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Tseng relaxed, set for Kraft Nabisco
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AP) ― Yani Tseng lost the No. 1 spot in the world to Stacy Lewis three weeks ago in Phoenix, then was booted out of the Kia Classic a few days later when she overslept and missed her pro-am tee time.Winless in more than a year, the 24-year-old Taiwanese star enters the Kraft Nabisco Championship in a far different position and frame of mind than she did last season.“I’m totally fine,” Tseng said Wednesday, a day before the start of play at Mission Hills. “It takes a lo
April 4, 2013
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McIlroy still sees big picture
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) ― When the scrutiny becomes suffocating, it’s a good time for Rory McIlroy to get as far away as he can.So he went to a practice range on a public course.Imagine the surprise of the paying customer at Miami Municipal Golf Course a few weeks ago who looked over to his left and saw McIlroy, still at No. 1 in the world and a two-time major champion, plop down a carry bag with a Manchester United logo.“Why was that such a big deal?” McIlroy asked with a mixture of amazement and be
April 3, 2013
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Choi Kyung-ju to enter Asia Pacific Golf Hall
South Korean PGA Tour veteran Choi Kyung-ju will enter the Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame, his agency said on Monday.In a press release, IMG Korea said Choi, 42, will enter the Hall in a special induction ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia in November, during the 2013 Asia Pacific Golf Summit.According to IMG Korea and the Asia Pacific Golf Group, which operates the Hall, Choi is the first South Korean to enter the Asia Pacific Hall of Fame. It was founded in 1998.Mike Sebastian, the CEO of the Asia
April 1, 2013
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Points captures Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) ― D.A. Points came back from a long rain delay and made four pars, the last one giving him a one-shot victory in the Houston Open and a trip to the Masters.With a putter he once borrowed from his mother and never returned, Points rolled in a putt from just outside 12 feet on the final hole to polish off a 6-under 66 and avoid a sudden-death playoff with Masters-bound Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel.It was quite a turnaround for Points, whose only other PGA Tour win was at Pe
April 1, 2013
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Cink, Haas tied for lead at Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) ― Seven players within four shots of the lead at the Houston Open have never won on the PGA Tour. Twelve of them still aren’t in the Masters. One of them includes a journeyman who had to qualify Monday just to get a tee time at Redstone Golf Club.In a tournament loaded with so many possibilities, one of the big surprises is a major champion.Stewart Cink has not been heard from very much since that summer day at Turnberry in 2009 when he beat Tom Watson to win the British Open.
March 31, 2013
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Points takes lead in Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) ― The putter D.A. Points once took from his mother paid off nicely for him Thursday in the Houston Open. Points opened with five straight birdies and wound up with an 8-under 64 on a pleasant morning with only moderate wind at Redstone Golf Club. He had a one-shot lead over Cameron Tringale and afternoon starter John Rollins with the late groups still on the course. Rory McIlroy, in his final start before the Masters, was 3-over par after a double bogey on the par-5 eighth, an
March 29, 2013
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McIlroy texts Tiger after losing top ranking
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) ― Rory McIlroy sent a text message to Tiger Woods on Tuesday, congratulating him on winning at Bay Hill and taking over the No. 1 world ranking again.Woods responded by telling McIlroy to get going ― he put it a bit more crudely than that ― and win this week’s Houston Open. A victory would put McIlroy back at No. 1, a spot he held for 32 weeks before Woods’ latest win.For now, McIlroy is fine with Woods holding the world’s top ranking, especially with the Masters coming up in
March 27, 2013
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Woods back as world No. 1
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― The moment was vintage Tiger Woods, and so was his reaction.Seconds after Rickie Fowler made a 40-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole to pull within two shots of the lead, Woods posed over his 25-foot birdie putt until he swept the putter upward in his left hand and marched toward the cup as it dropped for a birdie.Fowler, standing on the edge of the green, turned with a slight smile as if to say, “What else can I do?”Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday and r
March 26, 2013
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Recari edges Kim for Kia Classic win
CARLSBAD, California (AP) ― Beatriz Recari had three-putted No. 18 in regulation and again on the first hole of a playoff with Kim In-kyung as dusk approached Sunday.Here she was again, with a chance to win the Kia Classic.This one was true enough that Recari began her victory celebration even before her 18-foot birdie putt from the fringe rolled into the cup.The 25-year-old from Pamplona, Spain, raised her right fist and, after the ball rolled in, raised both arms in the air and smiled.She late
March 25, 2013
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Tiger in line for win, world No. 1 ranking
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods is one round away from returning to No. 1 in the world.With key par saves early in his round and an eagle for the third straight day at Bay Hill, Woods seized control Saturday with a 6-under 66 to race by Justin Rose and build a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.Woods was at 11-under 205, two shots ahead of Rickie Fowler (67), John Huh (71) and Rose, who at one point was six shots ahead of Woods. Rose had a 39 on the ba
March 24, 2013
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Spain’s Recari stretches LPGA lead
CARLSBAD, California (AP) ― Karrie Webb was cruising ahead of the pack at the Kia Classic. Then her game veered off course.Bogeys on the 13th, 17th and 18th holes dropped the Australian two strokes behind leader Beatriz Recari on Saturday with one round left at Aviara Golf Club.Despite her troubles, Webb, who shot at 2-under 70, remained confident about her chances at capturing her first LPGA Tour title since the 2011 Founders Cup in Phoenix.“I played really well, just a couple of bad swings on
March 24, 2013
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Jane Park grabs Kia Classic lead
CARLSBAD, California (AP) ― Stacy Lewis got to enjoy the perks of being atop the world rankings, including being announced as No. 1 on the first tee and seeing her caddie wearing the special bib.She birdied her first three holes in the Kia Classic and then, well, didn’t quite play up to her top billing.Lewis, who took over the No. 1 ranking from Yani Tseng after winning the LPGA Founders Cup in Phoenix on Sunday, shot a 2-under 70 and was four shots behind leader Jane Park at Aviara.Park, who li
March 22, 2013
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Rose takes early lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods’ group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead.Rose put on a clinic with the putter and ran off four straight birdies late in his round for a 7-under 65, giving him a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.Woods had two sloppy bogeys from greenside bunkers and didn’t hit it as well as he did when he won Doral two weeks ago. But he made enough key par saves and manhandled the par 5
March 22, 2013
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Tseng dropped after missing pro-am tee time
CARLSBAD, California (AP) ― Defending champion and formerly top-ranked Yani Tseng was dropped from the Kia Classic field after missing her 9:10 a.m. pro-am tee time Wednesday.“I’m embarrassed to admit that I wasn’t feeling well last night and accidentally overslept and missed my tee time for the pro-am this morning,” Tseng said in a statement released by the tour. “I was extremely excited to compete this week to defend my title at the Kia Classic and to try to regain the No. 1 spot. This was an
March 21, 2013
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Snedeker hopes to regain form
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― When last seen on a golf course, Brandt Snedeker was capping off an amazing run by winning the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He mentioned his ribs being sore, but never let on that the pain began to increase over the last four or five holes that Sunday.That was five tournaments ago.Snedeker, who also missed the U.S. Open last summer because of a rib injury, returns to competition this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He said his rib muscle was strained on the left
March 20, 2013
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Vonn, Woods confirm they're dating
Elite U.S. athletes Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods -- she a gold medal skier, he a championship golfer -- said on Facebook and Twitter Monday they are dating.But while the sports royalty couple made the announcement to a combined audience of nearly 6.5 million people, Vonn and Woods requested they be granted privacy by the public with Woods saying they wanted to live "as an ordinary couple."Woods, 37, and Vonn, 28 -- both divorced -- said their relationship sprouted from a friendship over the past
March 19, 2013
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Lewis new world No. 1 after rally wins Founders
PHOENIX (AP) ― The determined Texan who wore a back brace 18 hours a day for six years as a teen has fought her way to the top of women’s golf.Stacy Lewis jumped from third to first in the world rankings, ending Yani Tseng’s 109-week run at No. 1 with a comeback victory Sunday in the LPGA Founders Cup.Diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 11, Lewis had to have major back surgery when the brace failed to correct the curvature in her spine.“I was going into surgery to put a rod and five screws in
March 18, 2013
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Leonard in 3-way tie ...for the lead
PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) ― Justin Leonard walked toward the 12th green Saturday at Innisbrook and saw a scoreboard that showed he was tied for the lead in the Tampa Bay Championship. He knocked in his 8-foot birdie putt, assumed he was ahead, and then never looked at another board the rest of the day. He might do the same Sunday.There’s no point in staring at scores, not with so many names separated by so few shots. Besides, the Copperhead course at Innisbrook is playing so difficult even in pl
March 17, 2013
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Lee Jee-young leads LPGA Founders Cup
Lee Jee-young birdied three of her last four holes to take a one-stroke lead over Ai Miyazato on another hot day at the LPGA Founders Cup.Lee, the 27-year-old South Korean player who won the LPGA Tour's 2005 South Korean event before becoming a tour member, had a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Friday to reach 15-under 129. She broke the tournament 36-hole record of 12 under set by Angela Stanford in 2011.``I've waited so long, like seven, eight years,'' Lee said. ``I really want to win this week. But
March 16, 2013
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Stefani flawless to take lead in Tampa Bay
PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) ― Shawn Stefani is the latest PGA Tour rookie to look comfortable on a big stage. It just took him a little longer to get there. In breezy conditions on a tough golf course, Stefani never came close to making a bogey until his final hole Thursday in the Tampa Bay Championship. He rolled in a par putt from just inside 5 feet to complete a 6-under 65 and take a two-shot lead over Brian Harman. “Kind of fought through a couple of bad shots coming in ― or not so great shots
March 15, 2013