Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic. Byrd, seeking his fourth PGA Tour victory, shared the lead with Kenny Perry, Ryan Palmer and two others when the second round began.
Despite being under par for the round and having a share of the lead, Rachel Hetherington wasn't overly disappointed Friday when the LPGA Tour took the rare step of washing out play in the Sybase Classic. Steady rain had saturated three greens, flooded a couple of bunkers and created conditions that would have forced players to compete on two very different courses if the round at the Upper...
Andy Bean and Monday qualifier Mike Goodes shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's Regions Charity Classic. Leading money winner Bernhard Langer was two strokes back on the 7,503-yard Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge course. A two-time winner this year on the 50-and-over tour, Langer tied for 15th Sunday in The Players Championship on the PGA...
DULUTH, Ga. (AP)-- David Duval got started on the next tournament in his latest comeback at one of his favorite restaurants. Waffle House. "I had eggs, chicken, toast, grits and a double order of hash browns," Duval said, breaking into a smile that has seemed so hard to muster through much of his golfing career.
France's Michael Lorenzo-Vera shot a 2-under 70 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Irish Open. The 23-year-old Lorenzo-Vera, the PGA European Challenge Tour money leader last year, had a 6-under 138 total on the Adare Manor course. Germany's Marcel Siem (71) was second, and Australia's Richard Green (74) and Spain's Pablo Larrazabal (70) followed at 4 under.
Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season. Two years ago, Woods didn't play for nine weeks while coping with the death of his father.
European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo tells Inside Sport that he feels that the young British golfers have the talent to win majors but must find the self belief in order to do so.
World number one Tiger Woods speaks of the difficulty of winning the US Masters having led from the front and pays tribute to champion Trevor Immelman.
Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.
Byrd, seeking his fourth PGA Tour victory, shared the lead with Kenny Perry, Ryan Palmer and two others when the second round began.
Rookie Michael Lorenzo-Vera shot a 2-under 70 Friday to lead by one stroke after the second round at the Irish Open.
The 23-year-old Frenchman, who won last year's European Challenge Tour, was at 6-under 138.
Marcel Siem of Germany shot a 71 at Adare Manor for second place.
Overnight co-leader Richard Green of Australia bogeyed the last hole for a 74, but was tied for third with Pablo Larrazabal of Spain (70).
Just two days after announcing she was leaving the tour she once dominated, Annika Sorenstam shot a five-under-par 67 in the Sybase Classic?s first round.
There is agreement among golf professionals that the mantle will pass to 26-year-old Lorena Ochoa after the retirement of the dominant player in the L.P.G.A.
