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Va. junior golf team headed to national championships
The 13-and-under golf team from 1757 Golf Club in Loudoun County will be one of just 12 teams from a pool of 5,000 nationwide vying for the national championship in Arizona this weekend.
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LPGA announces changes to points race, purse for 2019 finale
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The Race to the CME Globe will be more frantic starting next year, and the winner of the LPGA Tour’s season-ending tournament is going to get considerably richer. Tour and event…
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Kuchar ends long drought, Singh, Langer winners in Phoenix
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Matt Kuchar ended more than four years without a PGA Tour victory Sunday by closing with a 2-under 69 and holding up through a few nervous moments down the…
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Gaby Lopez hangs on in China to win first LPGA title
HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Gaby Lopez won her first LPGA Tour event with a 1-over 73 to finish one shot ahead of Ariya Jutanugarn in the Blue Bay tournament in China. Lopez had bogeys…
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Lopez earns an ace and lead in Blue Bay LPGA on birthday
HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — How’s this for a birthday present? Gaby Lopez turned 25 on Friday and celebrated with a hole-in-one that helped her to a 6-under-66 and a one-stroke lead over Ariya Jutanugarn…
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So Yeon Ryu shoots 65 for 1-shot lead in Toto Japan Classic
SHIGA, Japan (AP) — So Yeon Ryu shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic. Nasa Hataoka of Japan and South Koreans Jiyai Shin and…
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European Tour schedule provides for big finish
The PGA Championship moving to May might have provided a strong finishing kick to the European Tour season. The European Tour released a schedule for next year that still involves 31 countries on five continents…
3 weeks ago -
Koepka makes debut at No. 1 and hopes to keep rolling
SHANGHAI (AP) — Brooks Koepka is having the kind of year he only imagined in his dreams, and he’s not ready for it to end. In June, he became the first player in 29 years…
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Leishman wins CIMB Classic by 5 strokes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Marc Leishman shot a seven-under 65 in the final round to win the CIMB Classic Sunday by five strokes and equal the tournament course record. The Australian was in fine…
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Brendan Steele trying to win 3rd straight Safeway Open title
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Brendan Steele is trying to win the Safeway Open for the third straight season. He’s also eager for the new PGA Tour season because it’s a fresh start. He missed the…
2 months ago -
Europe finishes off dominant week to win back Ryder Cup
Francesco Molinari and Sergio Garcia each made par to secure at least a half-point, either one giving Europe the 14½ points it needed to regain the Ryder Cup from the Americans.
2 months ago -
Europe builds 10-6 lead in Ryder Cup behind ‘Moliwood’
Everything points to Europe taking back the precious gold trophy on Sunday, starting from a 10-6 lead that requires Europe to win only 4 1/2 points from the 12 singles matches on the final day.
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Ryder Cup 1st tee: A spectacle like no other in sports
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — They booooooo-ed the Americans. They chanted the names of their European heroes. Once again, this time on a warm French morning, the vast Ryder Cup crowds that massed to witness the…
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Tiger Effect creating excitement for Ryder Cup and next year
Tiger Woods wasn’t the only one celebrating after he won the Tour Championship. Golf announcers and network executives are excited about the momentum Woods’ comeback season can generate for ratings. All three of the sport’s…
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Kevin O’Connell wins US Mid-Amateur in all-NC final
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin O’Connell won an all-North Carolina final in the U.S. Mid-Amateur, beating Brett Boner 4 and 3 on Thursday at Charlotte Country Club for a likely Masters invitation. O’Connell, a 30-year-old…
2 months ago
