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Woods remains winless at Ryder Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) - Tiger Woods finally showed up at the Ryder Cup. Too bad it wasn't soon enough to count. Woods and Steve Stricker lost their third straight match Saturday, falling 1 up to Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald despite a furious ...Go to article
Europe retains Ryder Cup with Kaymer win
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) - Jose Maria Olazabal squeezed his eyes shut as they filled with tears, overwhelmed and overjoyed that the Ryder Cup still belongs to Europe. His players wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts ...Go to article
Notes: Mixed-up McIlroy makes late arrival at Ryder Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) - Next time the Illinois State Police are looking for donations, their first call should be to Rory McIlroy. The world's No. 1 golfer needed a police escort to make it to the first tee on time Sunday after mixing up his time ...Go to article
Ryder Cup final-day TV ratings best since 1999
NEW YORK (AP) - The Ryder Cup's final day has drawn its highest preliminary television rating since the last big comeback 13 years ago. Sunday's coverage on NBC earned a 4.1 overnight rating and 9 share. The network said Monday that was th ...Go to article
Olazabal won't return as 2014 Ryder Cup captain
LONDON (AP) - Describing the role as ``torture'' at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles. The Spaniard returned to Europe on Monday night, cr ...Go to article
Nicklaus turns down Couples' invitation to be assistant captain at Presidents Cup
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Jack Nicklaus had a chance to be more than a ceremonial host at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village. U.S. team captain Fred Couples asked the iconic 18-time major championship winner to be an assistant captain on the Ame ...Go to article
Paul Lawrie criticizes crowd behavior at Medinah
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Paul Lawrie wasn't just battling Brandt Snedeker as Europe won the Ryder Cup. He also had to contend with the Medinah crowd. Lawrie, the oldest player on either team at 43, lost his opening fourballs match Saturday ...Go to article
Nicolas Colsaerts closing in on PGA Tour membership
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium is closer to becoming a full PGA Tour member than tour officials first indicated. Colsaerts has received a sponsor exemption to play next week in the Frys.com Open. As a special temporary m ...Go to article
Retired Ochoa returns, shoots 69 in France
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France (AP) - Retired champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 1-under round of 69 at the Lacoste Ladies Open on Thursday. Ochoa is playing at the request of the sponsor. She was ranked No. 1 for three years and won two majors among 27 victor ...Go to article
Grace shoots 60 at Dunhill Links
KINGSBARNS, Scotland (AP) - South Africa's Branden Grace made five closing birdies to shoot a course record 12-under 60 in the opening round of the Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday. Grace, who has won three European Tour events this year, ...Go to article
Michael Phelps, Paul Casey even par at Dunhill Links
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) - For Michael Phelps, the atmosphere at last week's Ryder Cup was unlike anything he experienced at an Olympics. The most decorated Olympian and golf enthusiast was at Medinah last week, and said the fan support for th ...Go to article
Ryan Moore shoots 61 to take Las Vegas lead
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ryan Moore matched the course record and his career best with a 10-under 61 on Thursday in the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The former UNLV player had nine birdies, an eagle - on the 341 ...Go to article
Dogleg: Pooch steals Casey's ball at Dunhill Links
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - While lining up an eagle putt on the 12th green, Paul Casey ended up in the ``ruff.'' The Englishman was 20 feet from the cup on his third hole Friday at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship when a dog ran ont ...Go to article
Grace's 67 extends Dunhill Links lead to five shots
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Branden Grace shot a 5-under 67 and extended his lead to five shots after the second round of the Dunhill Links Championships on Friday. Grace credited a practice round with British Open winner and fellow South African L ...Go to article
Russ Cochran leads SAS Championship
CARY, N.C. (AP) - Russ Cochran topped the SAS Championship leaderboard Friday in his return from a back injury, hitting all hit all 18 greens in regulation and shooting a 6-under 66. Cochran, the 2010 tournament winner, is making his first start sin ...Go to article