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Golf: Ryan Palmer returns to Byron Nelson in fine form, shoo...

Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship, and a chance at home to hold up that trophy. The 2011 Nelson runner-up is off to a good start. Palmer, who lives in Colleyville, Texas, not far from the TPC [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Stankowski takes top spot at U.S. Open local qualifier...

NAPLES — What some have called the best kept secret golf course in Naples revealed a lot of excitement in a U.S. Open local qualifier Tuesday. Fort Myers’ Tommy Stankowski fired a 5-under-par 67 to earn medalist honors at [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Players Golf Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH: American Matt Kuchar won the Players Championship on Sunday by two shots to secure the biggest win of his career and a $1.71 million pay check. To the delight of his watching family, Kuchar shot a final round two-under [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Donald, McIlroy square off at Players Championship golf

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida — Luke Donald has a chance to wrestle the world No. 1 ranking back as he and Rory McIlroy go head-to-head for one of the few times this season at this week's Players Championship. The 23-year-old McIlr [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

GOLF: Fowler gets first PGA win

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rickie Fowler has never been afraid to put it all on the line. The thrill-seeking passion for motocross as a teenager. The head-turning clothing he brought to the PGA Tour as a rookie, such as the bright orange ens [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf-Cink shares Quail Hollow lead, Woods cards 71

While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made uneven starts, Stewart Cink birdied his last three holes to surge into a three-way tie for the lead in Thursday's opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: McIlroy uses Tiger tactics with trimmed schedule

U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy has taken a leaf out of Tiger Woods' book by limiting his playing schedule this year in a bid to prolong his career. The popular 22-year-old Northern Irishman, the world number two and well established [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Shore pro wants another win at Muriwai, then Asia call...

North Shore professional Mike Hendry tees off at 8am today chasing a second win in the $40,000 Muriwai Open. But he has far greater prizes in his sights. Next week he heads for South Korea to play in two OneAsia Tour events with purses of [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Wiesberger secures maiden European Tour victory

SEOUL: Bernd Wiesberger, ranked 170 in the world, showed a cool head to score his maiden victory on the European Tour as he ran away with the $2.9 million Ballantine's Championship on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Austria, competing in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Masters champion Bubba Watson gets back to work

Masters champion Bubba Watson returned home from a media tour in New York two weeks ago and hung his green jacket in the closet. He hasn't seen it since. Life has been moving at a faster pace than Watson imagined since he hooked that [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Curtis ends six-year PGA drought at Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO: Ben Curtis won the Texas Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title since 2006, holding off Matt Every and John Huh in a tense back-nine finish for a two-stroke victory. Curtis birdied the par-5 18th for an even-par 72 and 9 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

GOLF: Westwood beats fatigue

JAKARTA: LEE Westwood overcame fatigue to win his first title of the year and 38th career victory when he successfully defended the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by PNTS yesterday. The World No 3 completed a marathon 32 holes as [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Nicklaus excited for senior major

As Scioto Country Club celebrated the return of championship golf to its storied grounds yesterday, the club’s most famous former member was asked how he felt about it. “Pretty fantastic,” Jack Nicklaus said. “I&rs [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Donald surrenders World No. 1 spot to McIlroy

HILTON HEAD ISLAND: Sweden's Carl Pettersson fired a two-under par 69 in Sunday's final round to win the $5.7 million US PGA Heritage tournament by five strokes over American Zach Johnson. Pettersson won the $1.026 million top pri [...]