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Golf: Ochoa grabs LPGA lead while Sorenstam slides back

Sun May 18, 2008, 12:45 AM

World number one Lorena Ochoa of Mexico birdied the last three holes to fire a five-under par 67 here Saturday, seizing a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Sybase Classic Ochoa, whose four-event win streak was…

Dredge seizes Irish Open lead

Sat May 17, 2008, 06:51 PM

Bradley Dredge will take a one-shot lead into the Irish Open final round on Sunday hoping to erase the heartbreak of 2007 when he was beaten in a play-off by Padraig Harrington. Welshman Dredge carded a third round six under 66…

Byrd takes halfway lead as AT and T Classic gets back on track

Sat May 17, 2008, 01:24 AM

Jonathan Byrd fired a six-under-par 66 to take a three-shot lead after two rounds as the weather disrupted AT and T Classic got back on schedule. Starting on the back nine, Byrd fired seven birdies en route to a 12-under total…

French rookie snatches Irish Open lead

Fri May 16, 2008, 07:25 PM

French rookie Michael Lorenzo-Vera opened up a one-shot lead after the second round of the Irish Open here on Friday to confirm the promise he showed on the Challenge Tour in 2007. The 23-year-old from Biarritz carded a second…

Five share lead after weather-disrupted PGA first round

Fri May 16, 2008, 02:24 PM

Five American players remained deadlocked atop the leaderboard after Friday's conclusion of the rain-disputed opening round of the 5.5 million-dollar US PGA AT and T Classic. Of the five atop the leaderboard on six-under 66,…

Five share lead at weather-disrupted AT and T Classic golf

Fri May 16, 2008, 03:16 AM

Five players shared the lead when darkness stopped play in the weather-disrupted first round of the 5.5 million-dollar AT and T Classic. Of the five atop the leaderboard on six-under 66, only veteran Kenny Perry teed off in the…

Sorenstam seizes share of Sybase golf lead

Fri May 16, 2008, 12:34 AM

Annika Sorenstam may be planning her retirement, but she clearly wants to go out with a bang. The Swedish superstar carded a five-under-par 67 to seize a share of the first-round lead in the Sybase Classic on Thursday, alongside…

Indian golf star Singh almost gets an albatross

Thu May 15, 2008, 08:52 PM

Indian star Jeev Milkha Singh came within inches of registering an albatross before saving par from the middle of a bush on his final hole to grab a share of the lead at the Irish Open on Thursday. Singh sits on top of the…

Chen leads in Shanghai golf Championship

Thu May 15, 2008, 12:47 PM

China's Chen Xiaoma shot an opening six-under-par 66 to take a three-shot lead in the Shanghai Championship on Thursday. Yuan Hao and 21-year-old James Yang Wenzhang, runner-up in last year's Buddha Cup, both shot 69 in the…

Sorenstam will retire at end of season

Tue May 13, 2008, 07:33 PM

Annika Sorenstam, who won the 72nd title of her LPGA career on Sunday, will retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season, the 37-year-old Swedish superstar announced here on Tuesday. Sorenstam has won three tournaments this…

Garcia grabs Players Championship golf title with playoff triumph

Mon May 12, 2008, 12:37 AM

Spain's Sergio Garcia parred the dangerous island 17th hole in a playoff to defeat Paul Goydos here Sunday and win the US PGA Players Championship, taking the biggest title of his career. The victory was the first in three years…

Sorenstam strolls to seven-stroke LPGA triumph

Sun May 11, 2008, 08:24 PM

Sweden's Annika Sorenstam fired a five-under par 66 here Sunday to win the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open by seven strokes and capture the 72nd crown of her career. Sorenstam, the former world number one who went winless last year,…

South African Otto edges home in Italian Open

Sun May 11, 2008, 06:24 PM

South Africa's Hennie Otto won the Italian Open here on Sunday to finally get off his European Tour duck but it was not without a nervy ending as he let a five-shot lead dwindle. The 31-year-old Otto only pipped second-placed…

Outsider Goydos leads Players Championship golf

Sun May 11, 2008, 11:12 AM

Paul Goydos, with only one top-25 finish since winning last January in Hawaii, fired a two-under par 70 to seize a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the US PGA Players Championship. Goydos, the only player with three…

Unlikely Goydos leads Players Championship as Sergio fades

Sun May 11, 2008, 02:30 AM

Paul Goydos, with only one top-25 finish since winning last January in Hawaii, fired a two-under par 70 to seize a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the US PGA Players Championship. Goydos, the only player with three…

Sorenstam keeps three-stroke LPGA lead as Ochoa stumbles

Sat May 10, 2008, 09:51 PM

Former world number one Annika Sorenstam outclassed top-ranked Lorena Ochoa in a head-to-head duel Saturday to keeps a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open. Swedish legend Sorenstam, a winner in…

South African Otto leads Italian Open

Sat May 10, 2008, 05:30 PM

South African Hennie Otto shot a third round 63 at the Italian Open on Saturday to lead by four strokes with a day to go, leaving him on course for his first European Tour title. Otto, on a 22-under-par total of 194, could also…

Fujita races ahead at Beijing Open

Sat May 10, 2008, 04:37 PM

Japanese star Hiroyuki Fujita broke away from the chasing pack in the third round at the Beijing Open after firing an even-par 72 under tough conditions on Saturday. The Fukuoka-born leader battled through the wind swept…

Sorenstam seizes lead at LPGA Michelob

Sat May 10, 2008, 02:43 AM

Swedish superstar Annika Sorenstam notched her second straight round without a bogey on Friday to seize a three-shot lead in the 2.2 million-dollar LPGA Michelob Ultra Open. Sorenstam, who notched seven birdies in the first…

Perry seizes one-shot lead at the Players Championship

Sat May 10, 2008, 02:42 AM

Kenny Perry, seeking his first PGA title in almost three years, took a one-stroke lead Friday at the halfway stage of the nine million-dollar Players Championship. Perry posted a two-under 70 at TPC Sawgrass, overcoming windy…

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