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Westwood, McIlroy ride momentum at PGA
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) ― Rory McIlroy showed no sign of letting up. Lee Westwood might just be getting started. Momentum was a big theme Thursday in the opening round of the PGA Championship, and it even applied to Tiger Woods.Except that Woods kept going the wrong direction.Westwood followed up a season-best 63 four days ago at Firestone by matching his best score in a major championship. He made nine birdies at Valhalla for a 6-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Ryan Palmer and K
Aug. 8, 2014
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Woods ready to play
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) ― Barely able to tie his shoes three days ago, Tiger Woods is ready to play in the PGA Championship.Woods caused the biggest sensation of the week Wednesday afternoon simply by driving his silver SUV into the parking lot at Valhalla. He has never arrived so late for a major championship and had so little time to prepare ― just nine holes at Valhalla, which he had not seen since winning the PGA Championship in 2000.But at least he’s playing.That much was in doubt Sunday
Aug. 7, 2014
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Woods’ fate a mystery as year’s last major looms
LOUISVILLE (AFP) ― Tiger Woods was nowhere to be seen Tuesday at the PGA Championship, except for his image on promotional banners, and his status for Thursday’s scheduled start at Valhalla remained uncertain.Former world number one Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, suffered a back injury Sunday during his final round at the World Golf Championships event in Akron, Ohio.Woods, who underwent back surgery March 31 to ease a pinched nerve, returned i
Aug. 6, 2014
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McIlroy seeks hat trick, Woods missing at PGA
LOUISVILLE (AFP) ― Top-ranked Rory McIlroy took his first look at the Valhalla layout Monday ahead of the 96th PGA Championship while Tiger Woods was in Florida having treatment on his aching back.Golf’s current and former superstars were on vastly different trajectories for the year’s final major tournament with McIlroy going for a hat trick of triumphs and Woods’ status in doubt a day after a painful exit at the World Golf Championships event in Akron, Ohio.McIlroy won his third major title la
Aug. 5, 2014
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Oh Su-hyun leads U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifying
GLEN COVE, New York (AP) ― Australia’s Oh Su-hyun shot a 4-under 66 on Monday in the U.S. Women’s Amateur to take the first-round lead in stroke-play qualifying.The 18-year-old Oh had six birdies and two bogeys at Nassau Country Club. The top 64 after the second round Tuesday will advance to match play.“I’m playing quite solid,” said Oh, a quarterfinalist last year at the Country Club of Charleston in South Carolina. “Just giving myself a lot of opportunities and making a few.”Eighth in the worl
Aug. 5, 2014
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N. Korea may host international golf contest next year
North Korea may host an international golf tournament on Mount Geumgangsan next year, a move to vex South Korean investors, according to a news report Tuesday.This year’s North Korea Golf Open took place at the Pyongyang Golf Complex on the outskirts of the capital city on July 28-29 in a yearly event that has been sponsored by Britain’s Lupine Travel since 2011, reported the Radio Free Asia.In an interview with the Washington-based RFA, the British firm’s president, Dylan Harris, said it has re
Aug. 5, 2014
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McIlroy back to No. 1
AKRON, Ohio (AP) ― From links of Britain to the parkland of America, Rory McIlroy is on top of the world again.In his first start since a wire-to-wire win at the British Open, McIlroy wiped out a three-shot deficit in only three holes and closed with a 4-under 66 on Sunday to win the Bridgestone Invitational and return to No. 1 in the world.And just like at Royal Liverpool two weeks ago, Boy Wonder made it look easy.Sergio Garcia had a three-shot lead going into the final round at Firestone. McI
Aug. 4, 2014
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Another decent start for Tiger at Firestone
Korea’s Noh Seung-yul lines up a putt on the fifth green on Thursday. ( AFP-Yonhap)AKRON, Ohio (AP) ― Tiger Woods showed signs of a positive recovery Thursday at the Bridgestone Invitational.Not just from back surgery, but from making bogeys.Woods bounced back with birdies all three times that he made mistakes, opening with a 2-under 68 on a soft, gentle day for scoring at Firestone. It left him four shots behind Marc Leishman of Australia, and hopeful that this time he can build on a solid star
Aug. 1, 2014
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A place of comfort
AKRON, Ohio (AP) ― Tiger Woods finds out over the next two weeks if his season is over or just getting started.The first stop is Firestone, where Woods is an eight-time winner and the defending champion. After that, he heads to Valhalla Golf Club for the PGA Championship, where he won in 2000 on his way to an unprecedented sweep of the majors.At stake is a chance to extend a season already cut short by back surgery.“I would like to win these two events and not have to worry about anything,” Wood
July 31, 2014
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McIlroy ready to get back to work
AKRON, Ohio (AP) ― The claret jug is not out of sight. Rory McIlroy is just trying to get it out of his mind.McIlroy had plenty of fun with golf’s oldest trophy after his wire-to-wire win in the British Open. He celebrated with friends in England, took the jug out for a night on the town in Belfast with his buddies, and brought it with him when he returned home to Florida. And yes, it’s with him at Firestone this week at the Bridgestone Invitational.“I’ve sort of been taking pictures of it besid
July 30, 2014
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Tiger faces 2 big weeks that shape rest of season
AKRON, Ohio (AP) ― The landmark at Firestone Country Club is among the most popular in America, a massive water tower in the shape of a golf ball on a tee.Tiger Woods has reason to see only a big ATM machine.Woods has eight wins at Firestone, one more than Matt Kuchar has won on the PGA Tour. In 15 appearances, he has made $11.06 million, which is roughly the same as Tom Watson has made in four decades on the PGA Tour.OK, that’s not a fair comparison. Watson played at a time when total prize mon
July 30, 2014
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Korea finishes 3rd at International Crown
Spain’s Belen Mozo lifts Beatriz Recari after making a birdie on the 16th hole on Sunday. (AP-Yonhap)South Korea finished in third place at the inaugural International Crown on the LPGA Tour on Sunday in Maryland.At Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore, South Korea picked up four points in the singles matches on the final day of the competition, for a four-day total of 10 points. South Korea won two singles and lost two others.Spain, which won all four of its singles mat
July 28, 2014
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Furyk opens 3-shot lead in Canada
MONTREAL (AP) ― Jim Furyk moved into position for his third Canadian Open victory, shooting a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead at Royal Montreal.The 44-year-old Furyk, the 2006 winner at Hamilton and 2007 champion at Angus Glen, had a 15-under 195 total after opening with rounds of 67 and 63. He won the last of his 16 PGA Tour titles in 2010.“(I’m) not really worrying about what position I’m in,” Furyk said about his Sunday approach. “Not looking at the leaderboard too much. Go
July 27, 2014
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Korea eliminates U.S. in Crown
Korea’s Ryu So-yeon celebrates after sinking a putt on the 16th green to defeat the United States on Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap)OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (AP) ― Park In-bee and Ryu So-yeon both birdied the first playoff hole Saturday as South Korea eliminated the top-seeded United States and earned a wild-card berth in the final round of the International Crown.The Koreans will join Spain, Thailand, Japan and Sweden on Sunday in a duel for title.After the American team of Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson
July 27, 2014
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Korea splits matches with Australia
South Korea split its two first-day matches with Australia on the opening day of the inaugural international competition on the LPGA Tour on Thursday in Maryland.The team of Park In-bee and Ryu So-yeon defeated the duo of Katherine Kirk and Lindsey Wright 3 & 2 in their four-ball match at the International Crown on Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore.In the next match, Australia’s Karrie Webb and Lee Min-jee edged past Choi Na-yeon and Kim In-kyung 2-up.The first editio
July 25, 2014
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Putnam, Petrovic share Canadian Open lead
Yang Yong-eun tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada, Thursday. (AFP-Yonhap)MONTREAL (AP) ― Michael Putnam and Tim Petrovic shared the first-round lead in the Canadian Open on Thursday, shooting 6-under 64 in sunny conditions at rain-softened Royal Montreal.The 47-year-old Petrovic was the last player to get in the field, grabbing a spot when Benjamin Alvarado withdrew on Tuesday.“I didn’t set my expectations
July 25, 2014
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Weir, DeLaet look to end drought
MONTREAL (AP) ― Mike Weir was well aware that it has been 60 years since a Canadian won the Canadian Open.“It’s going to end at some point, so hopefully, if not myself, it’s another Canadian that gets it done this week,” said Weir, one of 19 Canadians in the field for the tournament that starts Thursday at Royal Montreal. “It would be nice to get the streak over so we don’t have to talk about it.”Pat Fletcher, born in England, was the last Canadian winner, taking the 1954 event at Point Grey in
July 24, 2014
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Ferry tragedy gives Koreans extra drive
BALTIMORE (AFP) ― South Korea’s women golfers dedicated their efforts at this week’s inaugural LPGA International Crown team matches to lifting their homeland’s spirits after a ferry disaster that killed nearly 300 people.The ferry sank on April 16 with 476 people on board, including 325 high school students, and 294 were confirmed dead.“After that, all Koreans were feeling pretty sad. Everybody still thinks about that and all the young kids and feels really sad,” ninth-ranked Ryu So-yeon, the 2
July 23, 2014
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Korea set to take on Australia
Park In-bee, a former world No. 1 in women’s golf, will lead the South Korean team against Australia to open an international competition to be inaugurated by the LPGA Tour on Thursday in Maryland.Park will be one of the four golfers on the South Korean squad at the first edition of the International Crown, which will open at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore, on Thursday, local time.The four highest-ranked players from eight countries, based on their world ranking po
July 23, 2014
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Asian stars excited for LPGA team showdown
After two decades of watching U.S. and European women golfers play for the Solheim Cup, top worldwide rivals have their chance at a team title in the LPGA International Crown.The inaugural edition of the event will begin Thursday at suburban Baltimore’s Caves Valley Golf Club with eight teams of four women seeking global bragging rights and the richest share of $1.6 million in prize money.“Every time I was watching the Solheim Cup, I always wish I can be there playing,” Taiwan’s third-ranked Tse
July 22, 2014