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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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Why's Calcavecchia playing? 'Sheer boredom'
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (AP) Mark Calcavecchia decided to play the final four weeks of the golf season for one simple reason. ``Sheer boredom,'' he said. He's one of the headliners this week in the Ginn sur mer Classic, a U.S. tour& ...Go to article
Faldo to Monty: Don't expect any favors
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) Nick Faldo pretended to have trouble understanding the question through a telephone line piped into a sound system at Valhalla Golf Club. Perhaps that was because the subject was his recent criticism of Colin Montgomerie. ...Go to article
Weir holds off Hensby to win Fry's Electronics Open
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) Canadian Mike Weir won for the first time since early in the 2004 season, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Mark Hensby in the Fry's Electronics Open. Weir secured the win wi ...Go to article
Cook scores his first Champions Tour title
SAN ANTONIO (AP) John Cook won his first Champions Tour title in his second start on the 50-and-over circuit, closing with a 6-under 65 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Mark O'Meara in the AT&T Championship. Cook, the 11-time PGA Tou ...Go to article
Webster shoots 64 to take Portugal Masters
VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) Steve Webster won the Portugal Masters by two strokes Sunday after shooting an 8-under 64 in the final round. The Englishman, who started the final round trailing leader Daniel Vancsik by one shot, sank a nine-foot putt for ...Go to article
Pettersen wins after conditions end play
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) Suzann Pettersen was prepared for another challenging round in the cold and wind. The Norwegian star ended up holding yet another trophy Sunday without even hitting a shot. Pettersen won the Hana Bank KOLON Championship fo ...Go to article
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
