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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
Singh stroke behind leaders in Canadian Open
MARKHAM, Ontario (AP) The last time Vijay Singh and Mike Weir got together in the Canadian Open, the big Fijian beat the Canadian in a dramatic playoff in the 2004 tournament at Glen Abbey. Three years later, Singh was pulling for his struggling pla ...Go to article
Watson, Faldo near the lead at senior Open
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) Tom Watson missed a 5-foot putt at the last hole and tossed away a share of the lead at the Senior British Open on Friday, while overnight leader Nick Faldo lost his putting touch and slipped to sixth. Watson finished with a ...Go to article
Wie shoots first under-par round of the year
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) Diana D'Alessio of the United States and Jin-joo Hong of South Korea share a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Evian Masters on Friday. Michelle Wie, the 17-year-old from Hawaii, rebounded with a 1-und ...Go to article
Mahan has 3 eagles to shoot 62 and tie Canadian Open record
MARKHAM, Ontario (AP) Hunter Mahan barely had time to savor his record-tying round in the Canadian Open when he was asked about following the 9-under 62. No problem, he was ready to put his opening round behind him. ``It's not about shooting ...Go to article
Wie shoots 73, trails by 7 at Evian Masters
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) Pat Hurst and Brittany Lincicome of the United States and Eun-hee Ji of South Korea each shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the Evian Masters. Michelle Wie, the 17-year-old star from Ha ...Go to article
Nicklaus names Sluman assistant captain
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jeff Sluman will again serve as assistant to U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus in the Presidents Cup, set for Sept. 27-30 at Royal Montreal. Sluman, the longtime PGA Tour player who won the 1988 PGA Championship, played on the ...Go to article