6:26 AM ET Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea — Danielle Kang shot a second consecutive 5-under 67 on Friday for a one-stroke lead at the Buick Ladies Championship, putting her in a strong position to win her second tournament in two weeks on the LPGA Tour. The American player, who won last week in Shanghai,
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3:14 AM ET South African Louis de Jager finished the first round of the Portugal Masters with a two-stroke lead over Englishman Oliver Fisher on Thursday. De Jager earned his early lead with a bogey-free 63, while Fisher — who carded the first sub-60 round in European Tour history at last year’s edition of the
7:41 PM ET CHIBA, Japan — Tiger Woods had Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club rocking during the opening round of the Zozo Championship when he surged to the lead with a 64. A day later, the place is practically underwater. Without anyone hitting a shot in the second round, play was called at 6:30 a.m.
4:38 PM ET The Korean Professional Golfers’ Association has reduced a suspension for a player who made an obscene gesture to fans during a tournament in September. Bio Kim, 29, was originally suspended for three years, but the tour’s board of directors reduced it to one year on Wednesday, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
5:50 AM ET Jordan Spieth has said that he believes hemp oils and creams can help professional golfers with their aches and pains but is concerned that lack of regulation of the products could lead to a player failing a drug test. Spieth and Rory McIlroy, both recent world No. 1 players, said they are
3:42 AM ET Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea — Minjee Lee overcame a series of changing weather conditions at the Buick Ladies Championship to take a one-stroke lead with a bogey-free 6-under 66 after the first round of the LPGA tournament. “Sometime we had sunshine, wind, rain … we had a little bit of everything
2:53 AM ET CHIBA, Japan – It was just a single round, of course, so there is a reluctance to draw too many conclusions. But after seeing Tiger Woods in his skins game appearance Monday, during the pro-am on Wednesday and now after a first round 64 at the Zozo Championship, it is clear there
12:20 AM ET CHIBA, Japan — The start could not have been much worse for Tiger Woods: an opening tee shot in the water, another pulled hooked into the trees and a three-putt all in the first three holes, leading to three bogeys. Things sure changed after that. Woods went on a tear at Accordia
12:20 AM ET CHIBA, Japan — The first three holes were so bad for Tiger Woods on Thursday that his caddie, Joe LaCava, joked that he could have parred at least one of them. Maybe so. But it’s unlikely LaCava — or anyone in the Zozo Championship field, as it turned out — could go
12:26 PM ET Associated Press AL AIN, United Arab Emirates — Josh Hill became the youngest winner of a sanctioned tour event Wednesday when the 15-year-old amateur from Dubai shot 8-under 62 to win the Al Ain Open on the MENA Tour. The MENA Tour holds tournaments in the Middle East and North Africa and