Martin Laird News

SAM Torrance secured a third European Senior Tour Order of Merit title by edging past Ian Woosnam thanks to a third-place finish behind Australian Mike Harwood in the OKI Castellon Senior Tour Championship.

Herea s the trivia to end all football trivia this week. What does pop star Justin Timberlake have in common with both Colorado State and UNLV? Timberlake hosted a golf tournament in Las Vegas last month won by CSU alum Martin Laird.

For Bill Miller, the Scottish Golf Union's Director of Youth Development, it was understandable that the Spaniards would challenge his nation's golf supremacy.

Parker McLachlin was waiting to tee off on the fifth hole Sunday at the Frys.com Open when he faced a backup, whipped out his cell phone and decided to go on Twitter.

SECOND ROUND LEADERBOARD : -11 G Owen , R Fowler -10 J Leonard -9 N O'Hern , R Moore Selected others: -4 F Couples -3 B Davis -1 M Laird Owen's best finish on Tour was second at Bay Hill in 2006 England's Greg Owen shared the lead with US rookie Rickie Fowler at the halfway stage of the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Rickie Fowler picked a good year to try to get his PGA Tour card without going to Q-school. The former Oklahoma State star tied for seventh in Las Vegas, then lost in a three-way playoff at the Frys.com Open in Arizona, giving him $553,700 in two starts.

Site: Scottsdale, Ariz. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Grayhawk Golf Club, Raptor Course .

MARTIN Laird's maiden triumph on the PGA Tour at the weekend will act as an inspiration to another Scot making impressive strides in the professional game on the other side of the Atlantic.

Jeev Milkha Singh slipped 10 spots to finish joint 62nd in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

By Marvin Collins MARTIN Laird will enjoy the experience of teeing it up at the Frys.com Open this week knowing his future is secure for the next two years.

Fresh from his maiden PGA Tour victory, Scotland's new number one golfer Martin Laird is chasing a Ryder Cup place at Celtic Manor next year.

With 14 majors, 71 career victories, the most recent FedEx Cup and a 10th Player of the Year title coming his way, Tiger Woods still considers his first victory, in the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational, one of his greatest accomplishments.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE last night hailed Martin Laird for becoming the first Scot in 21 years to win a US Tour event - but is still unlikely to be able to pick him for next year's Ryder Cup showdown.

A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, just hours after helping his team to a homecoming victory.

Stayed up to 1.30 am to watch Martin Laird win his maiden USPGA tour title at Justin Timberlake's Shriner's Hospital for Children Open.

A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, just hours after helping his team to a homecoming victory.

Troy Matteson and Chad Campbell are tied for the lead at Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.A The pair shot 67 and 62, respectively, on the TPC Summerlin course to lead Matt Kuchar, Ryan Moore, Martin Laird and Bob Heintz by one shot.

Piercy - a Las Vegas native whose wife, Sara, delivered son Jett on Thursday night - had a 65 to match Campbell, a former UNLV player, at 17-under 196 at TPC Summerlin.

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In the wake of his debut win on the Champions Tour, Tom Pernice Jr. still has his sights on continuing to play the big tour.