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McDowell beats Jaidee to win World Match Play

Graeme McDowell made amends for last year's defeat to capture the World Match-Play Championship on Sunday, defeating Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final on the Thracian Cliffs course. The former U.S. Open champion had to fight back from 2 down after four holes and did not get ...

McDowell beats Colsaerts at World Match Play

Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a restroom. McDowell rallied from an early deficit to win 2 and 1 over his European Ryder Cup teammate on ...

File-This June 20, 1964 file photo shows Ken Venturi making the final putt on the 18th green during the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. The former U.S. Open champion has died just 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, says he died Friday May 17, 2013 in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia and an intestinal infection.  (AP Photo/File)

Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for ...

Jason Dufner reacts to missing a putt for birdie on the fifth green during the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Irving, Texas. Dufner, who shot even-par on the first day, is the tournament's defending champion. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Bradley has 3-stroke lead after 2 rounds at Nelson

Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship. Unlike the first round, Bradley didn't set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead. Bradley started and ended his round Friday with those bogeys, part of a 1-under 69 ...

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the fifth tee during the third round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP source: McIlroy to set up own management group

Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that McIlroy will create his own team run by his father, Gerry, along with close friends and associates. The person spoke ...

Tiger Woods gestures as he misses a birdie putt on the eighth hole during the final round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.  (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass. Tied for the lead with two holes to play, Woods kept his ...

Henrik Stenson, of Sweden, walks to the 17th green during the third round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Play was suspended Saturday due to darkness. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Woods tied with Garcia, Lingmerth at Players

Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia are part of a three-way tie for the lead at The Players Championship, both going after golf's richest prize without the pleasure of being in the same group for the final round at the TPC Sawgrass. "It's probably good for both of us," Garcia said, ...

Sergio-Tiger duel takes center stage at Players

The Players Championship is shaping up to be more than just a duel between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. There are 18 players within five shots of the lead, including current major champions Adam Scott, Webb Simpson and Rory McIlroy. The list also includes Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker, ...

Tiger Woods raises his club after making an eagle putt on the second hole during the second round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Friday, May 10, 2013 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Garcia goes 1 up on Tiger at Players Championship

The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years. Garcia made seven straight putts ...

Tiger Woods hits from sand trap on the first fairway during the first round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Castro makes it look easy in Players debut

Tiger Woods made birdie on every par 5 for the first time since 2006 and broke 70 in the opening round for the first time ever in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy didn't hit driver on the front nine and broke par for the first time on the TPC Sawgrass. ...

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