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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Stallings leads Memorial as McIlroy recovers
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) ― Erik Compton considers the Memorial a special week no matter how he plays, knowing his second heart transplant came from a donor in Ohio.The opening round was even sweeter with three birdies on the back nine late Thursday afternoon at Muirfield Village for a 5-under 67, leaving him one-shot out of the lead after a day that featured a timely rally by Rory McIlroy and a surprising departure by Phil Mickelson.When the day ended, Scott Stallings was atop the leaderboard with a 66
June 1, 2012
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Tseng leads strong LPGA field
GALLOWAY, New Jersey (AFP) ― World No. 1 Yani Tseng heads a strong field for this week’s LPGA ShopRite Classic, the final tuneup for the LPGA Classic, the second major of the women’s golf season.Taiwan’s Tseng, winner of three titles this year, is coming off a third-round exit a fortnight ago in the Sybase Match Play Championship won by Azahara Munoz of Spain.Even with that setback, Tseng leads the LPGA money list by more than $300,000. She is at No. 1 in the world for the 68th straight week.Tse
May 31, 2012
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McIlroy hopeful of sticking around
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) ― Rory McIlroy is playing more golf than he planned going into his title defense at the U.S. Open.Just not on the right days.McIlroy lost his No. 1 ranking ― and briefly lost his composure ― by missing consecutive cuts at two big tournaments at The Players Championship and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, where frustrations boiled over to the point that he tossed a 6-iron after an errant shot.If nothing else, it was a wake-up call for McIlroy.“When you’ve went on a run wh
May 31, 2012
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Donald back at No. 1 after victory
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) ― Luke Donald replaced Rory McIlroy at No. 1 in the rankings for the third time in 10 weeks, successfully defending his title in the BMW PGA Championship. It also lifted his hopes of finally capturing a major at the U.S. Open next month.Displaying his trademark consistency with his driver and putter, Donald won the biggest event on the European Tour by four strokes. The Englishman shot a 4-under 68 at Wentworth on Sunday for his fourth straight round under 70, leavin
May 28, 2012
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Johnson overcomes Dufner to take Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ― Zach Johnson was so caught up in the emotion of another Colonial title and a victory in honor of his caddie’s late father that he forgot to properly remark his ball before his final putt.Even with a two-stroke penalty, Johnson won by one over Jason Dufner and got to slip on the plaid jacket Sunday for his first victory since also winning at Hogan’s Alley two years ago.“There’s a number of adjectives I’m calling myself right now. And lucky would be the biggest one,” Johns
May 28, 2012
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Johnson takes early lead at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ― Zach Johnson stood behind the fourth green looking at his club and then the ball that rolled within 4 feet of the hole.“I got lucky,” Johnson said about his second shot on the 244-yard par 3 ― his 13th hole Thursday ― after his tee shot went through the green and stopped in a clump of grass.Three holes later, Johnson was so deep in a greenside bunker that he couldn’t even be seen from the other side of the green until he popped up to watch his blast over the ridge to 2 1
May 25, 2012
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Munoz takes Sybase
GLADSTONE, New Jersey (AP) ― Azahara Munoz beat Candie Kung 2 and 1 to win the Sybase Match Play Championship, a title that was set up when Morgan Pressel was penalized for slow play while in control of their semifinal match.It was the first LPGA Tour win for Munoz, but this was shrouded in controversy. It also will put more focus on pace of play in golf.Pressel appeared to take a 3-up lead with a par at the 12th hole at the Hamilton Farm Golf Club. But before she could tee off on No. 13, tour o
May 21, 2012
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Dufner’s clutch putt on 18 wins Nelson
IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Jason Dufner made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Byron Nelson Championship, his second victory in four weeks.The winning putt wrapped up a closing 3-under 67 for an 11-under 269 total. Dicky Pride was second.Dufner got his first PGA Tour victory at New Orleans on April 29, then took a week off to get married. He also led alone by one stroke after the second and third rounds at the TPC at Four Seasons course. Pride, whose only P
May 21, 2012
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Pettersen ousted, Tseng fights on
Defending champion Suzann Pettersen didn’t last long at the Sybase Match Play Championship, and neither did three well-known Americans. The third-ranked Pettersen was eliminated 3 and 1 by relative unknown Jodi Ewart of England on Thursday in the first round of the LPGA Tour event, while Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie lost to some equally obscure fellow Americans.Creamer, the No. 8 seed, was beaten 2 and 1 by Jennifer Johnson, the No. 57 seed. No. 9 seed Lincicome was ousted
May 18, 2012
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Choi wary of young guns at SK Telecom Open
Some of Asia‘s brightest golf prospects will pit themselves against one of the best players the region has produced when Korea’s K.J. Choi tees off on Thursday in the SK Telecom Open at Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island.Choi has blazed a trail around the world since turning professional in 1994, winning 19 tournaments -- eight on the US PGA Tour -- with his greatest triumph coming at the Players Championship in Florida last year.“There are a lot of good young players emerging,” Choi was reported to ha
May 16, 2012
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Players course remains a mystery
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― After combing through some of golf’s meaningless statistics, this might be the best explanation for how Matt Kuchar won The Players Championship: He didn’t empty all of his golf balls into the water when he played the island-green 17th hole in the final round.He was really on his game last week.He shot the lowest score.Golf is impossible to predict as it is. Throw in the mystery that is the TPC Sawgrass, and there’s no telling who beats the strongest and deepest
May 15, 2012
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Kuchar comes up clutch
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough. He picked up a big one Sunday at The Players Championship.Kuchar avoided the big mistakes that slowed so many other contenders ― starting with Kevin Na ― and kept it out of the water on the TPC Sawgrass to eliminate the kind of drama he didn’t need. He closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory.That famous smile, which he first showed the golf world as an amateur in 1998 competing on the biggest s
May 14, 2012
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Na takes 1-shot lead at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Kevin Na didn’t feel comfortable about anything Saturday except his name atop the leaderboard Saturday at The Players Championship.Na rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for one of only three rounds without a bogey on a tough day at the TPC Sawgrass. It gave him a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over Matt Kuchar as he goes after the richest prize on the PGA Tour ― a five-year exemption and a spot in all the majors.For all his practice swings and wagg
May 13, 2012
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Poulter, Laird tied at Players Championship
Kevin Na fires 67 as Tiger Woods struggles againPONTE VEDRA BEACH (AP) ― Ian Poulter is enjoying his new digs ― his newly built home and his spot atop the leaderboard Thursday in The Players Championship.Poulter, finally finished with a house at Lake Nona that took nearly three years to build, ran off four birdies around the turn and birdied all the par 5s at TPC Sawgrass for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Martin Laird.Laird, playing in tougher conditions in the afternoon, was the o
May 11, 2012
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Donald, McIlroy in long battle for No. 1
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Golf’s world ranking has been more like a game of musical chairs with the most turnover at the top in the 26-year history of the ranking. Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald would like the music to stop playing for good sometime this year, the sooner the better. And both want the same outcome.“Hopefully,” Donald said Wednesday, raising his hand, “it will be me.”McIlroy said the same last week at Quail Hollow, where his playoff loss at the Wells Fargo Championship was e
May 10, 2012
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McIlroy, Fowler on fast track
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― It didn’t take long for Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler to size each other up in a lineup of stars.They were teenagers in the Walker Cup five years ago at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland. The Americans were so loaded that year that eight players from the 10-man team have made it to the PGA Tour and five of them already have won ― Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, Kyle Stanley, Chris Kirk and Fowler, who won at Quail Hollow last week in a playoff that included M
May 9, 2012
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Rickie Fowler captures his first PGA Tour title
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come.Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death playoff at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot ― a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points.The 23-year-old Fowler has been talked about as the next American star since he turned pro with his flashy
May 7, 2012
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Ahn Sun-ju wins Japan LPGA
Korean golfer Ahn Sun-ju took home her first win of the season in the Japan LPGA on Sunday. At the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup held in at the Ibaraki Golf Club, the 25-year-old golfer’s win puts her in good standing of taking the cup for the third year in the row. The Japan-based South Korean golfer took home her first win in seven months.On the 18th hole, Ahn sunk a birdie shot from 1.5 meters away to take home the prize.By Robert Lee (robert@heraldm.com)
May 6, 2012
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Simpson in three-way tie for lead
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Webb Simpson was nervous playing in the same group with Tiger Woods. It sure didn’t show Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.Simpson chipped in from 35 yards in front of the par-4 eighth green for eagle, and then made Woods shake his head and smile when he holed a 60-foot birdie putt that might have rolled off the 12th green if the cup didn’t get in the way. It led to a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead Thursday with Stewart Cink and Ryan Moore.“I was nervo
May 4, 2012
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Anthony Kim on the track to nowhere
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― The practice range at Quail Hollow was filled with PGA Tour players Tuesday afternoon, making it too busy for Anthony Kim.He took his game ― or what’s left of it ― behind a row of trees near the short-game area where no one could watch. He found a patch of grass where he could fire shots through a wide gap in the trees, and Kim stayed there for nearly two hours under a hot sun.Kim didn’t want anyone to watch. And he didn’t want to hear the whispers that have foll
May 2, 2012