Lee Westwood tees off on the 12th hole during the Open Championship in England.
England's Lee Westwood tees off on the 12th hole on the first day of the 140th Open Championship at Royal St Georges Golf club in Sandwich, England on Thursday, July 14, 2011. UPI/Hugo Philpott
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Tiger Woods solidified his spot at the top of the men's world golf rankings with a win at the Players Championship.
Sergio Garcia grabbed the lead with five straight birdies Friday and finished the round a shot in front of Tiger Woods midway through The Players Championship.
Derek Ernst two-putted for a par on the first playoff hole Sunday, edging David Lynn for the title of the Wells Fargo Championship.
Phil Mickelson stumbled down the stretch Saturday but hung onto a share of the lead with Nick Watney after three rounds of the Wells Fargo Championship.
Phil Mickelson, seeking to become only the second multiple winner on the PGA Tour this year, seized a two-shot lead Friday at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Jason Day emerged from an afternoon of golfing misfortune Friday, including a very bad break suffered by Tiger Woods, to take a one-shot lead at the Masters.
Sergio Garcia, having grown into a sometimes disgruntled veteran still looking for a major title, shared the lead Thursday after one round of the Masters.
Martin Laird's victory at the Texas Open moved him up 61 places to No. 56 in the men's world golf rankings.
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Tiger Woods won the weather-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida by two strokes Monday, his third win this year, and regained the world No. 1 ranking.
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