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Korea finishes 3rd at International Crown

Spain’s Belen Mozo lifts Beatriz Recari after making a birdie on the 16th hole on Sunday. (AP-Yonhap)South Korea finished in third place at the inaugural International Crown on the LPGA Tour on Sunday in Maryland.At Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore, South Korea picked up four points in the singles matches on the final day of the competition, for a four-day total of 10 points. South Korea won two singles and lost two others.Spain, which won all four of its singles mat

July 28, 2014

Korea finishes 3rd at International Crown

Furyk opens 3-shot lead in Canada

MONTREAL (AP) ― Jim Furyk moved into position for his third Canadian Open victory, shooting a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead at Royal Montreal.The 44-year-old Furyk, the 2006 winner at Hamilton and 2007 champion at Angus Glen, had a 15-under 195 total after opening with rounds of 67 and 63. He won the last of his 16 PGA Tour titles in 2010.“(I’m) not really worrying about what position I’m in,” Furyk said about his Sunday approach. “Not looking at the leaderboard too much. Go

July 27, 2014

Korea eliminates U.S. in Crown

Korea’s Ryu So-yeon celebrates after sinking a putt on the 16th green to defeat the United States on Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap)OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (AP) ― Park In-bee and Ryu So-yeon both birdied the first playoff hole Saturday as South Korea eliminated the top-seeded United States and earned a wild-card berth in the final round of the International Crown.The Koreans will join Spain, Thailand, Japan and Sweden on Sunday in a duel for title.After the American team of Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson

July 27, 2014

Korea splits matches with Australia

South Korea split its two first-day matches with Australia on the opening day of the inaugural international competition on the LPGA Tour on Thursday in Maryland.The team of Park In-bee and Ryu So-yeon defeated the duo of Katherine Kirk and Lindsey Wright 3 & 2 in their four-ball match at the International Crown on Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore.In the next match, Australia’s Karrie Webb and Lee Min-jee edged past Choi Na-yeon and Kim In-kyung 2-up.The first editio

July 25, 2014

Putnam, Petrovic share Canadian Open lead

Yang Yong-eun tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada, Thursday. (AFP-Yonhap)MONTREAL (AP) ― Michael Putnam and Tim Petrovic shared the first-round lead in the Canadian Open on Thursday, shooting 6-under 64 in sunny conditions at rain-softened Royal Montreal.The 47-year-old Petrovic was the last player to get in the field, grabbing a spot when Benjamin Alvarado withdrew on Tuesday.“I didn’t set my expectations

July 25, 2014

Putnam, Petrovic share Canadian Open lead

Weir, DeLaet look to end drought

MONTREAL (AP) ― Mike Weir was well aware that it has been 60 years since a Canadian won the Canadian Open.“It’s going to end at some point, so hopefully, if not myself, it’s another Canadian that gets it done this week,” said Weir, one of 19 Canadians in the field for the tournament that starts Thursday at Royal Montreal. “It would be nice to get the streak over so we don’t have to talk about it.”Pat Fletcher, born in England, was the last Canadian winner, taking the 1954 event at Point Grey in

July 24, 2014

Ferry tragedy gives Koreans extra drive

BALTIMORE (AFP) ― South Korea’s women golfers dedicated their efforts at this week’s inaugural LPGA International Crown team matches to lifting their homeland’s spirits after a ferry disaster that killed nearly 300 people.The ferry sank on April 16 with 476 people on board, including 325 high school students, and 294 were confirmed dead.“After that, all Koreans were feeling pretty sad. Everybody still thinks about that and all the young kids and feels really sad,” ninth-ranked Ryu So-yeon, the 2

July 23, 2014

Korea set to take on Australia

Park In-bee, a former world No. 1 in women’s golf, will lead the South Korean team against Australia to open an international competition to be inaugurated by the LPGA Tour on Thursday in Maryland.Park will be one of the four golfers on the South Korean squad at the first edition of the International Crown, which will open at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, a suburb of Baltimore, on Thursday, local time.The four highest-ranked players from eight countries, based on their world ranking po

July 23, 2014

Asian stars excited for LPGA team showdown

After two decades of watching U.S. and European women golfers play for the Solheim Cup, top worldwide rivals have their chance at a team title in the LPGA International Crown.The inaugural edition of the event will begin Thursday at suburban Baltimore’s Caves Valley Golf Club with eight teams of four women seeking global bragging rights and the richest share of $1.6 million in prize money.“Every time I was watching the Solheim Cup, I always wish I can be there playing,” Taiwan’s third-ranked Tse

July 22, 2014

Asian stars excited for LPGA team showdown

McIlroy seeks green jacket

HOYLAKE, England (AP) ― Rory McIlroy clutched the treasured piece of silverware, his reward for winning golf’s oldest major championship.Now he’s got his eyes on a new jacket. Something in green, preferably.With a grind-it-out performance on the final day of the British Open, McIlroy checked off another requirement for joining perhaps the most exclusive club in the game.U.S. Open? He’s won that. PGA Championship? Yep, got one of those too.British Open? Took care of that on Sunday.“I’m immensely

July 22, 2014

Ko takes Marathon with closing birdie

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) ― Now that she’s officially a millionaire, Lydia Ko joked she’ll have to keep a closer watch on where her paychecks go.“I’ll probably see that going into my mom’s account,” she said with a laugh, referring to the $210,000 she got for winning Sunday’s Marathon Classic.The 17-year-old broke free from a late tie with Ryu So-yeon, hitting a wedge to 4 feet for birdie on the 72nd hole to take the lead. Then she tried in vain ― she’s just 5-foot-5 ― to see past the large gallery at

July 21, 2014

McIlroy, Tiger deliver at Brit Open

Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju chips onto the 16th green at the British Open on Thursday. ( UPI-Yonhap)HOYLAKE, England (AP) ― Rory McIlroy had everything go his way Thursday in the British Open. A lovely summer day in England with abundant sunshine and minimal wind allowed him to attack Royal Liverpool. He made half his six birdies on the par 5s and kept bogeys off his card. And on the day Tiger Woods made a promising return, McIlroy took the lead with a 6-under 66, his best score in nearly two years at

July 18, 2014

Diaz shoots 62 to lead Marathon Classic by 4

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) ― Laura Diaz got off to a surprising start at the Marathon Classic.Diaz shot a 9-under 62 for a four-stroke lead in Thursday’s opening round.U.S. Open champion Michelle Wie shot a 2-over 73, 2008 Marathon winner Paula Creamer was at 72 along with another perennial contender at Highland Meadows, Morgan Pressel.The defending champion, Spain’s Beatriz Recari, and the world’s No. 1-ranked player, Stacy Lewis, a Toledo native, were well down the list at 1 under.“I definitely didn’

July 18, 2014

Diaz shoots 62 to lead Marathon Classic by 4

New kids on the block

HOYLAKE, England (AP) ― Even when he’s not the favorite, Tiger Woods is still the show at the British Open.Woods earned that attention by piling up majors at a faster rate than anyone in history, and the attention is just as great now because his recent past includes back surgery and his immediate future is more uncertain than ever. ESPN plans to show his entire round online Thursday.Not to be overlooked at golf’s oldest championship, however, is a new generation of stars.Rickie Fowler and Harri

July 17, 2014

Just like old times

Hoping to recapture some of their old magic, South Korean PGA Tour veteran Choi Kyung-ju has reunited with his former caddie Andy Prodger for the Open Championship this week in England.In an interview with the Asian Tour Wednesday, Choi said he brought Prodger out of retirement for the season’s third major tournament. The Open Championship will start at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on Thursday.“This week, Andy has come back to be on my bag. He lives in Scotland, so it made sense to have him with me

July 16, 2014

Martin captures Women’s Brit Open

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) ― Mo Martin knew she hit her 3-wood exactly how she wanted on the 18th hole at Royal Birkdale.With the ball slightly below her feet, just under 240 yards away and a strong wind at her back, she let it rip and watched the ball track toward the flag. Martin thought it was short. Then she thought it might be too long. Moments later, she realized just how good it was.“I could hear it hit the pin from the fairway,” Martin said. “That was a pretty fun feeling.”The ball rolled i

July 14, 2014

Park takes 1-shot lead at Royal Birkdale

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) ― One year later, Park In-bee is still chasing history at the Women’s British Open.Instead of trying to win an unprecedented fourth straight major, Park has a chance to become only the seventh woman to win four of the LPGA’s majors. Instead of photographers capturing her every move at St. Andrews, the 26-year-old South Korean has gone about her work without fanfare at Royal Birkdale.That changed Saturday with a remarkable start, and a late ruling that put Park in the lead

July 13, 2014

Three-way tie for lead in John Deere Classic

Zach Johnson tees off on the second hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, Thursday. (AFP-Yonhap)SILVIS, Illinois (AP) ― Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini and Brian Harman shot 8-under-par 63s Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the John Deere Classic.Johnson and Sabbatini played bogey-free golf, while Harman had nine birdies and one bogey on the par-71 TPC Deere Run. They led 2004 British Open champion Todd Hamilton, Australian Ste

July 11, 2014

Three-way tie for lead in John Deere Classic

McIlroy takes lead at Scottish Open

ABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) ―Rory McIlroy rolled in six birdies in seven holes around the turn and shot a 7-under 64 for a one-stroke lead midway through a low-scoring first round of the Scottish Open on Thursday.Refreshed after a two-week break, the No. 8-ranked McIlroy tamed windy conditions in northern Scotland to show his links game is in good shape heading into next week’s British Open at Hoylake.“This time last year, I was trying to get the ball under control, not very confident with anything,

July 11, 2014

Wie goes for encore at Royal Birkdale

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) ― As much as Michelle Wie prefers to look forward, this is one week when it’s tempting to get caught up in the past.That could include her recent tour of New York as the U.S. Women’s Open champion or a decade ago when the teen prodigy from Hawaii got her first taste of links golf along the Lancashire coast of England.Both are relevant memories this week at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.Wie is among the favorites when the LPGA Tour’s third major of the year gets underway

July 10, 2014