Former British Open Champion Paul Lawrie recovered from a penalty for dropping his ball on a marker to shoot a 5-under 67 Saturday and take a one-shot lead over Nicolas Colsaerts into the final round of the Qatar Masters. Lawrie took advantage of calmer conditions at the Doha Golf Course to make six birdies for an 8-under total of 136 after two rounds of the wind-affected event, which has been…
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Kyle Stanley wasted a three-stroke lead on the 72nd hole, traded birdies on the first playoff hole and finally missed a four-foot par putt on the second playoff hole to hand the Torrey Pines title to Brandt Snedeker.
Stanley overcame a double bogey early in his round by running off four birdies on the front nine for a 4-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over Brandt Snedeker going into the weekend.
Kyle Stanley overcame a double bogey early in Friday’s round by running off four birdies on the front nine for a 4-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open going into the weekend. Brandt Snedeker, who first gained fame as a rookie at Torrey Pines when he shot 61 on the North Course, had a 64 on the North again to make a swift climb up to second.
Woods moved into contention with a 3-under 69 Friday after three birdies over five holes on the back nine in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, finishing two shots behind leader Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark .

Kyle Stanley made more than enough birdies Friday to offset one big mistake, giving him a 4-under 68 on the South Course at Torrey Pines and a one-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open.
The tougher South Course at Torrey Pines suited Kyle Stanley just fine Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open. Stanley overcame a double bogey early in his round by running off four birdies on the front nine for a 4-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over Brandt Snedeker going into the weekend. Snedeker, who first gained notoriety as a rookie at Torrey Pines when he shot 61 on the North Course, had…
* Stanley birdies the last to edge one ahead
The tougher South Course at Torrey Pines suited Kyle Stanley just fine Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open. Stanley overcame a double bogey early in his round by running off four birdies on the front nine for a 4-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over Brandt Snedeker going into the weekend. Snedeker, who first gained notoriety as a rookie at Torrey Pines when he shot 61 on the North Course …
Tiger Woods shoots a bogey-free 70 in the opening round. Woods played bogey-free golf that produced few momentous shots and two birdies. He missed several birdie chances, including a 6-footer on his ninth, the 18th hole.

Dan Forsman had six back-nine birdies for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke lead Saturday after the second round of the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Mark Wilson fired a career-low 62 on Friday at the Palmer Course to vault into a tie for the lead at the Humana Challenge with Ben Crane and David Toms. Wilson started with birdies on his first three holes, then capped off the round of 10 under with a 9-footer for [...]![]()
HONOLULU – News and notes from the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii: Johnson Wagner played the back nine without a bogey all week. He was 14 under on the back nine. Add the four birdies he made at the par-4 ninth, and Wagner was 18 under on the last 10 holes … [...]![]()


