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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.
PGA Tour Confidential
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.
Underachiever Bateman finally breaks through
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) Brian Bateman enjoys relaxing with his pregnant wife at their new house, where he cooks about four nights a week, while collecting cook books and guitars. What does he plan to do with the $882,000 check he earned Sunday at ...Go to article
Zurich extends sponsorship of New Orleans
AVONDALE, La. (AP) Zurich Financial Services Group has agreed to a two-year extension as title sponsor of New Orleans' annual PGA event, giving the long-running tournament solid financial footing to continue rebuilding itself in the wake of Hurri ...Go to article
Kerr, Pressel give U.S. success in majors
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) They are such good friends that Cristie Kerr picked Morgan Pressel to be one of her bridesmaids when she married in December, and they have much in common. Both groomed their golf games in south Florida, heading straight ...Go to article
Putnam leads 12 qualifiers for British Open at Oakland Hills
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Emotional Pressel fades down the stretch
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) Morgan Pressel came back to Pine Needles all grown up. But putting trouble at the U.S. Women's Open kept the youngest women's player to ever win a major from claiming her second victory. Trailing by one stroke ent ...Go to article
Ochoa serene after another disappointment
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) She couldn't find the fairways off the tee and couldn't scrape together a birdie when just one would've given her the lead. Once again, Lorena Ochoa walked away from a major championship without the trophy. Y ...Go to article
Overlooked no more, Kerr wins U.S. Open
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) Even with the silver trophy at her side, Cristie Kerr felt uneasy sharing the premonition she had all year about coming to Pine Needles and winning the U.S. Women's Open. She might not have scripted it quite like this. ...Go to article
Birdie on 18 gives Bateman first PGA tour win
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) Brian Bateman's knees buckled. He tossed his putter in the air and pumped his fists. His long wait for a PGA Tour victory ended with a birdie on the last hole Sunday at the Buick Open, breaking a four-way tie and making ...Go to article
After 91 starts, Neilson gets first Champions win
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) Lonnie Nielsen was in unfamiliar territory. He had been on a golf course almost every day of his life since the sport became his passion as a youngster, when he followed his father around with one club. This time, he was wal ...Go to article
Ochoa, Kerr one back at U.S. Open
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) First came two blasts of the horn, the end of a 12 1/2-hour day at Pine Needles. Then came a crack of thunder as skies darkened. Lorena Ochoa's work was done Saturday in the U.S. Women's Open, and she had reason to ...Go to article
Pernice leads at Buick Open
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) Tom Pernice Jr. was having a mediocre round until surprising himself with a spectacular stretch that pushed his name atop a shuffled leaderboard. Pernice had an eagle and four birdies during a five-hole run and his 66 Saturda ...Go to article
Wrist forces Wie to withdraw from Open
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) Once considered the future of women's golf, Michelle Wie's future has never looked more uncertain. Rubbing an injured wrist and teary eyes, Wie withdrew from the U.S. Women's Open halfway through her second r ...Go to article
Wrist forces Wie to withdraw (again)
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) Once considered the future of women's golf, Michelle Wie's future has never looked more uncertain. Rubbing an injured wrist and teary eyes, Wie withdrew from the U.S. Women's Open halfway through her second ...Go to article
Players brace for long weekend at U.S. Open
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) Janice Moodie didn't need a caddie Saturday morning to complete her second round at the U.S. Women's Open. The Scot was less than 3 inches from closing her round a day earlier when lightning threatened and the hor ...Go to article
Tiger's guest house destroyed in blaze
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) A beachside guest house owned by Tiger Woods was destroyed by fire Friday. Martin County fire rescue spokesman Jim Loffredo said lightning caused the fire. The house was one of several homes Woods recently purchased in the ...Go to article
