Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Golf

Icher, Park lead Classic as Aussies make bright start

Karine Icher of France birdied her final hole to tie Hee Young Park of South Korea at eight-under-par 64 for the first round lead at the LPGA Tour's Corning Classic on Thursday.
May 22, 2009, 9:30 am
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Nitties grabs share of lead at PGA

Newcastle's James Nitties stormed home with birdies at the final four holes to vault into a tie for the lead after the first round at the $US6.5 million ($A8.35 million) HP Byron Nelson Championship yesterday.
May 22, 2009, 9:15 am
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Norman off the pace at seniors major

Greg Norman shot a three-over-par 73 to be seven strokes off the pace after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, the first major of the year for the over-50 set.
May 22, 2009, 9:15 am
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Trio share lead of PGA Championship

English duo Anthony Wall and David Horsey shared the lead with Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano after the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship here on Thursday.
May 22, 2009, 9:15 am
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Irish Open winner Shane Lowry turns pro

Shane Lowry, who won last week's Irish Open as an amateur, turned pro on Thursday and will be playing for money at next week's European Open.
May 22, 2009, 7:15 am
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Nitties on the wagon and in form

Newcastle's James Nitties has gone on the wagon as he revs up for an important mid-season stretch on the US PGA Tour.
May 21, 2009, 1:45 pm
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Olazabal to be inducted in Hall of Fame

Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
May 21, 2009, 8:00 am
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Mickelson suspends schedule as wife fights cancer

Three-time major winner Phil Mickelson said he was suspending his golf schedule indefinitely on Wednesday after his wife Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer.
May 21, 2009, 7:30 am
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Scott hopes positive vibes will help swing search

Adam Scott search for his swing goes on as he returns to a happy hunting ground for the US PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Championship starting on Thursday.
May 20, 2009, 12:45 pm
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Shark drawn with reminder of past hurt in Senior PGA

Greg Norman will be accompanied by a reminder of past major disappointment when hetees off in the 70th US Senior PGA Championship on Thursday.
May 20, 2009, 10:30 am
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Aussie Leishman fifth as Johnson wins Texas Open

Australian rookie Marc Leishman claimed his best US PGA Tour finish of tied fifth as Zach Johnson retained his Texas Open title in a play-off.
May 18, 2009, 10:00 am
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Sim one win from full US PGA Tour

Young West Australian golfer Michael Sim is one win away from instant promotion to the US PGA Tour after claiming his second Nationwide Tour victory of the season.
May 18, 2009, 8:00 am
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Sim shoots career-best in Charity Pro-Am

Brilliant West Australian golfer Michael Sim had a day to dream about as he took charge of another Nationwide Tour event.
May 17, 2009, 2:30 pm
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Australian PGA Rookie in the mix in Texas

Australian rookie Mark Leishman shot his best round yet on the PGA Tour on Thursday to be one stroke off the lead after the first round of the Texas Open.
May 15, 2009, 9:30 am
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Molinari leads Irish Open as wind eases

Francesco Molinari took advantage of calm conditions to shoot a nine-under-par 63 on Thursday in the first round of the Irish Open at County Louth in Baltray.
May 15, 2009, 7:15 am
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McDonald looks to nail Senior title

Queenslander Grahame McDonald took a three-shot lead into the final round of the Australian Men's Senior Amateur Championship at Bribie Island Golf Club north of Brisbane today.
May 14, 2009, 10:15 am
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Europe to add a Ryder Cup captain's pick

Europe has changed its criteria for making the Ryder Cup team, giving Colin Montgomerie three captain's picks and only taking four players from a points list based on the world ranking.
May 13, 2009, 10:45 am
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Vancsik wins Italian Open, Daly shines on final day

Argentina's Daniel Vancsik carded a final round six under par 65 to win the Italian Open by six strokes overnight.
May 11, 2009, 12:45 pm
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Flawless Stenson tames Sawgrass to win Players Championship

Swede Henrik Stenson compiled a brilliant final round to clinch a commanding four-stroke victory at the world's richest tournament, the $US9.5 million ($A12.6 million) Players Championship this morning.
May 11, 2009, 8:00 am
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Slip costs Wright first US LPGA title

A late stumble has sent Australia's Lindsey Wright into a share for third at the Michelob Ultra Open.
May 11, 2009, 7:00 am
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