May 18, 2013

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

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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: 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 Roundup: Rory McIlroy among logjam at top

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy’s most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball in play at Quail Hollow and gave himself plenty of birdie chances on a cloudy, soft afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. He ran off six birdies in [...]

Golf Roundup: Horschel takes first PGA win

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Billy Horschel shot an 8-under 64 in the final round of the Zurich Classic, maintaining his composure through a pair of weather delays for his first-career PGA Tour victory on Sunday. The 26-year-old former Florida Gator began the day two shots behind third-round leader Lucas Glover and surged into the lead [...]

Golf: Qualifier Steve Wheatcroft in the lead; Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson barely make the cut

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HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Steve Wheatcroft hates going to Monday qualifiers. He was reminded Friday why they can be worth it. Wheatcroft, who narrowly qualified for the Houston Open at the start of the week, ran off three straight birdies early in his round and kept bogeys off his card for a second straight 5-under [...]

Golf Recap: Points has an old putter and takes early lead in Houston

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — HUMBLE, Texas – The putter D.A. Points once took from his mother paid off nicely for him Thursday in the Houston Open. Points opened with five straight birdies and wound up with an 8-under 64 on a pleasant morning with only moderate wind at Redstone Golf Club. He had a one-shot [...]

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: Snedeker, Hahn tied for the lead at Pebble

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Brandt Snedeker watches his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 9, 2013 in Pebble Beach, California. (February 8, 2013 – Source: Scott Halleran/Getty Images North America) PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — At least this time, Brandt Snedeker [...]

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 [...]