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Woods makes his move in U.S. Open as rookie-like mistake costs Watson
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) When the U.S. Open leaders kept finding ways to give away strokes instead of picking them up, someone had to benefit. They should have known better with Tiger Woods hanging so close. Woods, five shots down going into Saturday' ...Go to article
Mickelson misses key putts and the cut
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) No 72nd hole collapse for Phil Mickelson at this year's U.S. Open. No 72nd hole for Phil Mickelson, period. Lefty and his bum wrist were dumped out of the Open by Angel Cabrera's birdie on his last hole late Friday aftern ...Go to article
A rare birdie gives Cabrera the lead and sends Mickelson home
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) It was a simple shot on a difficult golf course, a 135-yard sand wedge from Angel Cabrera that skidded to a stop a foot from the hole, a rare birdie at Oakmont that changed so many things. It put Cabrera atop the leaderboard as th ...Go to article
Harmon's two star students pack their bags
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) Swing coach Butch Harmon had to serve two masters Friday at the U.S. Open. Harmon has been working the past several years with Adam Scott, the No. 4 player in the world ranking. He began working about two months ago with three-time ...Go to article
Mickelson's 'healer' a former green beret
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) As he walks down Oakmont's front nine, Jim Weathers is greeted by a player's wife, stopped by a salesman pitching a miracle soaking treatment for achy golfers and recognized by a spectator as ``that guy on the Golf Channel. ...Go to article
Dougherty leads battered pros at Oakmont
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) Tiger Woods was above par, and felt fortunate to be there. Phil Mickelson had a 74, and knew it probably couldn't have been much better with his achy wrist. Only two scores were in the red under optimal scoring conditions at the ...Go to article
Not Tiger's best, but good enough for now
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) Tiger Woods flipped an iron toward his bag in disgust. As another tee shot sailed right, he grumbled "Tiger!" And when a putt that would be a gimme anywhere else rolled several feet past the hole, he stared at it, stunned. ...Go to article
Mickelson's still in U.S. Open, but in pain
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson won't play a full practice round before Thursday's start of the U.S. Open and he expects to be in some pain, despite being told otherwise by a doctor last week. "I should be able to play, no pr ...Go to article
Major redemption for Pettersen at LPGA
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) With a major championship in her grasp, Suzann Pettersen never flinched. Not at the furious charge from 18-year-old Na On Min, who made four straight birdies to pull within one shot. Not at the relentless pressure from Karri ...Go to article
Austin rocks Memphis with final-round 62
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Woody Austin knows only too well that no one has followed up a PGA Tour victory by winning the U.S. Open the next week, and he won't be a favorite at Oakmont Country Club. He doesn't care. The 43-year-old is going to ...Go to article
Green over Remesy in BA-CA Open playoff
OBERWALTERSDORF, Austria(AP) Richard Green beat Jean-Francois Remesy in a playoff to win the BA-CA Open on Sunday. The Australian shot 70 in the final round to tie Remesy at 16-under 268. Remesy shot 64. "I am in the best form of my life now,&q ...Go to article
Unknown Min leads LPGA major by one
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) The first surprise at blustery Bulle Rock was that someone could make eight birdies and shoot 65. That gave way to a greater mystery Saturday at the LPGA Championship. Just who is Na On Min? She is an 18-year-old playing ...Go to article
Scott pushes lead to 3 strokes with 68
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Adam Scott wanted to test himself in the pressure of tournament play before the U.S. Open. The world's fourth-ranked player might wind up being his own best competition. Scott has put himself in position to head to Oakmont ...Go to article
Wie shoots 83, highest score in four years
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) Even against the men, Michelle Wie hasn't shot this big a number since she was in the ninth grade. Wie's woes continued Saturday at the LPGA Championship when she shot an 11-over 83 at Bulle Rock, leaving her in la ...Go to article
Agent concerned for Daly and his family
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) John Daly tried to focus on golf Saturday in one of his rare chances to play on the weekend this year, a day after he told authorities his wife woke him up by attacking him with a steak knife. Daly issued only a statement Friday ...Go to article