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Golf: Perry seizes one-shot lead at the Players Championship

Sat May 10, 2008, 02:31 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…

Perry seizes one-shot lead at the Players Championship

Sat May 10, 2008, 12:58 AM

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

Sweden's Karlsson leads Italian Open

Fri May 09, 2008, 07:42 PM

Sweden's Robert Karlsson shot a 61 to lead the Italian Open after Friday's second day when at one point it looked like he may score a first-ever 59 on the European Tour. Karlsson has a two-round total of 129 to lead by two shots…

Fujita on top at Beijing golf open

Fri May 09, 2008, 11:35 AM

Japan's Hiroyuki Fujita fired nine birdies against two dropped shots to grab the second round lead at the Pine Valley Beijing Open with a solid seven-under-par 65 on Friday. With a 12-under-par 132 total, Fujita gained a…

Garcia grabs first-round Players Championship lead

Fri May 09, 2008, 12:53 AM

Spain's Sergio Garcia fired a first-round 66 here to seize the lead in the prestigious Players Championship. Garcia took advantage of ideal morning conditions at the Sawgrass TPC - a course he says reminds him of Valderrama in…

Eight birdies lift McKay to LPGA lead

Fri May 09, 2008, 12:35 AM

Scotland's Mhairi McKay matched her career-best round with an eight-under 63 here to seize a one-shot lead in the 2.2 million-dollar LPGA Michelob Ultra Open. McKay, 33, notched eight birdies in a flawless round that tied the…

Mickelson ready for title defence at Players Championship

Wed May 07, 2008, 10:03 PM

Phil Mickelson returns to defend his Players Championship title on Thursday, saying he expects challenging conditions at TPC Sawgrass for the nine million-dollar tournament. Mickelson came from behind in the final round last…

Kim roars to runaway victory for first PGA triumph

Mon May 05, 2008, 12:45 AM

American Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the US PGA Tour in more than six years, capturing the Wachovia Championship in a rout on Sunday for his first PGA triumph. The 22-year-old Asian-American took the 1.152…

Kim roars to runaway victory for first PGA triumph

Sun May 04, 2008, 10:06 PM

American Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the US PGA Tour in more than six years, capturing the Wachovia Championship in a rout on Sunday for his first PGA triumph. The 22-year-old Asian-American took the 1.152…

Hwang wins Maekung golf open in playoff

Sun May 04, 2008, 09:03 AM

South Korea's Hwang Inn-Choon denied Noh Seung-Yul a place in golf history with a play-off win at the Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Sunday. Hwang parred the play-off hole at the par four 18th while Noh missed his par putt…

Hwang wins Maekung golf open in playoff

Sun May 04, 2008, 08:51 AM

South Korea's Hwang Inn-Choon denied Noh Seung-Yul a place in golf history with a play-off win at the Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Sunday. Hwang parred the play-off hole at the par four 18th while Noh missed his par putt…

Jimenez leads pursuit of history-chasing Garrido

Sat May 03, 2008, 05:24 PM

Ignacio Garrido took another step towards winning the Spanish Open on Saturday, where local favourite Miguel Angel Jimenez made a late victory charge at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. Jimenez, a pre-tournament favourite,…

Creamer defies windy conditions to capture LPGA lead

Sat May 03, 2008, 03:15 AM

American Paula Creamer seized a narrow one-shot lead here Friday with an even-par 71 in the second round of the LPGA SemGroup Championship. Creamer's effort, which included three birdies and three bogeys, gave her a one-under…

Garrido shatters course record to lead in Spanish Open

Fri May 02, 2008, 06:42 PM

Spaniard Ignacio Garrido stole the show at the Spanish Open on Friday with a birdie-littered second round that gave him a commanding four-shot lead at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. Martin Erlandsson had set a new course…

Hee Young Park seizes LPGA lead

Fri May 02, 2008, 05:17 AM

South Korea's Hee Young Park seized the first-round lead the LPGA SemGroup Championship on Thursday as world No.1 Lorena Ochoa was blown off course by difficult windy conditions. Only four players managed sub-par rounds, and…

Toms takes lead after first round of Wachovia Classic

Fri May 02, 2008, 12:45 AM

David Toms, sidelined for more than a month by a back injury, seized a one-shot lead in the first round of the 6.4 million-dollar Wachovia Championship. Toms, the 2003 winner of this event, picked up four shots on his outward…

Erlandsson leads with course record in Seville

Thu May 01, 2008, 07:19 PM

A late charge by Spaniard Jordi Garcia could not stop Sweden's Martin Erlandsson from taking the lead of the Spanish Open with a new course record of seven-under-par 65 on Thursday. Erlandsson started his campaign with a birdie…

Drug testing ruled out at 2008 British golf Open

Tue April 29, 2008, 11:19 AM

Golf's ruling body, the Royal and Ancient Club, has decided against introducing drug tests for players at July's Open at Royal Birkdale because qualifying for the event was already underway. Following a ground-breaking…

Clarke sets sights on Ryder Cup team after China win

Mon April 28, 2008, 06:00 AM

Darren Clarke is desperate to get back into Europe's Ryder Cup team and become a world top-50 player again now that victory in China has got him over a huge mental hurdle following his wife's death. Clarke said his win at the…

Aussie Scott sinks stunning birdie to win playoff, end golf drought

Mon April 28, 2008, 03:31 AM

Australian Adam Scott sank a stunning 48-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole here to defeat American Ryan Moore and win the PGA Byron Nelson Championship. Scott squandered a three-stroke lead when the day began but…

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