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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Tseng aims to raise enthusiasm
PHOENIX (AP) ― Yani Tseng is trying to recapture a youthful enthusiasm, searching for the balance of fun and precision that carried her to the top spot in women’s golf.The No. 1-ranked Tseng enters her title defense in the LPGA Founders Cup on a 22-event, 50-week winless streak. Conversely, third-ranked Stacy Lewis is coming off a victory ― her fifth in her last 22 tournaments ― two weeks ago in Singapore.“I just want to have fun and enjoy as much as I can because I know last year I paid too muc
March 14, 2013
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Tiger of old
DORAL, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods is hitting his stride on a march to the Masters. Woods had full control of his game Sunday and never let anyone get closer than three shots until he had locked up his 17th World Golf Championship title. With a conservative bogey that didn’t matter on the final hole, he closed with a 1-under 71 to win the Cadillac Championship.For the first time in five years, Woods has two wins before the Masters.It was one year ago at Doral that Woods withdrew after 11 holes in
March 11, 2013
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Park succumbs to Pettersen
MISSION HILLS HAIKOU, CHINA ― World No. 4 Park In-bee succumbed to Suzann Pettersen of Norway in a nail-biting overall 17-under-par 270 to 18-under 271 finish in the second World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills Haikou resort on southern China’s tropical island of Hainan on Sunday.“It is tough medicine, but I just got to take the medicine and try to play better next week. I gave it my best shot in the last hole but it was a yard short to reach the green,” Park said. Park tried to recover an
March 11, 2013
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Woods stretches lead on Blue Monster
DORAL, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods hit a tee shot that got stuck in a palm tree. That’s about the only thing that didn’t fall his way Saturday in the Cadillac Championship.Woods made seven more birdies on the Blue Monster at Doral, the last one from 15 feet on the 18th hole that gave him a 5-under 67 and a four-shot lead over Graeme McDowell heading into the final round.Woods has made 24 birdies and taken only 74 putts through three rounds, both personal bests in his PGA Tour career.It put him in
March 10, 2013
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Young women golfers should first take it easy
MISSION HILLS HAIKOU, CHINA -- Korean World No. 4 Park In-bee suggested young women and girls thinking about playing professional golf should first take it easy and enjoy golf as a game.“They should just enjoy themselves first. If they try too hard then they will burn themselves out too early,” she said during a one-on-one interview with The Korea Herald on the sidelines of the World Ladies Championship, Thursday. “I really want to tell them to take it easy and try to enjoy the game, especially
March 9, 2013
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Tiger tied at top as McIlroy struggles
DORAL, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods was on his game, and so were most of the world best golfers Thursday in the Cadillac Championship.Except for the world’s No. 1 player.Woods made nine birdies on the Blue Monster at Doral for a 6-under 66 that put him in a five-way share of the lead with Masters champion Bubba Watson, former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia and Freddie Jacobson.This World Golf Championship lived up to its name with Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Hunter Mahan
March 8, 2013
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Korea earns another win in bobsled
South Korean bobsledders Won Yun-jong and Jun Jung-lin claimed their second international victory in two days on Friday.At the Lake Placid America’s Cup event in New York, Won and Jun finished first in the two-race final at the two-man bobsled race with a time of 1:53.65. They beat out the U.S. duo of Codie Bascue and Michael McCarty, who came in second with 1:54.36.A day earlier, Won and Jun ranked first with 1:53.91. They were the fastest tandem in all four races held in the past two days.Befo
March 8, 2013
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Park In-bee strikes back on Day 2
MISSION HILLS HAIKOU, CHINA ― World No. 4 Park In-bee came back strong to a commanding Day 2 finish carding a flurry of birdies at the secondWorld Ladies Championship at Mission Hills Haikou resort in Hainan,southern China.Park bagged birdies on the second, third, sixth, eighth, 14th, 15th and 18th. She completed the second day 7-under-par, 11-under in the first two days with 133 points putting her in a commanding pole position.Meanwhile in the Team Strokeplay Competition running simultaneously,
March 8, 2013
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Shin Ji-yai sets sights on top player award
GOYANG (Yonhap News) ― After starting her 2013 LPGA Tour season with a victory, South Korean star Shin Ji-yai said Thursday her goal this year is to become the first golfer from her country to win the season-ending Player of the Year award.The 24-year-old claimed the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, the first tournament of 2013, in Canberra last month. She won twice last year, including her second career major at the Women’s British Open, and is currently ranked sixth in the world.“There are
March 7, 2013
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Euro Tour event in Korea to bring together ex-major champs
The Ballantine’s Championship, the only European Tour golf tournament held in South Korea each year, will bring three major champions to the field this spring, organizers said Thursday.Organizers said world No. 6 Louis Oosthuizen will tee off at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, from April 25-28. Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open Championship winner from South Africa, is currently the highest-ranked player to have committed to the tournament. Zach Johnson of the U.S., who won the 2007 M
March 7, 2013
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Europeans dominate on first day
MISSION HILLS HAIKOU, CHINA ― Europeans dominated the first day of individual play at the second World Ladies Championship, Thursday, at Mission Hills Haikou resort on the tropical island of Hainan, southern China.Gwladys Nocera of France, Sophie Walker of England and Linda Wessberg of Sweden led the pack after the first day of individual play with 5 under par apiece carrying with them a flock of birdies in tow. Korea’s Suh Bo-mi and rising star Kim Hyo-ju finished nipping at their heels with 4
March 7, 2013
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Masterson outpitches Ryu
GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) ― Jason Giambi thought he would be a manager this season. Instead, he’s still playing.Giambi drove in two runs and Justin Masterson outpitched Ryu Hyun-jin on Wednesday, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.After interviewing for the Colorado Rockies’ managerial opening ― which went to Walt Weiss ― the 42-year-old Giambi signed a minor league deal with Cleveland just ahead of the start of spring training with hopes of playing one more sea
March 7, 2013
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Golfer Park In-bee, defending champ Feng Shanshan face off in world championship
World No. 4 Park In-bee is to face off against China’s defending champion Feng Shanshan at the second World Ladies Championship to tee off on Wednesday at Mission Hills Haikou resort in Hainan, southern China. The tournament at Sandbelt Trails Course continues through March 10. Mission Hills, located in Haikou city on the tropical island, is the fourth stop on the Ladies European Tour’s international schedule for 2013. With prizes totaling $600,000, the tournament gathers 108 of the best female
March 6, 2013
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McIlroy: Leaving course a mistake
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― Rory McIlroy says he should have finished his second round at the Honda Classic, telling Sports Illustrated magazine that “it was not the right thing to do” to walk out after eight holes of his second round.McIlroy was 7-over for the round and headed toward another missed cut when he hit his second shot into the water on the 18th and abruptly withdrew without finishing the hole. On his way to the parking lot, he reporters that his head was not in the right plac
March 6, 2013
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European Tour backs ban on ...anchored putting stroke
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) ― The European Tour supports the proposed ban on the anchored putting stroke.The European Tour says in a statement Monday that it backs the Royal & Ancient and U.S. Golf Association on the rule change.Tour chief executive George O’Grady says “virtually all of our Tournament Committee and player representatives support the proposed rule even though they are aware, and have taken into account, the fact that some members and especially our senior members use the anchore
March 5, 2013
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‘Tiger better get going on major chase’
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods was long gone from PGA National when Jack Nicklaus settled into his seat in the NBC Sports tower.Woods’ week at the Honda Classic included two lost balls, four shots in the water and 15 shots out of the bunkers. He made four double bogeys, was never better than 3-under par at any point and was under par for only 26 out of the 72 holes he played.None of this was enough to alarm Nicklaus.In what now sounds like a broken record, Nicklaus maintains that
March 5, 2013
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Thompson wins Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― On a long, hard day at the Honda Classic, Michael Thompson relied on a superb short game to win for the first time on the PGA Tour.Thompson seized control early with a 50-foot eagle putt on the third hole, then kept his distance with clutch par saves and closed with a birdie from the bunker. It gave him a 1-under 69 ― one of only five rounds under par at PGA National ― and a two-shot win over Geoff Ogilvy. “This week was magical,” Thompson said. “Just had a gro
March 4, 2013
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McIlroy, Tiger begin road to Masters
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) ― This is not the rivalry anyone had in mind when Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy began the year.They made their debut in Abu Dhabi last month and both missed the cut. The next time they played in the same tournament was last week in the Match Play Championship, and both were eliminated in the first round.The difference is that Woods returned to Torrey Pines the week after missing the cut. He left little reason for anyone to doubt his game when he built a lead that
Feb. 28, 2013
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U.S.-born golfer Michelle Wie relinquishes S. Korean citizenship: officials
Michelle Wie, an LPGA Tour golfer born in the United States to South Korean parents, has recently relinquished her Korean citizenship, officials said Wednesday.According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, Wie, 23, was granted permission by the Ministry of Justice to renounce her Korean citizenship as of Feb. 21.According to officials, foreign natives who hold dual citizenship may abandon their Korean nationality only if they're residing overseas at the moment.Wie, whose Korea
Feb. 27, 2013
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Park In-bee climbs to third in golf rankings
South Korean golfer Park In-bee climbed to No. 3 in the world after an improbable victory last weekend.Park moved up a spot to trade places with Stacy Lewis of the U.S. at No. 3 in the latest women’s world rankings released Tuesday.Park, the 2012 LPGA Tour money winner, captured the Honda LPGA Thailand last Sunday for her first win of this season. She fired a five-under 67 in the final round with six birdies and a bogey.Ariya Jutanugarn, a Thai teenager, blew a two-shot lead over Park on the par
Feb. 26, 2013