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Willis leads Transitions Championship

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:30:03 GMT

Defending champion Retief Goosen, Jonathan Byrd, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, 2005 winner Carl Pettersson and Jeff Maggert, who got into the field on Thursday when Vijay Singh withdrew, are knotted in second place at four-under 67.

"I was debating whether to go on ahead and come on over and I just took the late flight last night," said Maggert.

Dougherty takes early lead in Morocco

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:33:51 GMT

Dougherty, who played the par-73 Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, made five birdies and an eagle on the back nine to climb atop the leaderboard.

Five more players posted a 66, but four of them played the par-72 Blue course. Ireland's Peter Lawrie, Italy's Francesco Molinari, Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez, and Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti all trailed Dougherty by a shot at six-under par.

Back injury forces Singh to withdraw

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:48 GMT

Singh was set to tee off with defending champion Retief Goosen and reigning U.S. Open winner Lucas Glover in a morning threesome.

He was replaced in the field by three-time PGA Tour winner Jeff Maggert.

Golf still the biggest priority for Tiger

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:34:21 GMT

It's been my contention all along that he wouldn't miss Augusta. Perhaps I'm a tad jaded in my outlook on life, but I couldn't see Tiger missing a major championship.

Score one for the bald guy.

Els back in top 10 of world rankings

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:20:53 GMT

1 back into the top 10 of this week's world golf rankings.

Els' win at Doral moved the three-time major winner up 12 spots to No. 8 this week.

Tiger to make return at the Masters

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:33 GMT

Woods made a statement Tuesday, saying he will end his self-imposed hiatus from the game at the year's first major championship, set for April 8-11 at Augusta National in Georgia.

"The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect," Woods said in a statement on his personal website. "After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta." Woods has not played a tour event in 2010, taking time off to concentrate on his personal life in the aftermath of the car accident last Thanksgiving weekend that led to revelations of marital infidelity.

Lamely rallies for first PGA Tour title

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:08:43 GMT

Lamely, who won for the first time on the PGA Tour, completed the event at 19- under-par 269.

The win was history-making too.

Farmers Insurance signs four-year extension for San Diego event

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:57:52 GMT

Farmers was the title sponsor for the first time earlier this year when Ben Crane fended off Michael Sim, Brandt Snedeker and Marc Leishman by a single stroke.

"We're absolutely delighted that Farmers, based upon its positive experience with the 2010 tournament, has agreed to continue as title sponsor over the next four years," stated PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem. "Farmers Insurance did such an outstanding job of becoming fully engaged with the tournament on such short notice and in maximizing its role as title sponsor. We now look forward to working with Farmers Insurance on a long-term basis along with the host organization, the Century Club of San Diego, to continue the growth and local impact of the Farmers Insurance Open." Buick

Tseng No. 6 after winning in Australia

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:53 GMT

In fact, the top nine remained unchanged from last week as Lorena Ochoa stayed put at No. 1 and was trailed by Jiyai Shin, Ai Miyazato, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Tseng, Anna Nordqvist, Karrie Webb and Michelle Wie.

Angela Stanford and Paula Creamer exchanged places with Stanford up to 10th. In-Kyung Kim remained No. 12, while Nos. 13-18 were also unchanged with Na Yeon Choi, Song Hee Kim, Sakura Yokomine, Catriona Matthew, Shinobu Moromizato and Chie Arimura following In-Kyung Kim.

This Week in Golf - March 18th through March 21st

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:06:50 GMT

Goosen closed with a one-under 70 in the final round last year, which was good for a one-stroke victory over Charles Howell III and Brett Quigley. It marked the two-time U.S.

Open champion's first PGA Tour win since the 2005 International.

Streelman carries 3-shot lead into final round

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:39:40 GMT

Streelman made five birdies in 11 holes when the third round resumed in the morning after being suspended Sunday night due to darkness. His bogey-free 64 gave him a 17-under 199.

Steve Wheatcroft (67), Kris Banks (67) and Chad Collins (68) were tied for second place at 14-under 202 after the third round.

World Cup of Golf to become biennial event

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:35:15 GMT

The decision to hold the team event only in odd years follows a vote last year by the IOC to add golf to the Olympic program beginning in 2016.

The 28-team competition will also get a new home in 2011, moving to the Mission Hills course on China's Hainan Island. It was played at the Mission Hills course in Shenzhen, China, the last three years.

Streelman, Collins share lead in Puerto Rico

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:32:27 GMT

Rain delays the first two days pushed everything back, as the second round was finally completed earlier Sunday.

The third round got underway with Collins in the final group. He was two-under through five holes, while Streelman was three-under through seven; the pair share the lead at minus-12.

Els fends off Schwartzel for second WGC crown

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:53:21 GMT

Els, who earned his second WGC title, completed the event at 18-under-par 270. He missed Phil Mickelson's tournament scoring record by a single stroke.

The win for Els was his 17th on the PGA Tour and 25th on the European Tour.

Taiwan's Tseng wins Women's Australian Open

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:24:03 GMT

The two-time LPGA Tour winner finished four rounds on the Commonwealth course at nine-under 283, beating 2009 winner Laura Davies of England by three strokes.

A change to her putting grip helped Tseng produce a bogey-free round -- her first sub-70 score of the week. The world No. 6 collected seven birdies on the day, including four in her last six holes.

Record-setting Ruangkit wins European Seniors event

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:21:55 GMT

Ruangkit finished three rounds on the Royal Gems course at 21-under 195, the lowest score in European Senior Tour history by three shots.

He won the tournament by 11 shots, the largest winning margin in tour history by two strokes.

Chad Collins leads in Puerto Rico

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:01:54 GMT

Collins is six-under par through 11 holes of his second round and is in first place at nine-under par at Trump International Golf Club.

The second round was suspended due to darkness as this tournament tries to catch up from two days of disastrous weather.

Els and Schwartzel share first at Doral

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:39:31 GMT

Els, the second-round leader, managed a two-under 70 at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral, while Schwartzel, the first-round leader, fired a five-under 67 on Saturday. The pair is knotted at 12-under 204.

Padraig Harrington, like Els, a three-time major winner, bogeyed the Blue Monster 18th on Saturday. That hiccup cost him a share of the lead, but his five-under 67 has him alone in third at minus-11.

Weather woes remain at Puerto Rico Open

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:02:07 GMT

Rain continued to pose a problem at the Trump International course, which has seen more than a foot of the wet stuff since last weekend.

Skip Kendall reached five-under par through his first nine holes to take a one-shot lead over two players, but only half of the field had even teed off following two stop-and-start days.

Els moves ahead at rainy CA Championship

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:25 GMT

Els, a three-time major winner, finished 36 holes at 10-under 134 and is one stroke clear of Robert Allenby, whose second-round 67 included an ace, an eagle, six birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey.

Much like Thursday, heavy winds were the story. Officials moved Friday's tee times up in anticipation of forecasted storms, and they almost got the round in without a major incident.

Report: Woods took pain medication day before crash

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:27:28 GMT

Investigative records obtained by the newspaper from the Florida Highway Patrol paint a clearer picture of the moments following Woods' Nov. 27 car crash, which touched off allegations and then an admission that the golfer was unfaithful to his wife.

The paperwork, according to the Sentinel, says that Elin Woods was not allowed to ride in the ambulance with her husband because the crew believed it was a domestic violence case.

Big buzz on Amen Corner: Woods reportedly to return at Masters

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:44:32 GMT

Refuting an earlier New York Post report that targeted Woods' return at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks, FOXSports.com led a pack of media outlets pointing to a season debut at Augusta National instead, where Woods would be playing for the first time since the fall of 2009.

A source close to Palmer told FOXSports.com earlier Thursday that they had not heard anything about the possibility of Woods teeing up at Bay Hill, a course Woods loves, in a tournament he has won six times -- including last year.

Schwartzel finds himself alone in front at Doral

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:56 GMT

Schwartzel braved tough, windy conditions at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral for the first-round advantage, when every other leader got tripped up by the famed Blue Monster 18th hole.

First up was Robert Allenby, who reached eight-under, but bogeyed three in a row from the 15th. At the last, Allenby found a greenside bunker and nearly blasted his ball into the water.

Puerto Rico Open washed out by heavy rain

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:45:52 GMT

Only 18 players in a full PGA Tour field teed off before play was suspended at 7:19 a.m. local time.

After a six-hour delay, the decision was made to postpone the round for the day.

Report: Woods working with Fleischer on return

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:38:56 GMT

In a story Thursday, the Post credits "two sources in the golf community" with information that Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary to President George W. Bush, is working with Woods on a game plan on how to return to the tour.

That return appears to be at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks.