Cink Takes Two-Shot Lead in Rainy First Round
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AKRON, Ohio  - Ryder Cup captain's pick Stewart  Cink set the bar high in the weather-delayed first round of the  WGC-NEC Invitational with a seven-under-par 63 to take a  two-shot lead over rookie Zach Johnson Friday.
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Wild weather seems to bring out the best in Ernie Els, who was both steady and spectacular yesterday in a cool rain, warm sunshine, and blustery conditions for an 8-under-par 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the American Express Championship at Thomastown, Ireland.
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Stewart Cink went from the last American picked for the Ryder Cup team to the first name on the leaderboard at the NEC Invitational, completing a 7-under 63 on Friday for a two-shot lead over Zach Johnson.
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USA Ryder Cup wildcard Stewart Cink increased his lead to five shots after three rounds of the WGC Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Ohio.
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AKRON, OHIO - Stewart Cink watched his 50-foot chip track to the 18th hole, then thrust his arms in the air when it fell in for a birdie on Saturday at the NEC Invitational.
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The Bank of America Championship is spending more time on The Weather Channel than The Golf Channel. A year after the Champions Tour event was flooded out before a single shot was played, Tom Watson weathered two rain delays to shoot a 7-under 65 in Friday's first round. Two-time runner up Tom Purtzer was a stroke back at the Nashawtuc Country Club course.
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BEIJING: American Taylor Dent got lucky on a day of pelting rain, squeezing in an opening-round victory yesterday to reach the second round of the China Open.
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Stewart Cink seized control of the NEC Invitational with six straight one-putt greens and a chip-in from 50 feet for birdie on the 18th hole yesterday for a 2-under-par 68, giving him a five-shot lead over a trio of Ryder Cup teammates.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Britain's Nick Dougherty, taking advantage of rain-softened conditions, fired a two-under-par 68 to grab an early one-shot lead in the U.S. Open first round at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday.
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Doug Tewell shook off a bogey on the first hole and shot a 7-under 65 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Des Smyth after two rounds of the Kroger Classic.
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Mike Weir shot a 9-under 63 in the first round to take a one stroke lead at the Buick Open on Thursday. Play was suspended due to inclement weather, and many golfers, inlcuding Corey Pavin, had yet to finish their 18 holes.
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OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - The rain made a mess of the first round at the Bell Canadian Open on Thursday, and that played right into Joey Sindelar&#39;s hands.
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You probably remember the hiccup at Southern Hills Country Club in 2001, when he missed an 18-inch putt for bogey, costing him a chance to get into a US Open playoff. It was painful, "embarrassing," and downright heartwrenching, but it wasn't one of those moments that prompted Stewart Cink to apply a headlock and subject himself to ...
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The day began at Sun City with two South Africans expected to tussle for the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in searing heat; but by the end of Friday&#39;s second round, storm clouds had gathered above the Gary Player Country Club, as an Australian seized
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Ryder Cup captain&#39;s pick Stewart Cink continued his assault on the $7 million NEC Invitational after completing his rain-delayed second round in two-under-par 68 on Saturday.
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ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Stewart Cink delivered a red-hot display with his putter over the front nine holes to help haul the United States back into contention for this week's WGC-World Cup.
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Torrential rain caused havoc at the China Open as American Taylor Dent and Noam Okun of Israel were the only players to reach the second round on Tuesday.