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Palmer Leads After 62
Colonial member Ryan Palmer matched the best round of his career on Tour to
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Muirfield lengthened for this year's British Open
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - The course at Muirfield will be lengthened by 158 yards for this year's British Open. The changes mainly deal with new tees at the second, fourth, ninth, 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes. There has also been some rewor ...Go to article
Inbee Park wins North Texas LPGA Shootout for third title of 2013
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Inbee Park was already preparing to congratulate Carlota Ciganda for winning the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout. Park, the top-ranked woman in the world, was in the middle of a solid final round and still trailed by two str ...Go to article
Greg Norman calls golf's drug testing 'disgraceful'
SYDNEY (AP) - Greg Norman says golf's anti-doping procedures are ``disgraceful'' and blood testing needs to be instituted as soon as possible. ``You only have to look at what happened to Vijay Singh just recently to know the drugs iss ...Go to article
Jeff Sluman, Brad Faxon team up to win Legends of Golf
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - After teaming with Craig Stadler for two runner-up finishes in three tries at the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf, Jeff Sluman decided it was time for a change. He called Brad Faxon nearly two years ago to court him as ...Go to article
Brett Rumford wins Ballantine's in playoff
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Australia's Brett Rumford eagled the first hole of a three-way playoff to win the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea on Sunday. Rumford was leading by two shots when he double-bogeyed No. 17. He holed a 10-f ...Go to article
Carlota Ciganda takes two-stroke lead at North Texas LPGA Shootout
IRVING, Texas (AP) - When Carlota Ciganda got to her half-submerged ball in a concrete drainage ditch right of the 12th fairway, her only thought was whether to hit 8- or 9-iron. With about 140 yards to the pin, her caddie suggested 8-iron because t ...Go to article
Roger Chapman, Jay Don Blake lead Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Roger Chapman and Jay Don Blake teamed to shoot an 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Legends of Golf better-ball tournament. Chapman and Blake were 17 under. The teams of Bernhard Lan ...Go to article
Lucas Glover takes two-shot lead into final round at Zurich Classic
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - After taking advantage of benign conditions early Saturday morning, Kevin Stadler downplayed his chances of climbing back into contention at the Zurich Class, predicting he would end the day more than five shots out of the lead. ...Go to article
Despite sloppy finish, Caroline Masson keeps lead at LPGA Shootout
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Caroline Masson bogeyed three of her last four holes Friday for an even-par 71, leaving her with a one-stroke lead after the second round of the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout. The German player was 7 under overall at Las C ...Go to article
Lucas Glover leads Zurich Classic; 14-year-old Guan Tianlang makes the cut
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Lucas Glover smoothly rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday, giving him the outright lead in the Zurich Classic - and showing he has regained his touch on the greens. Distancing himself from the putting pro ...Go to article
Brad Faxon and Jeff Sluman lead Champions Tour team event
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Although Jeff Sluman is a PGA Tour and Champions Tour veteran and a fair putter in his own right, he learns something every time he plays with Brad Faxon. ``You watch how he looks at everything, his body language, how he looks l ...Go to article
Ricky Barnes leads Zurich Classic, Guan opens with even-par 72
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Ricky Barnes said he still owes his newborn daughter a late birthday present. Perhaps a piece of silver would be appropriate. Barnes birdied six of the last eight holes Thursday at rain-softened TPC Louisiana to take a one-s ...Go to article
Caroline Masson leads LPGA in North Texas, Stacy Lewis struggles
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Caroline Masson still feels at times like the LPGA Tour rookie she is, even after three seasons on the Ladies European Tour and winning the South African Women's Open last year. Then there are rounds like Thursday, a bogey- ...Go to article
Jean Baptiste Gonnet, Johan Edfors, Kieran Pratt, Matthew Baldwin and Kim Gi-wang share lead in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Five players hold the clubhouse lead after shooting 5-under 67s on Thursday in the incomplete first round of the fog-affected Ballantine's Championship. Jean Baptiste Gonnet, Johan Edfors, Kieran Pratt, Matthew Baldwin ...Go to article
Zurich extends sponsorship of New Orleans PGA stop
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Zurich chief executive officer Martin Senn says the company is extending its sponsorship of the Zurich Classic - the New Orleans PGA Tour stop - for five years. The company isn't disclosing its financial commitment, but Sen ...Go to article
