This Week In Golf

Van de Velde Quits Full-Time Golf, Will Play Maximum Of 12 Events (AHN) (AHN) - Jean Van de Velde said Tuesday he is quitting full-time golf starting next season to concentrate more on his family and rest his ailing knee. - Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:57:20 GMT […]

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Kuchar, Turnesa Co-Leaders At Timberlake Golf Event (AHN) (AHN) - Matt Kuchar has shot two rounds of 63, while Marc Turnesa has a 62 and 64 to forge a two-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals Open in Las Vegas. - Fri, 17 Oct […]

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On 3rd heart, Compton needs comeback to qualify (AP)

Erik Compton will need another comeback if he hopes to qualify for the PGA Tour. Compton, a two-time heart transplant recipient who received special permission from the PGA Tour to use a golf cart and to continue taking banned anti-rejection […]

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Manley Has Clubhouse Lead At Portugal; Monty Misses Cut (AHN) (AHN) - Stuart Manley of Wales continues to lead the Portugal Masters, firing a 4-under 68 Friday for an 11-under for the tournament. - Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:03:35 GMT
Kuchar, Turnesa Co-Leaders At Timberlake Golf Event […]

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Welshman Manley Leads Three Others At Portugal Masters (AHN) (AHN) - Stuart Manley held a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s first round at the Portugal Masters, drilling a 7-under 65 to steer clear of three others who are tied for second place. - Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:55:07 GMT […]

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Furyk Edges Harrington To Rule PGA Grand Slam (AHN) (AHN) - Jim Furyk gave Padraig Harrington a sizzling eagle to watch in the first playoff hole, and the American ruled the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Wednesday in Bermuda. - Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:24:16 GMT […]

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DiMarco surges after nine underCHRIS DiMarco fired a nine-under par 63 to move within one stroke of leader Marc Turnesa after the third round of the Shriners Hospital Open in Las Vegas.
Scotland wins Eisenhower Trophy (AP) Callum Macaulay’s 1-under 72 anchored Scotland to its first World Amateur Team Golf […]

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Three-way tie for lead at Administaff Classic (PA SportsTicker) Bernhard Langer, Lonnie Nielsen and Brad Bryant are in a three-way tie for the lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the $1.7 million Administaff Small Business Classic.
Pressel tied for lead at […]

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Uncle of PGA star Camilo Villegas killed in robbery attempt (PA SportsTicker) MANIZALES, Colombia (Ticker) - The uncle of Colombian golfer Camilo Villegas was shot and killed in a robbery on Saturday.
Golf-Karlsson shares lead as lightning halts play in Portugal (Reuters) […]

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Welshman Manley Leads Three Others At Portugal Masters (AHN) (AHN) - Stuart Manley held a one-stroke lead after Thursday’s first round at the Portugal Masters, drilling a 7-under 65 to steer clear of three others who are tied for second place. - Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:55:07 GMT […]

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Price Leads After Three Rounds Of Senior Players Championship (AHN) (AHN) - Nick Price took a one-shot lead over D.A. Weibring after the third round of the Senior Players Championship Saturday. - Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:29:56 GMT
Norway's Pettersen seizes lead at Kapalua Classic golf (AFP) […]

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Schwartzel Shakes Off Ailment; Shares Lead With Fraser At Madrid Masters (AHN) (AHN) - An ailing Charl Schwartzel of South Africa managed a 7-under 64 Friday to share a two-shot lead at the second-round of the Madrid Masters with Australia’s Marcus Fraser. - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:58:45 GMT […]

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Ballesteros undergoes surgerySPANISH golf legend Seve Ballesteros has undergone an operation to remove a brain tumour, and is now in stable condition, a Madrid hospital said Wednesday.
Fresh surgery for BallesterosSEVE Ballesteros’ state of health has worsened, with the Spanish golf legend undergoing fresh surgery to ease a build-up of fluid in the brain, the Madrid […]

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Ochoa, Sorenstam headline field at Kapalua (PA SportsTicker) LAHAINI, Hawaii (Ticker) - The world’s top two players, Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam, highlight the field this week at the inaugural Kapalua LPGA Classic.
McNeill to defend title at Las Vegas PGA Tour […]

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Hot? Phil Mickelson. Not? Tiger Woods. Hot

Harrington, Furyk lead Grand Slam of Golf TUCKER’S TOWN, Bermuda(AP) Padraig Harrington and Jim Furyk shot 2-under 68s and were tied for the after the first round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Tuesday.

Ben Curtis and Brandt Snedeker to play World Cup in China (AP) […]

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Furyk wins Grand Slam titleAMERICAN Jim Furyk eagled the first playoff hole on Wednesday to defeat Ireland’s Padraig Harrington and win the 26th PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Bermuda to host Grand Slam for next 2 years TUCKER’S TOWN, Bermuda (AP) — The Grand Slam of Golf will be based in Bermuda for the next two […]

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Golf-Ogilvy hopeful Australian Open will survive tough times (Reuters) Australia’s former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy arrived home on Tuesday hoping to rekindle interest in one of the world’s oldest golf tournaments.
No Has-’Ben’; Crenshaw Takes One-Stroke Lead At Senior Player’s Championship […]

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Golfers play through as flames burn nearby (AP) Some golfers just keep right on playing, even as a wildfire rages in the mountains above them. A fire broke out Monday morning in the Santa Susana Mountains overlooking the course at Porter Valley Country Club. Then strong winds arrived, and […]

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Korea's Kim claims first LPGA triumph (AFP) South Korean 20-year-old Kim In-Kyung birdied the last two holes in the final round to win the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge by three strokes over American Angela Stanford.
In-Kyung Kim wins Longs Drugs Challenge (AP) […]

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Golf Capsules (AP) Zach Johnson won the Texas Open on Sunday for his fourth PGA Tour title, following his third-round 62 with a 64 for a two-stroke victory over Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson and Tim Wilkinson. Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion who entered the week with only one top-10 […]

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TARGET WORLD CHALLENGE, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California - Tiger Woods returns from the longest break of his career this week to play at a tournament he has won three times before.
The Target World Challenge features an elite 16-player field that boasts 15 of the top 56 golfers in the world, […]

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Woody Austin finished 36 holes at 20- under-par 124.
Naples, FL - Woody Austin and Mark Calcavecchia teamed for a 12-under 60 in Saturday’s better-ball format to move into sole possession of the lead after the second round of the Merrill Lynch Shootout.
Austin and […]

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EUROPEAN TOUR
ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP, Leopard Creek Golf Club, Mpumalanga, South Africa - The European Tour moves to South Africa for the next two events before taking a three-week break over the holidays.

Ernie Els has won the Alfred Dunhill Championship four times.

First up is the Alfred Dunhill Championship, where Alvaro Quiros flew by South African […]

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Trevor Immelman moved up two spots to 19th.
Philadelphia, PA - Trevor Immelman’s win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City on Sunday moved the South African into the top 20 of this week’s Official World Golf Rankings.
Immelman moved up two to […]

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PGA TOUR
PGA TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, Orange County National (Crooked Cat and Panther Lake), Winter Garden, Florida -The PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is one of the most grueling events in golf, played out over six days beginning on Wednesday.

George McNeill won by five shots at 23-under 409, last year.

The low 25 finishers and […]

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The United States pair of Heath Slocum (L) and Boo Weekley (R) finished 36 holes at 14-under-par 130.
Shenzhen, China - The United States pair of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum combined for a three-under 69 in Friday’s foursomes to remain atop the leaderboard after the second […]

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The United States duo of Boo Weekley (r) and Heath Slocum (l) combined for seven birdies and two eagles in the first round.
Shenzhen, China  - The United States duo of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum combined for an 11-under 61 in the first round of the World Cup […]

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EUROPEAN TOUR
MASTERCARD MASTERS, Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia - The European Tour heads down under this week for the MasterCard Masters.

Michael Campbell tops a field loaded with Australians and New Zealanders.

The event is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia and will be part of the European Tour’s schedule […]

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Lorena Ochoa shot a four-under
68 on Sunday to win the ADT Championship by two strokes.
West Palm Beach, FL  - Lorena Ochoa finished off her sensational 2007 season with a $1 million payday.
The Mexican star shot a four-under 68 on Sunday […]

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Paula Creamer finished with a four-under 68 to close out a commanding eight-stroke win.
Semmes, AL - There was not much doubt in the outcome of the LPGA Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
Paula Creamer entered the round with a six-stroke lead and her cushion never […]

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