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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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Phil seeks emergency coaching from Butch
SINGAPORE (AP) Phil Mickelson sought some long-distance coaching after finishing two strokes off the pace in Thursday's opening round of the Singapore Open, behind a trio of leaders that upstaged the tournament's big names. Mickelson was ...Go to article
Mandela's charity drops Player's tournament
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has withdrawn its name from an annual golf tournament hosted by Gary Player because of concerns over the sports star's involvement in Myanmar. The charity said it did not want ...Go to article
Flint, Webber, Park lead at Singapore Open
SINGAPORE (AP) Australia's Gavin Flint and Kane Webber and Jin Park of the United States upstaged the big names at the Singapore Open, shooting 5-under 66s to share the first-round lead Thursday. Flint and Webber both had five birdies in bogey- ...Go to article
Austin among top names at Disney Classic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Disney golf courses already are loaded with lakes and ponds, and steady rain over the last several days have left the Magnolia and Palm courses under water in spots. A perfect place for the return of Aquaman. Woody Aust ...Go to article
Clarity and a few tweaks to Rules of Golf
FAR HILLS, New Jersey (AP) Golf's governing bodies said Wednesday they have amended 28 of the 34 rules starting in 2008, with only a few significant changes. One of them is when a ball deflects off a player, which is what happened to Jeff Magge ...Go to article
Els slams Euro Tour for tournament clash
SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) Ernie Els could win his third Order of Merit title without even taking a swing at the season-ending Volvo Masters. Els leads last year's winner Padraig Harrington by $313,892 in the European Tour standings, but could be s ...Go to article
Purdy on the biggest bubble at Disney
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Most players used to come to Disney to play golf and enjoy the theme parks. As the final tournament of the PGA Tour season, the Children's Miracle Network Classic has a much more serious tone this year. Most guys her ...Go to article
Marucci to captain U.S. Walker Cup team
FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP) George "Buddy" Marucci has been selected by the USGA as captain of the U.S. Walker Cup team for the second time. Marucci is to lead a group of American amateurs against Great Britain and Ireland at his ho ...Go to article
Another Hawaii teen struggles to make a cut
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Someone once told Paul Goydos he should go into the record books for his victory at the Sony Open for becoming the first player to win a PGA Tour event against a field that included a 5-foot boy and a 6-foot girl. One was ...Go to article
Wie skips men's Casio World next month
TOKYO(AP) Michelle Wie will skip the Japanese tour's Casio World Open golf tournament next month while she recovers from hand injuries. "We have concluded that it is important for her to fully recover from her hand injuries before playing to ...Go to article
Chopra hangs on to win delayed Ginn sur Mer Classic
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Daniel Chopra tapped in for par, then pumped his right fist into the air. Finally, victory was his. Chopra re-claimed the outright lead with a birdie at the par-5 16th hole Monday morning and held on to win the oft-delaye ...Go to article
Turnesa jumps to 13th on Nationwide money list
MIAMI (AP) Marc Turnesa won the Miccosukee Championship for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 1-under 70 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over David Mathis and Canadian Jon Mills in the final full-field event of the year Turnesa earn ...Go to article
Thorpe wins Charles Schwab Championship; Roberts takes Cup title
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Jim Thorpe got the crystal and a $442,000 check. Loren Roberts got the cup and a lot more money down the road. Thorpe successfully defended his title in the Charles Schwab Championship, birdieing the final four holes Sunday to wi ...Go to article
Three tied as play is suspended at Ginn
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (AP) Shigeki Maruyama and Fredrik Jacobsen took advantage of a Daniel Chopra slide Sunday to share a three-way lead at the rain-delayed Ginn sur Mer Classic. Maruyama holed out from the sand for eagle at the par-5 16th to get ...Go to article
Daly withdraws from Ginn sur Mer Classic
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida(AP) John Daly's PGA Tour season is over. Daly withdrew from the rain-delayed Ginn sur Mer Classic after completing the third round Sunday morning, without citing a reason. He was last among 73 players who made the cut, a ...Go to article
