 Open rough not so tough?
 K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune
With the longest golf course it's had in 108 years, and typically great San Diego weather with which to grow abundant amounts of nasty rough, the U.S. Golf Association could make next month's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines the toughest championship ever. So here's a shocker if you're up on your USGA history: If anything, it will err on the side of easier.
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To tee up at Torrey, set alarm pre-dawn
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
For people hoping to play Torrey Pines and get a feel for the U.S. Open conditions before the South Course closes Wednesday to prepare for the championship, know this: The early golfer gets the tee time.
Dawn Patrol golfers became the Midnight Patrol as several groups showed up late Wednesday night to get in line to play yesterday morning. By 4:15 a.m., there were 25 bags perched on the deck of the Torrey clubhouse, and by 6 a.m., there were at least 50 people lined up in front of the starter's booth.
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May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
PLNU's Cyr wins NAIA golf title:
Point Loma Nazarene University junior Sam Cyr shot 2-under-par 70 in the final round to capture the NAIA National Championship at Indiana National Golf Course in Plymouth, Ind.
DULUTH, Ga., 6:17 p.m. May 16 (AP)Byrd makes most of easy conditions: Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic. HOOVER, Ala., 4:58 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Bean, Goodes share first-round lead: Andy Bean and Monday qualifier Mike Goodes shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's Regions Charity Classic. CLIFTON, N.J., 1:57 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Rachel Hetherington getting back on track this week: Despite being under par for the round and having a share of the lead, Rachel Hetherington wasn't overly disappointed Friday when the LPGA Tour took the rare step of washing out play in the Sybase Classic. DULUTH, Ga., 5:35 p.m. May 15 (AP)
Perry survives wet day for share of lead at AT&T Classic: Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got. CLIFTON, N.J., 4:00 p.m. May 15 (AP)
Sorenstam shoots 67 to share LPGA Sybase lead: The Annika Sorenstam goodbye tour got off to a great start. Two days after announcing this would be her final season on the LPGA Tour, Sorenstam shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Sybase Classic. Two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa was a stroke back. SAN DIEGO, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Qualcomm Stadium to be hub for shuttles serving U.S. Open: Planning to attend the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course next month? If you're driving south on Interstate 5 from the North Coast or Orange County, don't expect any out-of-the-ordinary treatment. 2:01 p.m. May 14 (AP)
USGA adds a 4th corporate sponsor: The U.S. Golf Association announced a four-year deal Wednesday with the Royal Bank of Scotland, the fourth corporate partnership it has signed in 18 months after going 113 years without one.
May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sorenstam retiring: On that muggy Friday afternoon at Colonial Country Club in 2003, the woman had her two young daughters in tow, and she was rushing to get to within speaking distance of Annika Sorenstam.
CLIFTON, N.J., 1:30 p.m. May 14 (AP)Ochoa intends to enjoy final season with Sorenstam: Annika Sorenstam's decision to leave the LPGA Tour left Lorena Ochoa with mixed emotions and her own exit strategy still in place.
12:48 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Sorenstam to retire this year: Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.
May 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Local entrants follow dreams in Open qualifier: FAIRBANKS RANCH – When the 2008 U.S. Open was awarded to the Torrey Pines South Course six years ago, Daniel Miernicki was 12 years old. His dad, Arrowood teaching pro Paul Miernicki, was already dreaming big. “I remember my dad saying, 'You're going to be playing in that Open,' ” Daniel recalled with a grin yesterday. “I actually thought about that when I was on the first tee this morning.”
May 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Don't try to park, or drive near Torrey: It has been a standard practice for years by some fans attending the Buick Invitational to ignore the bus transportation from designated lots and find parking in the business lots and garages across the street from Torrey Pines.
May 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Torture at Torrey: We gathered four amateurs – Hall of Fame Padre Tony Gwynn, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and head coach Norv Turner and retired motocross champion Broc Glover – and had them play from the tips of next month's Open course, Torrey Pines South...
1:39 a.m. May 12 (AP)
Garcia: 'I want to thank Tiger for not being here.': For all those questions his win in The Players Championship answered, two big ones remain. No. 1: Where was THAT Sergio Garcia the last half-dozen years?
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., 11:44 a.m. May 12 (AP)
Wie won't take part in Sorenstam's Ginn Tribute: Don't look for Michelle Wie at this year's Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. A tournament spokesman says Wie was not given an exemption into the event as she was a year ago. That's when Wie, citing a wrist injury, withdrew after 16 holes of her opening round.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., 1:01 a.m. May 12 (AP)
Sorenstam of old far away from race for No. 1: It will take more than one good tournament for Annika Sorenstam to even begin to make a dent on Lorena Ochoa's stranglehold on No. 1 in women's golf.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., 5:26 p.m. May 11 (AP)
Garcia wins The Players in playoff: Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., 4:40 p.m. May 11 (AP)Wind provides extra amusement at famed island green: Nicholas Thompson watched his ball stop safely on a ridge at the par-3 No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass, then waited for it to roll. LAS VEGAS, 3:25 p.m. May 11 (AP)
CBS agrees to air World Series of Golf tournament in June: Organizers of an amateur golf tournament with rules loosely based on poker say they have signed a multiyear deal with CBS to air the event on the network. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., 3:05 p.m. May 11 (AP)
Steady Sorenstam adds Kingsmill to courses conquered: Annika Sorenstam is on her way back, and a performance that harkened memories of her game before an injury-filled 2007 season suggests she's close. MILAN, Italy, 11:55 a.m. May 11 (AP)
Hennie Otto wins Italian Open by 1 stroke: Hennie Otto won his first European Tour title by shooting a 3-under 69 Sunday to hold off Oliver Wilson by one stroke at the Italian Open. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., 3:25 p.m. May 10 (AP)
Sorenstam takes 3-shot lead into final round at Kingsmill: Annika Sorenstam knows there was speculation that her best days as a golfer were behind her, and that an injury-plagued 2007 was the beginning of the end. MILAN, Italy, 10:28 a.m. May 10 (AP)
Otto leads by 4 at Italian Open: Hennie Otto shot a 9-under 63 Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Italian Open. STATELINE, Nev., 2:36 p.m. May 9 (AP)
Favre to join Tahoe golf tournament: Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be playing golf instead of football this summer, officials said Friday. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., 2:26 p.m. May 9 (AP)
Maggert confirms brother died in plane crash: Jeff Maggert withdrew from The Players Championship, telling tournament officials that his brother died in a small plane crash in Colorado en route to his son's college graduation. MILAN, Italy, 11:41 a.m. May 9 (AP)
Karlsson sets course record in Milan: Robert Karlsson of Sweden shot a course-record 11-under 61 Friday to take the lead after the second round of the Italian Open. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., 4:15 p.m. May 8 (AP)
Wie struggles to 75 in 1st round on LPGA Tour since February: The booming drives were there, but more often than not, Michelle Wie didn't know where they were going in her first round on the LPGA Tour since February. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., 1:15 a.m. May 7 (AP)
Dye selected for Hall of Fame: Pete Dye, the golf course architect who built his reputation on risk-reward shots at courses like TPC Sawgrass and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, was selected Tuesday for the World Golf Hall of Fame. May 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
He's Mr. Confident: USD's Jake Yount doesn't care what it looks like or what anyone thinks. He just knows that it works, and he's got the recently earned West Coast Conference champion's plaque to prove it.
May 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Rumor mill rampant about TP leadership: The hottest rumor going around the Torrey Pines golf courses lately has nothing to do with the U.S. Open next month.
BAGHDAD, 11:48 a.m. May 6 (AP)War games: Golf's long interplay with conflict: The golf course in Baghdad's Green Zone is just the game's latest interplay with war. Think of Bob Hope, carrying a club onstage as entertained troops for nearly six decades. Or the characters Hawkeye and Trapper in the film and long-running TV show M{PI:EF}A{PI:EF}S{PI:EF}H, chipping golf balls during the Korean War. BAGHDAD, 11:45 a.m. May 6 (AP)
Golfing Baghdad's Green Zone: a course with real bunkers: The weight of the 9-iron felt just right. My first swing off the first tee was smooth and the ball sailed straight and true. STATELINE, Nev., 11:11 a.m. May 6 (AP)
Rhoden invited back to Tahoe celebrity golf event: Former major league pitcher Rick Rhoden will be back at Lake Tahoe in July to try to become the first seven-time winner of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship.
LAKEWAY, Texas, 7:43 p.m. May 4 (AP)
Watson birdies final hole to win Champions Tour event: Zimbabwe's Denis Watson birdied the final hole Sunday to win the FedEx Kinko's Classic, taking advantage of countryman Nick Price's late collapse.
BROKEN ARROW, Okla., 5:41 p.m. May 4 (AP)Creamer finishes strong to win in Tulsa: Paula Creamer blew another lead late in the final round and found herself in another playoff.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 3:17 p.m. May 4 (AP)
Kim cruises to win at Wachovia Championship: Knee surgery prevented Tiger Woods from attempting to defend his Wachovia Championship title. Anthony Kim didn't disappoint fans at Quail Hollow Club looking for Tiger-like brilliance.
EL PASO, Texas, 8:12 p.m. May 4 (AP)Tucker wins Duramed Futures Tour event: Sweden's Kristina Tucker won the El Paso Golf Classic for her first Duramed Futures Tour title, closing with a 1-under 71 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory. LAKEWAY, Texas, 5:44 p.m. May 3 (AP)
Price leads Champions Tour event: Nick Price moved a step closer to his first Champions Tour victory, shooting a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the FedEx Kinko's Classic.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 4:03 p.m. May 3 (AP)
Couples claims berth at TPC after withdrawal: Fred Couples could have locked up a spot in the field of one of his favorite tournaments by winning the Wachovia Championship. Now it turns out he doesn't even need to do that.
SEVILLE, Spain, 10:40 a.m. May 3 (AP)
Garrido leads Spanish Open by 3 strokes: Ignacio Garrido of Spain shot an even-par 72 Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Spanish Open.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 4:33 p.m. May 1 (AP)Notebook: Lefty pleased with new putter: Phil Mickelson is back on the course – and he brought his putter. After spending the past few weeks breaking in a new putter and working on his short game, Mickelson made an encouraging return to tournament play Thursday, finishing one stroke off the lead after one round of the Wachovia Championship. SEVILLE, Spain, 11:58 a.m. May 1 (AP)
Daly 10 back of Erlandsson in Spain: A change of scenery didn't help John Daly's struggling golf game. Daly, playing in Spain for the first time in 16 years, shot a 3-over 75 Thursday in the first round of the Spanish Open and was 10 shots back of leader Martin Erlandsson, who carded a course-record 65. CARLSBAD, April 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
'This feels so good': A bright smile on his youthful, clean-cut face, Jake Williams looked down at the beautiful golf clubs arranged in a new black bag just for him, and he didn't quite know what to say or do. He could almost see his reflection in the shine, the irons' soles not yet stained by a single blade of grass.
April 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hopefuls – more than 8,000 of them –file for U.S. Open qualifiers: They're doing something they love, and yet they still act as if they're filing their taxes.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, 10:45 a.m. April 29 (AP)From top of the trees to top of the golf world: The house where Lorena Ochoa grew up overlooks the swimming pool at Guadalajara Country Club, a playground paradise for a tiny, wiry girl with big dreams. SOUTHPORT, England, 5:44 a.m. April 29 (AP)
Drug testing delayed for British Open: Drug testing at the British Open at Royal Birkdale will be delayed a year because some international players have not been exposed to doping education programs. April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
U.S. Open at Torrey Pines will go prime time in East: The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in June will be the first golf major to go deep into prime-time television in the East.
April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Tettleton tops pal for first Celebrity Tour win: It took Mickey Tettleton more than 10 years of playing Celebrity Tour golf to win his first individual title. He couldn't have achieved it in much better fashion.
AUGUSTA, Ga., 11:17 a.m. April 28 (AP)
Longtime Masters starter Phil Harison dies: Phil Harison, who introduced everyone from Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods during his 60 years as the starter on the first tee of the Masters, has died. He was 82.
IRVING, Texas, 4:42 p.m. April 27 (AP)
Scott beats Moore in playoff at Byron Nelson: Adam Scott made a 9-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to force a playoff, then made a 48-footer playing it again on the third playoff hole to beat Ryan Moore in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday.
SAVANNAH, Ga., 2:18 p.m. April 27 (AP)Watson and North win Legends: Tom Watson and Andy North got what they wanted, but had to work for it, edging Greg Stadler and Jeff Sluman by a stroke Sunday in the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. AVENTURA, Fla., 12:17 p.m. April 26 (AP)
Leukemia survivor has a week to remember at Aventura: Beth Bader missed the cut at this week's Stanford International Pro-Am, meaning she should have been long gone by Saturday morning. 1:55 p.m. April 25 (AP)
A slight drop in entries for the U.S. Open: Some of the names among the 8,390 entries for the U.S. Open might look familiar – Norman, O'Meara, Cook and Weiskopf.
IRVINE, 12:59 p.m. April 25 (AP)
Woods leaves no timetable for return: Tiger Woods is no longer on crutches since surgery last week on his left knee, but he said Friday in his monthly newsletter that he does not know when he will return.
IRVING, Texas, 5:19 p.m. April 24 (AP)Parnevik's opens with 68, stroke behind at Nelson: Jesper Parnevik has been so inconsistent that he's willing to take advice from a golfing buddy he refers to as a “complete hack monster.” AVENTURA, Fla., 3:31 p.m. April 24 (AP)
Creamer has share of LPGA lead on a tough day in Aventura: Annika Sorenstam summed up the opening round of the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am in two words. AVENTURA, Fla., 10:39 a.m. April 23 (AP)
New LPGA event in South Florida will bring a new winner: Lorena Ochoa won't win on the LPGA Tour this week. James Blake, however, has a chance. Having decided that four wins in successive weeks – a feat not seen in 45 years – was enough, Ochoa is skipping the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am, which begins Thursday just north of Miami. SHANGHAI, China, 4:28 a.m. April 23 (AP)
Greg Norman returns for Asian Open: Greg Norman makes a rare return to tournament golf at the Asian Open this week, four years after being disqualified from this event. April 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
From passing to putting: There were no teammates to hoist him on their shoulders, but former Super Bowl quarterback Chris Chandler didn't need that last summer when he'd won the biggest prize on the Celebrity Golf Tour. The presence of one proud father figure was enough to make Chandler feel as if he'd accomplished something meaningful.
April 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
After U.S. Open, Woodward will vacate 'hot seat': Mark Woodward looks back now and admits he might have been a little naive. When he took the job as San Diego's golf operations manager three years ago, he was coming off working 31 years for the city of Mesa, Ariz. There, he managed two golf courses, spring training ballparks and a cemetery.
April 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego Celebrity Classic, hosted by Stan Humphries:
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., 2:57 p.m. April 20 (AP)Back-to-back Boo at PGA Verizon Heritage: Boo Weekley won his second straight Verizon Heritage – and didn't need any dramatic chip-ins to do it.
REUNION, Fla., 12:44 p.m. April 20 (AP)
Ochoa wins LPGA Ginn Open, makes it 4 in a row: Lorena Ochoa became the first LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., 4:41 p.m. April 19 (AP)
Deja Boo? Weekley in line for another victory: – Boo knows birdies, especially at Harbour Town Golf Links. Defending champion Boo Weekley continued his amazing start at Pete Dye's magnificent masterpiece with a 65 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Verizon Heritage.
LUTZ, Fla., 4:53 p.m. April 19 (AP)Wiebe takes lead in Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am: Knee surgery hasn't slowed Mark Wiebe a bit. Coming off a victory two weeks ago in the Cap Cana Championship in the Dominican Republic, Wiebe followed his opening 66 with a 65 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. REUNION, Fla., 2:08 p.m. April 19 (AP)
Ochoa charges to front at Ginn Open: Lorena Ochoa left her fellow golfers in an all-too-familiar position Saturday: trying to make up ground on the Mexican star.
REUNION, Fla., 3:14 p.m. April 18 (AP)
Ochoa chasing leader, 4th consecutive LPGA victory: Lorena Ochoa will have to come from behind to win a fourth consecutive tournament. Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 in the second round of the Ginn Open on Friday, leaving her three strokes behind leader Yani Tseng.
6:31 a.m. April 18 (AP)
Rose withdraws from Harbour Town with bad back: HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Justin Rose withdrew from the Verizon Heritage with a bad back.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., 4:05 p.m. April 17 (AP)Love back on top at Harbour Town: Davis Love III is back on top at Harbour Town. The five-time tournament champion shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Verizon Heritage with Justin Leonard and Lucas Glover.
REUNION, Fla., 4:43 p.m. April 17 (AP)
Ochoa opens with 68 in bid for 4th win a row: Lorena Ochoa got off to a solid start Thursday in a bid for her fourth consecutive victory and fifth in six starts this year.
1:45 p.m. April 16
With a wounded knee, Woods has surgery and sits: The U.S. Open figured to be the closest to a sure thing for Tiger Woods in the majors this year, but maybe not anymore.
1:02 p.m. April 16 (AP)Snedeker's good cry gains him support among fans: HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – See what one good cry can do? Since Brandt Snedeker let his emotions flow after losing his chance at the Masters last week, he's gained a full-blown following of well-wishers all with the same, simple message: Dry your eyes and hold your head up.
April 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD wins WCC golf title; Yount top individual:
On a majors-style course, the USD men's golf team yesterday scored a major victory and earned the program's biggest team title.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Snedeker at loss for words after nine bogeys: It turns out there is a time when Brandt Snedeker isn't smiling. That's when he's crying.
April 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters highlights: Trevor Immelman has his first Green Jacket; now if only he could wrestle the Green Belt away from South African mate Gary Player in the Masters sit-up contest.
April 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
South Africa's major players : Trevor Immelman is the fifth golfer from South Africa to win a major championship, and the countrymen have combined for 19 majors total.
AUGUSTA, Ga., 5:12 p.m. April 13 (AP)
Hell's bells! It's Trevor time at the Masters: Trevor Immelman has never felt better. Four months after he had a tumor removed from his back, Immelman handled the wind and pressure of Augusta National far better than anyone chasing him Sunday to win the Masters, the first South African in a green jacket in 30 years.
MORELIA, Mexico, 3:55 p.m. April 13 (AP)Ochoa wins Corona Championship, qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame: Lorena Ochoa qualified for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on Sunday, winning the Corona Championship by 11 strokes for her third straight victory and fourth in five starts this year.
AUGUSTA, Ga.,, April 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Slam on the brakes?: This 72nd Masters was supposed to be Tiger Woods' first trophy in a Grand Slam no one would question. And surely Phil Mickelson would challenge him after entering yesterday's third round in contention and in sight of the front-running youngsters named Trevor Immelman and Brandt Snedeker.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Nothing phony about Snedeker's personality, game: The smile is as warm and as positively genuine as they come. Producing it, well, it seems as effortless as breathing to Brandt Snedeker.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mickelson's chances flag with a single shot: It seemed like such a small thing at the time, but when Phil Mickelson's third-shot approach to the par-5 eighth hole struck the flagstick, it began the unraveling of the world's No. 2 golfer here at the Masters.
April 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters scoreboard:
MORELIA, Mexico, 4:38 p.m. April 12 (AP)Ochoa shoots third straight 7-under 66 to take 7-stroke lead in Corona Championship: Lorena Ochoa closed in on the last point she needs to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, shooting her third straight 7-under 66 on Saturday to take a seven-stroke lead in the Corona Championship.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
It's magic and misery: Brandt Snedeker couldn't believe his ball stayed up on the slippery bank over the pond at No. 15, or that his sand wedge shot from the green's surface at No. 6 went in for birdie.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters has Tiger by the tail, might not let old friend go: They used to be such good, good pals, Tiger Woods and the Masters. It seemed over most of the last decade that the azaleas bloomed a little more brightly just for him, that the tiny blades of grass on the greens somehow waved ever so slightly to push his ball into the hole.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Kuehne misses final Masters cut but savors 'hell of a ride':
Trip Kuehne first played in the Masters in 1995 after being the runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur Championship. He qualified for this year's Masters by winning the 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur.
April 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters scoreboard:
April 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters highlights:
AUGUSTA, Ga., 5:11 p.m. April 11 (AP)
Immelman leads a Masters full of surprises: Anyone who thought this Masters might be the start of something grand must have struggled to stay awake Friday while watching another performance from Tiger Woods that hardly matched the hype.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Major and minors: Two weeks before the Masters, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman and Ian Poulter took off for a guys' golf weekend, a little trip to get away and have some fun.
GREEN VALLEY, Ariz., 3:15 p.m. April 11 (AP)
Legally blind Arizona golfer makes hole-in-one: An 85-year-old legally blind golfer from southern Arizona made a hole-in-one this week on a par-3 course.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Free passes for kids is a heads-up play for tomorrow's fans: Down here in the South, they call it hospitality. You might also call it being nicely fussed over, smooth as honey in tea. There was a whole lot of fussin' going on yesterday morning outside the gates of the Augusta National Golf Club.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Long putt came up early, if not often, for Mickelson: Phil Mickelson made one long putt yesterday in the first round of the Masters. Figures that it came from a troubled spot, well beyond the back of the first green.
April 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters scoreboard:
April 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
It's been a long time :
April 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Masters highlights:
AUGUSTA, Ga., 6:15 p.m. April 10 (AP)
Rose, Immelman share the lead as Tiger sputters: Standing on the sixth tee as he contemplated his next move, Tiger Woods' concentration was broken by a crescendo of cheers. He looked over to see Ian Poulter's tee shot tumble into the cup for a hole-in-one on the neighboring 16th, one of several spectacular shots Thursday at the Masters.
MORELIA, Mexico, 4:39 p.m. April 10 (AP)Ochoa shrugs off home-turf jitters, ties for lead at LPGA Corona Championship: Lorena Ochoa shrugged off any home-turf jitters Thursday in the Corona Championship, eagling two par 5s in a 7-under 66 and tying for the lead with South Korea's Song-Hee Kim at the rugged Tres Marias course in western Mexico.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
The Last Great Amateur: Trip Kuehne took a trip up the stairs to Augusta National's famous Crow's Nest this week, and the ghosts were everywhere.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Big Three the big hit at Par-3:
The fans at the Masters were given a rare treat yesterday when 72-year-old Gary Player talked 68-year-old Jack Nicklaus into playing Augusta National's back nine with him.
TIM SULLIVAN, April 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)You can't say Tiger is a slam dunk, but . . .: If it were anyone else, it would sound silly. Winning golf's Grand Slam in a single calendar year is like winning the Tour de France on a tricycle: mathematically possible, but realistically ridiculous. It's more fantasy than feasible; a goal so grandiose that it could be more correctly classified as a dream.
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