BRITISH OPEN GOLF 2005

Vijay Singh drives in the third round at the British Open championship on the Old Course of St. Andrews on July 16, 2005. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)

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Stricker takes 3-shot lead at Barclays

PARAMUS, N.J., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Steve Stricker held the halfway lead in The Barclays Golf Tournament in Paramus, N.J., Friday at 10-under-par 132, three strokes ahead of Hunter Mahan.

Harrington eyes world No. 2 ranking

VIRGINIA WATER, England, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- No. 3-ranked Padraig Harrington cut deeply into the advantage that second-rated Phil Mickelson has over the Irish golfer in the world's men's rankings.

Harrington wins second straight major

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Irishman Padraig Harrington shot a 4-under-par 66 and won the PGA Championship Sunday, his second straight major title.

PGA third round suspended by rain

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Play Saturday in the third round of the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills was suspended by bad weather.

J.B. Holmes takes PGA Championship lead

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- J.B. Holmes fired a 2-under--par 68 Thursday to take the halfway lead at the PGA Championship, one stroke ahead of Ben Curtis, Justin Rose and Charlie Wi.

Shin takes Women's British Open

SUNNINGDALE, England, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- South Korea's Ji-Yai Shin shot a closing 6-under-par 66 Sunday to win the Women's British Open in Sunningdale, England, by three strokes.

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Romero moves into U.S. Senior Open lead

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Eduardo Romero shot a 5-under 65 Saturday to move past overnight-leader Fred Funk and take the third-round lead of the U.S. Senior Open.

Fudoh leads Women's British Open

BERKSHIRE, England, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A 3-under-par 69 Saturday gave Japan's Yuri Fudoh the lead through 54 holes at the Women's British Open golf tournament in Berkshire, England.