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Palmer Leads After 62
Colonial member Ryan Palmer matched the best round of his career on Tour to
take the first-round lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
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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.
Jack Nicklaus says Tiger Woods ruling at Masters was correct
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jack Nicklaus thinks Tiger Woods got the proper ruling at the Masters. However, he's not so sure he agrees with the slow-play penalty given to 14-year-old Chinese phenom Guan Tianlang. Woods' third shot on the par ...Go to article
Stacy Lewis eyes return to No. 1 in Texas
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Angela Stanford gets to experience a first in her 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour. She gets to stay at home and sleep in her own bed during a tournament. ``It's great to be home. I'm glad the LPGA is here. You know, I spen ...Go to article
R&A won't 'bully' clubs to take women members
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Just because the home of the Masters now has female members, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club has no plans to pressure the all-male clubs in the British Open rotation to change its membership policies. The British Open ...Go to article
R&A chief: Rules may dictate McIlroy plays for Ireland at 2016 Olympics
CRAIL, Scotland (AP) - Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson is looking into regulations that could keep Rory McIlroy from choosing which team he represents in the 2016 Olympics. McIlroy is from Northern Ireland, and he has been caught in ...Go to article
Guan Tianlang will have a harder time making the cut in New Orleans
There was a time when a 14-year-old on the PGA Tour would be considered big news. It's starting to feel like old news. Guan Tianlang tees it up Thursday at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, which must feel like a significant step down from ...Go to article
Tiger Woods decides to skip Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Tiger Woods is sticking to his long break after the Masters, meaning he will miss the Wells Fargo Championship next week. Asked about Woods not playing Quail Hollow this year, agent Mark Steinberg replied in an email, ``Accura ...Go to article
Nicklaus wonders why his U.S. Amateur victories are no longer considered majors
At some point after he won the 1986 Masters, Jack Nicklaus lost two major championships. He's just not sure when. Tiger Woods has been chasing Nicklaus and his 18 professional majors. Nicklaus was chasing Bobby Jones, only the score was kept di ...Go to article
Bernhard Langer keeps rolling with win in Greater Gwinnett
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Bernhard Langer, a three-time Champions Tour player of the year, said he's never had a better start to a season. Langer relied on his short game to bail him out of trouble early and he added to his impressive start to the sea ...Go to article
Graeme McDowell beats Webb Simpson in playoff at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - For all the big moments in Graeme McDowell's career, his resume was short on PGA Tour victories. McDowell relished what he called his first authentic tour win, defeating fellow U.S. Open champ Webb Simpson in a p ...Go to article
Raphael Jacquelin wins Spanish Open in record-tying nine-hole playoff
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - Raphael Jacquelin of France won a record-tying playoff at the Spanish Open on Sunday, edging Germany's Maximilian Kieffer on their ninth try at the 18th hole. Jacquelin made a 5-foot birdie putt to end the back-and-forth ...Go to article
Suzann Pettersen beats Lizette Salas in a playoff in Hawaii
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) - Suzann Pettersen won the LPGA Lotte Championship on Saturday, beating Lizette Salas with a par on the first hole of a playoff after Salas chunked her approach shot into the water. Pettersen, the leader after the second and thi ...Go to article
Charley Hoffman's hot start gives him two-shot lead at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Charley Hoffman thought he was through with Harbour Town Golf Links and the RBC Heritage. Turns out, he just wasn't ready as a younger player to handle one of the PGA Tour's trickiest layouts. Hoffman missed ...Go to article
Brandt Snedeker makes the cut in rain-delayed second round at Harbour Town
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- Brandt Snedeker gets to play on at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage after the second-round wrapped up Saturday morning. There were 17 golfers left on the course when the second round was suspended Friday evening because ...Go to article
Suzann Pettersen maintains one-stroke lead in Hawaii
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) - Suzann Pettersen shot a 4-under 68 on Friday at wind-swept Ko Olina to maintain a one-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Lotte Championship. The 32-year-old Norwegian, a 10-time LPGA Tour winner ranked sixth in the ...Go to article
Bryant, Frost share lead in soggy Greater Gwinnett
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Bart Bryant and David Frost topped the first-round leaderboard Friday in the Champions Tour's rain-delayed Greater Gwinnett Championship. The start of play was delayed four hours by rain. There were 57 players still on the TP ...Go to article
