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6 hours agoCBS Sports Choi takes lead from Korda at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
Chella Choi shot her second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Jessica Korda and Anna Nordqvist, the Swede who broke the course record with a 61 in the third round of...
6 hours agoPhilly.com Chris Patton: Farm kid who mastered Merion in '89
Chris Patton appeared to be thoroughly enjoying himself in the 1989 U.S. Amateur and the crowd at Merion Golf Club loved him for it. The 300-pound self-described "country farm kid" from South Ca...
14 hours agoNewsOK Arkansas advances to national NCAA golf tournament
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas will be playing in the national NCAA men's golf tournament. The Razorbacks finished second on Saturday in an NCAA Regional at Fayetteville. Senior Austin C...
Byron Nelson 14 hours agoThe Golf Channel Bradley maintains Byron Nelson lead after Day 3
Amid breezy conditions at TPC Four Seasons, Keegan Bradley saw his margin trimmed, but still remained out in front. Here's how things shape up heading into the final round of the HP Byron Nelson...
Oughta Know 14 hours agoThe Golf Channel You Oughta Know: HP Byron Nelson Championship
With 18 holes to go, Keegan Bradley appears in position for his second win at TPC Four Seasons in the last three years. Here's what You Oughta Know heading into the final round of the HP Byron N...
Lake Orion 15 hours agoThe Detroit News Saturday's golf roundup: Lake Orion's Tom Gillis two back entering final round at Byron Nelson
Gillis was the last player in the field with a bogey Saturday, when he three-putted from 20 feet at the 203-yard 17th. He got that stroke right back when he blasted out of a greenside bunker for...
Nicolas Colsaerts 18 hours agoThe Golf Channel Colsaerts' drive results in drop inside bathroom
Known for his bombing drives, Nicolas Colsaerts hit one tee shot Saturday that resulted in a drop from inside a restroom. Wait...what? Here's the setup: pitted against Graeme McDowell in the ...
Singh among Byron Nelson 18 hours agoThe Golf Channel Singh among Byron Nelson MDF casualties
For the third time in five weeks, a surplus of players making the 36-hole cut has caused the PGA Tour to introduce a second cut after 54 holes. With 83 players teeing off in the third round a...
19 hours agoThe Washington Times Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson
IRVING, TEXAS (AP) - Peggy Nelson says her late husband's face would "light up" whenever he got a call from or thought about Ken Venturi. Venturi died Friday, in the middle of tournament week f...
19 hours agoThe Washington Times Sorenstam returns to Colonial: 'memory for life'
Annika Sorenstam never noticed the famous Wall of Champions by the first tee. The last time she was at Colonial, there were so many people she couldn't see much beyond the grass in front of her...
22 hours agoPhilly.com Norcross group enters bidding for Woodcrest
An investment group led by George E. Norcross III and Ira Lubert announced Saturday that it will bid on the bankrupt Woodcrest Country Club, adding a new player into the mix of potential owners ...
23 hours agoNewsOK Chile's Tullo leads Madeira after 3rd round
SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal (AP) - Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open. Tullo birdied four of his l...
23 hours agoNewsOK Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play
KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) - Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play Championship. McDowell b...
GRAEME McDOWELL 25 hours agoIrish Independent It's natural for Rory to go out on own - McDowell
GRAEME McDOWELL eliminated any remaining vestiges of doubt about Rory McIlroy's imminent departure from Horizon Sports as he offered a cogent professional opinion on his good friend's decision t...
Charles Howell 25 hours agoThe Golf Channel Howell hoping for U.S. Open berth via OWGR
Last month, Charles Howell III saw a marathon bid to earn his way into a major championship field via the Official World Golf Rankings come upjust short. Now with the U.S. Open at Merion on the ...
25 hours agoThe Golf Channel Palmer, Nicklaus release statements on Venturi
With the news Friday that former major champion and longtime broadcaster Ken Venturi died at age 82, two of the game's greats - as well as several organizations tied to both Venturi and the game...
25 hours agoThe Baltimore Sun Ken Venturi dies at 82; golfer had dramatic win in 1964 U.S. Open
Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports. Ken Venturi, ...
Guan Tianlang 32 hours agoThe Golf Channel Guan shoots 77, misses first PGA Tour cut
Havingmade the cut in each of his first two career PGA Tour starts, 14-year-old Guan Tianlang will not be around to play the weekend at the HP Byron Nelson Championshipafter a 7-over 77 Friday. ...
Orlando to Wilmington 32 hours agoThe Golf Channel Don't mess with my clubs
I was outbound from Orlando to Wilmington, N.C., Thursday afternoon for a member-guest with a dear friend and couldn't wait for the competition. I arrived at the ticket counter three minutes lat...
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