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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
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Faldo, Choi, Weir headline field in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) Defending champion Jose Manuel Lara is counting on his knowledge of the tricky par-70 course at the Fanling Golf Club to give him the edge over a tough field teeing off Thursday in the $2.25 million Hong Kong Open. The Spaniard will b ...Go to article
LPGA team wins Three-Tour Challenge
HENDERSON, Nevada (AP) Christie Kerr's 5-foot birdie putt on the lone playoff hole Tuesday gave the LPGA Tour its fourth championship at the 16th annual Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge. Kerr converted her putt after Fred Funk of the Champions Tou ...Go to article
Daniel retires quietly with friends at side
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) Beth Daniel didn't want a celebration or even a cake, and she certainly didn't expect a crowd. She teed off on the 18th hole at St. Andrews knowing it would be the last meaningful hole she would play, her la ...Go to article
Stricker may repeat as comeback player of the year
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) Tiger Woods was half-joking a few months ago when he suggested that Steve Stricker would be his pick as U.S. PGA Tour comeback player of the year, even though Stricker won the award last year. It could happen. The t ...Go to article
Drug testing to arrive on Tour next summer
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) The PGA Tour plans to start its new drug-testing program as early as July, with penalties for a positive test that could range from a one-year suspension for a first offense to a lifetime ban if a player is caught three ...Go to article
Playoffs in '08 will take break for Ryder Cup
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) The U.S. PGA Tour Playoffs will take a two-week break next year to give players a chance to be fresh for the Ryder Cup, addressing a concern that American players would be worn out before one of the most tiresome weeks ...Go to article
Woosnam to play on European Seniors Tour
LONDON (AP) Former Masters champion Ian Woosnam will make his debut on the European Seniors Tour in March, two days after his 50th birthday. Woosnam, a former top-ranked golfer who won at Augusta in 1991, has not played a European Tour event since J ...Go to article
Strange, Pak lead latest class into the Hall of Fame
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (AP) Curtis Strange and Hubert Green could be crusty and surly on the golf course, a fighting spirit that carried Strange to consecutive U.S. Open titles and Green to major victories in the U.S. Open and U.S. PGA Championship. ...Go to article
Justin Timberlake will host Tour stop in Vegas
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) Singer and actor Justin Timberlake will host the U.S. PGA Tour stop in Las Vegas, which will be renamed the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Timberlake becomes the 14th celebrity to host an even ...Go to article
Creamer cruises to victory at LPGA's Tournament of Champions
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) The Pink Panther was just a cub the first time she celebrated a victory at Magnolia Grove. Five years after winning the 2002 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Junior Classic, Paula Creamer ran away with the Tournament of Champions o ...Go to article
Mickelson survives three-way playoff to win HSBC Champions in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, China (AP) Phil Mickelson glanced at the gleaming trophy on his left, rolled his eyes and broke into a sheepish grin. ``I cannot believe I'm here as the champion right now,'' he said. Here's why. Lefty overcame six ...Go to article
Creamer opens a 6-stroke lead in LPGA's Tournament of Champions
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) For someone who thinks she needs to hit the ball farther, Paula Creamer has sure distanced herself from the pack in the Tournament of Champions. Seeking her second victory of the year and fourth in three seasons on the U.S. LPGA ...Go to article
Mickelson puts recent struggles behind him to take a two-shot lead in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, China (AP) Phil Mickelson is getting the hang of this travel thing very quickly. A 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole and a tap-in birdie on No. 18 gave Mickelson a 4-under 68 and a two-stroke lead over Ross Fisher going into Sunday' ...Go to article
Creamer opens 5-stroke lead in Tournament of Champions
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Paula Creamer made a big move Friday at Magnolia Grove toward joining Lorena Ochoa and Suzann Pettersen as the LPGA Tour's only multiple winners this year. After birdieing the final seven holes Thursday for a share of the le ...Go to article
16-year-old Fujikawa invited back to Sony
HONOLULU (AP) Tadd Fujikawa received a sponsor's exemption to play the Sony Open, where last year the 16-year-old Hawaiian became the youngest player in 50 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour. With all the attention on another Hawaii teen, Mi ...Go to article
