PGA Tour
IRVING, Texas -- Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
Unlike the first round, Bradley didn't set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead.
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Rickie Fowler came close to winning his first PGA Tour title last year at the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.
He's hoping a different site will bring a different result.
"There's some unfinished business," said Fowler, the U.S. Ryder Cup player decked out in a purple shirt and white pants.
13 Oct 2010 - 5:07pm - 0 Comments
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Tiger Woods will join two major champions and at least a dozen players from both Ryder Cup teams in his Chevron World Challenge in December at Sherwood Country Club.
Still to be determined is whether the All-Star field will be without the No.
12 Oct 2010 - 10:10pm - 0 Comments
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About all anyone can say with certainty about No. 1 in the world is that it won’t be Tiger Woods at the end of October.
It won’t be Phil Mickelson, either.
Lee Westwood hobbled home from the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews to rest his calf injury.
12 Oct 2010 - 5:58pm - 0 Comments
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It’s going to take a lot more money to stay on the PGA Tour this year.
Blame some of that on Tiger Woods.
Woods has gone over $10 million in earnings three of the last five years.
12 Oct 2010 - 5:52pm - 0 Comments
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Matt Kuchar is virtually a lock to win the Vardon Trophy for the lowest adjusted scoring average. He tied for 25th last week at the McGladrey Classic with a 7-under 273, lowering his average to 69.57.
12 Oct 2010 - 5:49pm - 0 Comments
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Johnson Wagner already is resigned to going back to Q-School just two years after winning the Shell Houston Open. His hope is that expecting the worst can lead to a change for the better.
Wagner was forced into a five-week break when he failed to qualify for the FedExCup playoffs.
12 Oct 2010 - 5:43pm - 0 Comments
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A late win gives Heath Slocum an early start next year.
Slocum was among those at last week’s McGladrey Classic who faces the least amount of pressure in the Fall Series. He already is exempt after winning The Barclays last year.
12 Oct 2010 - 5:37pm - 0 Comments
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Lee Westwood is not yet certain to dethrone Tiger Woods as the world’s top-ranked player later this month. Martin Kaymer could deny him.
Although the Official World Golf Rankings’ rolling two-year formula guaratees that Westwood will overtake Tiger Woods on Oct.
11 Oct 2010 - 5:11pm - 2 Comments
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Heath Slocum values winning against anybody, anywhere, on any tour.
He was tied for the lead Sunday in the PGA Tour's inaugural McGladrey Classic, his ball just off the back of the 16th green, 60 feet from the hole.
10 Oct 2010 - 5:18pm - 0 Comments
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No matter what golf course Heath Slocum is playing, his formula for winning doesn't change. He tries to keep it in the short grass and make as many putts as he can.
And no matter who else is playing, his desire to win isn't any different, either.
9 Oct 2010 - 5:15pm - 0 Comments
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David Toms shot a 4-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Joe Durant in the McGladrey Classic, the second of the PGA Tour's five Fall Series events.
8 Oct 2010 - 5:36pm - 0 Comments
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Matt Kuchar couldn't stifle a yawn when he walked out of the scoring trailer. Zach Johnson couldn't remember which side of the Atlantic Ocean he was on, except for the warm sunshine at Sea Island.
7 Oct 2010 - 6:25pm - 0 Comments
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Paula Creamer is greeted by a comforting sight every time she walks into her kitchen: the U.S. Women’s Open trophy.
6 Oct 2010 - 6:36pm - 0 Comments
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Bill Haas had to overcome some nerves and five bogeys in the final round to win the Viking Classic by three strokes on Sunday in the opening event in the PGA Tour's Fall Series.
He opened the round with a bogey on the first hole and had four on the back nine, including the par-5 18th.
3 Oct 2010 - 6:25pm - 0 Comments
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Bill Haas shot a 3-under 69 to take a four-stroke lead at the Viking Classic on Saturday, overcoming three bogeys and a double bogey after playing error free in the first two rounds of the first event in the PGA Tour's Fall Series.
"Pretty erratic, I'd say," Haas said.
Haas, who had a share of
2 Oct 2010 - 5:49pm - 0 Comments
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Brendon de Jonge used a fast early start to shoot his second straight 66 on Friday at the Viking Classic, then sat back and waited to see whether anyone could catch him.
Bill Haas answered the challenge with another 66, joining de Jonge at 12 under after two rounds.
1 Oct 2010 - 5:23pm - 0 Comments
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Arjun Atwal, Bill Lunde, Ken Duke, Brett Quigley and Bill Haas all took advantage of great early conditions to share the lead at 6-under 66 after the first round of the Viking Classic on Thursday.
30 Sep 2010 - 6:45pm - 0 Comments
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The $648,000 winner’s purse is just one of many reasons attracting 131 players to the Viking Classic.
For many players who will tee it up Thursday morning in the kickoff of the PGA Tour’s Fall Series, a win -- or at least a big enough purse -- can mean the difference between another year on the
29 Sep 2010 - 6:51pm - 0 Comments
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Matt Kuchar earned a $3 million consolation prize on Sunday to go some way toward making him feel better after struggling at East Lake.
Kuchar came into the Tour Championship as the top seed, knowing he was assured of claiming the FedExCup and a $10 million prize if he won the season-ending event
26 Sep 2010 - 7:15pm - 0 Comments
