May 21, 2013

Golf Roundup: Phil Mickelson has two-shot lead at Quail Hollow

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he’s just had a lot of good bounces for two days. Mickelson opened with a pair of 15-foot birdie putts, dropped in a 40-foot putt at the turn, and made back-to-back birdies late in his round [...]

Golf: Jacobson, Bae tied for lead at Riviera

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Fredrik Jacobson of Sweden and his caddie Neil Wallace line up a putt on the 13th green during the second round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 15, 2013 in Pacific Palisades, California. (February 14, 2013 – Source: Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A move down [...]

Golf: Refreshed Kuchar sets pace at Northern Trust Open

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Matt Kuchar hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 14, 2013 in Pacific Palisades, California. (February 13, 2013 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coming off a three-week break, Matt Kuchar might not remember [...]

Golf: Russell Henley wins Sony Open in PGA Tour debut

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Russell Henley hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 13, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (January 12, 2013 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley made a lasting impression in his rookie debut on [...]

Golf Recap: First-day play washed out at PGA Tour opener

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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday. Wind squalls that howled down off the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that tour officials scrapped the first round of the Tournament of Champions. All scores were erased – only 20 players in the 30-man field even had scores on their [...]

Golf: Missing Medina putt could have wrecked career, says Kaymer

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(Reuters) – Europe’s Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer has a nightmare in which the five-foot putt he sank to beat Steve Stricker on Medina’s 18th green slides agonizingly past the hole and his career spirals into decline. The German’s victory over Stricker in September guaranteed Europe would retain the trophy after one of the most [...]

Golf Recap: Asia fight back against Europe in Royal Trophy

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(Reuters) – Asia stormed back into contention at the Royal Trophy on Saturday by taking three points from the four fourball matches against Europe to close the deficit to just one ahead of the final day singles. Holders Europe have a slender 4 1/2-3 1/2 lead ahead of Sunday’s eight singles matches at the Empire [...]

Golf Recap: Watney takes two-shot lead at Sherwood, Tiger 3 back

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Tiger Woods hits from the fairway on the 18th hole during the first round of the Tiger Woods World Challenge Presented by Northwestern Mutual at Sherwood Country Club on November 29, 2012 in Thousand Oaks, California. (November 28, 2012 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Sure enough, putting was [...]

Golf Recap: Garcia wins rainy Wyndham by two shots

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Sergio Garcia of Spain hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 19, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (August 18, 2012 – Source: Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Sergio Garcia claimed a two-stroke victory Monday in the [...]

Golf Recap: Piercy wins Canadian Open by one shot

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Scott Piercy of the USA hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club on July 29, 2012 in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. (July 28, 2012 – Source: Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) ANCASTER, Ontario (AP) — Four straight birdies put Scott [...]