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Finch takes 3-stroke lead in New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) England's Richard Finch shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead after the third round of the New Zealand Open. Finch had nine birdies and a bogey to reach 14-under 202 on The Hills course. Austral ...Go to article
Rose fires 65, ties Immelman in South Africa
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) Justin Rose shot a 7-under 65 Friday to share the lead with Trevor Immelman after the second round of the Nedbank Challenge. Rose and Immelman (66) are at 11-under 133, three strokes ahead of Ernie Els at the Gary Player ...Go to article
American shares lead at Cambodian Open
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) Bryan Saltus of the United States put his new putter to good use as he shot a 5-under 67 for a share of the lead after two rounds of the Cambodian Open on Friday. Saltus joined first-round leader Adam Groom, with the Austral ...Go to article
Bowditch takes 1-stroke lead in New Zealand
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) Australia's Stephen Bowditch shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over compatriot Paul Sheehan in the New Zealand Open. Diagnosed with clinical depression after losing his U.S. PGA Tour card at the ...Go to article
Park increases lead at LPGA Q-school
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jane Park shot a 2-under 70 on Thursday at LPGA International to increase her lead to three strokes over Kelli Kuehne after the second round of the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. The top 17 players Sunday after the fifth ...Go to article
Lickliter shoots second 62, takes 9-stroke lead in Q-school
WINTER GARDEN, Florida (AP) Frank Lickliter II shot his second straight 10-under 62 on Thursday at Orange County National to take a nine-stroke lead after the second of six rounds in the U.S. PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament. The top 25 finis ...Go to article
Scottish authorities reject Trump resort
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) A Scottish council on Thursday rejected a plan by Donald Trump to build a golf course on a stretch of remote and stunning coastline that is home to some of the country's rarest birds. "Mr. Trump is shocked, extreme ...Go to article
Immelman, Scott in front in South Africa
SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) Trevor Immelman and Adam Scott led the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday after both shot 5-under 67 in the first round. Fourth-ranked Ernie Els was just two shots behind in the 12-man field at the Gary Player Country Clu ...Go to article
Groom fires 65 at inaugural Cambodian Open
SIEM REAP, Cambodia(AP) Australia's Adam Groom shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the inaugural Cambodian Open. The $300,000 (203,340) Asian Tour event is being played on one of just three golf course ...Go to article
Three share lead at New Zealand Open
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) Craig Parry shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the New Zealand Open with Australian countryman Paul Sheehan and England's Matthew Woods. Parry, the 2002 champion and a two-winner on ...Go to article
PODS opts out of Tampa event after 2008
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Portable on Demand Storage is opting out as the title sponsor of the PGA Tour's Tampa Bay event after the 2008 event. "In light of PODS' decision, we will be meeting with the tournament organizers to develop strategie ...Go to article
Lickliter, de Jonge shoot 62s to top Q-school leaderboard
WINTER GARDEN, Florida (AP) Frank Lickliter II and Brendon de Jonge shot 10-under 62s at Orange County National to share the first-round lead in the six-round U.S. PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament on Wednesday. (Leaderboard: Follow Thursday's r ...Go to article
Nicklaus offers advice to young golfers
Along with his record 18 professional majors and a PGA Tour career that spanned four decades, perhaps one of the most remarkable tributes to the consistent greatness of Jack Nicklaus was that he only withdrew from two tournaments. One of them was the ...Go to article
Preview: Final stage of Q-school set to begin
Eighteen players who made it through 108 holes of stomach churning last year at Q-school earned their PGA Tour cards, and what did that get them? A return trip to what many consider to be the toughest six days in golf. The reality of Q-school is that ...Go to article
Ames sinks $650,000 putt to defend Skins title
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Stephen Ames has won the Skins Game the past two years, so his strategy obviously works. ``You kind of let the other guys beat themselves up and then you sneak in there when you need to,'' Ames said with a grin a ...Go to article