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Wie opens with a 69 on tougher qualifying course
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12.3.2008 : 5:37 pm
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With little fanfare and even less to say, Michelle Wie took an important first step Wednesday toward earning an LPGA Tour card by opening with a 3-under 69 in the 90-hole qualifying tournament.
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PGA Tour purses likely to flatten
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12.3.2008 : 5:29 pm
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NEW YORK -- In golf terms, prize money on the PGA Tour could be going from a birdie to even par -- at best.
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Ballesteros has operation to drain brain fluid
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12.2.2008 : 1:13 pm
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MADRID, Spain -- Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros underwent more surgery Tuesday, this time to drain fluid from his brain. Ballesteros was in stable condition in the intensive care unit after the operation to implant a valve in his brain, La Paz hospital said.
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Sorenstam, International team win Lexus Cup
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11.30.2008 : 10:00 am
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SINGAPORE -- Annika Sorenstam celebrated two big victories in her second-to-last event before retiring. For starters Sunday in the Lexus Cup, the International team captain waited out a lightning delay to finish off Asian counterpart Se Ri Pak 3 and 2 in the opening singles match, the longtime stars' first match-play showdown.
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Swedes shoot 63 to win World Cup
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11.30.2008 : 4:11 am
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SHENZHEN, China -- Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson gave Sweden its second World Cup title, shooting a 9-under 63 on Sunday in alternate-shot play to beat Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal by three strokes.
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Pampling wins Australian Masters in playoff
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11.30.2008 : 4:03 am
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rod Pampling won the Australian Masters on Sunday, beating Australian countryman Marcus Fraser with a par on the third playoff hole.
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Choi has first-day lead at Skins Game
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11.29.2008 : 5:31 pm
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- K.J. Choi overcame the nerves of playing in his first LG Skins Game by using a precise short game and key putts to take the first-day lead in the 26th annual event on Saturday.
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2 share lead at storm-hit Masters
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11.27.2008 : 8:12 pm
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- South Africa's Tim Clark waited out a three-hour suspension because of a severe thunderstorm to shoot a 5-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead in the Australian Masters.
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Daly wants focus on golf
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11.25.2008 : 11:32 pm
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- All the focus in the lead up to John Daly's first tournament in Australia in six years has surrounded his controversial departure in his last trip Down Under and his slide down the rankings amid personal turmoil.
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Tour tries another fix for FedEx Cup
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11.25.2008 : 6:25 pm
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The PGA Tour revamped its FedEx Cup race Tuesday for the third straight year of its existence, this one geared toward making sure the winner of the $10 million prize is decided at the Tour Championship.
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GM ends 9-year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods
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11.24.2008 : 5:13 pm
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DETROIT -- General Motors is bailing out on Tiger Woods. Woods, a global icon in sports with his 14 major championships, has been carrying the Buick logo on his golf bag for the last nine years and still had one year left on his contract.
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Shin wins: South Korean takes LPGA's ADT title
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11.23.2008 : 3:42 pm
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- As she walked down the 18th fairway Sunday, Ji-Yai Shin kept her thoughts away from becoming an instant millionaire. Or, in her nation's currency, an instant billionaire.
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Daly shoots 'one of best rounds in years'
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11.23.2008 : 1:38 am
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HONG KONG -- John Daly shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 on Sunday in the final round of the Hong Kong Open on Sunday, a round the struggling two-time major winner ranked among the best he's had in three years.
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Hong Kong teen, 14, youngest to make Euro Tour cut
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11.21.2008 : 9:20 am
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HONG KONG -- A 14-year-old golfer from Hong Kong became the youngest player to make the cut at an European Tour event on Friday, breaking the record set by Sergio Garcia.
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Daly shoots 68 in Hong Kong Open
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11.20.2008 : 1:56 am
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HONG KONG -- John Daly shot a 2-under 68 on Thursday to finish four strokes behind leader Liang Wen-chong halfway through the first round of the Hong Kong Open.
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Sorenstam set for LPGA farewell this weekend
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11.19.2008 : 5:22 pm
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Annika Sorenstam typically asks for no more than 10 tournament passes in a normal week, enough to accommodate close friends and family.
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LPGA offers 31 tourneys in '09, down from 34
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11.19.2008 : 2:38 pm
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The LPGA Tour will offer three fewer official events in 2009, the latest result of the global economic downturn and its effect on pro sports.
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Pressel aims for $1 million finish at ADT
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11.18.2008 : 5:17 pm
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Morgan Pressel has playing privileges at Trump International, meaning she can get on the lavish course whenever she wants. Fortunately, she won't have to call in any favors this week.
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Ballesteros out of intensive care
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11.18.2008 : 11:34 am
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MADRID, Spain -- Golf great Seve Ballesteros was released from intensive care Tuesday following brain surgery on a malignant tumor. The 51-year-old Spaniard will remain in the hospital to continue rehabilitation following three operations in 18 days. Madrid's La Paz hospital said the healing process is slow and there was no timetable for his release. Restricted visits are being allowed for the first time.
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Buick to scale back on courtesy cars at tourneys
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11.17.2008 : 7:30 pm
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In another sign of fragile financial conditions, some PGA Tour events are trying to figure out transportation for players after learning over the weekend that Buick will not be providing courtesy cars to most tournaments next year.
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Stanford holds off Sorenstam in Mexico
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11.16.2008 : 8:12 pm
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Annika Sorenstam nearly holed her third shot on the par-5 18th, then lipped out a 9-foot birdie try to give Angela Stanford a one-stroke victory Sunday in the inaugural Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
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Compton misses advancing by 1 shot
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11.15.2008 : 7:19 pm
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- Erik Compton, playing six months after a second heart transplant, failed to advance by one shot in the second stage of PGA Tour qualifying after he closed with a 1-over 73 on Saturday.
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Golfer Ballesteros likely to leave intensive care
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11.14.2008 : 9:23 am
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MADRID, Spain -- Seve Ballesteros is improving following brain surgery on a malignant tumor and is likely to be released from intensive care next week.
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Els takes 1-stroke lead in Singapore Open
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11.14.2008 : 12:36 am
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SINGAPORE -- Ernie Els birdied two of his final four holes in the first round for a 5-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Asian Tour's Singapore Open.
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Jordan to take on Bethpage Black before US Open
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11.13.2008 : 4:32 pm
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Michael Jordan has played with Tiger Woods in a pro-am at the Wachovia Championship and competed in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. His toughest test might come next June at Bethpage Black in the days before the U.S. Open.
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PGA schedule: More money, FedEx Cup changes on way
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11.11.2008 : 2:12 pm
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The PGA Tour released its 2009 schedule on Wednesday for the regular season which features 25 tournaments with at least $6 million purses and a newly configured "Texas swing" of three events in the spring.
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An architect among 6 inducted to golf Hall of Fame
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11.10.2008 : 8:09 pm
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Pete Dye, who designed more than 120 courses with risk-and-reward options that brought pleasure to some and frustration to most, was among six people inducted Monday night into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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No. 2 Garcia now aims at major win, Tiger
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11.10.2008 : 3:03 pm
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SHANGHAI, China -- Sergio Garcia's playoff victory over Oliver Wilson in the HSBC Champions gave the Spaniard a career-high No. 2 world ranking.
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South Korea's Shin wins Mizuno Classic
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11.9.2008 : 8:15 pm
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SHIMA, Japan -- Shin Ji-yai showed off her ball-striking skills early in the final round of the Mizuno Classic, hitting a 7-iron to 4 feet on the second hole and an 8-iron to 3 feet on the third.
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Love gets first PGA win in 2 years at Disney
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11.9.2008 : 6:04 pm
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Davis Love III hit into the rough and a bunker on the last two holes. Then he hit the jackpot.
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Rain wipes out second day of HSBC Champions
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11.7.2008 : 1:41 am
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SHANGHAI, China -- Heavy rain wiped out all play Friday at the HSBC Champions tournament, forcing organizers to find a way to squeeze in 54 holes over Saturday and Sunday to complete the event.
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Matteson's career-low round gives him Disney lead
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11.6.2008 : 7:07 pm
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- It didn't take Troy Matteson long to realize it was going to be a special round of golf Thursday in the Children's Miracle Network Classic at Disney.
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Overton applies for waiver for banned painkiller
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11.4.2008 : 8:26 pm
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Jeff Overton, who played a golf tournament 10 days after an appendectomy to try to secure his job on the PGA Tour, took a painkiller banned by the tour while his request for a waiver was pending.
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Greg Norman Jr. and Sr. win Golf Skills Challenge
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11.3.2008 : 7:08 pm
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AVENTURA, Fla. -- Greg Norman Jr. hit a 111-yard pitching wedge to within an inch of the cup in the final event Monday, and he and his father won the $800,000 Golf Skills Challenge.
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Ballesteros' condition improving
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11.3.2008 : 2:05 pm
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MADRID, Spain -- Seve Ballesteros continues to make progress following surgery on a cancerous brain tumor. The 53-year-old Spanish golf great is conscious, breathing unaided and able to talk to relatives, La Paz hospital said Monday.
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