East Chapel Hill sophomore Ben Griffin was about 13 years old when he challenged a group of then-current and former University of North Carolina golfers.
Modified: 02/10/12 11:22:17 PMAmerican teenager Jessica Korda moved into position for a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double, shooting par 73 in windy conditions Saturday to take a 1-shot lead at the Women's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
Modified: 02/11/12 09:49:02 AM
Charlie Wi is pleasant by nature, so he was not likely to be insulted when someone asked him if it felt like an out-of-body experience to see his name atop the leaderboard through two rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:19:10 AMCorey Pavin fired an eight-under 64 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Allianz Championship.
Modified: 02/10/12 07:51:18 PMCharlie Wi carded a three-under 69 on Friday at Pebble Beach to take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Modified: 02/10/12 08:25:01 PMCorey Pavin shot an 8-under 64 on Friday to take a two-shot lead over Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer and Peter Senior after the first round of the Allianz Championship.
Modified: 02/10/12 06:44:56 PMCorey Pavin fired an eight-under 64 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Allianz Championship.
Modified: 02/10/12 07:51:06 PM
Lee Westwood has the lead going into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic after shooting 5-under 67, one stroke ahead of Rafael Cabrera-Bello and two others on Saturday.
Modified: 02/11/12 08:49:12 AMWorld No. 2 Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn both fired seven-under 65s Friday to move into a share of the lead after two rounds of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Modified: 02/11/12 09:14:00 AMReigning U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu fired a four-under 69 on Friday to climb into the lead after two rounds of the Women's Australian Open, while Hee Kyung Seo used a big round to get into contention.
Modified: 02/11/12 04:13:59 AMDustin Johnson, Danny Lee and Charlie Wi shot rounds of nine-under par Thursday to take the lead after one round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Modified: 02/09/12 08:43:14 PM
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Ron Green Jr. We have arrived at the end, that Super Bowl moment when an estimated 8 million pounds of avocadoes are sold.
Modified: 02/03/12 01:34:35 AM
Charlie Wi escaped most of the rain and built a three-shot lead Friday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Modified: 02/10/12 07:00:14 PMU.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 4-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean player Hee Kyung Seo in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Women's Australian Open.
Modified: 02/10/12 05:07:03 AMTom Lehman looks to continue feasting on the Champions Tour when he begins the defense of his title at the Allianz Championship Friday.
Modified: 02/09/12 03:53:19 PMThe Symetra Tour announced its schedule for the 2012 season on Thursday.
Modified: 02/09/12 12:33:23 PM
U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn each shot 7-under 65 to share the lead after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Modified: 02/10/12 09:56:33 AMRafael Cabrera-Bello fired a nine-under 63 Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Modified: 02/10/12 09:21:28 AM
I'm getting the sense that the future of belly putters and long putters may not be as secure as the clubs tucked into the navels of Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Bill Haas and others.
Modified: 02/08/12 11:45:18 PMStacy Lewis and Sarah Kemp both posted four-under 69s on Thursday as the 2012 LPGA season kicked off with the first round of the Women's Australian Open.
Modified: 02/10/12 04:21:27 AM
There is plenty of evidence that this is a Ryder Cup year.
Modified: 02/08/12 08:08:22 PM
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