Weir takes charge at Kapalua with late birdie
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Mike Weir holed an 18-foot birdie putt at the last to grab a one-shot lead in the Mercedes-Benz Championship second round on Friday.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Mike Weir, bidding for his ninth PGA Tour title, retained his one-shot lead in Saturday's third round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Rod Pampling finished the storm-delayed third round of the Memorial with a flourish yesterday in Dublin, Ohio, holing a 40-foot birdie putt on No. 14 to take the lead and hitting a terrific fairway bunker shot that led to a birdie on 18 that capped a 4-under-par 68, giving him a three-shot lead.
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Michelle Wie had a two-shot lead after 11 holes and seemed poised to answer all of the questions about when her first professional win was going to come. Then the 16-year-old from Hawaii bogeyed the 13th hole. That was all Karrie Webb needed.
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Mike Weir, who only qualifed for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship 10 weeks, took a one-shot lead over Stephen Ames and Jonathan Byrd late Friday in Hawaii.
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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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The only birdie putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer on the 18th hole that gave him a three-shot lead and left him
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Phil Mickelson kept up his inspired  form at the $5.3 million Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in  California on Friday, carding a five-under 67 to take a  four-stroke lead over fellow left-hander Mike Weir after the  second round.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadians Mike Weir and Stephen Ames, playing in the final pairing, were tied for the lead midway through Saturday's third round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Vicente Fernandez birdied the final hole yesterday for a 6-under-par 66 and a share of the third-round lead with Peter Jacobsen at 12 under in the Tradition in Aloha, Ore., the Champions Tour's last major of the year. Jacobsen, the second-round leader, shot a 69.
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US champion Johnny Weir won the Trophee Bompard yesterday in Paris, despite a victory in the free skate by European champion Brian Joubert . Weir skated elegantly to &quot;Otonal,&quot; a classical piece used by former world champion Maria Butyrskaya , to win his second Grand Prix event of the season. He also won in the NHK Trophy in Japan two ...
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OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Mike Weir&#39;s wedge cut through the bushy rough and caught the ball perfectly, sending it briefly into the air before it rolled into the heart of the cup.
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Golf entered a new era yesterday at 5:44 p.m., the moment Fiji-born Vijay Singh rolled in his short putt on the 18th hole and officially logged his three-stroke victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship. For the first time in more than five years -- a total of 264 weeks -- someone other than Tiger Woods walked off a ...
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POIPU BEACH, Hawaii - When Phil Mickelson visited Kauai about eight months ago on a family vacation, he was determined to return. But with his 0-46 record in major championships as a pro and amateur, qualifying
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Eduardo Romero took the sting out of The Ocean Course for a second straight day, grabbing a two-stroke lead at the Senior PGA Championship. Romero, the first-round leader after a 4-under 68 in strong wind, shot a 70 in calmer conditions Friday to move to 6 under.
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Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh delivered the kind of golf everyone expected. Mike Weir and Rich Beem played the golf they badly needed.
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Canada's Mike Weir will be under the microscope while Tiger Woods commands the spotlight as golf's best battle for the Presidents Cup.