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Creamer finishes second to Koga in Japan
MIKI, Japan (AP) Japan's Miho Koga shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a four-stroke victory over American star Paula Creamer in the Masters GC Ladies. Koga finished with a 9-under 207 total on the Masters Golf Club course. Creamer, the 2005 winner ...Go to article
Steady Pettersson takes 1-shot lead after 3 rounds at Fry's Open
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) Sweden's Carl Pettersson played steady in the warm sunshine to take a one stroke through three rounds of the Fry's Electronics Open on Saturday . Mark Hensby, playing in the same group, shared the lead until twice ...Go to article
Kite ties O'Meara for Champions Tour lead
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tom Kite moved into position for his first tour victory in his native Texas, shooting a 6-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead with Mark O'Meara in the AT&T Championship. Born in McKinney and a longtime ...Go to article
After minor grip change, Moore shoots to 3-stroke lead at Fry's Open.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) One little change can make all the difference for a PGA pro. Take Ryan Moore, for example. Moore had struggled with his consistency after surgery on his left hand a year ago, but an epiphany last week led to a slight change in ...Go to article
O'Meara shoots 63 to take AT&T lead
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Champions Tour rookie Mark O'Meara made a successful return to the site of one of his PGA Tour victories, shooting an 8-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the AT&T Championship. O'Meara had an eagle, ei ...Go to article
Vancsik takes 2-stroke lead at Portugal Masters
VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) Argentina's Daniel Vancsik followed his opening 11-under 61 with a 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the Portugal Masters. Vancsik led for the first three rounds of the Madrid Open last week before a quintuple-b ...Go to article
Allen shoots 7-under 63 to take lead at Fry's Electronics Open
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) Michael Allen has never won in 292 tour events. He hopes some home cooking will help him finally break through. Allen, a Scottsdale resident, matched his career-low round with a 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead at t ...Go to article
Kaymer has 3-stroke lead at Portugal Masters
VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) Martin Kaymer shot an 11-under 61 Thursday, equaling the lowest round on the European Tour this season, and took a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Portugal Masters. The 22-year-old German shot 29 on the back n ...Go to article
Mickelson out of hibernation to play Grayhawk
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) Under any other circumstance, Phil Mickelson would skip a U.S. tour fall series event. He is, after all, the No. 2 money winner on the tour this year behind Tiger Woods. This one, though, brings the Arizona State Universit ...Go to article
Cabrera wins Grand Slam with a big finish
TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera wanted to beat an elite field of major champions at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, but it did not escape the big-hitting Argentine that this was an exhibition. That explains why he hit d ...Go to article
Keeping a card takes more money than ever
TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) Brett Quigley figured his PGA Tour card was safe for next year when he left the Deutsche Bank Championship the first week of September and had surgery on his right knee to repair torn cartilage. He was at No. 109 on ...Go to article
Harrington leads Grand Slam in Bermuda
TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) Someone forgot to tell Padraig Harrington this is supposed to be a working vacation. The PGA Grand Slam of Golf felt much more like work Tuesday, with the British Open champion grinding so hard to keep control of his ...Go to article
Woods to have his own Gatorade drink
TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) Tiger Woods will have his own brand of sports drink next year under an endorsement deal announced Tuesday with Gatorade that marks a couple of firsts for the world's No. 1 golfer - his first U.S. deal with a bever ...Go to article
A long road to the Grand Slam of Golf
TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) They come from three countries on three continents, vastly different backgrounds, brought to together in Bermuda only by the major golf championships they won this year. Getting to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf wasn ...Go to article
A change in venue, but not the view, at PGA Grand Slam
TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) The major champions usually meet on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and that much remains true. It's everything else about this two-day exhibition that seems to have chan ...Go to article