Sports News - Golf Game Summaries
Wie opens with a 69 on tougher qualifying course
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Thursday, 04 December 2008 06:37:18
By DOUG FERGUSON - AP Golf Writer
With little fanfare and even less to say, Michelle Wie took an important first step Wednesday toward earning an LPGA Tour card by opening with a 3-under 69 in the 90-hole qualifying tournament.
Sorenstam, International team win Lexus Cup
SINGAPORE - Sunday, 30 November 2008 23:00:27
Annika Sorenstam celebrated two big victories in her second-to-last event before retiring.
International team wins Lexus Cup
SINGAPORE - Sunday, 30 November 2008 20:53:14
Annika Sorenstam celebrated two big victories in her second-to-last event before retiring.
Swedes shoot 63 to win World Cup
SHENZHEN, China - Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:11:01
By STEPHEN WADE - AP Sports Writer
Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson gave Sweden its second World Cup title, shooting a 9-under 63 on Sunday in alternate-shot play to beat Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal by three strokes.
Pampling wins Australian Masters in playoff
MELBOURNE, Australia - Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:03:01
Rod Pampling won the Australian Masters on Sunday, beating Australian countryman Marcus Fraser with a par on the third playoff hole.
Choi has first-day lead at Skins Game
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Sunday, 30 November 2008 06:31:45
K.J. Choi overcame the nerves of playing in his first LG Skins Game by using a precise short game and key putts to take the first-day lead in the 26th annual event on Saturday.
Sorenstam helps International team forge tie
SINGAPORE - Saturday, 29 November 2008 18:22:27
Annika Sorenstam isn't quite finished.
Sorenstam falls, Lexus Cup tied at 3
SINGAPORE - Friday, 28 November 2008 15:27:55
Jeong Jang and Candie Kung beat Annika Sorenstam and Angela Stanford 3 and 2 on Friday to help Asia split the six opening alternate-shot matches in the Lexus Cup, Sorenstam's final LPGA Tour-sanctioned event before she retires.
2 share lead at storm-hit Masters
MELBOURNE, Australia - Friday, 28 November 2008 09:12:36
South Africa's Tim Clark waited out a three-hour suspension because of a severe thunderstorm to shoot a 5-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead in the Australian Masters.
Shin wins: South Korean takes LPGA's ADT title
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Monday, 24 November 2008 04:42:08
By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Sports Writer
As she walked down the 18th fairway Sunday, Ji-Yai Shin kept her thoughts away from becoming an instant millionaire. Or, in her nation's currency, an instant billionaire.
Daly shoots 'one of best rounds in years'
HONG KONG - Sunday, 23 November 2008 14:38:11
By MIN LEE - Associated Press Writer
John Daly shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 on Sunday in the final round of the Hong Kong Open on Sunday, a round the struggling two-time major winner ranked among the best he's had in three years.