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Adam Scott plays as No. 1 for first time at Colonial
Adam Scott downplayed the world ranking and the idea of being the No. 1 player the past few months.“Maybe I was trying to take some pressure off myself and just think about playing golf rather than other things that happen from it,” Scott said Wednesday. “I think that’s what I need to do now.”The Australian finally made it to the top of the world ranking, overtaking injured Tiger Woods after a week at home in the Bahamas. Scott will play as No. 1 for the first time when he tees off Thursday at t
May 22, 2014
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Age knows no limits in golf
Billy Payne wore a smile as wide as the Augusta National fairways as he watched eight kids file out of the room with their trophies from the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt Championship on the Sunday before the Masters.“We’re going to be hearing from some of these kids again,” he said.Yes, but six weeks later?An 11-year-old girl who won her age group in the youth competition before the Masters has played her way into the U.S. Women’s Open next month at Pinehurst No. 2.Lucy Li, a sixth grader with
May 21, 2014
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Tiger: Return hard to determine
BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― Tiger Woods still doesn’t know when he’ll return. For a while, he didn’t know whether he would return at all.Woods said Monday his back injury became so debilitating this year it caused him to doubt his ability to play golf again.“Forget about playing golf at the highest level. I couldn’t get out of bed,” Woods said. “I was certainly doubtful at that point. What’s it going to feel like? Am I going to be pain free? Am I going to be able to actually do this again, where I
May 20, 2014
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Salas bags first LPGA victory
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) ― Lizette Salas won the Kingsmill Championship on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, finishing with even-par 71 for a four-stroke victory.The 24-year-old former Southern California player was never really challenged in the final round on the River Course. She started the day with a three-shot lead and doubled it with birdies on the par-5 third and par-3 fifth. A bogey on the par-4 eighth was her only hiccup ― and only her third bogey in four rounds ― until she thre
May 19, 2014
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Kim wins SK Telecom Open for first pro title
INCHEON (AP) -- Kim Seung-hyuk sank a nine-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the SK Telecom Open by one shot ahead of countrymen Lee Tae-hee and Kim Kyung-tae on Sunday.The 28-year-old Seung-hyuk shot a two-under-par 70 in the final round, finishing on an 11-under total of 277 for the OneAsia Tour tournament."It was a fantastic feeling when it went in,'' Seung-hyuk said after winning his maiden title since turning professional in 2005."Now I know I can win a golf tournament, so I can set
May 18, 2014
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Salas leads Kingsmill Championship
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (AP) ― Lizette Salas moved into position for her first LPGA Tour victory, playing 25 holes Saturday in 6-under par to take a three-stroke lead in the Kingsmill Championship.The 24-year-old former Southern California player shot a 3-under 68 in the completion of the rain-delayed second round and birdied three of the last five holes in the afternoon for a season-best 65.“I took a different approach this week,” Salas said. “I only played the pro-am. I’ve seen the course sever
May 18, 2014
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Hanson takes lead at Byron Nelson
IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Peter Hanson made his only back-nine birdie with a 6-foot putt at the 18th hole Thursday, closing out a 5-under 65 for a one-stroke lead over David Duval and two others after the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship.Duval, ranked 890th in the world 15 years after being No. 1, birdied his last three holes ― Nos. 7-9 ― after pitching in from 57 feet for another birdie at the fifth hole.Marc Leishman and Tim Wilkinson matched Duval at 66.The 42-year-old Duval almost wit
May 16, 2014
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Choi Kyung-ju named ambassador for Incheon Asiad
Choi Kyung-ju (Yonhap)INCHEON (Yonhap) ― PGA Tour veteran Choi Kyung-ju on Wednesday was named a goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Asian Games to be held in the South Korean city of Incheon.“It’s a great personal honor to be named an honorary ambassador for the Asian Games at home,” Choi said at Sky72 Golf and Resort in Incheon, where he is scheduled to play at the SK Telecom Open, co-sanctioned by the Korea PGA and OneAsia Tour, starting Thursday.“I hope to play well at the upcoming tourname
May 14, 2014
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Kaymer holds on to win Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Martin Kaymer produced one of the most unlikely pars on the 17th green at the TPC Sawgrass without ever going in the water. It carried him to a one-shot victory Sunday in The Players Championship that was emotional in so many ways.Kaymer nearly blew a three-shot lead after a 90-minute rain delay until he holed a 30-foot par putt on the famous island green. He got up-and-down with his putter from short of the 18th green for one last par and a 1-under 71. Martin K
May 12, 2014
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Spieth, Kaymer tied for lead
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Jordan Spieth couldn’t see any of the 240 yards to the green on the toughest hole at the TPC Sawgrass. He was in the rough so far right of the 14th fairway that he was closer to a water hazard on No. 12 that he didn’t know even existed. His ball was on the back side of a mound. One wrong move could have led to a big number.“Probably the best shot I’ve hit here this week,’’ Spieth said Saturday.The contact was perfect. The ball landed about pin-high in a bunker,
May 11, 2014
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Kaymer ties course record with 63
Bae Sang-moon plays a shot on the fifth green on Thursday. ( EPA-Yonhap)PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Martin Kaymer stopped thinking, started swinging and played his way into the record book Thursday in The Players Championship.Kaymer missed only two fairways. He putted for birdie on all but one hole. And the former PGA champion finished with four straight birdies to become only the fourth player to shoot 9-under 63 on the Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass, giving him a two-shot lead over R
May 9, 2014
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Tiger says he’s healing slowly from back surgery
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Tiger Woods described his recovery from back surgery as a “very slow process” that offered him no timetable on when he can return for a summer filled with big championships.Woods already missed the Masters, choosing to have microdiscectomy surgery March 31 to relieve pain from a pinched nerve.In a wide-ranging blog on his website Monday, Woods said he is still sore from the incision and his only contact with golf clubs is a few putts and chips that do not requir
May 6, 2014
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Kwak Min-Seo wins Symetra Tour event
South Korea's Kwak Min-seo won the inaugural Patty Berg Memorial on Sunday at Cypress Lake for her first Symetta Tour title.The 23-year-old Kwak had four consecutive birdies early on the back nine and finished with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over Australia's Stephanie Na (71).Kwak won in her 65th start on the tour."It's really nice to win this week. I've worked harder this year than I did last year," Kwak said.She earned $15,000 to jump from 37th to fourth on the money list with $19
May 5, 2014
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Pettersen leads North Texas LPGA
IRVING, Texas (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 to take the first-round lead Thursday at the North Texas LPGA Shootout. Pettersen, who returned to the LPGA Tour last week after missing a month with back problems, had a one-stroke lead over playing partner Cristie Kerr and Michelle Wie, Caroline Masson, Christina Kim, Cydney Clanton and Dori Carter. Top-ranked Inbee Park, the defending champion, and Stacy Lewis, the highest-ranked American at No. 3, both shot 71 at Las Colinas
May 2, 2014
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Mickelson trails Cabrera by a shot in Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Phil Mickelson kept it entertaining to the very end Thursday and finished one shot behind Angel Cabrera in the Wells Fargo Championship. Cabrera played in early, calmer conditions and thrived on the new Bermuda greens at Quail Hollow. He made seven birdies, including a 40-footer from just off the green, and turned in a 6-under 66 that stood as the lead the rest of the day. Mickelson caught him twice and couldn’t hold it. Coming off his first missed cut at the Mas
May 2, 2014
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Girl power delivers
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Except for a major that lacked drama in the final hour, rarely has the entire month of April delivered so much excitement. Some of the biggest names and brightest stars won all the tournaments, one after the other, even as one of the tour’s best players was sidelined by a back injury.At least that’s the story on the LPGA Tour.“It’s a neat time,” said Mike Whan, in his fifth year as LPGA commissioner. “It’s neat for the players, too. We’ve got a lot of big guns pl
April 30, 2014
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Lydia Ko bags first win as pro
DALY CITY, California (AP) ― With the 18th pin and a championship in sight, Lydia Ko found herself in the rough again in a day filled with off-target drives. The teen told herself she just needed one more important chip with the tournament on the line.Poised and unflappable, Ko made the perfect pitch up to the green and birdied the final hole for her first LPGA Tour victory as a professional and third in all, holding off Stacy Lewis and Jenny Shin on Sunday in the inaugural Swinging Skirts LPGA
April 28, 2014
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Noh doubt about it
AVONDALE, Louisiana (AP) ― As Noh Seung-yul exhaled and tilted his head back in a skyward gaze on the 18th green, his South Korean countryman and fellow PGA Tour player, Yang Yong-eun, charged toward him, spraying him with bottled beer.Noh smiled, removed his hat, held both arms out and soaked it all in.The 22-year-old overcame windy conditions and the pressure that goes with attempting to secure a maiden PGA Tour triumph, shooting a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the Zurich Classic by two shots.He
April 28, 2014
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Lewis leads at Swinging Skirts
DALY CITY, California (AP) ― Stacy Lewis matched playing partner Lydia Ko with birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 and added another on the 17th to take a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.The third-ranked Lewis and fourth-ranked Ko each shot 4-under 68 at Lake Merced. Winless since the Women’s British Open in August, Lewis had a 10-under 206 total.Ko won the Canadian Women’s Open as an amateur the last two years and took the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December in T
April 27, 2014
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Noh surges into Zurich Classic lead
AVONDALE, Louisiana (AP) ― If Noh Sueng-yul can hold on to the lead in the Zurich Classic, he’ll do it front of fans who can appreciate how much bigger Noh’s mission is than simply winning his first PGA Tour event.Wearing yellow and black ribbons on his hat to honor victims of the April 16 South Korean ferry accident, Noh used a string of birdies late in his round Saturday to surge two strokes ahead of Keegan Bradley atop the leaderboard.It is Noh’s first career lead through three rounds on the
April 27, 2014