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Mickelson jumps to lead in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Phil Mickelson had three birdies over his last five holes Saturday and owns the lead heading to the final round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
Woods pulls into tie for lead in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Tigers Woods shot a second 5-under-par 67 and shares the lead with Nick Watney after Friday's second round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
Watney ties course record with 8-under 64
SHANGHAI, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Nick Watney tied the course record with an 8-under-par 64 Thursday and owns a 2-stroke lead at the World Golf Championships tournament in Shanghai.
Wadkins, Olazabal join Hall of Fame
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Lanny Wadkins and Jose Maria Olazabal were inducted Monday into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Doug Barron became the first player to violate the PGA Tour's anti-doping policy and has been suspended for one year, the tour announced Monday.
John Cook captures Schwab title
SONOMA, Calif., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- John Cook shot a 3-under-par 69 Sunday and won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, Calif., by five strokes.
Fisher takes World Match Play title
CASARES, Spain, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- England's Ross Fisher beat Anthony Kim 4-and-3 Sunday and won the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA, South Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Na Yeon Choi birdied the final hole and won the Hana Bank-Kolon Championship in South Korea Sunday, her second LPGA title.
Poulter is wire-to-wire Singapore winner
SINGAPORE, China, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Englishman Ian Poulter shot a 1-over-par 72 Sunday and won the rain-plagued Singapore Open by a shot over Wen-Chong Liang of China.
CASARES, Spain, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Anthony Kim and Ross Fisher will meet in Sunday's 36-hole final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Casares, Spain.
MADISON, Miss., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The 2009 Viking Golf Classic, its course left unplayable by hammering rain, canceled this year's tournament Saturday.
SONOMA, Calif., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Following a course record 62, John Cook tacked on a 5-under-par 67 Saturday for a six-shot lead after three rounds of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Three tied for Singapore Open lead
SINGAPORE, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Ian Poulter, Thomas Levet and Kodai Ichihara shared the lead Saturday when the third round of the Singapore Open was suspended because of bad weather.
CASARES, Spain, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Anthony Kim lost his meeting with Scott Strange Friday and still earned a semifinal berth in the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
SONOMA, Calif., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- John Cook shot a course-record 62 Friday that vaulted him into a three-shot lead at the 36-hole mark of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
MADISON, Miss., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The PGA's Viking Classic in Mississippi was rained out for a second day Friday, the first time since 2005 the first two rounds of a tournament were washed away.
Chopra leads at stormy Singapore Open
SINGAPORE, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Daniel Chopra used a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 Friday to jump into the lead after two rounds of the Singapore Open, an Asian stop of the European PGA Tour.
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Meaghan Francella and Anna Grzebien each shot 6-under-par 66 Friday and share the first-round lead at the Hana Bank -- KOLON Championship in South Korea.
CASARES, Spain, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Anthony Kim, whose game has suddenly reappeared after a poor season, won twice Thursday at the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
MADISON, Miss., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Heavy rains in Mississippi left the site of the PGA's Viking Classic unplayable, forcing officials to postpone Thursday's first round of the tournament.
Poulter takes lead at Singapore Open
SINGAPORE, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Ian Poulter overcame a first-hole bogey Thursday and finished at 5-under-par 66 for the first-round lead at the Singapore Open stop for the European PGA Tour.
Matteson makes big gain in golf rankings
VIRGINIA WATER, England, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Troy Matteson's weekend playoff victory in the Frys.com Open in Arizona moved him up 122 places in the world golf rankings.
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