2013 PGA Annual Meeting will focus on strategic plan for growing

  SAN DIEGO - More than 350 PGA Professionals are expected to gather this week (Nov. 21-23) at the San Diego Hotel & Marina for the 97th PGA Annual Meeting. Delegates, comprised of PGA Board members, Past Presidents...

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Miguel Angel Jimenez attracting a new breed of fans to golf

VETERAN American journalist Dan Jenkins once described Miguel Angel Jimenez as having a warm-up routine that would get a stripper arrested.                 His belly stands proudly, almost as if to laugh at golf's modern athletes walking by and...

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SHSU Men’s Golf Announces Two Signings

HUNTSVILLE, Texas Sam Houston State men’s golf head coach Brandt Kieschnick announced the signing of two talented junior golfers who will join the program in 2014. The class includes highly-ranked juniors, Jake McCrory (Pasadena, TX) and William Martinez...

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World Cup of Golf: Adam Scott's winning streak in danger after horror hole at Royal Melbourne

One horror hole has severely endangered Adam Scott's winning streak but fellow Australian Jason Day is within two shots of the lead after round one of the World Cup.   Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and American Kevin Streelman lead...

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McDowell and Lowry struggle at World Cup

Irish players fall off the pace after tough first round at Royal Melbourne   Graeme McDowell chips out of a greenside bunker on the 18th hole at Royal Melbourne, where he made a double bogey to finish with a one-over...

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Masson struggles in Rd. 1 with ROY award looming

NAPLES, Fla. – Caroline Masson was in tears after struggling in the first round of the CME Group Titleholders Thursday at Tiburon. Playing with her fractured right thumb in a splint, Masson opened with a 5-over-par 77. There’s...

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Eight countries named for LPGA's International Crown

NAPLES, Fla. – The oddsmaker may not have set a line on the inaugural International Crown yet, but you can bet the South Koreans will be favored. The LPGA on Thursday announced the top eight nations that will...

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The LPGA's 'Big Three' struggle in Rd. 1 at Tiburon

NAPLES, Fla. – Inbee Park took honors again in the Big Three pairing Thursday at the CME Group Titleholders. Rolex world No. 1 Park, No. 2 Suzann Pettersen and No. 3 Stacy Lewis played together in the first...

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Ko stays calm, cards 71 in pro debut

NAPLES, Fla. – Lydia Ko’s hands weren’t shaking. Her knees weren’t wobbly. The 16-year-old from New Zealand didn’t seemed fazed standing over her first tee shot as a pro Thursday in the start of the CME Group Titleholders...

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USGA acquires Peskin golf photo collection

The USGA has reached an agreement to acquire the archives of noted golf photographer Hy Peskin, the governing body announced in a release Thursday. The collection now available to the USGA museum includes 1,700 images, though none is...

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Gal leads; Ko shoots 71 in pro debut

NAPLES, Fla. – Lydia Ko didn't feel any differently on the first tee Thursday than she has at any other LPGA Tour events she has played, even the two that she won. It just took her a few...

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Bjorn, Streelman share World Cup of Golf lead

Melbourne, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) - Thomas Bjorn and Kevin Streelman carded matching 5-under 66s on Thursday to share the lead following the opening round of the World Cup of Golf. K.J. Choi, Martin Laird and Stuart Manley shared third...

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Tseng withdraws from CME Group Titleholders

NAPLES, Fla. – Yani Tseng has withdrawn from the CME Group Titleholders while she continues to heal from hernia surgery, but she’s hopeful she will be ready to return in two weeks at the Swinging Skirts World Ladies...

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Park, Pettersen, Lewis grouped at CME Titleholders

NAPLES, Fla. – Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen and Stacy Lewis get one more chance to make an impression on each other before the 2013 season ends.The Rolex No. 1-2-3 players in the world are all paired together in...

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Stenson's caddie buys Ferrari after dream season

Henrik Stenson earned just shy of $20 million (including bonus money) during the 2013 season, a figure so staggering that now even those around him can live lavishly. Take his caddie, Gareth Lord, for instance.  The 2008 Caddie...

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Stenson eyes major title after 2013 double

Fresh off winning the Race to Dubai title, his second season-long crown of 2013, Henrik Stenson is now after the title that has eluded him the most: a major. "A major championship would obviously be the one thing...

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McDowell sheds light on 2016 Olympics decision

Teaming with Shane Lowry under the Irish flag at this week's World Cup of Golf, Graeme McDowell is fully aware of what his participation at Royal Melbourne could mean for another international competition still three years down the...

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Dyson returns to action with hearing looming

Simon Dyson will tee it up in this week’s European Tour season opener in South Africa, even with his disciplinary hearing looming next month. Dyson was disqualified from the BMW Masters after illegally tapping down a spike mark...

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Bishop: Royal Portrush 'open game' as major venue

It was not just bluster. He wasn’t taking a veiled shot at R&A chief Peter Dawson. When Ted Bishop said last week on Golf Channel that he would like to see an international PGA at Royal Portrush, he...

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