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Location of Bubba's hook shot in the pine straw is new must-see spot at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Amen Corner has some competition. There's a new must-see spot at Augusta National. Bubba's pine straw. A steady stream of fans are flocking to the hollow right of the 10th fairway, where Bubba Watson struck that ama ...Go to article
Britain seeking breakthrough at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - There was a time not long ago when Britain's golfers ruled Augusta National like no other country. Now, the latest group of talented Brits is determined to end the empire's 17-year drought at the Masters. England's ...Go to article
Masters unveils 'Drive, Chip and Putt' contest for kids
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Golf is borrowing a page from football's ``Punt, Pass and Kick'' competition, with the finals held at the Super Bowl of golf courses - Augusta National. The home of the Masters is opening its gates next year to 88 ...Go to article
Former Georgia Bulldog Russell Henley bringing home-state hopes to first Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Russell Henley's head was on a swivel Monday at Augusta National, scanning the gallery for friends, family or anyone else yelling ``Go Dawgs.'' The former Georgia Bulldog and Peach State native is playing in his fi ...Go to article
After helping Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker now needs Masters advice
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Steve Stricker wouldn't mind if Tiger Woods returned the favor, only it's not that easy. Woods is back to No. 1 in the world, a return to the top that received a boost last month at Doral when Stricker worked with him f ...Go to article
Big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts ready for first Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Nicolas Colsaerts ran into Jack Nicklaus Jr. last week and asked what advice he had about the Masters. It didn't take long for the younger Nicklaus to answer: ``I would just talk to Dad,'' he said. An hour or s ...Go to article
Darren Clarke out of Masters with hamstring injury
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Former British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from the Masters because of a hamstring injury. Clarke pulled a hamstring while on vacation in the Bahamas just more than a week ago. He pulled out of the Texas Open last w ...Go to article
Inbee Park runs away with Kraft Nabisco for second career major title
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Inbee Park doubled her lead to six strokes on the opening hole Sunday and ran away with the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second major title. The 24-year-old South Korean player made a 20-foot birdie putt on the par ...Go to article
Rory McIlroy adds endorsement deal with Omega
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy has signed a new endorsement deal with Swiss watchmaker Omega. McIlroy, coming off a runner-up finish in the Texas Open for his best finish this year, is the latest brand ambassador for Omega, which has a stable of c ...Go to article
Martin Laird ties course record with 63 to win Texas Open, Rory McIlroy finishes second
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Martin Laird tied the course record with a 9-under par 63 to hold off Rory McIlroy to earn his first win in more than two years at the Texas Open. Laird began Sunday four shots behind leader Billy Horschel, but posted a bogey-free ...Go to article
Phil Mickelson plays practice round with Condi Rice at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Phil Mickelson has won three green jackets, and he was the one asking all the questions Sunday during a practice round at the Masters. In his group was Augusta National's newest member - former Secretary of State Condoleezza ...Go to article
Inbee Park builds three-shot lead at Kraft Nabisco
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Inbee Park's 7-iron tee shot Saturday on the 168-yard 17th hole turned to left on a perfect line at the back-left pin, landed softly and rolled to 2 1/2 feet for yet another birdie in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. ...Go to article
Billy Horschel maintains lead at Texas Open; Rory McIlroy four shots behind
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Billy Horschel was confident about his chances of staying on top at the Texas Open after taking the second-round lead. The relatively unknown up-and-comer lived up to his words on Saturday, holding off an experienced leaderboard t ...Go to article
Tiger Woods tries to end long drought at 2013 Masters
(AP) -- Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National. Now it's more like a fading memory. It has been eight years since Woods rolled in a 15- ...Go to article
Inbee Park takes Kraft Nabisco lead; Wie, Creamer, Kerr five back
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Inbee Park took the second-round lead Friday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, making three birdies in a row early on the back nine and rebounding from a wind-blown bogey with four straight pars. Finishing in gusty cond ...Go to article