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Scott Piercy tees off on the fourth hole during the final round of the Barbasol Championship golf t...
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Piercy wins Barbasol Championship for 3rd PGA Tour title

Scott Piercy's surgically repaired elbow and his game seem to be in fine shape.
9 years ago
United States’ Jordan Spieth drives the ball from the 18th tee during the third round of the ...
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Column: Spieth embraces the moment in historic Open chase

Jordan Spieth was coming off three straight birdies when he trotted off the 13th tee, heading straight to a portable toilet reserved for players only.
9 years ago
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Former pitcher Mark Mulder wins celebrity golf tournament

Mark Mulder won the American Century Championship on Sunday, holding off fellow former major league pitcher Eric Gagne by a point.
9 years ago
Chella Choi, front left, of South Korea, and her father and caddie Ji Yeon Choi, right, are doused ...
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Chella Choi beats Ha Na Jang in playoff in Marathon Classic

Ji Leon Choi promised his daughter he would caddie for her until she won the LPGA Tour.
9 years ago
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Anne Park wins her first Symetra Tour title

Anne Park won the inaugural Toyota Danielle Downey Classic on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title, holding off former Solheim Cup player Vicky Hurst.
9 years ago
Australia’s Jason Day lines up a putt on the 15th hole during the third round at the British ...
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Day ready to seize latest chance to win 1st major

Jason Day is tied for the lead after 54 holes of a major.
9 years ago
United States’ Dustin Johnson reacts on the sixth green during the third round of the British...
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Dustin Johnson still hasn’t learned how to finish a major

Dustin Johnson began the third round of the British Open as the leader, having impressed everyone with the way he shook off that stunning loss at Chambers Bay.
9 years ago
United States’ David Duval plays from the 14th tee during the second round of the British Ope...
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The Latest: Jordan Spieth feeling no pressure about Slam

The Latest from the 144th British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews (all times local):
9 years ago
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington plays from the 18th tee during the third round of the British Op...
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Harrington in contention after lowest round at British Open

As Padraig Harrington prepared to take his tee shot on the 18th hole, he felt too warm and badly wanted to remove his sweater.
9 years ago
Australia’s Marc Leishman watches his putt on the 18th during the third round at the British ...
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Aussie Leishman comes up short of record, but that’s OK

Marc Leishman was thinking about a record.
9 years ago
Ha Na Jang of South Korea watches her tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Mar...
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Ha Na Jang lead LPGA Tour’s rain-plagued Marathon Classic

Ha Na Jang parred the last five holes Saturday for a 2-under 69, leaving her a stroke ahead with one round left in the LPGA Tour's rain-plagued Marathon Classic.
9 years ago
Ricky Barnes waves to fans after finishing tied for first during the third round of the Barbasol Ch...
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Barnes, Piercy lead PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship

Playing partners Ricky Barnes and Scott Piercy started the third round with similar birdies and ended it with matching scores -- and the lead.
9 years ago
A view down the 18th fairway towards the end of delayed second round of the British Open Golf Champ...
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Perfect storm hits Old Course at St. Andrews

British Open officials found themselves in the perfect storm amid the storms that hit the Old Course at St. Andrews.
9 years ago
United States’ Dustin Johnson drives a ball from the 18th tee during the second round of the ...
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After 10-hour wait for wind, Dustin Johnson leads British

Even with 155 years of history, the British Open can still serve up some strange twists at St. Andrews.
9 years ago
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Key hole in British Open

A look at the key hole in the completed second round of the British Open:
9 years ago
United States’ Brooks Koepka, left, his caddie Ricky Elliott, center, and an official walk of...
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Column: Some thanks for the player who saved the Open

Brooks Koepka may not win the British Open, though a lot of people in golf believe he has the kind of talent to win a major championship in the not so distant future.
9 years ago
Scotland’s Paul Lawrie drives from the 18th tee during the second round of the British Open G...
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Lawrie defies age, ranking to make run at the claret jug

Paul Lawrie is the oldest guy on the British Open leaderboard, one of the lowest-ranked players left in the field, and his cold putter has turned him into a grouch this season.
9 years ago
A scoreboard near the 18th hole announces that play has been suspended due to high winds during the...
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The Latest: Second round of British Open is done _ finally!

The Latest from the 144th British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews (all times local):
9 years ago
United States’ Tiger Woods doffs his cap on the 18th green after finishing the second round o...
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Bad weather, bad golf: Tiger Woods misses another major cut

Tiger Woods at least enjoyed that familiar walk over the Swilcan Bridge and up the 18th fairway Saturday at St. Andrews, the gray old town in the background and a crowd six deep lining the road and watching from windows.
9 years ago
South Africa’ Louis Oosthuizen plays a shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the B...
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Wind stops play and wreaks havoc on St. Andrews

The British Open was stopped just 32 minutes after it resumed Saturday morning when gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph) blew golf balls across the green and contributed to Dustin Johnson making bogey to fall into a share of the lead.
9 years ago
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach speaks during a news conference during the se...
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IOC president wants good competition from best golfers

The president of the IOC says golf doesn't have to put on a spectacular show in its return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence except to have good competition among a wide range of the best players in the world.
9 years ago
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach speaks during a news conference during the se...
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Golf stars urged to stay in Olympic Village during Rio Games

The head of the IOC is urging the world's top golfers to ditch the luxury hotels and "share the Olympic spirit" by staying in the athletes' village when the sport returns to the Olympic program in 2016.
9 years ago
Ha Na Jang tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Marathon Classic golf tournam...
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Ha Na Jang opens 2-shot lead in LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic

South Korea's Ha Na Jang shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to increase her lead to two strokes in the suspended second round of the LPGA Tour's Marathon Classic.
9 years ago
Whee Kim, of South Korea, watches his tee shot on the ninth hole during the second round of the Bar...
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Hensby, Kim share lead in PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship

Australia's Mark Hensby birdied three of the final four holes Friday for a 7-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead in the inaugural Barbasol Championship.
9 years ago