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Van de Velde two back at Madrid Open
MADRID, Spain (AP) Alejandro Canizares shot a 6-under 66 Friday to join Daniel Vancsik at the top of the Madrid Open leaderboard after two rounds. Canizares, who had one bogey and seven birdies, is tied with Vancsik at 9-under 135, one stroke ahead ...Go to article
Els, Cabrera advance at World Match Play
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera eliminated titleholder Paul Casey 4 and 3 Friday in the second round of the World Match Play Championship. Six-time champion Ernie Els kept his bid for a seventh title alive by ousting An ...Go to article
Stenson and Romero advance in match play
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera led Paul Casey by one hole Friday halfway into their 36-hole match in the second round of the World Match Play Championship. Six-time champion Ernie Els led Andres Romero by four holes, w ...Go to article
May, Gore share first-day lead in Frys.com Open
LAS VEGAS (AP) Bob May shot a 9-under 63 at TPC Summerlin on Thursday to top the leaderboard after the first round of the Frys.com Open. Jason Gore finished with an 8-under 63 on the nearby par-71 TPC The Canyons. May, who lives in Las Vegas, is u ...Go to article
Park and Creamer share Samsung lead; Wie shoots 79
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) Angela Park didn't particularly want to recall the two earlier times she played a round with Michelle Wie. ``Let's not talk about that,'' Park said. ``I played with her in the Public Links and U.S. Amateu ...Go to article
Cook makes Champions debut at Administaff
SPRING, Texas (AP) John Cook has won 11 PGA Tour events. He's among the top 30 career money winners. He's a confidant of Tiger Woods. That's not nearly enough. Cook, who took time off this year to take care of some health problems, ...Go to article
Vancsik shoots 65, leads Madrid Open
MADRID, Spain (AP) Daniel Vancsik shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Madrid Open. Vancsik had six birdies and one eagle on the Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo course. Jose Filipe Lima is a s ...Go to article
Els advances, Sabbatini out at Match Play
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) Defending champion Paul Casey and six-time winner Ernie Els reached the second round of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth on Thursday. Casey, the top-seeded player, beat Jerry Kelly 3 and 2. Els easily defea ...Go to article
Ochoa faces strong field; Wie healthy again
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) Lorena Ochoa add a stamp to her credentials as the LPGA's best player last year when she rallied to beat Annika Sorenstam in the Samsung World Championship. Sorenstam isn't in the tournament this year, but Ochoa st ...Go to article
Norman to pay for Nagle's HOF induction
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) Australian golf legend Greg Norman has paid to ensure compatriot Kel Nagle is personally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Nagle, 87, was elected to the Hall of Fame this year but is not well enough to travel from Aus ...Go to article
Tiger's caddie gives $1 million to hospital
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Tiger Woods' caddie Steve Williams has given more than $1 million to a New Zealand children's hospital. Williams made the donation to Auckland's Starship Hospital to help fund the rebuilding and expansion ...Go to article
First two rounds of Masters moving to ESPN
(AP) - The first two rounds of the Masters are moving to ESPN. The network will televise the Thursday and Friday action when the tournament tees off in April, Augusta National chairman Billy Payne announced Wednesday. ``With the worldwide reach of E ...Go to article
Casey seeking to defend Match Play title
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) Paul Casey hopes to do something this week he's never done before - successfully defend a title. The Englishman won $2.02 million at the World Match Play Championship last year after beating former PGA champion Shau ...Go to article
Trump's course in trouble over rare birds
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) Developer Donald Trump's plans to build "the worlds greatest golf course" on a stretch of remote and stunning Scottish coastline are drawing opposition because the land is home to some of the country's rar ...Go to article
Given a mulligan,Wie would not have played this year
PALM DESERT, California (AP) Michelle Wie is playing her final U.S. LPGA Tour event of the year. She wishes it were her first. After a disastrous season filled with wrist injuries, a feud with Annika Sorenstam and only one round under par, Wie sai ...Go to article