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Europe losing its golf stars
DUBAI (AP) ― The European Tour has no problem producing star players. Keeping them is the challenge.Seven players from Europe’s Ryder Cup team are PGA Tour members. Five have made the United States their main residence, and the list is only growing.Martin Kaymer, a former world No. 1 and past PGA Championship winner, announced this week that he’s joining the PGA Tour. Lee Westwood is moving from England to Florida. And big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium told the Associated Press that he wi
Nov. 22, 2012
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LPGA Tour ahead of the curve on global travel
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― Alarm bells went off when the best golfers no longer were Americans, whether the measure was a ranking or simply who kept winning the majors.That was the LPGA Tour a generation ago.It took awhile for the men to experience the same shift to a more global game, such as Europeans occupying the top four spots in the world ranking at the end of last year, or the Americans getting shut out of six straight majors. Or the time Lee Westwood, whose humor can be vastly underrated, wa
Nov. 21, 2012
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McIlroy eyes year-end high
DUBAI (AP) ― Even after wrapping up the European Tour money title, top-ranked Rory McIlroy still has plenty to play for when he tees off Thursday at the season-ending Dubai World Championship.A victory at the $8 million tournament will allow McIlroy to overtake Tiger Woods as the all-time leading money earner in a single season. Woods amassed a combined PGA and European Tour earnings of $11,557,729 in 2007. A victory for McIlroy would put him $395,857 ahead of Woods.“I would like to pick up two
Nov. 21, 2012
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Choi wins final LPGA event of year
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― If nothing else, Choi Na-yeon proved to be a big-money player this year on the LPGA Tour.Choi captured her first major this summer at the U.S. Women’s Open, the biggest purse of the year. She turned a great season into her best one yet Sunday by winning the Titleholders and a $500,000 check, the second-biggest prize on tour.For someone who has an appointment Monday in Orlando to buy a new house, the timing couldn’t have been better.“I think I can buy bigger than I thought,
Nov. 19, 2012
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Choi takes lead at Titleholders
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ―- Ryu So-yeon was rarely so nervous, with so many great players all around her.She was in high heels, not golf shoes. She was giving a speech as the LPGA rookie of the year, not competing at the Titleholders. Compared with standing before a room full of stars under bright lights, playing golf Saturday while trying to stay close to Choi Na-yeon and Ai Miyazato seemed easy.“I was pretty nervous to prepare the speech,” Ryu said about the Friday night awards dinner. “After spee
Nov. 18, 2012
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Three share lead at LPGA Titleholders
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen birdied two of her last three holes Thursday for a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead with Ryu So-yeon and Yoo Sun-young in the LPGA Tour’s season-ending Titleholders.Yoo had a five-shot lead until giving up three shots on the last two holes with a pair of three-putts, one of them a double bogey on the par-3 eighth when her tee shot went long and down a steep slope.Stacy Lewis, the LPGA player of the year, needs to win the Titleholders to have any chance o
Nov. 16, 2012
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With money title in bag, McIlroy aims for solid finish
HONG KONG (AP) ― The pressure is off Rory McIlroy on the European Tour money list. He’s topped it with two tournaments to go, two tournaments he’d love to own to cap off a stellar year.Having claimed the money title on Sunday at the Singapore Open after a third-place finish, McIlroy says he can relax a little. At least until Thursday, when he begins his defense of the Hong Kong Open.“It’s nice not having to worry about the Race to Dubai title knowing that I’ve already wrapped it up,” McIlroy sai
Nov. 14, 2012
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Kerr wins Ochoa event
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) ― Cristie Kerr won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than two years, and Stacy Lewis tied for fourth to wrap up the player of the year award.Kerr parred the final three holes at Guadalajara Country Club to hold off Angela Stanford and third-round leader Park In-bee by a stroke. Kerr finished at 16-under 272 for her 15th LPGA Tour title and first since the LPGA Championship in June 2010.Stanford shot 68, and Park had a 72.The
Nov. 12, 2012
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Park In-bee takes lead in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) ― Park In-bee moved into position for her third victory of the year, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.The South Korean player had a 15-under 201 total at Guadalajara Country Club. She won the Evian Masters in France in July and the LPGA Malaysia last month and leads the LPGA Tour money list.Park also is trying to catch Stacy Lewis in the player of the year points race, but has to win Sunday
Nov. 11, 2012
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Park takes Ochoa LPGA lead
Inbee Park, seeking a third victory of the year and trying to catch Stacy Lewis in the LPGA Player of the Year race, seized a two-shot lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Saturday.South Korea's Park had six birdies -- three on the front nine and three on the back -- in her six-under 66 for a 54-hole total of 15-under par 201 at the Guadalajara Country Club.She was two shots in front of American Cristie Kerr, who carded a 67 for 203. South Korea's So Yeon Ryu also posted a 67 for 204 and Ame
Nov. 11, 2012
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Michelle Wie tied for lead in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) ― Michelle Wie shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational with Angela Stanford and Candie Kung.The 2009 tournament winner for the first of her two LPGA Tour victories, Wie birdied the first two holes at Guadalajara Country Club and opened the back nine with four straight birdies to match her lowest score of the year. She got into the 36-player field this year on a sponsor invitation after failing to qualify.Stanford
Nov. 9, 2012
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Wi takes lead at Disney
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (AP) ― Getting off to a quick start is nothing new for Charlie Wi. The hard part is figuring out how to finish.Wi took the 18-hole lead for the third time this year ― and the eighth time in his PGA Tour career ― by closing with back-to-back birdies Thursday for an 8-under 64 on the easier Palm Course at Disney. That gave him a one-shot lead over Camilo Villegas and Tommy Gainey in the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic.This is the 184th career start for Wi on
Nov. 9, 2012
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Lewis rallies to win Mizuno Classic by 1 stroke
SHIMA, Japan (AP) ― Stacy Lewis of the United States shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the Mizuno Classic for her fourth LPGA title of the season.Lewis, who carded 10 birdies against two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club, started the final round seven strokes back of overnight leader Lee Bo-mee of South Korea but birdied the last three holes to finish at 11-under 205 to win by one stroke.Lee had three bogeys and three birdies for a 72 to finish in second place.Lewis moved into a tie
Nov. 4, 2012
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Bae Sang-moon makes Asia team
Bae Sang-moon of Korea and the Asian team will clash with the European squad at the sixth edition of the Royal Trophy golf championship in Brunei from Dec. 14-16.Asian team captain Naomichi “Joe” Ozaki added the 26-year-old to his lineup Thursday, Entertainment Group (Asia) Limited, which promotes the Europe versus Asia golf event, said.Bae finished at the top of the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit last year and played full time in the highly competitive PGA Tour this year. Recently, he finished
Nov. 2, 2012
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Shin shares lead at Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- South Korean Shin Ji-yai shot 4-under 68 on Friday to share the first-round lead of the Mizuno Classic with Japan‘s Ayako Uehara.Shin, who also won at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in 2010 and 2008, had three straight birdies on the front nine and added two more after the turn, offsetting a bogey at the par-4 No. 9.“I’m glad I was able to play well in such tough conditions,” Shin said. “The wind really made it tough to drive but I was able to make up for that with my app
Nov. 2, 2012
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Park, Ueda eye Mizuno Classic title
SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Momoko Ueda is aiming to turn around a disappointing season with a defense of her title at this weekend‘s LPGA Mizuno Classic.Ueda beat China’s Shanshan Feng in a three-hole playoff last year to add to her win here in 2007. The 26-year-old Japanese player has struggled this season with her best results coming at the LPGA LOTTE Championship and Evian Masters, where she tied for 12th."I know I didn‘t have such a great start to my season, or the middle part," Ueda said. "I gues
Nov. 1, 2012
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McIlroy cuts ties with Titleist
Rory McIlroy is officially a free agent when it comes to golf equipment.McIlroy and Acushnet Co., which has supplied the 23-year-old star from Northern Ireland with Titleist and FootJoy gear since he turned pro five years ago, said Tuesday they will not extend their relationship after this year.The announcement allows McIlroy to pursue a lucrative endorsement contract, with strong indications that he will sign with Nike in a deal that one industry observer estimated at $20 million a year. That w
Oct. 31, 2012
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On the fast track
South Korea’s Ryu So-yeon has clinched the LPGA Tour’s top annual rookie award with three tournaments left this season, the Tour announced Tuesday.On its website, the LPGA Tour said Ryu became the eighth Korean to claim the Rookie of the Year honors. In the race for the award, the 22-year-old garnered 1,306 points in 22 events, well ahead of American teenager Lexi Thompson, who has picked up 779 points in 21 tournaments.Rookies are awarded 150 points for first place in a tournament, 80 points fo
Oct. 30, 2012
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Korean Ryu So-yeon clinches LPGA's top rookie honors
South Korea's Ryu So-yeon has clinched the LPGA Tour's top annual rookie award with three tournaments left this season, the tour announced Tuesday.On its Web site, the LPGA Tour said Ryu became the eighth Korean to claim the Rookie of the Year honors. In the race for the award, the 22-year-old has garnered 1,306 points in 22 events, well ahead of American teenager Lexi Thompson, who has picked up 779 points in 21 tournaments.Rookies are awarded 150 points for first in a tournament, 80 points for
Oct. 30, 2012
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Watney holds off Tiger to win in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- Nick Watney shot an electrifying 61 to win Malaysia's $6.1 million CIMB Classic and hold off charges by Tiger Woods and defending champion Bo Van Pelt on Sunday.Watney, 31, became the second player in two days to flirt with a magical 59 at the par-71 Mines Resort and Golf Club, before bogeying the last as the pressure told.But his 10-under-par round was enough for a thrilling one-shot win, while Van Pelt botched a chance to force a play-off on the 18th -- the same hole wher
Oct. 28, 2012