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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Woods, PGA’s National return to Congressional
BETHESDA, Maryland (AFP) ― Tiger Woods and the U.S. PGA Tour’s National return to Congressional Country Club this week for the first time since 2009, when the 14-time major champion won the event he hosted.The event moved to suburban Philadelphia for the past two years while Congressional prepared for and hosted the 2011 U.S. Open, which Rory McIlroy won while Woods was idled with nagging left knee and Achilles tendon injuries.Now the event is back in suburban Washington starting Thursday and Wo
June 27, 2012
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Lang endures playoff for 1st LPGA title
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― Brittany Lang won the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, birdieing the par-5 18th three straight times in a playoff.Lang missed a birdie try on the hole in regulation, leaving her tied with Seo Hee-kyung, Park In-bee and Chella Choi at 16-under 286. Choi was eliminated on the first extra hole, and Park dropped out on the second.Lang closed with her second straight 67. Choi had a 63, Seo a 67, and Park a 69.Lang, Seo and Park, playing
June 25, 2012
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Park In-bee maintains lead
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― South Korea’s Park In-bee shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the inaugural Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.The 2008 U.S. Women’s Open champion had a 14-under 199 total at Grey Silo. She rebounded from a bogey on the par-3 17th with a birdie on the par-5 18th.Brittany Lang and Seo Hee-kyung shot a 67 to reach 12 under, and Anna Nordqvist was 10 under after a 67.China’s Shanshan Feng, coming off a major victory two weeks ago in
June 24, 2012
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Mathis sinks ace to take Travelers lead
CROMWELL, Connecticut (AP) ― David Mathis hoped to start strong at the Travelers Championship after missing the cut last week in the U.S. Open.The 38-year-old Mathis birdied his first hole, then holed out from 158 yards on the par-3 11th hole. He knocked in a 49-foot birdie putt on his third, was at 6-under par after six holes, and fished with a 6-under 64 for a one-shot lead.“It was an awesome start,” said Mathis, who has never finished better than eighth in a PGA Tour event. “I was hitting a l
June 22, 2012
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Roddick, Bartoli reach quarters
EASTBOURNE (AP) ― Andy Roddick reached the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne tennis championships on Wednesday, needing eight match points to overpower Jeremy Chardy of France 6-2, 7-6 (6).“You know, I served well. I returned pretty well. He served great on big points, but, you know, I stuck through there,” Roddick said.The American has been seeded 30th at Wimbledon, where he has reached the finals three times.“I’d resigned myself to the fact I wasn’t going to be seeded,” he said. “I mean, they ca
June 21, 2012
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Fichardt wins Saint-Omer Open
SAINT-OMER, France (AP) ― Darren Fichardt of South Africa shot a 2-over 73 to win the Saint-Omer Open by three strokes on Sunday for his third European Tour title.Fichardt went into the final round with a five-stroke lead and shot his worst round of the tournament to finish at 5-under 279. He also won the Sao Paulo Brazil Open in 2001 and the Qatar Masters in 2003.“It was messy today,” Fichardt said. “It definitely wasn’t pretty. I was absolutely terrified and I was happy we didn’t have to play
June 18, 2012
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Webb Simpson overtakes Furyk, McDowell on the back nine to win first major
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Webb Simpson won the U.S. Open and put two more names into the graveyard of champions.Overlooked for so much of the week, Simpson emerged on a fog-filled Sunday at The Olympic Club with four birdies around the turn and a tough chip out of a hole to the right of the 18th green that he converted into par for a 2-under 68.He finished at 1-over 281, and it was enough to outlast former U.S. Open champions Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell.Furyk bogeyed two of his last three holes. Mc
June 18, 2012
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Furyk, McDowell share lead as Tiger tumbles
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk won the battle of par Saturday at the U.S. Open.Tiger Woods lost a lot more than that.McDowell showed the kind of fight that won him a U.S. Open two years ago down the coast at Pebble Beach. He scratched out pars and finished with a 4-foot birdie putt that gave him a 2-under 68 and a share of the lead going into the final round at The Olympic Club.“Probably for the first time this week, I actually enjoyed the round of golf,” McDowell said.Furyk,
June 17, 2012
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Thompson takes early lead at U.S. Open
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Michael Thompson strung together four birdies on the back nine at Olympic Club that carried him to a 4-under 66 and a three-shot lead after the opening round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. Tiger Woods was in a five-way tie for second place after a 69 that featured consecutive birdies late in his round, including a 35-foot putt that banged into the back of the cup on No. 5. Only six players managed to break par in the opening round, which would have come as a surprise to none
June 15, 2012
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Open champ will receive Nicklaus medal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Jack Nicklaus will always be linked with his four U.S. Open titles ― not just in the record book, but on the gold medal given to the winner.Starting this year, the U.S. Open champion will receive the “Jack Nicklaus Medal.” The medal has been awarded to the winner every year since the U.S. Open began in 1895. It previously did not have a name. The winner also gets a silver trophy, which doesn’t have a name.The USGA also announced it is adding 1,000 square feet to its museum f
June 14, 2012
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Korea and other heavyweights gather points
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ― Asian heavyweights South Korea, Japan and Australia all took strides toward automatic qualification for the 2014 World Cup by earning creditable results on Tuesday.Iran, another one of the favorites to advance, was forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against Qatar.Japan drew 1-1 away to Australia, which will be grateful for a point after playing most of the second half a man down. Japan tops Group B with seven points from two games with Australia in second with two points
June 13, 2012
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14-year-old to make Open history
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Andy Zhang walked over to the driving range as just another teenager wanting an autograph from his favorite players. Instead, he had the gallery at The Olympic Club asking for his signature.Welcome to the U.S. Open, kid.All of 14 years old and preparing to start the ninth grade, Zhang is believed to be the youngest player in championship history. He was born in China and has lived in Florida since 2008, and about the only place he doesn’t show his age is on the course.Headin
June 13, 2012
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McIlroy simmers with confidence
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Adding a tournament before the U.S. Open turned out to be a great move for Rory McIlroy.Sure, he squandered a chance to win the St. Jude Classic when he was tied for the lead and hit his tee shot on the 18th hole into the water, leading to a double bogey and a tie for seventh. What mattered to McIlroy was at least he had a chance Sunday, and he had not played golf on Sunday in more than a month.McIlroy had missed the cut in three straight tournaments until last week, which d
June 13, 2012
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Feng wins China’s first major at LPGA Championship
PITTSFORD, New York (AP) ― Shanshan Feng set two personal goals this year on the LPGA Tour. She reached them both with one memorable round.Feng won the LPGA Championship on Sunday to become the first Chinese player to win an LPGA Tour title and a major event, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory.“I am so excited right now,” Feng said. “I did it! I don’t know how to celebrate. It happened too soon. I’m going to miss my flight tomorrow. I might just go home. Who knows? I want to see
June 11, 2012
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South Korean Kim becomes youngest winner in Japan
In a file photo, Kim Hyo-ju, 17, holds up the trophy after winning the Lotte Mart Ladies Open in April. On Sunday Kim won the Suntory Ladies Open, an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour, with 17- under-par 271. She became the youngest winner of the tournament and added one more victory to Korean female golfers’ 16 winnings on the JLPGA Tour so far. The prize money of 18 million yen we
June 10, 2012
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Ji Eun-hee leads LPGA Championship
PITTSFORD, New York (AP) ― Karrie Webb is in territory she used to take for granted ― in contention at a major on the LPGA Tour. She relishes the feeling like never before.“I still get really excited for the majors and the importance they have on everyone’s career,” Webb said Saturday after shooting a 4-under 68 to move within one shot of the lead after the third round of the LPGA Championship. “I probably want it more than I ever have in my career.”Webb, who counts seven majors among her 38 car
June 10, 2012
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Lewis wins ShopRite by 4 strokes
GALLOWAY, New Jersey (AP) ― Stacy Lewis shot an even-par 71 Sunday to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic.Lewis finished 54 holes at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club at 12-under-par 201. It was Lewis’ third LPGA win and her second of 2012; she won the Mobile LPGA Classic in April. And she reached the quarterfinals in the match play even two weeks ago. Last year, her first career victory came in a major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship.This victory was worth $225,000 from a $1.5 million purse.Ka
June 4, 2012
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Tiger Woods’ 73rd career win ties him with Jack Nicklaus
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) ― Tiger Woods picked the right place to match Jack Nicklaus for career PGA Tour wins, and with a shot that even left Nicklaus amazed.Two shots behind with three holes to play, his ball in an impossible spot behind the 16th green, Woods holed a flop shot from 50 feet away that turned bogey into birdie and sent him on his way to a stunning comeback Sunday in the Memorial.Woods made three birdies on his last four holes for a 5-under 67, matching the lowest score of the final round
June 4, 2012
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Tiger adds epic shot, dramatic win to his legend
DUBLIN, Ohio (AFP) -- With golf icon Jack Nicklaus watching in amazement, Tiger Woods added another epic shot and tension-packed victory to his own legendary career Sunday by winning the Memorial for his 73rd pro title. Woods won for only the second time since his infamous sex scandal erupted in November 2009 after chipping in for birdie from dense rough 48 feet from the cup at the par-3 16th
June 4, 2012
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Levin in charge as Tiger lurks
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) ― Spencer Levin gets another crack at his first PGA Tour win, this time with a smaller lead and a lot more star power behind him.Levin felt as though he could do no wrong Saturday at the Memorial when he chipped in for eagle, chipped in for birdie and even had a par putt swirl around the cup and fall in. That allowed him to make a few mistakes on the back nine and still post a 3-under 69 for a one-shot lead over Rory Sabbatini (71).Rickie Fowler also had a 69, one of only three
June 3, 2012