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Tiger Woods pleased with last round before PGA comeback
BETHESDA, United States (AFP) ― Tiger Woods was pleased with his final practice round before returning to competition after a three-month injury layoff, saying Wednesday he is still rusty but his back feels fine.“Generally it feels good,” Woods said. “I hit some loose shots today but I also hit some really good ones. Back feels great which is a really good sign.”Woods played a morning pro-Am round ahead of his Thursday morning start at the $6.5 million U.S. PGA National at Congressional Country
June 26, 2014
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Obama hosts Presidents Cup golfers
Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju takes part in an event honoring the Presidents Cup golf teams in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. (AFP-Yonhap)WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama and his most famous golf partner, Tiger Woods, got together again Tuesday, but at the White House instead of on the course.Obama honored a team of American golfers who last year defeated an international team to win their fifth straight Presidents Cup, a victory that was clinched by Woods.“Now last year was the second time I’ve bee
June 25, 2014
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The maturation of Wie
PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― Michelle Wie put her table-top putting stance to good use in the late hours after she became a U.S. Women’s Open champion.In a photo she posted to Instagram, Wie is bent over so sharply that her back is parallel to the ground. Only instead of a hitting a putt ― like the 25-footer for birdie on the 17th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 that clinched her first major ― her head is buried in the Women’s Open trophy.A text message to Meg Mallon would seem to confirm what she w
June 24, 2014
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Wie holds on to win Women’s Open
PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― Michelle Wie finally delivered a performance worthy of the hype that has been heaped on her since she was a teenager.Wie bounced back from a late mistake at Pinehurst No. 2 to bury a 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, sending the 24-year-old from Hawaii to her first major championship Sunday, a two-shot victory over Stacy Lewis in the U.S. Women’s Open.Wie closed with an even-par 70 and covered her mouth with her hand before thrusting both arms in the air.Lewi
June 23, 2014
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Michelle Wie wins U.S. Women's Open
Michelle Wie won the US Women's Open on Sunday, firing an even-par final round of 70 at Pinehurst for the first major title of her career.The American, tipped for stardom even before she turned pro at the age of15 in 2005, finished with a two-under total of 278, two strokes in front of world number one Stacy Lewis, who kept the pressure on with a final-round 66 for 280.(AFP-Yonhap)"I just had a lot of fun out there," said Wie. "I woke up so excited. I was so grateful for this opportunity."Wie sa
June 23, 2014
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Wie, Yang sit atop leaderboard
Michelle Wie tees off on the ninth hole at the U.S. Women’s Open on Saturday. ( AFP-Yonhap)PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― In the midst of throwing away a four-shot lead, Michelle Wie never lost sight of the big picture at Pinehurst No. 2.The U.S. Women’s Open rarely goes according to plan, and Saturday was no exception. Wie knows that from experience long ago, and she settled down with four important pars to wind up with a 54-hole share of the lead for the third time in her career.Wie was a te
June 22, 2014
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Lewis takes lead at Women’s Open
PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― Stacy Lewis had at least one thing in common with U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer. She made it around Pinehurst No. 2 without a bogey Thursday in the opening round of the U.S. Women’s Open, and that put her in the lead.That was about the only worthy comparison after one day of golf’s unique doubleheader.Lewis managed to keep the stress at a minimum on a steamy morning in the North Carolina sandhills for a 3-under 67, giving her a one-shot lead over Michelle Wie
June 20, 2014
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Same course, new cast of players
PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― The sounds at Pinehurst No. 2 were the first indication that the second week of U.S. Open golf would not be exactly the same as the first one.Players arrived on the first day of practice to hear clanging from workers tearing down half of the grandstands around the 17th and 18th greens. They heard the whoosh of water coming from a hose that watered the greens to keep them softer.That didn’t make the stage for the U.S. Women’s Open feel any smaller.“We play good go
June 19, 2014
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Tiger taking bigger swings
PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― Tiger Woods is making progress in his recovery from back surgery and starting to extend his swing, his agent said Tuesday.Woods already has missed two majors this year while he recovers from a microdiscectomy on his back on March 31. He last played on March 9 at Doral, when he closed with a 78 despite the pain in his lower back. Woods has said he has no idea when he will be healthy enough to return to competition.A report on Golf Channel’s morning show said he wa
June 18, 2014
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Kaymer wins U.S. Open by 8 strokes
PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ―Martin Kaymer returned to the elite in golf with a U.S. Open victory that ranks among the best.A forgotten star for two years while building a complete game, Kaymer turned the toughest test of golf into a runaway at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday to become only the seventh wire-to-wire winner in 114 years of the U.S. Open.Kaymer closed with a 1-under 69 ― the only player from the last eight groups to break par ― for an eight-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Erik Com
June 16, 2014
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Kaymer protects lead on tough day
Korea’s Noh Seung-yul chips on the first hole on Saturday. (AP-Yonhap)PINEHURST, North Carolina (AP) ― Not even Martin Kaymer was immune from a Pinehurst No. 2 course that restored the reputation of a U.S. Open.He threw enough counterpunches Saturday to leave him on the cusp of his second major.On a broiling day with some wicked pin positions that yielded only two rounds under par, Kaymer rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to salvage a 2-over 72 and take a five-shot lead into the f
June 15, 2014
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Park back on track
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― A week after losing the No. 1 ranking, Park In-bee found her putting touch.Park won the Manulife Financial Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title in more than 11 months, matching the course record with a 10-under 61 for a three-stroke victory over Cristie Kerr.“Definitely, the putter is definitely the key,” Park said. “I’ve been hitting the ball consistently all year, just my putter’s just not been wanting to do its job. This week, obviously, it did its job.” Pa
June 9, 2014
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Shanshan Feng takes LPGA lead
WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ― Shanshan Feng took a two-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s Manulife Financial Classic, shooting a 4-under 67 in calm conditions at Grey Silo.The 24-year-old Chinese player had a 15-under 198 total. She made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 fifth, had two birdies and dropped her first stroke of the week with a bogey on the par-4 16th.“I got off to a very good start, 4 under through six holes,” Feng said. “Then actually, I couldn’t make a lot of putts. I missed a lo
June 8, 2014
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Lewis takes top ranking from Park
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) ― Stacy Lewis is back on top.And this time, she’s ready to stay there for a while.Lewis won the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday to take the top spot in the world ranking from Park In-bee, finishing with a 4-under 67 for a six-stroke victory.No. 1 for four weeks early last year, Lewis ended Park’s 59-week run in the top spot.“It feels great,” Lewis said. “I feel like I’ve played a lot of good, consistent golf over the last year and I felt like I deserve to be he
June 2, 2014
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Park In-bee to fall from No. 1 in women's golf rankings
South Korean LPGA Tour star Park In-bee will fall from the No. 1 spot in the women's world golf rankings after more than a year on top.Stacy Lewis of the United States cruised to her second win of the season at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, New Jersey, on Sunday, local time. She will move up from No. 2 to No. 1 when the newest rankings are announced later in the day, ending Park's 59-week reign at the top of women's golf.Lewis shot a three-round total of 16-under at the tournament for a
June 2, 2014
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Lewis leads at ShopRite
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) ― Stacy Lewis moved into position to take the top spot in the world, shooting a bogey-free 8-under 63 on Saturday to match the 36-hole record in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.The second-ranked Lewis had a 12-under 130 total on the Bay Course at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.A victory Sunday would guarantee Lewis the No. 1 ranking, which Park In-bee has held for 59 straight weeks after taking it from Lewis. Park, playing in the windier afternoon session, had
June 1, 2014
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Li Na ousted at French Open
PARIS (AP) ― Much to her dismay, Li Na is familiar with this feeling. She earns a Grand Slam championship, is heralded at home, then shows up at subsequent major tournaments and seemingly forgets how to win.Happened in 2011, after her French Open triumph made her China’s first player with a Grand Slam singles title. Happened again Tuesday, when Li was seeded second at Roland Garros but lost to someone ranked 103rd in the first round, not quite four months removed from winning the Australian Open
May 28, 2014
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Korda makes late charge to win Airbus
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Jessica Korda won the Airbus LPGA Classic on Sunday for her second victory of the year, birdieing four of the last five holes to break out of a tight pack.Korda made a breaking 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist.Also the winner in the season-opening event in the Bahamas, Korda played the back nine in 6-under 30 to finish at 20-under 268 on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia G
May 26, 2014
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Johnson fires 65 to take Colonial lead
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ― Dustin Johnson had played Colonial only once before, six years ago when he didn’t even make it to the final round.In his return to Hogan’s Alley, Johnson took a one-stroke lead after the first round.Johnson shot a bogey-free 5-under 65 on Thursday, driving a lot of 3-irons off the tees into the fairways and hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation.“I’ve got to keep doing what I’m doing,” Johnson said. “I’ve got a pretty good game plan for the golf course off the tee. So I’m
May 23, 2014
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Park, Lewis go head to head at Mobile LPGA tourney
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Park In-bee is back defending her No. 1 ranking, instead of watching others try to take it away from her.Second-ranked Stacy Lewis couldn’t take advantage of Park’s absence last week at the Kingsmill Championship in Virginia, but they’ll be competing head to head again at the Airbus LPGA Classic starting Thursday on The Crossings course at Magnolia.“It would be nice to get it the way Adam Scott did, but I want to win tournaments at the end of the day,” Lewis said Wednesday
May 22, 2014