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Golf News November 7th 2008

Rain wipes out second day of HSBC Champions
Heavy rain wiped out all play Friday at the HSBC Champions tournament, forcing organizers to find a way to squeeze in 54 holes over Saturday and Sunday to complete the event.
Henrik Stenson led the damp first round Thursday with a 7-under 65. Four well-known players were a stroke [...]

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144 players complete first round in Portland.

The 37th edition of the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi is underway at Columbia Edgewater Country Club with 2007 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Angela Park in the lead at 6-under-par 66, one shot better than six players at 5-under-par 67. Park was bogey-free on the day with six birdies. Park has made [...]

Brown, Tucker Share Lead After First Round In Gettysburg

Rookie Sara Brown of Tucson, Ariz., and Tour winner Kristina Tucker of Stockholm, Sweden, each carded a 4-under-par 68 to share a one-stroke lead after today’s first round of the $100,000 Gettysburg Championship.

Six players are one stroke back at 3-under-par 69 in Briana Vega of Andover, Mass., [...]

Stricker back on top at The Barclays

Steve Stricker is right at home at Ridgewood Country Club — and the top of The Barclays leaderboard.
A year after winning across the Hudson at Westchester Country Club, the Wisconsin player shot a 7-under 64 in perfect morning conditions Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Hunter Mahan in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the [...]

Chalmers, two others on top in Pennsylvania

Greg Chalmers, who shared the lead after the first round, carded a one-under 69 Friday to remain tied for the lead after two rounds of the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.
Chalmers completed 36 holes at eight-under-par 132, where he was joined by Brad Fritsch (65) and D.A. Points (64).
David Branshaw (66) and Dustin Bray (67) are one [...]

Wiebe and Simpson tied for lead after first round of Boeing Classic

Mark Wiebe’s round might be remembered more for a shot he avoided than one he made.
Wiebe birdied four of his first five holes, then added two more on the back nine to shoot 67 on Friday. That gave him a share of the first-round lead at the Boeing Classic.
Wiebe was bogey-free until the par-5 18th [...]

Wilson back in contention after 66 in Holland

Ryder Cup hopeful Oliver Wilson has set the early clubhouse lead at five under par after shooting a fine third round score of 66 at The KLM Open.
It is still a way short of the eight under par mark reached by Darren Clarke, Robert Rock and Alexander Noren after 36 holes, but it was especially [...]

Ypsilon Golf Challenge by Alex Cejka

A late show from the in-form Rafael Cabrera Bello saw the Spaniard join Portugal’s Ricardo Santos at the top of the leaderboard on day two of the Ypsilon Golf Challenge by Alex Cejka.
With his country in a state of mourning – Cabrera Bello hails from the Canary Islands, the intended destination of the plane which [...]

Ten Players Within Five Shots at Jane Rogers Championship

George Bradford shot a 4 under par 66 to hold a one stroke lead over Ryan Yip and Alex Coe heading into the third of the Jane Rogers Championship.
Bradford is at 9 under par after two trips around what has proved to be a demanding Lakeview Golf Club.
Australian Tim Wood (pictured) is alone in fourth [...]