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Amex dumps Woods, signs PGA
AKRON, Ohio (AP) No longer affiliated with Tiger Woods or the tournament he won five times, American Express signed an endorsement deal Friday with the PGA of America that showed how it has shifted its strategy in golf. American Express, which in ...Go to article
Chef tells how he pocketed Tiger's ball
AKRON, Ohio (AP) One year ago, Josh Stuber was back on the loading dock at Firestone Country Club putting some of the restaurant's famous crunchy-cream pies into a cart. Within an hour, he was, as he puts it, "the most wanted man in Ohio ...Go to article
Sabbatini builds 2-shot lead; Tiger four back
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Rory Sabbatini would gladly take two more days like the two he's already had at the Bridgestone Invitational. "I'd take that with that $1.35 million in a heartbeat," Sabbatini joked Friday after his second 3-un ...Go to article
Wie's nightmare season continues at British
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) If Michelle Wie's scores matched the disappointing summer temperatures that have depressed the Brits for weeks, she'd still be playing in the Women's British Open. Wie would like to have been in the high 60s ...Go to article
Three tied after a tough day at Firestone
AKRON, Ohio (AP) It has reached the point where everyone expects to see his name atop the leaderboard, and he got there Thursday at the Bridgestone Invitational with five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on a course that felt like a major. Indeed, ...Go to article
Mickelson will play the FedEx Cup
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Phil Mickelson has committed to play in The Barclays, set for Aug. 23-26 at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y. That's noteworthy because Mickelson rarely plays much after the final major, the PGA Championship, in mid- ...Go to article
Ochoa shoots 67, leads at St. Andrews
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) If Lorena Ochoa has been saving her first major for the home of golf, it gave her the ideal start. The Mexican compiled a bogey-free 6-under 67 at St. Andrews in calm, sunny conditions on Thursday to take a two-shot lead i ...Go to article
Furyk withdraws; plans to play PGA
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Jim Furyk withdrew Thursday from the Bridgestone Invitational with a back injury that came out of nowhere, but said he felt improvement and expected to play next week in the PGA Championship. The bigger question is whether the wor ...Go to article
Furyk's hole-in-one helps him win Canadian Open
MARKHAM, Ontario (AP) Jim Furyk successfully defended his Canadian Open title when Vijay Singh missed a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole. The 209-yard, par-3 fourth was just as important in the outcome. Furyk took the lead there Sunday with a ...Go to article
Watson wins 3rd senior Open in 5 years
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) Tom Watson's three-shot lead in the Senior British Open was in peril and memories of his back-nine collapse at the U.S. Senior Open three weeks ago came flooding back. But that was in 90-degree heat at Whistling Straits. ...Go to article
Gulbis gets first win at Evian Masters
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) Natalie Gulbis finally can be known for winning, too. Famous mostly for her looks through five-plus seasons on tour, Gulbis broke through Sunday, winning her first LPGA Tour title at the Evian Masters with a birdie on ...Go to article
Romero wins first title at Deutsche Bank
ALVESLOHE, Germany (AP) Andres Romero won his first title on the PGA European Tour at the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship on Sunday, a week after his near miss at the British Open. The 26-year-old Argentine, a surprise third at the British ...Go to article
Watson trails by one at senior British Open
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) Tom Watson showed flashes of his vintage links mastery with a 1-under 70 Saturday at Muirfield to put himself within one shot of leader Stewart Ginn after three rounds of the Senior British Open. A five-time British Open winne ...Go to article
Romero shoots 63 to lead Deutsche Bank
ALVESLOHE, Germany (AP) Andres Romero shot a 9-under-par 63 Saturday to take the third-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship a week after his surprise third-place finish in the British Open at Carnoustie. The 26-year-old Argenti ...Go to article
Wie shoots 12-over 84 at Evian Masters
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) Juli Inkster had a 3-under 69 Saturday for a two-shot lead and Michelle Wie ballooned to an 84 after the third round of the Evian Masters. The 47-year-old Inkster is vying to become the oldest player to win an LPGA Tour ...Go to article