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Ken Venturi was pupil, dear friend of Byron Nelson

The first clue that Saturday would not be business as usual at the HP Byron Nelson Championship occurred when flags were lowered to half staff at the Four Seasons Resort.

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Chella Choi grabs 1-shot lead in Mobile

Jessica Korda carded a 7-under 65 on Friday and moved one stroke clear of the field after two rounds of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
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Bradley still on top in Texas

Keegan Bradley scrambled to a 2-under 68 on Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Byron Nelson Championship.
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Chella Choi takes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

Anna Nordqvist was putting like a rookie again - and that's a good thing.
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Anderson 1 clear of Corpening in South Carolina

Mark Anderson fired a 7-under 64 on Saturday to grab a 1-stroke lead after 54 holes at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.
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Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.
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Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson

Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.
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Bradley still on top in Texas

It was not nearly as good as his opening round, but Keegan Bradley remained atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Byron Nelson Championship thanks to a 1-under 69 on Friday.
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McDowell beats Colsaerts at World Match Play

Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a restroom.
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Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson

Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.
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Jimmy Burch: Forget Tiger or Phil, Jordan Spieth is one to watch

For years, golf fans in Dallas-Fort Worth have fretted about the presence of gate magnets Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in gauging the quality of fields at their local PGA Tour stops.