Sports ; Westwood Closes in on First Title of 2004
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Australian Stuart Appleby, who was the joint second-round leader, returned a two-over 74 to drop to third at three-under while American Chris DiMarco moved into fourth with a round of 69.
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AKRON, Ohio  - Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia,  Darren Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Lee Westwood booked  their places on the European Ryder Cup team on Sunday.
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SUN CITY, South Africa (PA) -- Lee Westwood moved into position to capture his first title since September 2003 on Saturday by taking over at the top of the big-money Nedbank Golf Challenge.
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Lee Westwood fought the heat, a brutal course and the inexperience of a part-time caddie to shoot a two-under-par 70 for a four-way share of the lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa yesterday.
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South Africa&#39;s Ernie Els is poised to win his first World Golf Championship title and erase the bitter memory of this year&#39;s four Majors as he goes into Sunday&#39;s final round with a two shot lead.
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Camilo Villegas of Colombia follows through on a shot during his first round at the Australian Open men&#39;s golf tournament at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney, Australia,Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.
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LEE WESTWOOD recovered from a shaky spell midway through his opening round at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City to claim a share of the lead.
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The perfect pairing at The Belfry seems not to have broken its bond since the 34th Ryder Cup Matches back in 2002. The placid Lee Westwood and the fiery Sergio Garcia, who compiled a won three, lost one record
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- First, Vijay Singh took the money title. Then he took the No. 1 spot in the World Rankings. On Monday, he captured another one of Tiger Woods&#39; honors.
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The last putt on the last hole of the last match. Bernhard Langer playing Hale Irwin and Langer has a six-footer for Europe to retain the Ryder Cup.
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PETER O&#39;MALLEY posted a five- under-par 67 on the first day of the BMW International Open in Munich today. O&#39;Malley returned from a month&#39;s break in Sydney to string together a blistering inward nine of six birdies on the Nord-Eichenried course.
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Hanging 22 points on a defensive unit that had allowed an average of just 3.6 points in its first five contests, coupled with a stifling run defense, should be enough to get into the win column. Especially when the team scoring the 22 points is previously undefeated Dover-Sherborn. But none of those things mattered yesterday as Westwood continued ...
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European Tour Member Richard Green finally enjoyed the taste of victory in 2004 when he has sunk a four foot birdie putt on the first play-off hole to capture the $225,000 first prize in a dramatic conclusion to the 2004 MasterCard Masters at Huntingdale
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MARANA, Arizona  - Ireland's Padraig Harrington breathed a sigh of relief after squeezing past Ryder Cup team mate Lee Westwood in the opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday.
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Lee Westwood felt the benefit of a check-up with a putting doctor as he shot a 65 to join Phil Mickelson in the first round leading group at the three-million-pound Scottish Open.
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Darren Clarke had his first tournament victory of 2004 in his sights today as he topped the leaderboard after the opening round of the $6million Tour Championship in Atlanta.
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Ernie Els will play Lee Westwood for the World Match Play crown at Wentworth on Sunday.