All posts tagged "golf"

  • LPGA
    LPGA Classic: Yoo, Lincicome lead at Bahamas’ suspended second round

    PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Brittany Lincicome and Yoo Sun-young topped the leaderboard Friday in the wind-swept Bahamas LPGA Classic when second-round play was suspended because of darkness. In wind gusting to 35-40 mph, Yoo completed a...

    • Posted February 6, 2015
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  • Tiger Woods
    Tiger Woods withdraws because of an apparent back injury

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — In his only his second tournament of the year, Tiger Woods has widthdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open because of an apparent back injury. Before putting on the 12th hole — the par-3...

    • Posted February 5, 2015
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    Lorde congratulates Lydia Ko as she prepares for tournament

    PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — After jumping to No. 1, Lydia Ko got a congratulatory tweet from New Zealand’s Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Lorde. “I’m a huge fan of her music and she sent me a tweet...

    • Posted February 5, 2015
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  • Choi Na-yeon, left, and Jang Ha Na walk up the eighth fairway together in the final round of the LPGA Coates Golf Championship  Saturday, Jan.  31, 2015, at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Fla. Choi won the event.  (AP Photo/The Ocala Star-Banner, Cyndi Chambers)
    BMW Korea to host Korea’s biggest women’s golf championship

    By Park Jin-hai BMW Korea, marking its 20th anniversary, will host Korea’s biggest women’s golf competition here in July. The KLPGA BMW Ladies Championship will offer a total of 1.2 billion won ($1.1 million) in prize money,...

    • Posted February 5, 2015
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    S. Korean gov’t mulls tax cuts for golfers on cue from president

    SEOUL (Yonhap) —  The Korean government is considering cutting taxes on golf, an official said Wednesday, quickly picking up a cue from President Park Geun-hye who a day earlier said the sport should be played more. The...

    • Posted February 4, 2015
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  • Tiger Woods hits an errant drive on the second hole during the pro-am at the Farmer Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
    Tiger Woods now a subject of sympathy

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — No one can recall these kinds of odds for Tiger Woods at any tournament, certainly not one at Torrey Pines. He is listed at 50-to-1, which prompted a question that was even more...

    • Posted February 4, 2015
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    Caddies sue PGA Tour over wearing bibs with logos

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — A group of PGA Tour caddies has filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that the tour compensate them for wearing bibs. Some 80 caddies joined the federal suit filed Tuesday in Northern California. At...

    • Posted February 3, 2015
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