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4 Americans to qualify for British Open in Texas May 20, 2013 PLANO, Texas (AP) — Americans Josh Teater, Scott Brown Johnson Wagner and Bud Cauley qualified for the British Open on Monday at the international final qualifying at Gleneagles Country Club Queens Course. The 34-year-old Teater shot rounds of 64 and 69 to take medalist honors. He has never played in a major... Read More
Game of life: Charles Inglish piloted gliders during World War II May 20, 2013 A farewell to people with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience: *Charles Inglish was a World War II veteran who piloted glider aircraft in the European theater. Years before flying the 12th glider into Normandy on D-Day in June 1944, Inglish starred in golf and basketball. The Sapulpa High School... Read More
Just say 'no' to make-up between Woods, Garcia May 20, 2013 BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Tiger Woods has a quick answer — "No" — as to whether he plans to make amends with Sergio Garcia. Woods was at Congressional Country Club near Washington, D.C., on Monday to look ahead to next month's AT&T National, which benefits his charitable foundation. He's also planning for the... Read More
Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial May 20, 2013 DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard. Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play... Read More
Bae wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour title May 20, 2013 IRVING, Texas (AP) — Sang-Moon Bae led by four strokes in the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship when his tee shot at the ninth hole went way left. After getting to his ball, Bae hit a high-arcing shot over the trees in front of him, clearing the green and apparently going into the water — nobody... Read More
Giulia Molinaro wins first Symetra Tour title May 19, 2013 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Giulia Molinaro won the Friends of Mission Charity Classic on Sunday for first Symetra Tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 for a five-stroke victory. Molinaro, the former Arizona State player from Italy, had a 13-under 203 total at the Country Club of Asheville. She earned $15,000. "I... Read More
Golf Capsules May 19, 2013 IRVING, Texas (AP) — Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead. The 26-year-old South Korean closed with a 1-under 69 to finish at 13-under 267. Bradley was trying to become the Nelson's first... Read More
Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic May 19, 2013 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title. "It was fun there at the end, because Jennifer was making putts and I don't think she realized what she was doing," said... Read More
Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title May 19, 2013 IRVING, Texas (AP) — Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship. When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward obviously relieved. He was only a few shots away from his... Read More
McDowell beats Jaidee to win World Match Play May 19, 2013 KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) — Graeme McDowell won the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday, beating Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final at Thracian Cliffs. McDowell won a year after losing the final to Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts at Finca Cortesin in Spain. The 2010 U.S. Open champion fought... Read More
Mark Anderson wins Web.com Tour event May 19, 2013 GREER, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at the Thornblade Club for a five-stroke victory. The 27-year-old Anderson had a tournament-record 27-under 259 total, the third-lowest score in relation... Read More
American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open May 19, 2013 SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal (AP) — American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open on Sunday in his 16th European Tour start for his professional title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory. Uihlein, the former Oklahoma State star who won the 2010 U.S. Amateur, birdied four of his last... Read More
Auburn women's golfers overcome trying season May 19, 2013 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Auburn women's golf team had to overcome far more than the normal highs and lows of the sport to make the NCAA championships. Coach Kim Evans was diagnosed with clear cell ovarian cancer May 7. One of the Tigers' top players, Victoria Trapani, missed much of the spring after doctors... Read More
Oosthuizen withdraws from Nelson before 4th round May 19, 2013 IRVING, Texas (AP) — Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the Byron Nelson Championship before the final round because of a neck issue. The 2010 British Open champion was at 3-under 207 and tied for 32nd place after shooting even-par 70 in the third round. Oosthuizen entered the Nelson with the No. 7 world... Read More
Chella Choi takes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic May 18, 2013 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Anna Nordqvist was putting like a rookie again — and that's a good thing. The Swede said she had perhaps her first "really good putting day" since her rookie year in 2009 with a course-record 61 on Saturday in the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. South Korea's Chella Choi shot... Read More
Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson May 18, 2013 IRVING, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left. The bogeys on the closing hole at TPC Four Seasons haven't cost him the lead yet. Bradley overcame consecutive bogeys early and bogeyed No. 18 for the third round... Read More
Arkansas advances to national NCAA golf tournament May 18, 2013 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will be playing in the national NCAA men's golf tournament. The Razorbacks finished second on Saturday in an NCAA Regional at Fayetteville. Senior Austin Cook tied for first place individually and the Razorback team trailed only Illinois after the 54th hole. Illinois was... Read More
McDowell beats Colsaerts at World Match Play May 18, 2013 KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) — Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a restroom. McDowell rallied from an early deficit to win 2 and 1 over his European... Read More
Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson May 18, 2013 IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend. "He was, like, getting under the ropes a little bit, " Nelson's widow, Peggy, recalled Saturday of that moment during the 1946 San... Read More
Chile's Tullo leads Madeira after 3rd round May 18, 2013 SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal (AP) — Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open. Tullo birdied four of his last eight holes on the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra course for a 12-under total of 204. Overnight leader Craig Lee of... Read More
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