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Palmer Leads After 62
Colonial member Ryan Palmer matched the best round of his career on Tour to
take the first-round lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
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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.
Sterne wins Johannesburg Open in 3-man playoff
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) Richard Sterne made a birdie on the second hole of a three-man playoff to win the Johannesburg Open on Sunday. The South African shot the lowest round of the day with a 6-under 65 at the 6,940-yard Royal Johannesburg ...Go to article
Choi heading for wire-to-wire win in Sony Open
HONOLULU (AP) K.J. Choi had a special audience Saturday at the Sony Open when 11 friends from his hometown in South Korea flew across the Pacific Ocean overnight to watch him play. He made it worth the trip with another strong performance to exten ...Go to article
Choi leading, but more attention on the cut at Waialae
HONOLULU (AP) K.J. Choi is leading the Sony Open, and 18 players who made the cut won't be around to chase after him. Choi made quite a turnaround from last week, when he was in last place among the 31 winners at Kapalua for the Mercedes-Benz C ...Go to article
Choi shoots 64 to top Sony Open leaderboard
HONOLULU (AP) Nothing was quite the same at the Sony Open, except for K.J. Choi getting off to another strong start. Choi apparently has recovered from his 79-75 start to the 2008 season last week at Kapalua, which left him in last place on the week ...Go to article
After two bad trips to Hawaii, Walker leads
HONOLULU (AP) Jimmy Walker would love to have a fairy-tale finish at the Sony Open. Given the bad memories from this place, he was thrilled Thursday with the first chapter. Walker hit 7-iron to 12 feet below the flag on the par-5 ninth to finish wit ...Go to article
Fujikawa returns to Sony Open as a pro
HONOLULU (AP) One putt gave Tadd Fujikawa celebrity status in Hawaii. One week changed his life. And one year later, the 5-foot junior in high school has one tough act to follow in the Sony Open. The past came rushing back during the Pro-Junior shoo ...Go to article
Players skip Sony over early Bob Hope start
HONOLULU (AP) It used to make sense for players on Maui for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship to take a 30-minute flight over to Oahu for the Sony Open the following week. This year, however, nine of the 31 players at Kapalua headed east t ...Go to article
Tiger: Winning Grand Slam 'within reason'
(AP) After winning the Masters in 1997 for his first major, Tiger Woods said winning the Grand Slam was a matter of winning the right four tournaments. He changed his tune by the end of the year, when he failed to record a top 10 in the other majors. ...Go to article
The real question: Who is the No. 2 player?
HONOLULU (AP) The darkness of dawn Tuesday at Waialae Country Club wasn't enough to prevent a long line of PGA Tour players waiting to start their practice round at the Sony Open, the first full-field event of the season. Among the early risers ...Go to article
Biggest change of the year: Sabbatini silent
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) A new year on the PGA Tour always brings about some degree of change. Some players have new equipment deals. Others have pledged to get into better shape. Perhaps the biggest change at Kapalua is Rory Sabbatini. He's gone ...Go to article
Weir leads by 1, with a dozen players in the hunt
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) Mike Weir finally got one last birdie putt to fall, and it was enough to put him in the lead Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. But even after a 5-under 68 on the most gorgeous day at Kapalua this week, one look at th ...Go to article
U.S. pros focused on Ryder Cup, not FedEx
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) The silver trophy on the first tee at Kapalua at the start of the PGA Tour season looked like one that Tiger Woods might have kissed before. It was the trophy that goes to the winner of the Mercedes-Benz Championship. The FedEx ...Go to article
Canadians in charge in Hawaii with Weir in the lead, Ames chasing
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) Mike Weir wasn't surprised to see more Canadians than usual on the west coast of Maui this week. The winters can get nasty in the Great White North, and it doesn't hurt that the dollar hasn't been this strong in dec ...Go to article
Austin returns a favor after career boost
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) Woody Austin figures he would be in paradise this week no matter what the location. He is in sporty company at the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship after a summer that gave him a tiny taste of celebrity. He won in Mem ...Go to article
Newcomers Watney and Chopra lead the way at winners-only Mercedes at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) Experience proved to be overrated at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Only two players have won on the Plantation Course at Kapalua in their first try since the winners-only tournament moved to the west coast of Maui David ...Go to article
