GOLF: BIG EASY JUST LOVES BEING SECOND BEST
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ERNIE ELS got the better of Thomas Bjorn to win his first World Golf Championship title yesterday and send sparring partner Tiger Woods a place further down the world rankings.
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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - An eagle two at the first helped former winner Angel Cabrera join Justin Rose at the top of the leaderboard on eight-under-par after the PGA Championship second round on Friday.
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That was the question during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. The answer is: Not at the top of the leaderboard.
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Jack Nicklaus holds the record in major championships, one that might never be broken because it was established through decades of superior golf and a few good breaks. About the only player who has even a remote chance is Tiger Woods.
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Tiger Woods had an easy time advancing Thursday in the Accenture Match Play Championship. And with Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and the other top seeds no longer around, his road to an eighth straight PGA Tour victory started looking easier, too.
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Harrison Frazar took some time off to rest and find a way to make golf fun again. For the second week in a row it paid off with a share of the first-round lead, though he
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Georgia golf store manager Bill Leonard shot a 2-under 70 on Sunday to share stroke-play medalist honors with Paul Simson in the USGA Senior Amateur.
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What used to be routine felt like a novelty to Tiger Woods. After four straight birdies on his way to a 5-under 65 at East Lake, the former No. 1 player in the world was introduced Saturday as one of the 54-hole leaders in the Tour Championship. Woods raised his cap in mock celebration, and for good reason. It's been more than a year since he has been in this position.
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Standing on the first tee Friday morning at Oakland Hills Country Club just before the start of his opening four-ball match against Americaâs top guns, Colin Montgomerie forced himself to smile.
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Tiger Woods began the third round of the U.S. Open five shots off the lead. On Saturday, however, he moved into second place behind Aaron Baddeley.
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Tiger Woods already lost out on the majors. Next up could be his No. 1 ranking.
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HAVEN, Wis. -- For 18 holes, Stuart Appleby played flawless golf in yesterday's third round, four birdies and 14 pars. It wasn't until he was done playing that he discovered that it wasn't as good a day as he had thought, that he had made a quadruple bogey.
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It was two years ago when Ernie Els explained how it was possible that Tiger Woods could be overtaken in the world rankings. Of course, at the time the South African sat third in the order with a point value of 7.80, slightly behind Phil Mickelson and miles shy of Woods's whopping 17.54, so you can understand if there were ...
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ERNIE ELS was as good as his word. On Friday, when he led the American Express Championship by two strokes after 36 holes, he said it was time he rededicated himself to golf after being overshadowed by Vijay Singh.
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Vijay Singh is making it look easy by winning tournament after tournament, and millions upon millions of dollars, while chasing Tiger Woods' single-season money record. Singh's ability to turn bad lies into good shots helped him to an even-par 72 that kept him in the 84 Lumber Classic lead Saturday.
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Vijay Singh has a golf swing to envy, even when fooling around. A few days ago on the driving range at the Tour Championship, Singh grabbed Steve Flesch&#39;s golf clubs.
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FIJI&#39;S Vijay Singh replaced Tiger Woods as the world&#39;s number one ranked golfer today after winning the US PGA Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts.