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Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62

Ryan Palmer has a definite home-course advantage at the Colonial. 3 hours ago

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Putnam leads suspended Mexico Championship

Michael Putnam carded an 8-under 64 on Thursday and snared a 2-stroke lead at the Mexico Championship before play was suspended due to darkness.
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Jay Haas, Duffy Waldorf top Senior PGA leaderboard

Jay Haas is familiar with Bellerive Country Club - and it showed in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.
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Ryan Palmer uses birdie barrage to take first-round Colonial lead

As he walked up the final fairway of Thursday's opening round at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, tournament leader Ryan Palmer received a timely reminder from his caddie, James Edmondson.
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Haas, Waldorf share lead at Senior PGA Championship

Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf each carded a 5- under 66 on Thursday to share the lead after one round of the Senior PGA Championship.
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John Huh has chance to extend recent Korean success after solid Colonial start

It's been a Korean run so far through the Dallas-Fort Worth area golf tournaments.
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Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan's Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins.
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Palmer shoots 62, grabs Colonial lead

Ryan Palmer fired an 8-under 62 on Thursday and grabbed a 1-stroke lead through the opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
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Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'

The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
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Kingston leads suspended PGA Championship

James Kingston carded a 6-under 66 on Thursday to grab a 1-stroke lead at the PGA Championship before play was suspended due to darkness.
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Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship

South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.