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Brandt Snedeker wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am by two shots
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Brandt Snedeker didn't have to take a back seat to anyone at Pebble Beach. A runner-up to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each of the last two weeks, Snedeker finished off a record performance Sunday with a 7-under 65 ...Go to article
Rocco Mediate wins Allianz Championship in Champions Tour debut
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Rocco Mediate birdied the 18th hole and finished with a 1-under par 71 to win the Allianz Championship on Sunday. He finished the tournament at 17-under 199 and became the 16th player to have a winning debut on the Champions ...Go to article
Shane Lowry earns final spot at Accenture Match Play
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Shane Lowry got into the Match Play Championship by the slimmest of margins, all because of a birdie putt thousands of miles away from his home in Ireland. Patrick Reed holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole Sunday ...Go to article
Dinosaurs, signs prompts move for Australian PGA
COOLUM, Australia (AP) - The PGA of Australia will move the venue of its PGA Championship, which was overshadowed last year by the billionaire resort owner's decision to position a giant robotic dinosaur outside the clubhouse and post unusual signa ...Go to article
USGA creates new event, abandons Public Links
FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP) - The U.S. Golf Association is getting rid of the U.S. Amateur Public Links in favor of a U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. It's the first time since 1987 that the USGA has created a new championship. The U.S. Amateu ...Go to article
Michelle Wie revamps game after worst year of career
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Michelle Wie is eager to put a dismal year behind her when she tees off at the Women's Australian Open, the season-opening tournament on the LPGA Tour. Wie, playing for the first time in Australia, said Tuesday she ha ...Go to article
Brandt Snedeker withdraws from Match Play with sore ribs
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brandt Snedeker withdrew from the Match Play Championship on Tuesday because of sore ribs that have been causing him discomfort despite his torrid stretch of golf. Snedeker said he began feeling soreness in his left rib cage a mon ...Go to article
Ernie Els says USGA has no data to support belly-putter ban
LOS ANGELES (AP) - With only a few weeks left before a decision on long putters, British Open champion Ernie Els hopes that golf officials change their minds. The U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club have proposed a new rule that ...Go to article
Long vacation over for G-Mac, Luke and Adam Scott
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Graeme McDowell tried not to watch golf on TV the last few months to avoid the temptation to play. Adam Scott has been so far removed from the game that he didn't learn about Phil Mickelson's cruel lipout for a 59 until he f ...Go to article
Swedish golfer treats herself for spider bite
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Swedish golfer Daniela Holmqvist says she was bitten by a spider and used a tee to extract what she thought was potentially fatal venom before finishing her round during qualifying for the LPGA Tour's season-opening Women ...Go to article
Teen star Lydia Ko leads Women's Australian Open
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Teen star Lydia Ko shot a 10-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Women's Australian Open. The 15-year-old amateur won the New Zealand Women's Open on Sunday fo ...Go to article
Refreshed Kuchar sets pace at Northern Trust Open
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coming off a three-week break, Matt Kuchar might not remember golf feeling this easy. He opened with three straight birdies, all of the putts inside 3 feet. He finished with back-to-back birdies at Riviera, holing a 25-foot putt o ...Go to article
Bae leads as Donald lurks at Riviera
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luke Donald is playing as if he never took that long winter break. Donald relied heavily on his exquisite short game Friday in the Northern Trust Open, chipping in twice for birdies on his way to a 5-under 66 that left him two sho ...Go to article
Bernhard Langer shoots 62 to take ACE Group Classic lead
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Bernhard Langer holed out from the fairway for an eagle on the par-4 10th and finished with a 10-under 62 on Friday to take a three-stroke in the Champions Tour's ACE Group Classic. Langer hit a 9-iron from 141 yards that we ...Go to article
Jacobson, Bae tied for lead at Riviera
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A move down the California coast hasn't changed a thing for Fredrik Jacobson. One week after his best finish in more than a year, Jacobson birdied the two toughest holes at Riviera on his way to a 6-under 65 on Friday and a s ...Go to article