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Austin surges to victory at St. Jude golf event

Mon June 11, 2007, 06:01 AM

American Woody Austin posted his third career USPGA Tour win, firing a final-round, eight-under-par 62 Sunday to win the six million dollar St. Jude Championship by five strokes. Austin's heroics ruined Australian Adam Scott's…

Australia's Scott takes three stroke lead at St. Jude golf event

Sun June 10, 2007, 06:07 AM

Australian Adam Scott opened a three-shot lead over Americans David Toms and Brian Gay after Saturday's third round of the six million dollar PGA St. Jude Championship. Scott shot a two-under 68 Saturday and moved to nine-under…

South Korean rookie Min leads LPGA event

Sun June 10, 2007, 12:37 AM

Teenager Na On Min is the third-round leader in the McDonald's LPGA Championship after she shot a dynamic seven-under-par 65 at Bulle Rock Golf Course. The 18-year-old South Korean rookie does not even hold a full card for the…

Australian Green leads in Austria

Sat June 09, 2007, 09:35 PM

Australia's Richard Green held on to the lead in the BA-CA golf tournament at Fontana Golf Club, Austria, on Saturday though England's Richard McEvoy is in second place three shots back. Green shot a four-under-par 67 for a…

Golfer Daly says wife attacked him with a knife

Sat June 09, 2007, 03:39 AM

John Daly's chaotic personal life put golf in the back seat again on Friday, when the popular player said his wife, Sherrie, had attacked him with a steak knife. Daly, who showed up for the second round of the six million-dollar…

Norway's Pettersen seizes LPGA Championship lead

Sat June 09, 2007, 01:37 AM

Norway's Suzann Pettersen fired a second-round 67 on Friday to seize a one-stroke lead over Australian Karrie Webb in the two million-dollar LPGA Championship. Pettersen nabbed five of her seven birdies on the back nine as she…

Aussie Green takes lead in Austria

Fri June 08, 2007, 06:52 PM

Australia's Richard Green shot to the top of the leaderboard following the second round of the BA-CA golf tournament on Friday after shooting a 65. Green led by a shot from Sweden's Martin Erlandsson, who added a 68 to his…

Scott, Jacobson share first-round golf lead in Memphis

Fri June 08, 2007, 05:49 AM

Australian Adam Scott and Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson shared the first-round lead Thursday in a wind-whipped six million-dollar St. Jude Championship. Jacobson defied winds that gusted more than 30 miles per hour to hole five…

England's Storm leads in Austria

Thu June 07, 2007, 06:40 PM

England's Graeme Storm was leading after the first round of the BA-CA golf tournament at Fontana Golf Club, Austria, here on Thursday following an upturn in fortunes. The former British Amateur champion had failed to make the…

Ochoa seeks first major triumph at LPGA championship

Thu June 07, 2007, 05:21 AM

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa will try again to fill the major gap in her resume when she challenges for the McDonald's LPGA Championship that starts here on Thursday. Ochoa, the 2006 player of the year who seized the world No. 1…

US Open hopefuls tune up at St. Jude golf classic

Thu June 07, 2007, 04:42 AM

Six of the top 12 players in the world, their eyes already on the US Open at Oakmont next week, are on hand at the six million-dollar St. Jude Championship that starts here Thursday. Tiger Woods is absent, preferring to take his…

Chawalit aims to conquer Bangkok Airways golf Open

Wed June 06, 2007, 11:26 AM

Defending champion Chawalit Plaphol is hoping for a return to glory at the Bangkok Airways Open which tees off Thursday on the notorious Santiburi Samui Country Club course. Chawalit, with two titles in Asia, has found the right…

Mickelson withdraws from St. Jude Championship golf

Wed June 06, 2007, 05:22 AM

Three-time major championship winner Phil Mickelson announced on Tuesday that he has withdrawn from the PGA St. Jude Championship in Memphis with a wrist injury. The American expects to be ready for the US Open at Oakmont next…

What a difference a year makes for impending father Tiger Woods

Wed June 06, 2007, 03:30 AM

With the birth of a new baby expected in July, Tiger Woods is in a much happier frame of mind than he ever anticipated he would be at this same time last year. "This year is totally different," Woods said Monday. "From losing a…

Castrale edges Ochoa in playoff for LPGA victory

Mon June 04, 2007, 02:22 AM

Nicole Castrale parred the first playoff to edge world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa Sunday in the 2.6 million-dollar LPGA Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Castrale erased a three-shot deficit, firing a final-round 71 that included…

Flashy finish lifts Aussie Pampling ahead by three at Memorial golf

Sun June 03, 2007, 05:29 AM

Australia's Rod Pampling fired his second consecutive four-under par 68 here Saturday to grab a three-stroke lead over Adam Scott and Sean O'Hair after three rounds of the PGA Memorial tournament. Despite starting 2 1/2 hours…

Dredge eyes home win in Wales Open

Sat June 02, 2007, 08:29 PM

Bradley Dredge is the joint leader of the Wales Open heading into the final round as he bids to become the first home winner of the tournament here at Celtic Manor. "I really want to win this," said 33-year-old Welshman Dredge…

Mexico's Ochoa grabs lead at Ginn Tribute golf

Sat June 02, 2007, 03:22 AM

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa fired a five-under-par 67 on Friday to surge into the lead after second round of the 2.2 million dollar LPGA Ginn Tribute. Following up an opening-round 68, Ochoa carded five birdies in her bogey-free round…

Vibe-Hastrup springs Welsh surprise

Fri June 01, 2007, 10:26 PM

Mads Vibe-Hastrup suprisingly topped the leaderboard after the second round of the Welsh Open on Friday as favourite Retief Goosen and defending champion Robert Karlsson crashed out. Vibe-Hastrup scored a career-best 63 to reach…

Scotland's Lawrie joint leader in Wales Open

Thu May 31, 2007, 09:12 PM

Scotland's Paul Lawrie, Europe's last winner of a Major title, was a joint leader after the first round of the EPGA Wales Open at Celtic Manor on Thursday. The 38-year-old from Aberdeen began the event with a four under par 65…

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