26Jan

Matthew wins Brazil Cup tournament by 5 strokes

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Catriona Matthew, the 39-year-old Scot five months pregnant with her second child, won the inaugural HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup by five shots over Kristy McPherson of the United States on Sunday.
Matthew had a 3-under 69 on the second day of the 36-hole exhibition tournament to finish at 6-under 138 at the Itanhanga Golf Club. McPherson [...]

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26Jan

Champions-Mitsubishi Electric Championship Scores

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Scores Sunday from the Mitsubishi Electric Championship, a $1,8 million Champions Tour event at 7,107-yard, par-72 Hualalai Resort Golf Club.
Final Round
Bernhard Langer 64-66-68-198
Andy Bean 67-66-66-199
Jay Haas 65-66-70-201
Mark McNulty 69-66-67-202
Jeff Sluman 65-67-70-202
Gil Morgan 68-69-66-203
John Cook 68-67-68-203
Loren Roberts 71-65-68-204
Brad Bryant 64-65-75-204
Mark James 69-66-70-205
Tom Ki 66-69-71-206
Mark Wiebe 70-65-71-206
Hale Irwin 65-67-74-206
Ben Crenshaw 68-71-68-207
D.A. Weibring 69-71-69-209
Craig Stadler 72-65-72-209
Tom Watson 69-67-73-209
Jerry [...]

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26Jan

Golf Capsules

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LA QUINTA, Calif -Pat Perez won the Bob Hope Classic for his first PGA Tour title, taking advantage of Steve Stricker’s collapse and holding off John Merrick by three strokes Sunday in the wind-swept final round.
Perez finished at 33-under 327. Merrick, who began the day eight shots behind Stricker but moved in front briefly on [...]

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26Jan

US PGA-Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Scores

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Scores Sunday from the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, a $5,1 million US PGA Tour event at four par-72 courses; 6,930-yard PGA West (Palmer course), 6,924-yard PGA West (Nicklaus course), 7,017-yard Bermuda Dunes CC, 7,403-yard Silver Rock.
Final Round
Pat Perez 61-63-67-67-69-327
John Merrick 68-65-67-63-67-330
Mike Weir 62-70-67-66-67-332
Steve Stricker 65-67-61-62-77-332
Stephen Ames 71-63-70-66-63-333
Bo Van Pelt 66-65-68-67-67-333
Tim Clark 66-69-63-66-69-333
Webb Simpson 68-66-64-66-69-333
Brad Adamonis [...]

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23Dec

Singh wins Chevron Challenge with birdie on No. 18

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Vijay Singh rarely shows up at a golf tournament not knowing what to expect.
Then again, he has never gone an entire month without so much as lifting a club.
In his first conventional tournament since capturing the FedEx Cup on Sept. 28, even the 45-year-old Singh was surprised by what transpired over the weekend at the [...]

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23Dec

Hit ball, drag bag and burn some calories, too

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Is golf really a sport or just a hobby.
Is it a good walk spoiled, or should we forget the walk and ask Santa for a golf cart this Christmas?
Would a PowerBar help more than an apple after nine holes, or should we forget ‘em both and just wolf down another candy bar and Coke?
And do [...]

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