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Taylor takes lead at Turning Stone Resort Championship
Vaughn Taylor shot his second straight round of 67 to take a one shot lead at the Turning Stone Resort Championship at Atunyote Golf Club in Verona, New York. Taylor made birdies on the third and fifth holes to get off to a solid start. Things picked up with three straight birdies on the eighth, [...]
Moodie leads Navistar LPGA Classic
Janice Moodie shot an eight-under par, 64, to lead the Navistar LPGA Classic after the first round of play at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill. Fourteen-year-old amateur Alexis Thompson is in second place at eight-under par. Moodie was bogey-free in the first round. She started on the 10th hole and made birdies [...]
Petrovic, Olson tied at Turning Stone Resort Championship
Tim Petrovic and Leif Olson shot 66 to lead the Turning Stone Resort Championship at Atunyote Golf Club in Verona, New York. Braving cold weather in upstate New York, the pair lead the field by one shot. Petrovic started on the back nine and, after two pars, made five birdies on the side. After the [...]
Gustafson edges Ochoa to win CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge
Sophie Gustafson went wire-to-wire to win the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge by three shots over Lorena Ochoa. The pair were tied at the start of the round with Gustafson shooting a three-under par, 69, to Ochoa’s even-par, 72. Gustafson took sole possession of the lead with a birdie on the first hole and never looked back. [...]
Mickelson wins TOUR Championship; Tiger takes FedEx Cup
Phil Mickelson won THE TOUR Championship with a final round 65 at East Lake Golf Club to finish three shots better than Tiger Woods, who finished as the points leader in the PGA TOUR Playoffs to take home his second FedEx Cup and $10 million payday. Mickelson, who has battled through a tough year off [...]
Ochoa, Gustafson tied at CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge
Lorena Ochoa moved into a tie for the lead with Sophie Gustafson heading into the final round of the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge at Blackhawk Country Club in California. Ochoa shot a bogey-free 65 in the third round to get to 16-under par for the week. Ochoa made birdies on the fifth and sixth holes to [...]
Perry takes lead at TOUR Championship
Kenny Perry shot 64 in the third round of THE TOUR Championship at East Lake Country Club to take a two shot lead over Tiger Woods heading into the final round. Woods is still in prime position to win the FedEx Cup as Steve Stricker, who is in second place in the points standings, is [...]
Gustafson leads CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge; Ochoa one back
Sophie Gustafson shot a three-under par, 69, to stay on top of the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge leaderboard at Blackhawk Country Club in California. She leads Lorena Ochoa, Maria Hjorth and Shanshan Feng by one shot heading into the weekend. Gustafson started the day with birdie and added two more at the fourth and ninth holes. [...]
Woods leads THE TOUR Championship
Tiger Woods shot 68 in the second round of THE TOUR Championship at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, Georgia to lead the final PGA TOUR Playoff event by one shot over Padraig Harrington and Sean O’Hair. Woods, who leads the FedEx Cup points race, started the day with four pars before carding his first [...]
Gustafson leads CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge
Sophie Gustafson shot 65 to lead the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge at Blackhawk Country Club by two shots after the first round. Gustafson started on the 10th hole and made her first birdie on the 11th. After a bogey at the 14th hole pulled her back to even-par, Gustafson finished off the side with birdies on [...]
O’Hair leads TOUR Championship, Woods one back
Sean O’Hair got the final FedEx Cup event off to a great start shooting 66 in the opening round of THE TOUR Championship at East Lake Country Club to hold a one-shot lead over Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink. O’Hair started with consecutive birdies on the third and fourth holes, adding birdies on [...]
Choi wins Samsung World Championship
Na Yeon Choi grabbed her first LPGA Tour victory at the Samsung World Championship with a birdie on the final hole to edge Ai Miyazato by one shot. Choi seemed to be running away with the tournament after an eagle on the par-5, sixth hole, put the second-year LPGA player at 19-under par with a [...]
Choi leads by two at Samsung World Championship
Na Yeon Choi shot a personal best 63 to take a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines South Course. Choi started the round with par but then made three straight birdies. She added birdies on the sixth, eighth and ninth holes to finish the front side [...]
Shin leads Samsung World Championship, Ochoa one back
Jiyai Shin shot a three-under par, 69, on Torrey Pines South Course to lead the Samsung World Championship by one shot over Lorena Ochoa and Ai Miyazato. Shin, who currently leads the LPGA Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year races, made four birdies on the front nine, countered by two bogeys. She [...]
Shin, Kim tied at Samsung World Championship
Jiyai Shin kept her momentum from last week’s win to shoot a 66 in the opening round of the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines. Shin is tied with Song-Hee Kim at six-under par, one shot better than Lorena Ochoa and Sophie Gustafson. Shin rebounded quickly from a bogey on the first hole with three [...]
Playoff win for Shin at P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship
Jiyai Shin grabbed her third win of the 2009 LPGA season with a playoff victory at the P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship. Shin shot 64 in the final round to tie Sun Young Yoo and Angela Stanford at nine-under par. Shin, Stanford and Yoo made birdies on the first playoff hole. Yoo missed a chip [...]
Woods cruises to victory, regains FedEx Cup lead
Tiger Woods was not challenged in the final round of the BMW Championship, shooting 68 on Sunday to win by eight shots over Jim Furyk and Marc Leishman. Woods made a bogey at the fifth hole but carded birdies on the seventh and ninth holes, with an eagle on the 15th. He regains the lead [...]
Kim leads P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship
Song-Hee Kim shot 68 in the second round of the P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club to take a two shot lead over Angela Stanford heading into the final round. Kim, after two pars to start, made her only bogey of the day on the third hole. She would finish the front [...]
Woods, Wilson tied at BMW Championship
Tiger Woods and Mark Wilson are tied for the lead at the PGA TOUR Playoffs BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. Woods, who last won at Cog Hill in 2008, followed an opening round 68 with a 67 in the second round. After a bogey on the first hole, Woods didn’t make [...]
Gal’s 64 leads P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship
Sandra Gal shot 64 in the opening round of the P&G beauty NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club to hold a one-shot lead over Song-Hee Kim. Gal started the day with three straight birdies. After her only bogey of the day at the fourth hole, Gal made birdies on the seventh, 12th and 15th [...]
Pettersen wins CN Canadian Women’s Open
Suzann Pettersen wins for the first time on the LPGA since 2007, a 44 tournament drought, with a dominant, five-shot victory at the CN Canadian Women’s Open. Pettersen shot a one-under par, 70, to beat five players tied at 10-under par. Pettersen was even-par through nine holes, carding bogeys on the second and eighth holes [...]
Furyk, O’Hair lead Deutsche Bank Championship
Jim Furyk and Sean O’Hair are tied at 12-under par after two rounds of play of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. The second leg of the PGA TOUR Playoffs quest for the FedEx Cup has 10 players within three shots of the leaders with points leader Tiger Woods tied for 28th place at [...]
Pettersen in control at Canadian Women’s Open
Suzann Pettersen shot 66 in the third round of the CN Canadian Women’s Open to take a five shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club. Pettersen, who is looking for her first win of the 2009 season, made her only bogey of the day at the third hole. [...]
Pettersen, Kim lead Canadian Women’s Open
Suzann Pettersen shot 68 and Song-Hee Kim fired 62 to lead the CN Canadian Women’s Open after two rounds at the Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club. The pair lead Lorena Ochoa and Catriona Matthew by one shot heading into the weekend. Pettersen started the round on the 10th hole and birdied the first three [...]
Five tied at Navisar LPGA Classic