Golf

Leonard tied with Kim, Stenson for lead at Disney

Justin Leonard described his round Friday at Disney as a “fun, easy day,” and it was every bit of that. He had a 9-under 63 for his lowest round of the year, putting him in a tie for the lead with Henrik Stenson and Bio Kim at the Childrens Miracle Network Classic. It was only [...]

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Justin Leonard described his round Friday at Disney as a “fun, easy day,” and it was every bit of that. He had a 9-under 63 for his lowest round of the year, putting him in a tie for the lead with Henrik Stenson and Bio Kim at the Childrens Miracle Network Classic. Spains Azahara Munoz [...]

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Local favorite Garcia leads by 2 at Castello Masters

CASTELLON, Spain — Hometown favorite Sergio Garcia shot an 8-under 63 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the Castello Masters. Playing on a course where he was club champion at the age of 12, Garcia eagled the par-5 No. 8 and holed seven other birdies to move to 12 under for the tournament. [...]

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Leonard tied with Kim for early lead at Disney

Justin Leonard is trying to put a good finish on a poor season. Leonard holed out from the fairway for eagle and played mistake-free for a 9-under 63 on Friday that gave him a share of the lead with 21-year-old rookie Bio Kim among the early starters at the Childrens Miracle Network Classic at Disney. [...]

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McIlroy splits from agent Chandler after 4 years

U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy split from agent Chubby Chandler on Friday to join Ryder Cup partner Graeme McDowell at a Dublin management company. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman had been represented by Chandlers International Sports Management since turning professional in 2007. McIlroy will now be affiliated with Horizon. “I am now keen to move onto [...]

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Munoz, Nordqvist share lead in Taiwan; Tseng two shots back

YANG MEI, Taiwan — Azahara Munoz of Spain shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to share the lead with Anna Nordqvist of Sweden after the second round of the inaugural LPGA Taiwan Championship. Nordqvist had a 68 to finish tied with Munoz on 7-under 137, two shots ahead of top-ranked Yani Tseng (71) and fellow [...]

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