May 19, 2013

Golf Recap: Lingmerth leads Woods, Garcia, Stenson by two as storms disrupt the Players

THE PLAYERS Championship - Round Three

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at Sawgrass. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth quietly went about his business and wound up atop the leaderboard Saturday in The Players Championship. Lingmerth finished a wild day with an 8-foot eagle putt on [...]

Golf Recap: Billy Horschel maintains lead at Texas Open; Rory McIlroy four shots behind

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Billy Horschel was confident about his chances of staying on top at the Texas Open after taking the second-round lead. The relatively unknown up-and-comer lived up to his words on Saturday, holding off an experienced leaderboard to shoot a 2-under 70 and take a two-shot lead entering the final round. Horschel [...]

Golf Recap: Tiger Woods takes over at Bay Hill, eyes return to No. 1

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Tiger Woods plays a shot on the 7th hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 23, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. (March 22, 2013 – Source: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shot looked daunting to Tiger [...]

Golf Recap: Rookies rule at second day of Sony Open

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Russell Henley lines up a putt on the 13th hole green during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 11, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (January 10, 2013 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — HONOLULU — Two days into his PGA Tour career, [...]

Golf Recap: Schwartzel increases lead in Thailand to four strokes

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Charl Schwartzel of South Africa plays a shot during round two of the Thailand Golf Championship at Amata Spring Country Club on December 7, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. (December 6, 2012 – Source: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images AsiaPac) CHON BURI, Thailand (AP) — Charl Schwartzel increased his lead to four strokes at the Thailand Golf Championship [...]

Golf Recap: Webb Simpson leads Greenbrier Classic by two strokes

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Webb Simpson hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the Greenbrier Classic at the Old White TPC on July 7, 2012 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (July 6, 2012 – Source: Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Webb Simpson likes the way he’s [...]

Golf Recap: Ben Curtis holds Texas Open lead heading into final round

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Ben Curtis plays a tee shot during the third round of the Valero Texas Open at the AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio on April 21, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. (April 20, 2012 – Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images North America) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ben Curtis is still ahead at the Texas [...]

The Masters 2012: Oosthuizen joins elite Masters company with wonder shot

Bubba Watson of the U.S. receives his green jacket from 2011 champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa after winning a playoff to become champion of the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta

(Reuters) – Champion Bubba Watson will always have the prestigious green jacket but, once the dust settles, the most stirring memory of the 76th Masters will be the wonder shot for the ages conjured up by Louis Oosthuizen. Oosthuizen, who romped to a seven-stroke victory at the 2010 British Open, triggered one of the loudest [...]

Golf Recap: Padraig Harrington opens with course-record 61 at Innisbrook

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Padraig Harrington of Ireland looks over a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 15, 2012 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (March 14, 2012 – Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America) PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Padraig Harrington knew he was [...]

Tiger Woods builds a big lead at Chevron World Challenge

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Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club on December 2, 2011 in Thousand Oaks, California. (December 1, 2011 – Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images North America) THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Tiger Woods knows he’s playing better than he [...]