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Heart In Texas
Sang-Moon Bae surged past Keegan Bradley midway through his final round, then
hung on at the Byron Nelson Championship for his first career PGA Tour title.
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Good Moon Rising
Is Byron Nelson winner Sang-Moon Bae the next great young player on the PGA
Tour? Our panel discusses this, the best Texas stop and more.
Faxon, Quigley heading to operating room
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) Brad Faxon and Brett Quigley have more in common than their New England roots. Faxon is out for the year after having surgery on his right foot to remove bunions. Quigley will have surgery on his right knee to repair torn carti ...Go to article
Els withdraws from Deutsche Bank
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) Ernie Els withdrew from the Deutsche Bank Championship on Tuesday for family reasons. The fourth-ranked South African is returning to his home near London where his children will be preparing for their return to school, E ...Go to article
Betsy King announces U.S. Solheim Cup team
PORTLAND, Ore.(AP) Juli Inkster is the veteran on a young U.S. Solheim Cup team that will try to defend its championship next month in Sweden. Captain Betsy King announced the 12-player squad Sunday after the Safeway Classic. Paula Creamer was the top ...Go to article
Knost 2nd to win U.S. Amateur, Public Links
DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Colt Knost won the 107th U.S. Amateur Championship on Sunday, holding off Michael Thompson 2 and 1 to win both of the nation's biggest amateur golf events in two months. Knost, who played at Southern Methodist, is only th ...Go to article
Baker-Finch hit in face by Beem's stray shot
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) Rich Beem's second shot on No. 18 deflected into CBS analyst Ian Baker-Finch's face after hitting a rail behind the green, dropping him to the ground. Baker-Finch was back on his feet a little later and appeared to be OK. ...Go to article
Ochoa wins third straight title at Safeway
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa has certainly learned how to win. She claimed her third straight LPGA title with a five-stroke victory in the Safeway Classic on Sunday. Ochoa shot a 71 in the final round for a 12-under 204 at Columbia ...Go to article
Stricker ends 6 year drought with playoff win
HARRISON, N.Y.(AP) The first time Steve Stricker teed it up at Westchester Country Club, he told wife Nicki to "take a picture because we're not coming back." Twelve years after that forgettable 60th-place tie, Stricker was posing for p ...Go to article
Ochoa leads by 1 at Safeway Classic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Lorena Ochoa's fast start Saturday jumped her into the lead of the Safeway Classic. Now she wants to finish better. Ochoa capped her round Saturday with two bogeys but was helped by eight earlier birdies to give her a 66 and ...Go to article
Notebook: Mahan hopes to avoid letdown
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) Hunter Mahan figures that trying to win The Barclays will make it easier to follow his third 62 of the season with another low round. Mahan's 9-under 62 on Saturday matched the Westchester Country Club record and moved him ...Go to article
Stricker leads Choi by 1 at Barclays
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) Steve Stricker kept pouring in birdies at The Barclays until he had the lead to himself, and it wasn't long before an electronic scoreboard projected Stricker atop the PGA Tour Playoffs. Right now, Stricker isn't the ...Go to article
Michelle Wie opens Safeway Classic with a 79
PORTLAND, Ore.(AP) Michelle Wie opened the Safeway Classic with a 7-over 79 Friday, putting her in danger of missing the cut at the LPGA Tour event. Wie double-bogeyed two holes on the back nine at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, didn't card a b ...Go to article
Ochoa one back of leaders at Safeway Classic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was able to overcome an unusual first round at the Safeway Classic to keep herself one stroke behind the leaders. "It was different," Ochoa said. "I didn't hit very good my second shots ...Go to article
Notebook: Singh misses the cut by 4 shots
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) Vijay Singh missed the cut Friday in The Barclays, squandering a good opportunity to pass Tiger Woods in the FedEx Cup standings. Singh, No. 2 behind the absent Woods in the playoff standings, followed his opening 75 with a 71 ...Go to article
Choi continues strong play in big events
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) Tiger Woods looks like he might lose his No. 1 seed by skipping The Barclays, thanks to some stellar golf at Westchester from one of the top players chasing him in the PGA Tour Playoffs. The surprise is that it's K.J. Choi, ...Go to article
Langer's son shoots 98-91 at Dutch Open
Teenage newcomer Stefan Langer of Germany, son of two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer, improved his score Friday at the Dutch Open but not by much. After shooting a 98 on Thursday, Langer rebounded with a 91, finishing at 49 over par and sec ...Go to article
