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Revamped Westwood ready to open season at Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - He's got a new caddie and a new home in the United States. Lee Westwood hopes those changes translate into victories this year, starting with the Dubai Desert Classic that begins Thursday. The eighth-ranke ...Go to article
Sergio Garcia ready for Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Less than three years ago, Sergio Garcia was mired in a slump so prolonged that he missed out on the 2010 Ryder Cup team and saw his ranking fall as low as 85th. He moped around the golf course and at one poin ...Go to article
Bubba Watson squeamish about deer-antler spray
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Bubba Watson wants no part of deer-antler spray. The name alone makes the Masters champion a bit squeamish. ``It sounds like something I would never want near me. ... I don't even know how you take deer-antler spray, ...Go to article
Bob Charles admits using deer-antler spray
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Former British Open winner Bob Charles of New Zealand says he used and promoted a banned deer-antler spray for more than 20 years and is surprised to learn it contains a substance that violates golf's doping protocols ...Go to article
Mark O'Meara says Singh should be punished for doping
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mark O'Meara doesn't think Vijay Singh would ever try to cheat but still believes the Fijian should be suspended ``for a couple of months'' by the PGA Tour for admitting he used a deer-antler spray ...Go to article
Vijay Singh withdraws from Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Vijay Singh withdrew from the Phoenix Open on Thursday, a day after saying he used deer-antler spray and was ``absolutely shocked'' that it may contain a banned substance. Singh cited a back injury in pulling out b ...Go to article
Richard Sterne shoots 10-under 62 to lead Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Richard Sterne nearly broke the course record at the Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday, shooting 10-under 62 in the first round to finish one shot ahead of Stephen Gallacher. The 165th-ranked South African, who has ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson barely misses 59 at Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Phil Mickelson missed out on a 59 by a fraction of an inch Thursday in the first round of the Phoenix Open. Mickelson had a chance to become the sixth player in PGA Tour history to break 60 with a 25-foot birdie attempt on h ...Go to article
Sterne leads Garcia by three shots in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Overnight leader Richard Sterne made a birdie on the 18th hole Friday to take a one-shot lead over Thorbjorn Olesen and two others after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Sterne, a South African who has ...Go to article
South Africa's new $8.5 million tournament on hold
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) - The South African golf tournament claiming to be among the richest anywhere outside the United States and a challenger to some of the world's top events has been indefinitely postponed. Organizers said Friday ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson misses chance for PGA Tour 36-hole scoring record
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Phil Mickelson had a perfect view of his birdie putt for a 59 that curled 180 degrees and stayed out in the first round of the Phoenix Open. He missed the fateful last bounce of the shot that robbed him of another chance at ...Go to article
Two teenagers lead Australian Masters after two rounds
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - Sixteen-year-old Australian amateur Oh Su-hyun and 17-year-old Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn shared the second-round lead Saturday at the Australian Ladies Masters. Oh shot an eight-under-par 64 on the soggy Royal Pines ...Go to article
Stephen Gallacher fires a 62, breaks Tiger's scoring record in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Stephen Gallacher of Scotland shot a 10-under 62 on Saturday to take a three-shot lead at the Dubai Desert Classic and break a three-round scoring record set by Tiger Woods 12 years ago. The 111th-ranked Gallacher, ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson birdies five of the last six holes for six-shot lead at Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Phil Mickelson drew the loudest cheers from the biggest crowd in golf history Saturday at the Phoenix Open. Mickelson nearly aced the par-3 16th , hitting a 9-iron to a foot to set up a birdie on the rowdy stadium hole pa ...Go to article
Karrie Webb wins eighth Australian Ladies Masters title
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - Karrie Webb has won her eighth Australian Ladies Masters title, coming from two strokes behind in the final round on Sunday with birdies on three of her final five holes for a 5-under-par 67 and a two-stroke victory. Web ...Go to article