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  Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

  Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful ... 

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  Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are still friends

  Rory McIlroy has dispelled any split in his relationship with longtime friend Graeme McDowell. McDowell confirmed that McIlroy will be leaving ... 

• Ernie Els says he is ready to 'play ball'

  Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter. The four-time major champion, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said ... 

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  Garcia denies racism after Woods comments

  Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods has deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after "fried chicken" comments during an awards ... 

• Europe capt to pick 3 for Ryder Cup, up from 2

  Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose ... 

• Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

  Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two ... 

• McDowell beats Thongchai to win World Match Play

  Graeme McDowell made amends for last year's loss in the final to capture the World Match Play Championship title in Bulgaria on Sunday, defeating ... 

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  American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open

  American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open by two strokes after shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for his first career title in his 16th ... 

• McDowell reaches semis at World Match Play

  Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match-Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts on Saturday in a ... 

• Chile's Tullo leads Madeira after 3rd round

  Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open. Tullo birdied four of his ... 

• Scotland's Craig Lee leads Madeira after day 2

  Craig Lee of Scotland shot 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead of the Madeira Islands Open before bad weather forced the second round to be suspended ... 

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  AP source: McIlroy to set up own management group

  Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group. A person with knowledge of ... 

• Ian Poulter eliminated from World Match Play

  Ian Poulter was eliminated from the World Match Play Championship after losing another round-robin match Friday. Poulter lost to Thomas Aiken 1 up at ... 

• Saltman takes 2-shot lead at Madeira after day 1

  Lloyd Saltman of Scotland carded an 8-under 64 to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Madeira Islands Open on Thursday. Saltman was the ... 

• Poulter, Colsaerts lose at World Match Play

  Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts were unexpected losers Thursday on the first day of the World Match Play Championship. Poulter was handed a 3 and ... 

• European Tour in Bulgaria for World Match Play

  In all his years on the European Tour, Ian Poulter has never seen surroundings like this — and not just because he's in a new country. With Bulgaria ... 

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  Lingmerth takes leads at stormy Players Champ'ship

  A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at The Players Championship while Sweden's David Lingmerth ... 

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  Who's humiliating whom in Vijay Singh lawsuit?

  Vijay Singh is suing the U.S. PGA Tour for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" by investigating his use of deer-antler spray. Now that's ... 

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  Singh's suit draws little public reaction at TPC

  One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of men shouted, "Stay off the spray, Vijay." But for the most ... 

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  Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut

  Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever in The Players Championship. It still wasn't enough to catch a man who had never played the TPC ... 

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  Adam Scott tries to return to earth at Players

  Adam Scott never had to take this much time walking from the clubhouse to the practice range at TPC Sawgrass. He couldn't take more than a few steps ... 

• Singh suing US PGA over proposed suspension

  Vijay Singh sued the U.S. PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of ... 

• World Golf Glance

  US PGA TOUR THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course (7,215 ... 

• Gene Sauers leads Insperity Championship

  Gene Sauers took a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Insperity Championship, with his round of 6-under 66 on Saturday achieved ... 

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  Mickelson, Watney tied for lead at Quail Hollow

  Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney somehow ended up tied for the lead after three rounds of the Wells Fargo Championship despite some wayward play by both ...