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UPCOMING

May 23 - May 26

Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

Colonial Country Club, Ft. Worth, TX

Purse: $6,400,000

Previous Winner: Zach Johnson

46 min ago | Rock Hill Herald

Donald, Poulter miss cut at PGA Championship

Poulter is planning to make the most of his free weekend, going to the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Golf

1 hr ago | The Miami Herald

Webb Simpson hoping PGA Tour ignores USGA ruling on belly putter

Webb Simpson has enjoyed success with a belly putter in his five seasons on the PGA Tour, posting three victories, including the 2012 U.S. Open.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Webb Simpson, Golfers, PGA Golf, Ernie Els, Adam Scott

5 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

Putnam leads suspended Mexico Championship

Michael Putnam carded an 8-under 64 on Thursday and snared a 2-stroke lead at the Mexico Championship before play was suspended due to darkness.

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Related Topix: Michael Putnam, Golfers, Clodomiro Carranza, Jeff Klauk, James Nitties, Mathew Goggin, Troy Merritt

Thu May 23, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

John Huh has chance to extend recent Korean success after solid Colonial start

Inbee Park got it started with a win at the North Texas LPGA Shootout last month, and Sang-Moon Bae won last week's HP Byron Nelson Classic.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golfers, Inbee Park, Sang-moon Bae, PGA Golf, Y.E Yang, K.J. Choi

WFAA-TV Dallas

Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62

Ryan Palmer was standing in the fairway on his last hole Thursday when his longtime caddie and fellow Colonial member issued a challenge.

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Related Topix: Ryan Palmer, More Sports, Golfers, PGA Golf, John Rollins, Graham Delaet, David Hearn

Bellingham Herald

Golf Capsules

Palmer, the former Texas A&M player who has three PGA Tour victories, and longtime caddie James Edmondson are full dues-paying members at Colonial.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Ryan Palmer, Golfers, PGA Golf, John Rollins, Graham Delaet, David Hearn

The Waterloo Region Record

Memorial Tournament tackling cellphones on the golf course

There isn't a pro golfer who doesn't have a story about a "Play That Funky Music" ring tone coming from the gallery during a backswing, or the time a tourist with a flip phone was snapping photos in the middle of a critical putt.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Golf, Phil Mickelson, Golfers, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, U.S. Women's Open, Se Ri Pak

The Winnipeg Free Press

South Africa's James Kingston shoots 66 to take lead in BMW Pga Championship

South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Golf

Seattle Times

Top-ranked amateur Williams ready for NCAAs

When Chris Williams found out he was the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world, it came in the same way he's learned about many of the other accolades in his career.

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Related Topix: Nick Taylor, Golfers

The Washington Post

LPGA Tour to start Friday on a 12-hole course in Bahamas because of severe flooding

The LPGA Tour is going to use as much of the flooded Ocean Club course as it can for its inaugural trip to the Bahamas.

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Related Topix: LPGA Golf, More Sports, Sports

NBC Dallas

Colonial Fans, Golfers Ready to Tee Off

Big happenings in Fort Worth this weekend as the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club is ready to tee off.

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Related Topix: Angel Cabrera, Golfers, Hunter Mahan

Theboltonnews.co.uk

Rose and Ilonen lead the way

England's Justin Rose, twice a runner-up in the BMW PGA Championship, wasted little time in getting to the top of the leaderboard as the European Tour's flagship event got under way at Wentworth.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Golf

Courier-Post

Golf: Garcia extends an apology to Tiger

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Golf, Sergio Garcia, Golfers, Tiger Woods, Fuzzy Zoeller

The Miami Herald

Rory McIlroy: Still friends with Graeme McDowell

In this June 19, 2011 file photo, Rory McIlroy celebrates with his father, Gerry, after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Rory McIlroy, Golfers, Graeme McDowell, PGA Golf

Wed May 22, 2013

Athens Banner-Herald

Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial

Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the last three years. He is the first player in more than three decades with four consecutive top-10 finishes in the event.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Zach Johnson, Golfers, Tom Watson, PGA Golf, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Jason Dufner

Daily-Jeff.com

Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes

Storms that dumped about a foot of rain on the Ocean Club wiped out the pro-am Wednesday and left the course under so much water that the first round Thursday also was canceled.

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Related Topix: Stacy Lewis, Golfers

Seattle Times

Chapman set for Senior PGA title defense

Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Championship, PGA Golf, Roger Chapman, Golfers, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin

Bradenton.com

Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

This July 19, 2012 file photo shows Ernie Els of South Africa reacting to a putt on the 11th green at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Related Topix: More Sports, PGA Golf, Golfers, Ernie Els, Tim Clark

Bay of Plenty Times

Golf: Tauranga prevail in thriller

Pennant golf at Rotorua Golf Club. 19 May 2013 Daily Post photograph by Stephen Parker All the drama expected on Pennants finals day came to fruition at Rotorua's Arikikapakapa course on Sunday.

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Dallas Observer

Here's PGA's Rickie Fowler Golfing from atop a Victory Park Parking Garage

Between the end of this past weekend's Byron Nelson and the start this week of the Colonial in Fort Worth, the professional golf world had a bit of time to kill in Dallas.

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Related Topix: Golfers, Rickie Fowler