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Lewis owes success to her doctor's winning raffle ticket
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Stacy Lewis might not be the LPGA Tour player of year if not for her doctor buying a raffle ticket he didn't want. It's a bizarre twist in her unlikely path to the top of women's golf. And it's a reminder to L ...Go to article
Luke Donald tied for lead at Dunlop Phoenix
MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) - Luke Donald shot a 6-under 65 to take a share of the lead after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix on Thursday. Donald offset a pair of bogeys with eight birdies at the Phoenix Country Club to finish tied with Australian Br ...Go to article
Scott, Poulter trail Matthew Guyatt by two at Australian Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australia's Matthew Guyatt upstaged the marquee players at the Australian Masters on Thursday, shooting a 7-under 65 to take a two-shot lead after the first round at Kingston Heath. Adam Scott had five birdies on his ...Go to article
McIlroy nine shots behind leader Colomo in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) - Defending champion Rory McIlroy finished nine shots behind leader Javier Colomo after the first round of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday. McIlroy admitted to feeling lethargic after shooting a 3-over 73. Colomo, ranked 506th, rec ...Go to article
Two-time British Open champion Willie Park Jr. selected for Hall of Fame
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - The late Willie Park Jr. will be joining his father in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Park won the British Open twice in the 19th century and had a large influence on the game by making golf clubs and building golf courses. ...Go to article
Merrick Bremner's 64 ties South African Open course record
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Merrick Bremner of South Africa birdied six of his first nine holes, shooting an 8-under 64 Thursday to tie the course record in the opening round of the South African Open. He's two shots ahead of Sweden's Henrik Stens ...Go to article
Suzann Pettersen tied for lead in LPGA finale
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Suzann Pettersen wasn't the least bit worried that it took her eight months into the LPGA Tour season before she finally won, saying on the eve of the season-ending Titleholders that "it takes some time to get this machine ...Go to article
Scott Stallings leads Pebble Beach Invitational
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Scott Stallings shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday at Del Monte to take a two-stroke lead over William McGirt and Kirk Triplett in the Pebble Beach Invitational. Stallings, the True South Classic winner in July for his second ...Go to article
Rory McIlroy misses cut at Hong Kong Open
HONG KONG (AP) - Top-ranked Rory McIlroy made a double bogey on his final hole Friday, guaranteeing that he'll miss the cut in his Hong Kong Open title defense. McIlroy shot a 2-over 72 to finish at 5 over after two rounds in warm but windy con ...Go to article
Campbell leads Hong Kong Open; McIlroy misses cut
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong Open leader Michael Campbell says it will be easier for him to end a seven-year winless drought after defending champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Hong Kong Open on Friday. The 43-year-old Campbell holed a 10-foot ...Go to article
Adam Scott three back at Australian Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Overnight leader Matthew Guyatt of Australia shot a 3-under 69 Friday to maintain his two-shot lead after the second round of the Australian Masters. Guyatt, a regular on the Japan Challenge Tour but not well-known in his ...Go to article
Henrik Stenson leads with play suspended in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Henrik Stenson opened a four-shot lead at the South African Open with a second-round 65 before play was suspended for the day because of an electrical storm with much of the field yet to finish. Stenson's 7-under 65, to go w ...Go to article
Ai Miyazato shoots 64, takes lead at Titleholders
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Ai Miyazato of Japan kept telling herself to be patient and the putts would start falling. It all came together Friday at the Titleholders, where she felt as if she couldn't miss until her final putt dropped for an 8-under 64 an ...Go to article
Luke Donald takes four-stroke lead at Dunlop Phoenix
MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) - Luke Donald shot a 7-under 64 to take a four-stroke lead after the second round of the Dunlop Phoenix on Friday. Donald birdied three holes on the front nine at the Phoenix Country Club and added four more after the turn to fi ...Go to article
Cochran, Triplett share Pebble Beach lead
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Russ Cochran shot a 7-under 65 on Friday at Del Monte for a share of the Pebble Beach Invitational lead with fellow Champions Tour player Kirk Triplett. Triplett had a 69 at Del Monte to match Cochran at 9-under 135 in th ...Go to article