Golf: Torrance rates Cup chances
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Ryder Cup-winning captain Sam Torrance tells BBC Sport playing in America will boost Europe's hopes.
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Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies. A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Mickelson played golf as spectacular as the weather Friday in the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 7-under 64 and a four-shot lead.
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Colin Montgomerie&#039;s hopes of winning his first 1.4 million pounds (2.5 million dollars) Johnnie Walker Championship have come under threat here from a third round birdie streak by little-fancied Peter Baker.
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OAKVILLE (Ontario): US Masters champion Phil Mickelson thinks the United States will start as underdogs in this weekâs Ryder Cup against Europe at Michigan.
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THOUSAND OAKS, United States  - Tiger Woods has one more chance to defeat world number one Vijay Singh this year and this time Woods has a home-course advantage.
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Vijay Singh will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 84 Lumber Classic as he eyes a third straight win this month. The world number one carded a level-par 72 to stay ahead of American Ryder Cup star Chris DiMarco (71).
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Tiger Woods did not show up at Pebble Beach. Attendance and other numbers used to measure success will be down this year, and tournament director Ollie Nutt won't have to look hard to place the blame &#151; the weather.
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HAVEN, Wis. - Vijay Singh is one round away from turning a great year into his best ever...
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. &#151; Oakland Hills' place in golf history was secure before the Ryder Cup arrived.
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Padraig Harrington is a newcomer to the Nissan Open, still not sure when to hit the brakes and when to fire at the flags. He chose the latter yesterday in Los Angeles, and zoomed past Phil Mickelson and everyone else at Riviera with an 8-under-par 63.
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England won over home favorities Spain with one shot at the WGC-World Cup of Golf, China Radio International reported on Monday. England&#39;s Ryder Cup players Paul Casey and Luke
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The 19-inch Ryder  Cup is not the only thing coveted by holders Europe and the  United States at Oakland Hills this week.
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Items of note are abundant in golf these days. Open for discussion is the fact Tiger Woods could pass Vijay Singh and reclaim the top spot in the world rankings, needing only a fourth-place finish at the Nissan Open, which begins today at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Of course, it's debatable whether this speaks to Woods's perseverance, or ...
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All it took was one glance at the scoreboard to realize the Ryder Cup was over. Tiger Woods was in the lead. It required two of his best shots to get there Thursday in the American Express Championship, a drive he hammered on the 567-yard 18th hole at The Grove, followed by a 3-wood into a slight breeze that landed 20 feet away for an eagle that gave Woods an 8-under 63, and a one-shot lead over Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter.
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COLIN MONTGOMERIE needs a Ryder Cup wild card after finishing only 70th and 58th in his last two tournaments. But Lee Westwood, certain of his place at Oakland Hills next month, feels the Scot is the man for the job.
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Nick Dougherty was once a Walker Cup star and, on leaving the unpaid ranks, proved a very promising young professional. Now the Ryder Cup beckons, and why not, given that he shared the Walker Cup experience with Luke Donald?
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Europe again proved to be the best in the Ryder Cup Sunday with its biggest romp over the Americans. The final blow was a scene all too familiar at Oakland Hills: With the cup already won, Padraig Harrington made a 25-foot par putt on the 18th hole of the last match that only counted in the record books.