GOLF: THE JIG&#39;S UP
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PADRAIG HARRINGTON quick-stepped his way into contention for the Omega Hong Kong Open yesterday. The on-song Irishman then revealed he once claimed a US title for Irish dancing.
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FARMINGTON, Pa. -- Just when Vijay Singh thinks he can&#39;t play better, he does. Just when it seems he can&#39;t do much more during his Tiger Woods-like season, he does that, too.
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A new era in golf begins in two weeks, and it might expose an old problem. The tour has been trumpeting its new slogan in advertising campaigns over the last month, gearing up for the new FedExCup that tees off Jan. 4 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. But this big launch in Kapalua might fizzle without its biggest rocket. Tiger Woods might not be there.
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Tiger Woods with a six-shot lead is enough of a problem. Even more troublesome is that he struggled with his swing Saturday and still shot a 5-under 67 to widen the gap Saturday in the Target World Challenge.
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Lee Westwood&#39;s golf ball became stuck in a bush, but it did not stop the Englishman from taking a share of the lead in the Nedbank Challenge here yesterday.
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It's hard to dispute that having Tiger Woods in the lead after yesterday's first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship was good news for tournament organizers. It just may not have been the best news of the day.
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On a golf course where Stephen Leaney said there were no easy holes, he had a simple explanation for how he wound up atop the leaderboard Friday at the PODS Championship. "I've probably holed more putts than anyone," Leaney said.
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A SMILING, contented Vijay Singh said he couldn&#39;t wait to celebrate his ascension to the top of the world yesterday. And, by rights, the entire golf world should be joining the celebration, for this is one
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We all saw it coming. For months now, the fight for golf&#39;s No. 1 ranking had been staged in PGA Tour battles far and wide. While one man slowly chipped away at what once seemed to be an insurmountable lead
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The gallery's fevered anticipation was rewarded at 1:30 p.m. yesterday when Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods approached the first tee for the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Never mind that, at the time, neither was leading the tournament.
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Vijay Singh looked at Sunday as the beginning, not the end.
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Winning the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan last month for his first stroke-play title of the year wasn&#39;t the only thing that made Tiger Woods excited about the 2005 season.
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The PGA Tour&#39;s regular season ended Sunday with The Tour Championship, but for Vijay Singh it could be just the beginning. Singh shot the day&#39;s second-best score, 65, and
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Tiger Woods stood on the 18th green and again followed a path blazed by Jack Nicklaus. No, it wasn't a spectacular bunker shot or a tournament-winning putt. It was a championship presentation to K.J. Choi.
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His golf game has been coming around. As for the editorial end of things . . . well, Ernie Els could use help on his website.
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If the nuances of golf are often lost on those who do not play it, there are times when even its existence doesnât make much sense.
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Tiger Woods picked up right where he left off last week Â at the top of the leaderboard.