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Only Els thought he could win
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) ― Still in shock over winning the British Open, Ernie Els walked onto the 18th green to collect the claret jug. He looked at thousands of people in the grandstands who only an hour earlier had celebrated this 42-year-old champion making one last birdie.“I have to ask you all a question,” Els said to them. “Were you just being nice to me? Or did you actually believe?”Perhaps the Big Easy should have asked that of himself.He had every reason to beat himself up this y
July 24, 2012
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Els steals Brit Open from Scott
32-year-old Australian had four-shot lead with four holes to playLYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) ― Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a classy gesture by a former British Open champion ― not the next one.The name on the claret jug was supposed to be Adam Scott, who had a four-shot lead with four holes to play.But in a shocking turnaround Sunday, Els returned to the 18th green less than an
July 23, 2012
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Scott takes 4-shot lead into final round
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) ― The ball tumbled over the edge of a pot bunker and appeared to put Adam Scott in the worst spot he had been all day at the British Open.All he saw was opportunity.From the wet sand right of the 17th green, Scott had to clear two more pot bunkers to reach the green, with the flag only five paces from the edge. Scott was thinking about birdie, not trying to save par, so he confidently told caddie Steve Williams, “I can handle this.” The shot came out pure, trickled
July 22, 2012
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British Open requires a good start
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) ― It’s rare to see Tiger Woods hit iron off the tee on a par 5, except in links golf, and especially at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.With a stiff breeze in his face on the 598-yard 11th hole, he most likely could not reach the green in two. The idea was to be able to get there in three shots, which meant staying out of trouble off the tee. His low bullet of a shot stopped 10 paces short of feeding into a pot bunker. If the shot had gone much longer, Woods might have ha
July 19, 2012
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Weather can wreak Open havoc
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) ― The most valuable slip of paper found at any British Open is not a list of the odds. It’s the forecast.Neither of them can be trusted.Pot bunkers that are staggered down the fairway and surround the green were all the talk Tuesday at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and no doubt they will play a critical role in deciding who has his name engraved on the claret jug. Because of a wet spring ― really wet ― the native grass covering the dunes and hillocks is so thick and de
July 18, 2012
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Choi eyes British Open title
LYTHAM, England (AFP) ― One year after Darren Clarke captured an unlikely British Open title at age 42, South Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju hopes to give the Open back-to-back 42-year-old winners and a first-ever Asian champion.Choi hopes to become the second Asian man to win a major title, after fellow South Korean Yang Yong-eun’s groundbreaking 2009 PGA Championship triumph, but he knows patience will be the key to handle the test offered at Royal Lytham.World No. 34 Choi shared eighth at the 2007 Bri
July 18, 2012
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Darren Clarke looks to end slump
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) ― Darren Clarke turned in the claret jug Monday.Now, he’s ready to start playing like the guy who won a major title.Clarke effectively finished off his yearlong reign as British Open champion by surrendering the chalice to R&A chief executive Peter Dawson outside the clubhouse at Royal Lytham.“I didn’t really want to give it back, obviously,” Clarke said. “The year has gone amazingly fast. It’s been an honor and a privilege for me to represent the R&A and bring the
July 17, 2012
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Johnson wins Deere in playoff
SILVIS, Illinois (AP) ― Zach Johnson won the John Deere Classic on the second playoff hole Sunday, hitting his second shot to a foot for a birdie to beat Troy Matteson.After Johnson and Matteson double-bogeyed the 18th for the first playoff hole, Johnson hit a 193-yard second shot from a bunker to 12 inches from the cup, again on the 18th. Matteson needed to sink a 43-footer to match Johnson’s birdie, but didn’t get the putt to the hole.It was Johnson’s second win of the season and ninth of his
July 16, 2012
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Molinari leads Scottish Open
INVERNESS, Scotland (AP) ― Francesco Molinari held off a barrage of challengers at the Scottish Open by shooting a bogey-free 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round.The Italian, who held the overnight lead with Alexander Noren, remained consistent in changing weather around the Castle Stuart links on Saturday to stay in front at 17 under.Anders Hansen of Denmark trails Molinari after shooting a 65.Soren Kjeldsen and Marc Warren, who holed an amazing 80-foot putt for eagle
July 15, 2012
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Matteson leads by 3 shots at John Deere
SILVIS, Illinois (AP) ― Troy Matteson shot a 5-under 66 Saturday to take a three-shot lead into the final round at the John Deere Classic.Steve Stricker, who also shot a 66, sits in second place at 15 under in his quest for a fourth straight tournament title. Stricker birdied four straight holes beginning at the 14th, but bogeyed the par-4 18th, stubbing a chip shot and missing a 15-footer for par.Both Matteson and Stricker bogeyed the last hole, setting up their final-round pairing together at
July 15, 2012
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Golf pipeline starting to fill with Korean men
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― To chase his dream, Choi Kyung-ju had to climb a mountain.His arms were too long for a future in powerlifting, and baseball was just starting to take off in South Korea when he was a teenager. Without money to buy a baseball and a bat, Choi went to the nearest mountain, cut down a pine tree and fashioned his own bat. He played with a tennis ball, but it just wasn’t the same. So imagine how he felt when he went to a driving range for a golf demonstration.“Getting
July 13, 2012
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Watson, Couples shoot for first Senior Open win
LAKE ORION, Michigan (AP) ― Tom Watson has accomplished a lot in golf, winning the British Open five times, the Masters twice along with a U.S. Open.The 62-year-old has had success on the Champions Tour as well, winning three of its five majors, including the Senior PGA last year.Finishing first at the U.S. Senior Open has been elusive.“I’ve come close,” Watson said Wednesday. “Come close a couple times.”Make that a few.Watson, a three-time runner up at the event, acknowledged that winning the e
July 12, 2012
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Ted Potter Jr. wins Greenbrier Classic
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) ― Rookie Ted Potter Jr. made a 4-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff with Troy Kelly on Sunday to win the Greenbrier Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.Ranked 218th in the world, Potter overcame a four-stroke deficit with four holes to play, finishing with his second straight 6-under 64 to match Kelly at 16 under. Kelly closed with a 66.Potter became the sixth first-time winner on the tour this season. He earned $1,098,000 and jumped from
July 9, 2012
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Choi captures U.S. Women’s Open by four shots
KOHLER, Wisconsin (AP) ― Choi Na-yeon was cruising to victory in the U.S. Women’s Open when her trademark consistency suddenly deserted her.After yanking her tee shot into the woods on the 10th hole, Choi wound up making a triple-bogey ― cutting her lead over playing partner Amy Yang from five to two strokes.“That moment, maybe I thought I might screw up today,” Choi said. “But I thought I needed to fix that. I can do it. So I tried to think what I have to do.”Choi birdied the next hole, danced
July 9, 2012
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Choi Na-yeon wins U.S. Women's Open on LPGA Tour
Choi Na-yeon kisses the championship trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament on Sunday, in Kohler, Wis. (AP-Yonhap News)South Korea's Choi Na-yeon won the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday, showing a champion's resolve in the face of adversity to claim her first major title.Choi, 24, fired a one-over 73 at Blackwolf Run for a seven-under total of 281 and a four-shot victory over anoth
July 9, 2012
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Simpson leads Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) ― Webb Simpson likes the way he’s avoiding bogeys and figures he’ll need to play smart again at the Greenbrier Classic to get his second win in three tournaments.The U.S. Open champion shot a 5-under 65 in the third round Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round. Simpson had his second straight bogey-free round to reach 14 under on The Greenbrier Resort’s Old White TPC Course.Troy Kelly was second after a 62. Rookie Charlie Beljan, J.B. Ho
July 8, 2012
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Choi shoots 65, takes control in U.S. Women's Open
Na Yeon Choi had one of the best rounds in U.S. Women's Open history, taking control of the tournament with a 7-under 65 in the third round at Blackwolf Run on Saturday.Na Yeon Choi of South Korea waves to the crowd after making a birdie putt on the par 4 12th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Women's Open at Blackwolf Run on July 7, 2012 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (AFP-Yonhap News)The fifth
July 7, 2012
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Pak recalls 1998 win which started Asian revolution
KOHLER, Wisconsin (AP) ― When Pak Se-ri won the U.S. Women’s Open in 1998, the last time it was at Blackwolf Run, she changed the LPGA Tour forever.Since then, a generation of inspired South Korean women have transformed the tour with their victories and character. But Pak said on Tuesday she has always worried about whether she was handling her status the right way.“It’s everybody. They say, ‘I’m playing golf because of Se-ri,’” Pak said of her fellow South Koreans. “I had a lot of pressure bec
July 4, 2012
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Tiger Woods squeaks out win
BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― Congressional reopened its gates Sunday to thousands of spectators who got what they expected in the AT&T National ― another win by Tiger Woods.Only this win didn’t follow a typical script.Caught in a tense duel with Bo Van Pelt on another sweltering day, it looked as though Woods blinked first until Van Pelt matched him with mistakes of his own. Woods closed with a 2-under 69 and won by two shots when Van Pelt finished with his third straight bogey and had to settle fo
July 2, 2012
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Felibert takes control
ROGERS, Arkansas (AP) ― Veronica Felibert shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch her lead to four strokes at the LPGA’s NW Arkansas Classic.The rookie from Venezuela continued her surprising run at Pinnacle Country Club, where she made the field as the second alternate. After missing the cuts in her previous three tournaments, she opened with a 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead.Mika Miyazato and Park In-bee were tied for second. Miyazato had a 65, and Park shot 68. Brittany Lang had a 63,
July 1, 2012