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Moreno takes lead in the Bahamas
Paola Moreno and Lindsey Wright took the same, simple approach on the winding road through the Ocean Club in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. They didn't care that the makeshift course was only 12 holes because of flooding. They didn't pay attention to a routing that had them going from the ...
Kuchar still leads at Colonial after long Saturday
Matt Kuchar finished a long Saturday at Colonial exhausted and still a stroke in front. "This morning feels like a day ago," Kuchar said. "It's hard to believe it's the same day." After making a 12-foot birdie putt at the par-3 16th hole, the same place where his day began ...
Wright sets the LPGA pace in Bahamas
Lindsey Wright didn't realize she finished with six straight 3s on her scorecard. She couldn't name the holes where she made her seven birdies on Saturday. She only knew she played some pretty good golf in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. Wright had a 7-under 38 on the makeshift Ocean Club ...
Tech eager to be at home for NCAA
When he tees it up on the par-4 fifth hole at Capital City Club-Crabapple, Ollie Schniederjans knows better than to leave it on the left side of the fairway if the pin is on the left side of the green. His Georgia Tech teammate Seth Reeves salivates at No. 7, ...
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Cochran, Perry tied for lead in Senior PGA
Longtime Kentucky pals Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry have shared a massive gallery the first two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship. Now, they also share the lead. "It's been a great couple of days," Cochran said after the pair each shot 5-under-66 on Friday. "He's one of my best ...
Kuchar leads Colonial when 2nd round suspended
Matt Kuchar was hoping he would be able to finish his second round Friday night at Colonial. He ended up with the lead — and a very early wakeup call. Kuchar had only three holes to complete in what so far was a bogey-free round, with his ball already on ...
Bowie Young, Cavalleri tied in the Bahamas
Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes. The slogan for the LPGA Tour is, "See why it's ...
McIlroy, Donald miss cut at BMW PGA Championship
Rory McIlory was one of five 2012 European Ryder Cup players to miss the cut Friday in the BMW PGA Championship, while Medinah teammate Francesco Molinari took the lead at cold and wet Wentworth. The second-ranked McIlory had a 3-over 75 to finish at 5 over. Two-time defending champion Luke ...
Bowie Young takes early lead on short course
Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. Bowie Young made birdies on half of the 12 holes the LPGA Tour set up Friday for a 6-under 39 at the Ocean Club, giving her a one-shot lead in the ...
Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'
The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady said that "most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United ...
Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62
Ryan Palmer was standing in the fairway on his last hole Thursday when his longtime caddie and fellow Colonial member issued a challenge. James Edmondson, who won his third Colonial club championship last year, told Palmer that a birdie would match the caddie's low round at Hogan's Alley. "What do ...
Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship
South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship. Afternoon play was delayed for about 90 minutes because of the threat of lightning and five groups were still on the course when the ...
LPGA to use as much of flooded course as it can
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic. The only other option might have ...
Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring. What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly ...
Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial
Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial. That feeling usually last through the week. Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the last three years. He is the first player in more than three decades with four consecutive top-10 finishes in the event. Now he's back ...
Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes
Stacy Lewis brings more value to the LPGA Tour that just her golf. Along with becoming the first American in 18 years to win LPGA player of the year, and then rising to No. 1 in the world for four weeks, Lewis had a direct hand in bringing two tournaments ...
Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban
Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke. "Man, this is getting really serious now," Clark said Wednesday from the Colonial. "You kind of deal with it and suddenly it's made, and you're like 'Wow.' It's tough." ...
Golf notes: Justin Bolli finding a place on PGA Tour
Roswell native and Georgia graduate Justin Bolli just had his best week on the PGA Tour and took a big step toward retaining his Tour card for another year.Bolli closed with a final-round 63 at the Byron Nelson Championship and finished fourth last Sunday. It matched his best showing of ...
Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remark
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner ...
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