Just five months after having a
second heart transplant, Erik Compton is on a golfing high at
this week's Disney Classic at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. read more »
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During a break in a recent meeting, PGA Tour executives were asked their choice for player of the year. Half of them chose Padraig Harrington. The other half raised their hands for Tiger Woods. None received a ballot, which was mailed last week to players for a vote that could show what they regard read more »
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Augusta National will be shorter for the Masters next year -- but only by 10 yards on the scorecard, with the option to trim off a few more yards depending on the weather. Despite some criticism that a longer, stronger Augusta National has taken away some of the excitement, chairman Billy Payne ann read more »
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With no golf on his schedule, John Daly says he went to North Carolina to have fun with some friends. What followed was a night in jail to sober up, a photo of Daly in orange coveralls with his eyes half-open, and the kind of publicity that seems to accompany the two-time major champion no matter w read more »
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Former two-time major winner
John Daly has entered next week's Australian Masters,
organisers said on Monday. read more »
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With his game and his life in poor shape, Daly is using what little he has left of his fame to hawk cheap merchandise. read more »
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Sergio Garcia isn't quite ready to replace golf's top-ranked player. That's Tiger Woods. The No. 3-ranked Garcia is, however, aiming at overtaking No. 2 Phil Mickelson beginning Thursday at the HSBC Champions. With six of the world's top 10 players in the field -- and 10 of the top 20 -- the Shangh read more »
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Scott Verplank shot his second straight 8-under 64 Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the Children's Miracle Network Classic at Disney, the final official PGA Tour event of the season. Steve Marino (66) and Troy Matteson (68) were tied for second, but the real drama was at the bottom of the stan read more »
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The LPGA Tour is not the only body concerned about a language barrier. read more »
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Michael Jordan has played with Tiger Woods in a pro-am at the Wachovia Championship and competed in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. His toughest test might come next June at Bethpage Black in the days before the U.S. Open. Jordan has agreed to take part in the "Golf Digest U.S. Open Challenge," acco read more »
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Organisers of the $5 million
Singapore Open have been forced to come up with contingency
plans for potential weather delays as fears grew that another
tournament in Asia may stretch into five days. read more »
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