May 24, 2013

Golf Recap: Sergio Garcia one ahead of Tiger Woods at Players Championship

Woods of the U.S. reacts as he makes a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the second round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years. Garcia made seven straight [...]

Golf Roundup: Rookie Derek Ernst wins Wells Fargo playoff, Mickelson falters late

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 [...]

Golf – The Masters 2013: Adam Scott wins Masters playoff for first major title, and sweet redemption

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first 76 Masters gave us the storyline that no Australian had ever won even a green jacket. The 77th Masters was about three Aussies trying to win it at the same time, and then two, and finally only one, plus an old Argentine who had fallen to [...]

Golf – The Masters 2013: Brandt Snedeker, Angel Cabrera share Masters lead, Tiger Woods four shots back

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(PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — Saturday was supposed to be Moving Day at the Masters Tournament. It was, but not the way we expected. The biggest move came from observers who reached to attach an asterisk to this event, which will surely be remembered as the Masterisk* Tournament after a rules controversy in [...]

Golf – The Master 2013: Comfortable, confident Tiger Woods is ready to win the Masters again

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(PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — Two things were obvious here Tuesday: Tiger Woods looks like a spring chicken again, and walking into Augusta National makes me write like a 92-year-old man. Let’s just say he is really good at golf again, and in a fabulous mood. Woods cracked jokes with the media, talked [...]

Golf: Tiger and Lefty once again Masters favorites

Tiger Woods waits to putt on the 13th hole during the Tavistock Cup golf tournament in Windermere

(Reuters) – If Masters success was guaranteed by early season form and a high comfort factor at Augusta National, then look no further than Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for likely champions next week in the year’s opening major. The two Americans have produced hugely impressive, winning golf on the 2013 PGA Tour and, just [...]

Golf Recap: McIlroy gets off to slow start, trails Bettencourt, Tomasulo in Texas

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Matt Bettencourt has spent the last year searching for answers to his severe asthma problem. The journeyman PGA golfer finally found that answer last week, in the form of the right combination of medication. His comfort showed on the golf course Thursday as he shot a 5-under par 67 to earn [...]

Golf Roundup: Haas, Rose share lead at Orlando; Tiger 4 back

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Tiger Woods of the United States walks with his playing partner Justin Rose of England on the first hole during the second round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard at Bay Hill Golf and Country Club on March 22, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. (March 21, 2013 – Source: David Cannon/Getty Images North [...]

Golf Recap: Adam Scott, K.J. Choi in the mix at Innisbrook / Jee Young Lee leads LPGA Founders Cup

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Adam Scott of Australia plays a shot on the 9th hole during the second round of the Tampa Bay Championship at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 15, 2013 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (March 14, 2013 – Source: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America) PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott had a breakthrough [...]

Golf Roundup: Woods lengthens lead at Doral / Fabian Gomez, Scott Brown tied for lead in Puerto Rico

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Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (R) waits with Tiger Woods on the third tee during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at the Trump Doral Golf Resort & Spa on March 9, 2013 in Doral, Florida. (March 8, 2013 – Source: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — DORAL, Fla. [...]