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Ogilvy wins by one at golf championship

Mon March 24, 2008, 03:12 PM

Australian Geoff Ogilvy parred his final nine holes on Monday, including a crucial chip-in at the 13th, to win the World Golf Championships CA Championship and end Tiger Woods' seven tournament win streak. Darkness halted…

Ogilvy leads with Tiger five back as play resumes at Doral

Sun March 23, 2008, 09:29 PM

Final-round play at the World Golf Championships CA Championship resumed here Sunday with Australian Geoff Ogilvy leading by four strokes with 16 holes to play and Tiger Woods five back. The 2hr 50min storm interruption left…

Tiger lurks three back of leader Ogilvy as storm stops play

Sat March 22, 2008, 09:15 PM

Tiger Woods lurked three strokes behind leader Geoff Ogilvy of Australia after each had played 11 holes when the World Golf Championships CA Championship third round was halted Saturday. Woods took a bogey at the second and a…

Woods lurking at World Golf Championships event, Ogilvy leads

Sat March 22, 2008, 01:21 AM

Tiger Woods rolled in two eagles en route to a six-under 66 in the second round of the WGC-CA Championship Friday as he goes for his sixth-straight win on the USPGA Tour. Showing no signs of slowing down, Woods made three…

Otto turns on the style in Madeira

Fri March 21, 2008, 09:09 PM

South Africa's Hennie Otto put his lost luggage problems to one side Friday to move stylishly into the lead of the Madeira Islands Open after a rain and wind-lashed second round. Otto, 31, finished on his second consecutive 67…

American Van Pelt leads PGA Puerto Rico Open

Fri March 21, 2008, 01:45 AM

Bo Van Pelt, who is seeking his first USPGA Tour win, fired an 8-under-par 64 in Thursday's first round of the Puerto Rico Open on Thursday. Van Pelt holed nine birdies against one bogey Trump International Golf Club to seize a…

Tiger lurks two back as Ogilvy, Jimenez share early Doral lead

Thu March 20, 2008, 10:25 PM

Three-time defending champion Tiger Woods took a bogey at the 18th hole Thursday to finish on five-under 67 opening round and share fourth during day one of the World Golf Championships CA Championship. World number one Woods, a…

USPGA to make a splash in Puerto Rico

Thu March 20, 2008, 01:31 AM

The Puerto Rico Open, the first full-field USPGA Tour event ever held in the Caribbean island, starts Thursday at Trump International Golf Club. Tom Kite designed the 36 holes at Coco Beach Golf and Country Club, and a portion…

Tiger seeks eighth title in a row, fourth consecutive Doral win

Wed March 19, 2008, 06:47 PM

Tiger Woods is more concerned about preparing his game for next month's Masters than extending his win streak to eight events this week by capturing a title here at Doral for the fourth year in a row. World number one Woods, who…

Golfers Liang, Singh take on Tiger

Wed March 19, 2008, 09:43 AM

A strong Asian cast will aim to end Tiger Woods' amazing winning run at the WGC-CA Championship in Doral starting on Thursday. China's Liang Wenchong, last season's Asian Tour merit champion, leads the region's challenge in the…

Friberg rallies to win Mexico City event

Mon March 17, 2008, 01:32 AM

Sweden's Louise Friberg fired a final round seven-under 65 as she rallied from a 10-shot deficit to capture the LPGA's MasterCard Classic on Sunday. Friberg, of Helsingborg, reached six-under 210 to post a one-stroke victory…

Woods birdies 18 to extend USPGA win streak to five

Sun March 16, 2008, 10:45 PM

Tiger Woods rolled in a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, extending his USPGA Tour win streak to five-consecutive tournaments. The 13-time major winner fired a final round…

Golf: McDowell triumphs in Ballantine's thriller

Sun March 16, 2008, 10:30 AM

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell won the Ballantine's Championship on the third play-off hole after a gripping duel with Jeev Milkha Singh of India on Sunday. McDowell ripped his approach to within two feet for birdie three as…

SKorea's Oh grabs lead in LPGA's Mexico event

Sun March 16, 2008, 03:08 AM

South Korean Ji-Young Oh fired a five-under par 67 here Saturday to seize a two-stroke lead after the second round of the 1.3 million-dollar LPGA MasterCard Classic. Oh's bogey-free round left her on nine-under par 135 after 36…

Tiger fires 66 to roar into share of lead at Palmer's PGA event

Sat March 15, 2008, 10:49 PM

World number one Tiger Woods fired a four-under par 66 here Saturday to leap into a share of the lead with four rivals after three rounds of the 5.8 million-dollar Arnold Palmer Invitational. Woods, who began the round sharing…

Late blunder costs McDowell in golf tournament

Sat March 15, 2008, 09:32 AM

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell dramatically double-bogeyed the last hole to give Jeev Milkha Singh a share of the Ballantine's Championship lead on Saturday. The front-runner, who had successfully held off India's Singh all…

McGill takes lead in Mexico LPGA event

Sat March 15, 2008, 01:35 AM

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa stumbled to a four-over-par 76 in the opening round of the USLPGA MasterCard Classic, putting her in a group of 16 competitors tied for 77th place. Jill McGill fared better over the first round of the 1.3…

Fiji's Singh seizes two-shot lead at Arnold Palmer golf event

Sat March 15, 2008, 12:44 AM

Defending champion Vijay Singh fired a five-under 65 to take the lead after the second round of the USPGA Arnold Palmer Invitational event at the Bay Hill course. The Fijian-Indian reached nine-under 131 and has a two-stroke…

England's Westwood calls for uniform global doping tests

Fri March 14, 2008, 08:56 PM

English golfer Lee Westwood wants the sport's governing bodies to agree upon what drugs are performance-enhancing substances before testing starts July 1. Westwood takes the anti-asthma drug salbutamol that is legal on the US…

DiMarco puts problems behind him

Fri March 14, 2008, 04:12 PM

US star Chris DiMarco found an unusual solution to his problems on Friday -- sticking out his butt. DiMarco, who has only made two of his last 10 cuts, said wife Amy, his caddie this week, told him to push out his posterior for…

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