American Kim out for four to five months with tendinitis

PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida): Anthony Kim, who burst onto the PGA Tour in 2007 with five top-10 finishes, will miss the next four to five months as he undergoes treatment for tendinitis and elbow pain, the American said on Monday.
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Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 17:03:56 -0700

Fowler makes his move with confident round at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A confident Rickie Fowler made his move at the Players Championship on Saturday by shooting a third round six-under par 66 leaving him two shots behind leader Matt Kuchar. Fellow American Kuchar was three-under through 14 holes of his round, putting him at 11-under for the tournament. Compatriot Kevin Na birdied the 12th hole to move to two-under for his ...
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Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 01:22:20 -0700

Poulter and Laird take joint control at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Britain's Ian Poulter and Martin Laird shared the lead at the Players Championship after firing seven-under-par rounds of 65 in Thursday's opening round. World number one Rory McIlroy had to settle for an even-par 72 after finding water at the par-three 17th, famous for its island green, while Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time as ...
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Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:25:36 -0700

Poulter unpacks frustration with solid round at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - England's Ian Poulter moved into a new house last week and said clearing the clutter, literally and figuratively, had helped him grab the clubhouse lead at the Players Championship on Thursday. The seven-under-par 65 in the opening round of what is widely regarded as golf's unofficial fifth major was Poulter's best at TPC Sawgrass and, with just one bogey ...
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Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:10:18 -0700

Golf-Poulter unpacks frustration with solid round at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 10 (Reuters) - England's IanPoulter moved into a new house last week and said clearing theclutter, literally and figuratively, had helped him grab theclubhouse lead at the Players Championship on Thursday. The seven-under-par 65 in the opening round of what iswidely regarded as golf's unofficial fifth major was Poulter'sbest at TPC Sawgrass and, with just one ...
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Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:08:31 -0700

Tiger calls for penalty strokes for slow play

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has called on the PGA Tour to punish slow play with penalty strokes rather than the current practice of handing out undisclosed fines. The pace of rounds has become a growing issue on the tour and came to the fore at the Players Championship this week where Kevin Na's constant practice strokes and 'waggles' annoyed the crowd. Former world number ...
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Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:18:51 -0700

Golf-Fowler makes his move with confident round at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 12 (Reuters) - A confidentRickie Fowler made his move at the Players Championship onSaturday by shooting a third round six-under par 66 leaving himtwo shots behind leader Matt Kuchar. Fellow American Kuchar was three-under through 14 holes ofhis round, putting him at 11-under for the tournament. Compatriot Kevin Na birdied the 12th hole to move totwo-under for his ...
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Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:12:05 -0700

Golf-McIlroy facing cut as Johnson grabs Players lead

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - World numberone Rory McIlroy is almost certain to miss the cut at thePlayers Championship after a four-over 76 on Friday whileAmerican Zach Johnson stormed into the early clubhouse lead. McIlroy has had a miserable record at the TPC Sawgrasscourse, where he missed the cut in his previous two appearancesat the venue before skipping the event last ...
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Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 11:18:06 -0700

Golf-Tiger calls for penalty strokes for slow play

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 13 (Reuters) - Tiger Woodshas called on the PGA Tour to punish slow play with penaltystrokes rather than the current practice of handing outundisclosed fines. The pace of rounds has become a growing issue on the tourand came to the fore at the Players Championship this week whereKevin Na's constant practice strokes and 'waggles' annoyed thecrowd. Former world ...
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Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:00:45 -0700

Golf-Fan frustration as Na battles with his slow play

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 12 (Reuters) - Kevin Namanaged to secure the third round at the Players Championshipdespite labouring with an infuriating inability to pull thetrigger on his shots, annoying spectators, televisioncommentators and even himself. Na shot a bogey-free 68 to lead by a stroke from Matt Kucharat TPC Sawgrass but despite his pinpoint shots he was heckled attimes by the ...
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Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 17:51:13 -0700