article
Vijay Singh hopeful of a different outcome at BMW Championship
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) - The names at the top of the leaderboard are easy to recognize for a playoff event that features the best in golf. Starting with Vijay Singh, who had a one-shot lead in the BMW Championship, four of the top six players have been No. 1 ...Go to article