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Good Moon Rising
Friend of Tiger, Phil battles brain tumor
One week on the PGA Tour was enough to remind Todd Demsey where he wants to be not only because of the perks and the prize money, but also because of the players he once called his peers. Demsey walked past Tiger Woods on his way ...Go to article
Woods has second laser eye surgery
(AP) Tiger Woods was once so nearsighted he said he would be considered legally blind without glasses or contacts. He had Lasik surgery in October 1999 after the Ryder Cup, won the Disney Classic in his first tournament back and has done fairly well s ...Go to article
Wie to return to site of infamous DQ
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) Michelle Wie will celebrate her 18th birthday this fall by playing in the Samsung World Championship for the fourth straight year, joining the 20-player field at Bighorn Golf Club where she made her professional debut. ...Go to article
Explosion at Senior PGA site injures four
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C.(AP) A gas explosion inside the kitchen of the new clubhouse at Kiawah Island Golf Resort injured four construction workers Friday, course officials said. Two of the workers were taken by helicopter to a hospital burn unit in August ...Go to article
Ochoa surges into tie with Lee
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) Sarah Lee presumably was long gone from the Upper Montclair Country Club by the time Lorena Ochoa finished her round Friday in the Sybase Classic. That might have been a good thing. Hours after Lee completed her morning round, the ...Go to article
Ballesteros struggles in Champions debut
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) Seve Ballesteros got off to a terrible start in his Champions Tour debut Friday, opening with a double bogey and finishing with a 6-over 78 to fall 13 strokes behind leader Scott Hoch in the Regions Charity Classic. "It was a ...Go to article
Harrington leads by 3 at Irish Open
ADARE, Ireland (AP) Padraig Harrington stretched his lead to three shots Saturday at the Irish Open, where is trying to become the first Irishman to win in 25 years. The 35-year-old Dubliner was 1 over at the turn but birdied Nos. 12 and 17 to shoot ...Go to article
Lee, Ochoa pull away at Sybase Classic
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) Sarah Lee went shot for shot with defending champion Lorena Ochoa and got the best of the No. 1 player in women's golf. She will have to do it one more time, though, to win her first LPGA Tour title. Lee shot a near-flawles ...Go to article
Imada, Matteson still share AT&T lead
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Unless he's in suburban Atlanta, Ryuji Imada never hears a gallery that barks. The fans were even louder this time, however, because the former Georgia Bulldogs standout was paired in the final group with Georgia Tech graduate ...Go to article
Ochoa wins again; gap with Annika grows
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) Lorena Ochoa only set her sights higher after validating her status as the No. 1 player in women's golf by winning for the first time since supplanting Annika Sorenstam. The 25-year-old Mexican superstar now wants to win a ma ...Go to article
Masters champ Johnson wins again in Georgia
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Winning the Masters has given Zach Johnson a world of confidence, particularly when he tees it up in Georgia. ``I definitely feel a little mentally stronger,'' Johnson said. ``Now my focus is more or less the process and t ...Go to article
She's back! Wie to play PGA Tour again
EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) Michelle Wie accepted a sponsor's exemption Tuesday to play in the John Deere Classic for the third straight year, continuing her effort to make the cut in a men's event. Wie, who is to graduate from high school next ...Go to article
Still a Star
(AP) John Daly withdrew from five tournaments and missed the cut in eight others on the PGA Tour. His best finish was third place at the Skins Game, which had only four players. And that didn't really count because it was after the 2006 season, t ...Go to article
Annika to return from neck injury
(AP) Sean O'Hair made a bold bid to win The Players Championship when he went after the flag on the island-green 17th at Sawgrass, went into the water and wound up making a quadruple-bogey 7. His tumble to 12th cost him $747,000 and perhaps a sho ...Go to article
Playing, dissing Tiger, tires Sabbatini out
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Rory Sabbatini knows he will need to take a break to avoid becoming fatigued and frustrated. Since his impressive streak of three straight top-three finishes that included the Masters and Wachovia, Sabbatini has started to fee ...Go to article