United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
PUERTO RICO OPEN
Trump International Golf Club, Rio Grande
FIRST ROUND SCORES
Par 72
65 Kris Blanks, Skip Kendall
66 Jeff Overton, Paul Stankowski
67 Peter Gustafsson (Swe), Matt Bettencourt, GrahamDelaet (Can), Kevin Streelman, Alex Cejka (Ger)
68 Kent Jones, Charley Hoffman, Bill Lunde, Robert Garrigus, Chris DiMarco, James Nitties (Aus), Steve Wheatcroft, Andrew McLardy (Rsa), Steve Elkington (Aus), Daniel Barbetti (Arg), Dean Wilson, Mark Calcavecchia, Nicholas Thompson
69 Spencer Levin, David Lutterus (Rsa), Kirk Triplett, Billy Mayfair, Woody Austin, Mathias Gronberg (Swe), John Daly, Brent Delahoussaye, Brendon De Jonge, Cameron Percy (Aus), Derek Lamely, Jarrod Lyle (Aus), Jeff Maggert, Chad Collins, Jhonattan Vegas, Cameron Tringale
70 Charles Warren, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Marco Dawson, Omar Uresti, Andy Matthews, Kevin Johnson, Roger Tambellini, Chez Reavie, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), J J Henry, Richard S Johnson (Swe), Jay Williamson, Johnson Wagner, Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn), Rich Barcelo
71 BrianStuard, Martin Flores, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Justin Bolli, Craig Barlow, JerodTurner, John Bloomfield (Jam), Deane Pappas (Rsa), Bryce Molder, John Merrick, Michael Bradley, Steve Lowery, Michael Connell, Tom Pernice Jnr., Chris Wilson, Jay Delsing, Guy Boros
72 Max Alveiro (Pue), Aron Price (Aus), Julio Santos (Dom), Jeff Quinney, Jeff Gove, Greg Kraft, Jeff Klauk, Ken Duke, Pierre-Henri Soero (Fra), Erik Compton, Phil Tataurangi (Nzl), Tim Herron, Joe Ogilvie, Steve Flesch, Vance Veazey, Manuel Villegas (Col), Kevin Stadler, Carl Pettersson (Swe)
73 Chris Riley, Jonathan Kaye, Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Chris Smith, Harrison Frazar, John Mallinger, Brenden Pappas (Rsa), Christopher Baryla (Can), ShaunMicheel, Michael Clark II, Alex Prugh, David Peoples, Jimmy Walker, Eric Axley, Tom Kite, Mark Brooks, Cliff Kresge, Rocco Mediate
74 Len Mattiace, Boo Weekley, Dicky Pride, Glen Day, Matt Weibring, Frank Lickliter II, Brian Bateman
75 David Morland IV (Can), Joe Durant, Grant Waite (Nzl), Notah Begay III, Robert Damron, Ryan Garrity, Todd Hamilton
76 Francis Quinn, ChrisStroud, Cesar Costilla (Arg), Eric Morales, Carlos Franco (Par)
77 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Brett Quigley, Craig Bowden, Ronnie Black, Jason Gore
79 Miguel Suarez
81 Rafael Campos

More stops than starts on US PGA Tour event on Puerto Rico

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RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico -- Skip Kendall topped the Puerto Rico Open leaderboard at 5 under after nine holes when first-round play was suspended because of darkness onFriday in the rain---delayed US PGA Tour event. No-one has yet completed 18 holes!
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Heavy morning rain suspended play just 20 minutes after the first tee time and the round didn't resume until 4:35 p.m. Downpours also forced the suspension of play Thursday, when 6.6 inches fell at oceanside Trump International Golf Club-Puerto Rico.
The 45-year-old Kendall holed a 7-iron shot from 159 yards for eagle on the par-4 10th on Thursday, then chipped in for birdie on the par-3 11th Friday morning. He also birdied the par-4 13th and par-3 16th.
"Overall, I hit some really quality shots out there. I like the way I'm playing right now, and hopefully that will continue," Kendall said.
Richard S. Johnson and Kevin Streelman were 4 under. Johnson completed eight holes, and Streelman played seven. John Daly was 1 under through eight.
Kendall has barely used his putter, which elicited some good-natured ribbing from his fellow players.
"Coming back into the clubhouse, I took a lot of heckling from the guys. `Are you not going to use your putter today? How's that putting lesson I gave you working out?' I took a lot of heck from the guys," Kendall said.
Tournament Chairman Sidney Wolf was looking forward to better weather for the weekend, but he said he was pleased with how the course was faring amid the rains.
"The golf course is in better shape than most of us knew it would be after 14-plus inches of rain. It's held up very nicely," Wolf said.
During the delay Friday, players lingered around the clubhouse when they weren't practising putting or testing their drivers.
At midday, an unusual strategy for drying the waterlogged course got under way. A helicopter belonging to Trump International Golf Club owner Jorge Diaz hovered over the first fairway, its powerful propeller acting as an enormous blowdryer.
Tommy Armour III withdrew Friday. He was replaced by alternate Grant Waite.

Puerto Rico Open hit by heavy rain suspension of play

Heavy rain halted the first-round action very early and then eventually washed out the rest of the opening day's play at Rio Grande in the US PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open.
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Six inches of rain had fallen on Donald Trump's 7,526yd tropical, oceanside course by early afternoon.
The first round will restart on Friday morning, with preferred lies in closely mown areas.
Before play was first suspended at 7:19 am, Skip Kendall hit an eagle on the par-4 10th hole. Eighteen players teed off prior to the suspension of play.
The $3.5 million tournament in Puerto Rico is being held opposite the World Golf Championship at Doral, which has attracted the best players from around the world.

Arnie's grandson Saunders is a chip off the old block

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By Tim Rosaforte
The shot defining his fourth event on the US PGA Tour as a pro had nothing to do with genes, and everything to do with Sam Saunders.
Thinking he needed eagle to make the top 10, Arnold Palmer's grandson took the head cover off his driver on the 18th hole at PGA National on Sunday, and from 290 yards out on the 72nd hole of the Honda Classic, slashed one off the deck just like you know who.
"I wasn't thinking what he would do," the 22-year-old said after the round. "Honestly I thought I had a shot to pull it off. I needed 3. I was just going to rip it."
Twenty-six years ago his grandfather walked off that same 18th green at PGA National after winning the 1984 Senior US PGA Championship. On this day Palmer hit balls at Bay Hill and nervously waited for his "Sambo" to appear on television. Late in the broadcast, he watched Saunders hit his second shot into a bunker 60 yards short of his target at 18 and his third into a bunker behind the green, where it could have become expensive.
Saunders saved a few dollars by making bogey 6 to finish T-17 at even-par 280, saying afterwards the overall risk in seeking an exemption into the Puerto Rico Open was worth it. But, was it?
Saunders knew his "only coach," would be proud.
"He used to give me a hard time," Saunders said. "He would say, 'You don't ever listen to me.' Finally I said, 'I do listen to you.'''
Saunders and Palmer share a relationship that is captured in pictures on display in the hallways of the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando. In one, young Sam is sitting on the lap of the icon he lovingly called "Dumpy," while Arnie is giving a press conference. Palmer said he would not drive to PGA National and be a distraction. Not surprisingly, Saunders said his presence wouldn't have bothered him.
Growing up around the Palmer Family put Saunders in close proximity to the Nicklaus family as well. "In one of the last Father-Son tournaments, he shot 63 on his own ball the last day," said Roy Saunders, Sam's father.
"Mr Nicklaus shook his hand, looked him in the eye and said, 'You've figured it out. You've come into your own as a golfer.' It was pretty inspiring hearing it like that."
Saunders secured a sponsor's invitation to the Honda, his fourth of the year, by writing a personal letter to Barbara Nicklaus, the driving force behind the Nicklaus Childrens' Health Care Foundation, the charity the tournament supports. When the request came across the desk of Gary Nicklaus, he responded by saying, "Mom, Sam can play."
Saunders showed that a week earlier with a 66 in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, but followed with a 79 to miss the cut. At Honda he qualified for the weekend and a late Sunday tee time with three rounds of 69.
"I've said many times that my game will become good enough, and I'll become a good enough player that I'll be known as Sam Saunders and not Arnold Palmer's grandson," he said. "I think I'm getting there."
The final round at PGA National was a struggle, with Saunders reaching the jaws of the vaunted Bear Trap, figuring three under was the number to qualify for Puerto Rico. Three over for the day and even par for the tournament, he began the home stretch by making an 8½ft birdie putt at the par-3 15th to pick up one stroke.
On 16 he displayed the short game that veteran caddie Ron (Bambi) Levin praised as he watched Saunders play the final holes. "A lot of talent," said Levin, who worked for Todd Hamilton at the Honda. "He's like a quarterback coming out of college drafted by the pros. He just has to learn the offense."
The flag at 17 was tucked way right, and Saunders wasn't tempted. Saunders blew his tee shot into the back bunker and made an 11-footer for par with his parents watching from near the electronic scoreboard 100 yards away. He was still two strokes off what he thought was going to be the number for a top-10.
"I have a new-found appreciation for what my mother went through," said Sam's mother (and Palmer's daughter) Amy.
What Saunders couldn't know when he made his decision to go for the green on 18 is that the groups behind him would make a mess late on the back nine. Five players inside the top 10 would combine to go 12 over on the last three holes to bring 10th place closer to Saunders. In reality, a birdie 4 on 18 would have given him a T-9 at two-under 278 and a spot in the field at Trump International at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
"At the time there was no way I would have known that," Saunders said Monday, back home in Orlando. "You could say, 'Oh man, all you needed was birdie,' but you can't control what everybody else is doing. I played for what I thought was the whole deal."
At Phoenix, Saunders learned, "It wasn't the golf swing. It was between the ears." At Honda, he learned he's got what it takes to be more than Arnold Palmer's grandson. He will attempt to Monday qualify for the Transitions Championship and prepare to compete at Bay Hill.
His winnings for T-17 ($68,444) were more than Palmer ever took home for a victory ($50,000 in the 1971 Westchester Classic) with more to come.
"This week I've realised I can play out here and I belong,'' he said. "I think I can win out here. If I keep doing the things I'm doing and working hard, I think it will happen pretty soon."

Villegas wins by five from Kim with Rose third

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Colombian Camilo Villegas landed the Honda Classic title at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, after holding off a European challenge led by Justin Rose.
Rose shot a sparkling six-under-par 64 in his final round to jump to third place on seven under for the tournament, and fellow Englishman Paul Casey finished a shot behind in a share of fourth place with Fiji's Vijay Singh.
However Villegas was not prepared to let his hard-earned lead slip away and he won by five shots from second-placed American Anthony Kim, landing his third US PGA Tour title and a million-dollar pay day.
Villegas did drop three strokes in five holes on the back nine, however he finished in style with a long putt for birdie at the 18th to card a round of 68 and a total of 13 under for his week.
That score put him five shots in front of Kim, who followed up Saturday's disappointing 73 with a much-improved 67.
Rose's round equalled the course record and contained seven birdies, of which five came in his first six holes.
However due to his slow start to the tournament - he was two over par after his opening two rounds - he had left it too late to get close to Villegas.
The performance earned Rose over £250,000 but was not enough to qualify him for this coming week's CA world championship in Miami. The former European number one remains outside the world's top 50.
Casey, who followed his opening 73 with a second-round 64, again went under par on Sunday with a classy 67 which included four birdies in five holes from the 12th to 16th. Another Englishman in the top 10 was Lee Westwood with a 68 for 278 and joint ninth position
Singh's challenge faltered as he made bogeys at 15, 16 and 17 in a two-over round of 72.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Aussie Nathan Green, in second place at the start of the last round, had a double bogey at the short 15th and a triple bogey at the short 17th in taking 41 shots for the inward journey. He finished joint 12th with a 77 for 279.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)
Players from United States unless stated otherwise
267 Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 66 66 67 68.
272 Anthony Kim 68 64 73 67.
273 Justin Rose (England) 70 72 67 64.
274 Paul Casey (England) 73 64 70 67, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 67 66 69 72.
276 Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 69 69 69 69, Michael Connell 65 71 69 71.
277 Charlie Wi (South Korea) 72 67 68 70.
278 Lee Westwood (England) 69 71 70 68, Chris Tidland 73 67 67 71, Brendon de Jonge (South Africa) 70 73 67 68.
279 Will MacKenzie 69 72 69 69, Jerry Kelly 69 65 74 71, J B Holmes 71 69 66 73, George McNeill 68 70 66 75, Nathan Green (Australia) 65 70 67 77.
280 Marc Leishman (Australia) 74 66 71 69, Steve Wheatcroft 71 68 70 71, Oliver Wilson (England) 66 73 70 71, D J Trahan 67 73 69 71, Henrik Bjornstad (Norway) 68 70 70 72, Stephen Ames (Canada) 73 64 71 72, Tom Gillis 68 70 70 72, Justin Leonard 72 70 66 72, Sam Saunders 69 69 69 73.
281 Matthew Every 69 66 69 77, Mike Weir (Canada) 71 64 73 73, Joe Ogilvie 72 68 71 70, Charles Howell III 69 70 71 71, Alex Cejka (Germany) 68 68 75 70
282 Chris Stroud 71 68 76 67, Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 68 67 71 76, Bo Van Pelt 71 69 72 70, Rich Barcelo 73 70 68 71
283 Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 71 69 71 72, Briny Baird 72 70 70 71, Chez Reavie 70 65 74 74, Alex Prugh 68 73 69 73, Jason Bohn 71 67 74 71
284 Chris Riley 71 71 75 67, Jason Dufner 72 71 69 72, Ted Purdy 68 70 70 76, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 69 74 68 73, Matthew Jones (Australia) 69 73 72 70, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 71 69 75 69, Craig Bowden 73 69 72 70, Jimmy Walker 75 66 72 71, Johnson Wagner 73 69 69 73, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 71 71 72 70
285 Brett Quigley 70 68 71 76, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 74 69 69 73, John Senden (Australia) 74 68 73 70, Brandt Snedeker 70 73 68 74, Rocco Mediate 73 65 74 73, Josh Teater 75 68 69 73
286 Chad Collins 72 70 66 78, Scott Piercy 68 75 69 74, Bubba Watson 67 73 73 73
287 Alexandre Rocha (Brazil) 66 76 71 74, Richard S Johnson (Sweden) 69 72 69 77, Mark Calcavecchia 73 69 72 73, Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 73 68 73 73, Michael Bradley 69 70 71 77, Jeff Quinney 73 69 76 69, Steve Lowery 69 73 72 73, Jerod Turner 74 69 72 72
288 David Lutterus (Rsa) 73 69 71 75, Ernie Els (South Africa) 73 70 70 75, Stuart Appleby (Australia) 74 69 71 74, Blake Adams 75 68 71 74
290 Vaughn Taylor 69 73 76 72
291 Mark Wilson 73 69 77 72
301 Derek Lamely 71 72 78 80
302 Garrett Willis 70 73 80 79

Villegas goes three shots clear in Honda Classic

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Camilo Villegas will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach after maintaining his consistent scoring with a 67.
The Colombian shared the lead with Anthony Kim at the start of play but, while the American Ryder Cup star struggled to three over par for his round, Villegas shot three under to move clear on 11 under.
Australia's Nathan Green shares second place with Vijay Singh on eight under, while American George McNeill equalled the best round of the day, 66, to join compatriot Matt Every at six under.
Villegas had shot back-to-back 66s on the first two days and continued his impressive form with birdies at the third, fourth, sixth and ninth on a blemish-free outward half.
He found it harder going after the turn, but counter-balanced bogeys at the 10th, 12th and 14th with birdies at 11 and 16 to give himself a more than useful cushion.
Kim's largely tidy round was ruined by two sets of miserable holes. Having birdied the third, he haemorrhaged three shots at the sixth and seventh with a double-bogey six followed by a bogey four.
Having regained his composure to birdie 11 and 13 and return to level par for his round, he then undid his good work by closing with three successive bogeys, including a horribly fluffed chip at the last, and is surely now out of the running at six shots back.
Green set off in great style with birdies at the first two holes and gained another shot at the seventh to make it an excellent front nine. A further birdie followed at 15 and his hitherto immaculate scorecard was only marred by a 6 at the par-5 18th.
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 210 (3x70)
199 Camilo Villegas (Col) 66 66 67
202 Vijay Singh (Fij) 67 66 69, Nathan Green (Aus) 65 70 67
204 George McNeill 68 70 66, Matthew Every 69 66 69
205 Anthony Kim 68 64 73, Michael Connell 65 71 69
206 J.B. Holmes 71 69 66, Graeme McDowell (NIrl) 68 67 71
207 Charlie Wi (Kor) 72 67 68, Chris Tidland 73 67 67, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 69 69 69, Paul Casey (Eng) 73 64 70, Sam Saunders 69 69 69
208 Jerry Kelly 69 65 74, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 68 70 70, Justin Leonard 72 70 66, Chad Collins 72 70 66, Mike Weir (Can) 71 64 73, Ted Purdy 68 70 70, Tom Gillis 68 70 70, Stephen Ames (Can) 73 64 71
209 Brett Quigley 70 68 71, Justin Rose (Eng) 70 72 67, Oliver Wilson (Eng) 66 73 70, Steve Wheatcroft 71 68 70, Chez Reavie 70 65 74, D.J. Trahan 67 73 69
210 Will MacKenzie 69 72 69, Brendon De Jonge 70 73 67, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 69 72 69, Michael Bradley 69 70 71, Charles Howell III 69 70 71, Lee Westwood (Eng) 69 71 70, Alex Prugh 68 73 69
211 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 69 71, Joe Ogilvie 72 68 71, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 69 74 68, Alex Cejka (Ger) 68 68 75, Marc Leishman (Aus) 74 66 71, Brandt Snedeker 70 73 68, Johnson Wagner 73 69 69, Rich Barcelo 73 70 68
212 Jason Dufner 72 71 69, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 74 69 69, Scott Piercy 68 75 69, Bo Van Pelt 71 69 72, Briny Baird 72 70 70, Rocco Mediate 73 65 74, Josh Teater 75 68 69, Jason Bohn 71 67 74
213 David Lutterus (Rsa) 73 69 71, Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 66 76 71, Ernie Els (Rsa) 73 70 70, Jimmy Walker 75 66 72, Bubba Watson 67 73 73
214 Steve Lowery 69 73 72, Matthew Jones (Aus) 69 73 72, Blake Adams 75 68 71, Mark Calcavecchia 73 69 72, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 73 68 73, Craig Bowden 73 69 72, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 74 69 71, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 71 71 72
215 Chris Stroud 71 68 76, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 71 69 75, John Senden (Aus) 74 68 73, Jerod Turner 74 69 72
217 Chris Riley 71 71 75
218 Vaughn Taylor 69 73 76, Jeff Quinney 73 69 76
219 Mark Wilson 73 69 77
221 Derek Lamely 71 72 78
223 Garrett Willis 70 73 80

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LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
201 Mike Derminio (US) 69 69 63 ($17,000).
204 Jesse Mueller (US) 68 68 68 (£$10,000).
206 Adam Speirs (US) 67 72 67, Matt Marshall (US) 65 72 69 ($6,265 each).
MISSED THE CUT
148 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 75 73.

Kim, Villegas share Honda Classic halfway lead

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Anthony Kim powered to the top of the leaderboard at the Honda Classic on a good day for low scoring at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Kim carded a six-under-par 64 in his second round, equalling the course record, and shared the lead at eight under with Camilo Villegas of Colombia.
Villegas went round in his second successive 66, as two of the brightest emerging stars on the PGA Tour - Villegas is 28 and Kim is 24 - led from one of its most senior players.
Fijian Vijay Singh, 47, is chasing his first win since 2008 and strengthened his chances with a round of 66 to follow his opening 67.
Kim's fellow American Jerry Kelly stood in fourth place on six under after a round of 65, and overnight leader Nathan Green dropped back into a share of fifth place on five under after a level-par 70.
Alongside Green in a group of five were former Masters champion Mike Weir and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell after rounds of 64 and 67 respectively.
Two other players shot 64 - Canadian Stephen Ames and England's Paul Casey - and they both shot up into a share of 12th place.
Co-leader Kim was pleased with his round, after struggling in terms of scoring in the early weeks of the season.
He said: "I feel really good. I've been working hard on my game, and the last couple of months I've really started to play better. I haven't put four good rounds together. I'm happy to have another opportunity to putt four good ones together and hopefully have a chance to win the tournament on the back nine."
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
132 Anthony Kim 68 64, Camilo Villegas (Col) 66 66
133 Vijay Singh (Fij) 67 66
134 Jerry Kelly 69 65
135 Nathan Green (Aus) 65 70, Graeme McDowell (NIrl) 68 67, Matthew Every 69 66, Mike Weir (Can) 71 64, Chez Reavie 70 65
136 Michael Connell 65 71, Alex Cejka (Ger) 68 68
137 Paul Casey (Eng) 73 64, Stephen Ames (Can) 73 64
138 Ted Purdy 68 70, Sam Saunders 69 69, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 68 70, George McNeill 68 70, Brett Quigley 70 68, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 69 69, Tom Gillis 68 70, Rocco Mediate 73 65, Jason Bohn 71 67
139 Charlie Wi (Kor) 72 67, Chris Stroud 71 68, Michael Bradley 69 70, Oliver Wilson (Eng) 66 73, Steve Wheatcroft 71 68, Charles Howell III 69 70
140 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 69, Joe Ogilvie 72 68, Bubba Watson 67 73, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 71 69, J.B. Holmes 71 69, Chris Tidland 73 67, Marc Leishman (Aus) 74 66, Bo Van Pelt 71 69, D.J. Trahan 67 73, Lee Westwood (Eng) 69 71
141 Will MacKenzie 69 72, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 69 72, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 73 68, Jimmy Walker 75 66, Alex Prugh 68 73
142 David Lutterus (Rsa) 73 69, Chris Riley 71 71, Vaughn Taylor 69 73, Jeff Quinney 73 69, John Senden (Aus) 74 68, Steve Lowery 69 73, Matthew Jones (Aus) 69 73, Mark Wilson 73 69, Alexandre Rocha (Bra) 66 76, Justin Leonard 72 70, Justin Rose (Eng) 70 72, Chad Collins 72 70, Mark Calcavecchia 73 69, Craig Bowden 73 69, Briny Baird 72 70, Johnson Wagner 73 69, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 71 71
143 Brendon De Jonge 70 73, Jason Dufner 72 71, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 74 69, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 69 74, Scott Piercy 68 75, Garrett Willis 70 73, Blake Adams 75 68, Derek Lamely 71 72, Ernie Els (Rsa) 73 70, Jerod Turner 74 69, Brandt Snedeker 70 73, Rich Barcelo 73 70, Josh Teater 75 68, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 74 69
MISSED THE CUT
144 Aron Price (Aus) 70 74, Scott McCarron 74 70, Steve Flesch 78 66, Vance Veazey 70 74, Woody Austin 70 74, Harrison Frazar 72 72, Matt Bettencourt 69 75, John Mallinger 74 70, Boo Weekley 73 71, Rickie Fowler 72 72
145 Spencer Levin 72 73, Michael Letzig 72 73, Kevin Johnson 74 71, Chris Couch 71 74, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 77 68, Roger Tambellini 71 74, Greg Owen (Eng) 72 73, Graham Delaet (Can) 74 71, Webb Simpson 71 74, Chad Campbell 71 74, Bill Haas 78 67, Andres Romero (Arg) 75 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 77 68
146 Francis Quinn 76 70, John Rollins 73 73, Tim Herron 76 70, Davis Love III 74 72, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 76 70, Todd Hamilton 74 72, James Nitties (Aus) 72 74
147 Chris Wilson 74 73, Bob Estes 76 71, Ben Curtis 76 71, Tim Clark (Rsa) 73 74, Jonathan Byrd 68 79, James Driscoll 72 75, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 74 73
148 Robert Allenby (Aus) 76 72, Omar Uresti 76 72, John Merrick 78 70, Bill Lunde 78 70, Jay Williamson 73 75, Nicholas Thompson 74 74, Kevin Streelman 75 73
149 Jeff Overton 79 70, Lee Janzen 73 76, Greg Kraft 75 74, Brad Faxon 69 80, D.A. Points 77 72, Jeff Klauk 76 73, Paul Goydos 77 72, Troy Merritt 75 74, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 79 70
150 Jeff Maggert 80 70, Martin Flores 72 78, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 78 72, Brett Wetterich 73 77
151 Brian Davis (Eng) 75 76, Michael Allen 77 74, Andy Matthews 77 74, David Duval 75 76
152 Roland Thatcher 78 74
153 Brian Stuard 76 77
154 Ryan Palmer 73 81, Ryan Garrity 77 77
155 Perry Moss 81 74

Oliver Wilson (66) one off pace in Honda Classic

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Australian Nathan Green and American Michael Connell shared the lead after the first round of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
They both carded five-under-par rounds of 65, avoiding dropped shots, to edge clear of the field. England's Oliver Wilson was just one shot off the pace, after a bogey-free round of 66 which put him in a group of three sharing third place, with Colombian Camilo Villegas and Brazil's Alexandre Rocha.
Former Masters champion Vijay Singh was a further shot back, with the Fijian at three under, while Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Germany's Alex Cejka stood on two under.
England's Lee Westwood and Argentinian Angel Cabrera, who will return to Augusta next month to defend his Masters title, stayed in touch with the early leaders.
They were both positioned on one under on a congested leaderboard, with Westwood's compatriot Justin Rose on level par.
Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy were six shots off the lead after one-over rounds of 71, alongside Chad Campbell, Jeev Milkha Singh and Mike Weir.
Several big names struggled badly, though, with Ernie Els three over after following a double bogey at the short 17th with another bogey at the par-five 18th.
England's Paul Casey was three under after a birdie at the first and eagle at the long third, but his round fell apart on the back nine with four bogeys and a double bogey, and he went to the clubhouse at three over.
Sergio Garcia also had an unsatisfactory round, with three birdies on the front nine countered by seven dropped shots in his round, and he was ailing on four over.
SCOREBOARD
FIRST ROUND
Par 70.
Players from US unless stated
65 Nathan Green (Aus), Michael Connell
66 Alexandre Rocha (Bra), Oliver Wilson (Eng), Camilo Villegas (Col)
67 Vijay Singh (Fij), Bubba Watson, D.J. Trahan
68 Graeme McDowell (NIrl), Ted Purdy, Scott Piercy, Alex Prugh, Alex Cejka (Ger), Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), Anthony Kim, George McNeill, Tom Gillis, Jonathan Byrd
69 Jerry Kelly, Vaughn Taylor, Michael Bradley, Steve Lowery, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sam Saunders, Matt Bettencourt, Matthew Jones (Aus), Charles Howell III, Will MacKenzie, Brad Faxon, Richard S Johnson (Swe), Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Matthew Every, Lee Westwood (Eng)
70 Brendon De Jonge, Aron Price (Aus), Brett Quigley, Justin Rose (Eng), Vance Veazey, Woody Austin, Garrett Willis, Brandt Snedeker, Chez Reavie
71 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Chris Riley, Chris Stroud, Chris Couch, Steve Wheatcroft, Roger Tambellini, Derek Lamely, Webb Simpson, J.B. Holmes, Chad Campbell, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Mike Weir (Can), Bo Van Pelt, Jason Bohn, Padraig Harrington (Irl)
72 Spencer Levin, Michael Letzig, Martin Flores, Jason Dufner, Joe Ogilvie, Harrison Frazar, James Driscoll, Greg Owen (Eng), James Nitties (Aus), Charlie Wi (Kor), Justin Leonard, Chad Collins, Rickie Fowler, Briny Baird
73 David Lutterus (Rsa), Jeff Quinney, Steve Marino, Chris Tidland, Ryan Palmer, Ernie Els (Rsa), Boo Weekley, Craig Bowden, Stephen Ames (Can), Lee Janzen, Mark Wilson, John Rollins, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Mark Calcavecchia, Paul Casey (Eng), Jay Williamson, Brett Wetterich, Johnson Wagner, Rocco Mediate, Tim Clark (Rsa), Rich Barcelo
74 Scott McCarron, Sergio Garcia (Spa), John Senden (Aus), Davis Love III, Kevin Johnson, Todd Hamilton, Graham Delaet (Can), Nick O'Hern (Aus), John Mallinger, Chris Wilson, Marc Leishman (Aus), Jerod Turner, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Nicholas Thompson
75 Brian Davis (Eng), Greg Kraft, David Duval, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Kevin Streelman, Blake Adams, Andres Romero (Arg), Jimmy Walker, Troy Merritt, Josh Teater
76 Brian Stuard, Tim Herron, Omar Uresti, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Ben Curtis, Jeff Klauk, Francis Quinn, Bob Estes, Robert Allenby (Aus)
77 D.A. Points, Michael Allen, Paul Goydos, Ryan Garrity, Andy Matthews, Mathias Gronberg (Swe), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
78 Bill Haas, Bill Lunde, Mathew Goggin (Aus), John Merrick, Roland Thatcher, Steve Flesch, Rich Beem
79 Jeff Overton, Y.E. Yang (Kor)
80 Jeff Maggert
81 Perry Moss

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HONDA CLASSIC
PGA National Resort & Spa, Champion Course,
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
FIRST-ROUND
Par 70
65 Nathan Green (Aus), Michael Connell
66 Alexandre Rocha (Bra), Oliver Wilson (Eng), Camilo Villegas (Col)
67 Vijay Singh (Fij), Bubba Watson, D.J. Trahan
68 Graeme McDowell (NIrl), Ted Purdy, Scott Piercy, Alex Prugh, Alex Cejka (Ger), Henrik Bjornstad (Nor), Anthony Kim, George McNeill, Tom Gillis, Jonathan Byrd
69 Jerry Kelly, Vaughn Taylor, Michael Bradley, Steve Lowery, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sam Saunders, Matt Bettencourt, Matthew Jones (Aus), Charles Howell III, Will MacKenzie, Brad Faxon, Richard S Johnson (Swe), Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Matthew Every, Lee Westwood (Eng)
70 Brendon De Jonge, Aron Price (Aus), Brett Quigley, Justin Rose (Eng), Vance Veazey, Woody Austin, Garrett Willis, Brandt Snedeker, Chez Reavie
71 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Chris Riley, Chris Stroud, Chris Couch, Steve Wheatcroft, Roger Tambellini, Derek Lamely, Webb Simpson, J.B. Holmes, Chad Campbell, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Mike Weir (Can), Bo Van Pelt, Jason Bohn, Padraig Harrington (Irl)
72 Spencer Levin, Michael Letzig, Martin Flores, Jason Dufner, Joe Ogilvie, Harrison Frazar, James Driscoll, Greg Owen (Eng), James Nitties (Aus), Charlie Wi (Kor), Justin Leonard, Chad Collins, Rickie Fowler, Briny Baird
73 David Lutterus (Rsa), Jeff Quinney, Steve Marino, Chris Tidland, Ryan Palmer, Ernie Els (Rsa), Boo Weekley, Craig Bowden, Stephen Ames (Can), Lee Janzen, Mark Wilson, John Rollins, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Mark Calcavecchia, Paul Casey (Eng), Jay Williamson, Brett Wetterich, Johnson Wagner, Rocco Mediate, Tim Clark (Rsa), Rich Barcelo
74 Scott McCarron, Sergio Garcia (Spa), John Senden (Aus), Davis Love III, Kevin Johnson, Todd Hamilton, Graham Delaet (Can), Nick O'Hern (Aus), John Mallinger, Chris Wilson, Marc Leishman (Aus), Jerod Turner, Stuart Appleby (Aus), Nicholas Thompson
75 Brian Davis (Eng), Greg Kraft, David Duval, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl), Kevin Streelman, Blake Adams, Andres Romero (Arg), Jimmy Walker, Troy Merritt, Josh Teater
76 Brian Stuard, Tim Herron, Omar Uresti, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Ben Curtis, Jeff Klauk, Francis Quinn, Bob Estes, Robert Allenby (Aus)
77 D.A. Points, Michael Allen, Paul Goydos, Ryan Garrity, Andy Matthews, Mathias Gronberg (Swe), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
78 Bill Haas, Bill Lunde, Mathew Goggin (Aus), John Merrick, Roland Thatcher, Steve Flesch, Rich Beem
79 Jeff Overton, Y.E. Yang (Kor)
80 Jeff Maggert
81 Perry Moss

Beef from the Argentine will be on

Angel Cabrera's Masters menu

FROM THE PGATOUR.COM WEBSITE
JACKSONVILLE, Flodida (AP) -- Defending Masters champion Angel Cabrera plans to give 100 friends who can't attend the Champions Dinner a preview taste of what they will be missing.
Cabrera is hosting a "preview dinner" on March 29 at the Shadow Hawk Golf Club in Houston that will feature the menu -- yes, plenty of meat from the Argentine -- that former Masters champions will be sampling a week later at Augusta National.
"There's not a golfer in the world who wouldn't want to attend that dinner," said Charlie Epps, his Houston-based swing coach.
It started with Cabrera wanting to raise money for his foundation, which he created two months before his 2007 US Open victory at Oakmont. The foundation helps improve the quality for needy people in his hometown of Cordoba, including the welfare of caddies, and helps fund the local hospital.
"There's so many fund-raisers that we needed a new idea to get people excited," Epps said.
Epps invited 100 associates who are paying $1,000 each to get a night with Cabrera, capped off with a dinner like no other.
Ping, his longtime equipment sponsor, plans to bring its tour van so guests can test equipment (and receive a putter). Cabrera will conduct a clinic, give everyone an autographed Masters flag, and then the dinner bell rings.
On a conference call Tuesday, Cabrera was asked if he had given any thought to his menu at the Masters.
"There's not a lot to think about," he replied through a translator. "A good Argentine 'asado.' Some good beef."
Epps said asado is a popular Argentine barbecue, and the menu will feature a five-meat course, including fillets, short ribs and sausages, including one known as "morcilla."
"There won't be a lot of carbohydrates at this dinner," said Epps, who grew up in Argentina.
There will be salad and bread to dip in a sauce that Cabrera will make himself, along with plenty of Argentine wine and music.

CAP AND GOWN: Ryo Ishikawa has shown poise and polish beyond his years in winning four times last year, along with his performance in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. A reminder of his youth comes next week at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, which the 18-year-old Japanese golfer won't play.
But the "bashful prince" has a good excuse: He's graduating from high school.
Ishikawa, who won his first Japan Golf Tour event as a 15-year-old amateur, will go through his graduation ceremony from Suginami Gakuin on March 8, the Monday of the World Golf Championships event.

BARTLETT AWARD: Ernie Els has been selected to receive the Charlie Bartlett Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for unselfish contributions to society.
The three-time major champion for more than a decade has been helping South African children from families of limited means get access to education and golf opportunities. Those kids include Louis Oosthuizen and James Kamte, each of whom played in majors last year.
Els has received more notoriety of late with the Els for Autism Foundation and the Els Centre for Excellence. He has become a passionate advocate for autism since his seven-year-old son, Ben, was diagnosed as a toddler. He and his wife, Leizl, are trying to raise $30 million for the centre in West Palm Beach, Florida, which will combine education, therapy and research for autistic children.
Els will be honoured April 7 in Augusta, Georgia, at the GWAA annual awards dinner.

RICKIE ON RISE: Rickie Fowler earned $875,431 on the West Coast Swing and achieved the first goal of his rookie season by securing his US PGA Tour card for next year.
The next step is getting into a World Golf Championships event. Fowler, who is playing The Honda Classic this week, is No. 13 in the FedExCup standings and would need to finish no worse than ninth to crack the top 10 in the standings and get into the CA Championship.
His first trip to Augusta National is a little tougher. Fowler's only chance of playing at this year's Masters would be to win a US PGA Tour event or to get into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking after the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Fowler is at No. 77, but his divisor will remain at the minimum 40 tournaments. He is assured of getting into Bay Hill because of the FedExCup standings.

FINAL WORD: "Obviously, I want Tiger to be there. He's the best. When he's there, he makes tournaments special" -- Masters champion Angel Cabrera when asked if he would like to see Tiger Woods at Augusta National next month.
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Westwood knee strain may rule him out of Honda Classic

Lee Westwood made his 2010 debut in America two weeks ago at Accenture Match Play. After a week off, he was hoping to be ready for the Florida Swing and then Augusta. Those plans may be on hold.
Westwood tweaked his right knee last week at home in Worksop. Although he is at PGA National this week for The Honda Classic, it may only be as a tourist. Westwood is contemplating withdrawing.
“If the tournament started today I probably wouldn't be able to play.” Westwood said today. “I strained my medial ligament and it’s seven to 10 days for a Grade 1 strain.”
Westwood was pulling a boot onto his foot last Thursday and strained the knee.
“I’d love to say snowboarding and man biking,” Westwood said laughing about how he injured himself. “I guess in most people’s line of work they don’t need to use the medial ligament quite as hard as I do.”
The Englishman said the injury is most difficult on his downswing, when the joint in his knee opens up.
Westwood will decide Wednesday if he has to withdraw.

John Daly disciplinary record runs to 456 pages!

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — John Daly has been suspended five times and cited 21 times for not giving his best effort, according to a 456-page disciplinary record file kept by the US PGA Tour that is now public record because of a libel lawsuit Daly failed to win.
The Florida Times-Union reported today on Daly's disciplinary file, which the tour had to give Morris Publishing Co. during Daly's libel lawsuit against a columnist who once worked for the newspaper. The Times-Union is part of the Morris group.
The lawsuit was dismissed in March 29.
The disciplinary file grew to 456 pages over 18 years of Daly's career, starting in April 1991 when the tour said Daly cursed a playing partner and ending in the fall of 2008, when Daly was suspended for six months.
The two-time major champion was placed on probation six times, ordered to go to counselling or alcohol rehab seven times, cited for conduct unbecoming a professional 11 times and fined nearly $100,000, according to the file.
Most of the incidents have been widely reported, such as Daly trashing a hotel room in 1997 during The Players Championship or getting into a scuffle at Firestone with a 62-year-old man whose son, Jeff Roth, said Daly had hit into him at the World Series of Golf. Even so, the US PGA Tour does not disclose its discipline, and Daly usually makes for good reading.
Despite the file becoming a public record, the tour stayed with its position of not commenting on discipline.
The Times-Union said the file also contains letters from fans and tournament officials, some flattering and some not. One fan wrote to former US PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman after Daly was suspended: "I'm disappointed the suspension is indefinite. Please reconsider and get John Daly back so many of us can get enthused about the PGA."
Another golf fan wrote, "How long does it take for this young man to grow up and remember that thousands of young junior golfers are out there watching him make an (expletive) of himself?"
Daly won the 1991 US PGA Championship as the ninth alternate, and won the 1995 Open at St. Andrews. His last victory was the 2004 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. He has not had a full status on the US PGA Tour since 2006 and is playing mainly on sponsor exemptions.

Howell reports Tiger 'looking good' on practice range

FROM THE CBS SPORTS.COM WEBSITE
By Steve Elling, CBSSports.com Senior Writer
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida -- Now that Tiger Woods has begun picking up the pieces of his professional life, too, a couple of important questions remain unanswered.
As in, how does he look and when will he return?
(Fellow US Tour player) Charles Howell can answer one of those questions.
"I spent an hour with him yesterday," Howell said Tuesday at the Honda Classic.
As reported first on CBSSports.com, Woods was spotted hitting balls Sunday afternoon on the Isleworth Country Club practice range, located across the street from the house where his fateful car crash took place in the wee hours after Thanksgiving Day.
The world No. 1 was back on the range Monday, too, when Howell spotted him on the way to the club to work out.
Howell, who had just returned from finishing fourth on Sunday at the Phoenix Open, stopped and had his first lengthy exchange with Woods since, ironically, Thanksgiving Day, when they were both practising their games on the same range.
For those seeking an early scouting report, Howell said Woods looked well and was none the worse for rust.
"Honestly, he looked as good as he ever has," Howell said. "Seriously, he seemed like he was hitting it the same as he ever did."
Until the past two days, outside of a staged photo op before his public apology on February 19, Woods hadn't been spotted on a golf course in three months. Howell said they exchanged some friendly chit-chat Monday, but he didn't ask any probing questions. Woods will get enough of that eventually from others.
"Look, I am as curious as anybody about when he is going to play," Howell said. "But I didn't want to ask him about that. I just couldn't."
Howell was hesitant to say much. He and Woods have been friendly for years and Howell was one of a small handful of players who received an invitation to Woods' wedding. In fact, Howell made a joke when he was asked if he had happened to see anybody famous on the Isleworth range on Monday.
"Famous? Yeah, I saw Ryan Longwell, kicker for the Minnesota Vikings," Howell deadpanned. "You've heard of him, right?"
Longwell, like Woods and Howell, is an Isleworth resident and member, and Longwell is a former Isleworth club champion. But no, that's not exactly the trophy-winner to whom we were referring.
"Tiger looked good," Howell said. "He seemed in OK spirits, considering."
As for Woods' comeback plans, though, Howell didn't venture a guess. It seems logical for Woods to play in the unofficial Tavistock Cup, staged the Monday and Tuesday of the week of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which starts March 25. The two-day Tavistock event is not open to the public, is contested before a small crowd and will be played at Isleworth, and the Palmer event is played just a few miles from his suburban Orlando home on a course where he has won six professional titles.
Woods could play both events and would never have to leave town, so he could still tend to his considerable familial issues, which he said are his priority.
In fact, it's unclear whether Woods intends to play at the Masters in April, and if he skips the first major, there's no reason to rush back at all. But the fact that he's practising suggests that Woods is ramping up to something, no?
"Honestly, I have no idea," Howell said.

Hunter Mahan wins Phoenix Open from rookie Rickie

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Hunter Mahan produced a flawless round for the second consecutive day to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open by a single stroke from rising talent Rickie Fowler at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona..
From a crowded leaderboard Mahan made his move on the back nine with a pair of birdies and an eagle on the par-5 13th and after Fowler missed a birdie putt on the last the 27-year-old's second career US PGA Tour title was assured.
Mahan was the only player in the field not to card a bogey over the final 36 holes as he finished 16-under-par following a six-under 65 on Sunday.
Fowler, a US Walker Cup player last year and playing just his sixth US PGA Tour event, was just inches away from forcing a play-off when he rolled a 20ft putt past the hole on the 18th green.
The 21-year-old will, though, likely reflect on a missed opportunity on the par-5 15th when, after driving to within range of the green, he opted only to lay-up and then managed just a par.
South Korea's Yang Yong-eun was third after he carded a 65 to finished 13 under.
Overnight leader Brandt Snedeker endured a terrible final round, dropping three shots over the first seven holes, as he returned a seven-over-par 78, including double bogeys at each of the final two holes, to finish in a tie for 43rd.
Spaniard Alvaro Quiros was the best placed of the European raiders as the Ryder Cup hopeful recovered from double bogeys at the opening two holes to card a 70 and finish six shots behind the leaders.
Ian Poulter, who won at last week's WGC-Accenture Match Play, was a stroke further back after also posting a final-round 70.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
268 Hunter Mahan 68 70 65 65
269 Rickie Fowler 65 67 69 68
270 Y E Yang (South Korea) 66 70 69 65
271 Mathew Goggin (Australia) 66 67 70 68, Chris Couch 67 66 70 68, Charles Howell III 69 66 68 68
272 Vaughn Taylor 68 68 68 68
273 Bryce Molder 68 67 70 68, Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 65 69 70, Matthew Every 63 70 68 72, Joe Ogilvie 71 66 66 70, Scott Piercy 68 67 65 73, Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 62 69 71 71
274 Tom Lehman 66 67 71 70, Mark Wilson 65 66 72 71, Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 67 66 71 70, Fred Couples 67 70 68 69, Ryan Palmer 69 68 69 68, Andres Romero (Argentina) 69 67 69 69, Rich Beem 70 65 70 69, Ryuji Imada (Japan) 65 71 68 70, D J Trahan 70 68 69 67, Ryan Moore 66 66 74 68
275 Nick Watney 74 63 69 69, Michael Letzig 69 70 67 69, Pat Perez 65 68 71 71, Jeff Overton 67 68 70 70, Zach Johnson 66 68 71 70, Greg Chalmers (Australia) 68 66 73 68, Lee Janzen 69 67 67 72, Phil Mickelson 68 68 72 67, Anthony Kim 67 65 76 67, Chad Campbell 68 68 69 70, Ian Poulter (England) 72 63 70 70, Jimmy Walker 67 70 67 71
276 Ben Crane 68 70 71 67, J.P. Hayes 69 68 70 69, Bubba Watson 69 70 68 69, Tom Gillis 70 68 67 71, James Driscoll 69 69 69 69, Skip Kendall 67 70 67 72, Kevin Streelman 69 67 71 69
277 Ted Purdy 68 69 71 69, Matt Kuchar 68 70 68 71, Jeff Maggert 69 67 71 70, J B Holmes 69 68 71 69, Chad Collins 67 69 70 71, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 70 67 68 72, Mark Calcavecchia 68 68 67 74, Brandt Snedeker 66 67 66 78
278 Ricky Barnes 68 71 71 68, Nathan Green (Australia) 70 68 69 71
279 Kevin Na 70 69 72 68, Kenny Perry 68 70 72 69, John Rollins 69 66 72 72, Sean O'Hair 70 69 71 69, John Merrick 70 67 67 75, Scott Verplank 70 68 70 71, Parker McLachlin 67 70 70 72
280 Chris DiMarco 69 69 69 73, Johnson Wagner 72 67 71 70
281 J J Henry 73 66 72 70, Scott McCarron 68 71 69 73, Justin Rose (England) 65 70 71 75, Billy Mayfair 72 67 73 69, Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 66 70 71 74, Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 66 70 71 74
282 Brian Gay 70 66 74 72, Briny Baird 68 69 73 72
284 Brian Stuard 72 64 76 72, Kevin Stadler 66 73 77 68, Paul Goydos 70 67 75 72, Heath Slocum 69 70 71 74
286 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 71 67 74 74, Michael Sim (Aus) 69 70 75 72, Joe Durant 66 71 73 76, Ben Fox 67 72 74 73
287 Braxton Marquez 74 65 70 78

Three early bogeys cost Snedeker the lead in Phoenix Open

Brandt Snedeker blew his overnight lead with bogeys at the second, fifth and short seventh in the final round of the Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona today.
Snedeker did birdied the eighth but that only raised him to 11 under par overall.
New leaders are Joe Ogilvie and rookie Rickie Fowler, both -13 after nine holes.
Snedeker is not quite out of it yet - only two strokes cover the leading 11 players so a lot can and probably will happen before the last putt drops at Scottsdale.

LATER NEWS: Y E Yang took up the running at -14 after 14 holes.
LATER STILL: Hunter Mahan leading at -15 after 14 holes.

LAST-ROUND POSITIONS
-15 after 14 holes Hunter Mahan
-13 after 10 holes Joe Ogilvie.
-13 after 10 holes Rickie Fowler.
-12 after 11 holes Hunter Mahan.
-12 after 10 holes Charles Howell.
-12 after nine holes Brandt Snedeker.
-12 after nine holes Scott Piercy.
-11 after nine holes Matt Every.
-11 after 11 holes Robert Allenby.
-11 after 12 holes Vaughn Taylor.

EARLY FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
270 Y E Yang 66 70 69 65.
273 Bryce Molder 68 67 70 68.
274 Ryan Moore 66 66 74 68, Ryan Palmer 69 68 69 68, D J Trahan 70 68 69 67, Rich Beem 70 65 70 69, Andres Romero (Argentina) 69 67 69 69.
Selected totals:
275 Phil Mickelson 68 68 72 67, Ian Poulter (England) 72 63 70 70.
281 Justin Rose (England) 65 70 71 75.

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PHOENIX OPEN SATURDAY CROWD OF 121,000

Snedeker leads after a rowdy day at Scottsdale

Brandt Snedeker, 29, from Tennessee shot six birdies in a round of 66 for a one-shot lead after three rounds of the fluctuating US PGA Tour event that is the Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona.
Snedker is on 14-under-par 199 through 54 holes; Scott Piercy (65) and Rickie Fowler (69) are together on 13 under; Matt Every (68) is in fourth place at 12 under and Colombian Camilo Villegas, one-time leader in the tournament is next at 11 under par.
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Villegas birdied the last two holes to finish even for the day.
The 49-year-old Mark Calcavecchia, winner of the Phoenix Open three times, in 1989, 1992 and 2001 is one of nine players at the 10-under 203 mark. Calcavecchia has not won since 2007.
Then noisy, even rowdy crowd of around 121,000 was about 40,000 down on the 164,000 who attended the Saturday round last year. The tournament record of 170,000 spectators was achieved in 2008.
"It was crazy," Snedeker said. "You've got to take it with a grain of salt and realise golf needs that. We need people out here having fun, being excited about being at a golf tournament. If you can't take it for one hole, good God, get over yourself and have some fun."
Snedeker's was the 2007 US PGA Tour rookie of the year, but his victory at the Wyndham Championship that season remains his lone win.
He struggled early last year, missing the cut 12 of 26 times and was sidelined eight weeks by a rib injury.
"You just listen to your hype," Snedeker said. "You hear people talking about how good you are and how much you could be the next big thing, you should be winning each week. And the minute you think that you should be winning the golf tournament each week, you're completely out of bounds."
The turnaround, he said, came last July at the AT&T National, where he tied for fifth.
"Literally like a flipped switch," Snedeker said, "and I said, 'I'm sick and tired of this.' I don't care if I have to quit playing golf, I'm not going to keep playing the way I've been playing. And ever since then I've been playing good."
He tied for second on January 31 at Torrey Pines, one shot behind winner Ben Crane.
Snedeker's only bogey Saturday, on the par-4 14th, was the most critical hole of the round, he said.
He pulled his second shot into the left bunker. He failed to clear the bunker with his third shot and, with a bad lie, knocked his fourth shot 32 feet past the pin. Then he nailed the putt.
"That says a lot about where my head is right now," Snedeker said. "It completely changed the way I walked on the 15th tee, feeling excited, confident, everything still going good."
Snedeker has led after three rounds only once before, at the 2007 Buick Open.
Piercy, in search of his first victory on the tour, will be in the final group at Phoenix for the second year in a row. He was a shot off the lead going into the last round a year ago and finished tied for sixth.
Piercy said he learned watching eventual winner Kenny Perry play that final round.
"He made a ton of pars. He didn't make any bogeys, or very few bogeys, and then when he made a birdie, that birdie was so huge," Piercy said.
He said it showed him "rather than put the foot on the gas pedal the whole time, maybe drive with a little bit of caution."
Piercy had a two eagles, the second one a tap-in on the par-4, 390yd 10th hole, when his tee shot came to rest 10 inches from the pin.
The scene around the 16th was high spirited to say the least, with the mostly young crowd packed elbow-to-elbow, beer in hand.
People lined up to get into the bleachers as if it was some trendy Scottsdale night club.
SCOREBOARD TO COME

United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
PHOENIX OPEN
TPC Scottsdale, Arizona
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71)
Players from United States unless stated otherwise
199 Brandt Snedeker 66 67 66.
200 Scott Piercy 68 67 65.
201 Matt Every 63 70 68, Rickie Fowler 65 67 69.
202 Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 62 69 71.
203 Mark Calcavecchia 68 68 67, Joe Ogilvie 71 66 66, Lee Janzen 69 67 67, Charles Howell 69 66 68, Hunter Mahan 68 70 65, Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 65 69, Chris Crouch 67 66 70, Matthew Goggin (Australia) 66 67 70, Mark Wilson 65 66 72.
Selected scores:
204 Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 67 66 71 jt 15th).
205 Ian Poulter (England) 72 63 70 (jt 23rd).
206 Justin Rose (England) 65 70 71 (jt 34th).
208 Phil Mickelson 68 68 72 (jt 54th).
214 Michael Sim (Australia) 69 70 75.

MARTIN LAIRD MISSES CUT AS MARK WILSON LEADS

Poulter four shots off Phoenix pace after second-round 63

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Mark Wilson closed his second round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open with four consecutive birdies to take a share of the lead alongside Camilo Villegas at the TPC Scottsdale, Arizona.
American Wilson stormed home to card a five-under-par 66 and draw level with first-round leader Colombian Villegas on 11 under par.
Villegas, who shot a tournament record-equalling nine-under-par first round yesterday, missed the chance to hold onto the lead outright when he bogeyed the par-four 18th after driving his ball into the pampas grass in the fairway bunker.
One stroke behind the leaders were the American trio of Ryan Moore, Rickie Fowler and Anthony Kim, who had threatened an even better round than his 65 after failing to add to his six birdies on the outward nine.
Ian Poulter, last week's winner at the WGC-Accenture Match Play, also moved into contention with a day's best eight-under-par 63, to be four strokes off the pace alongside fellow Englishman Justin Rose.
Defending champion Kenny Perry only just ensured he would play at the weekend with four late birdies to finish four-under, a single stroke ahead of the cut, while two-time champion Phil Mickelson shot three-under for the second consecutive round to stay in the frame.
The top of the leaderboard, however, has a youthful look with the 35-year-old Wilson clearly the oldest of a top five that includes Villegas (28), Fowler (21), Kim (24) and Moore (27).
Wilson will tee-off alongside Villegas and Kim in today's final group and admits he will be feeling his age.
"I enjoy watching these young kids. I did see Anthony and Rickie and Camilo up there and they're all very flamboyant characters - it's fun to watch them," he said.
"I'm not a flashy player, my game is more like a Jim Furyk style, and I'll just go about my business. So I'll be somewhat of a spectator, too, but certainly taking care of my own business."
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
Players from US unless stated
131 Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 62 69, Mark Wilson 65 66
132 Anthony Kim 67 65, Rickie Fowler 65 67, Ryan Moore 66 66
133 Pat Perez 65 68, Mathew Goggin (Australia) 66 67, Matthew Every 63 70, Tom Lehman 66 67, Chris Couch 67 66, Brandt Snedeker 66 67, Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 67 66
134 Zach Johnson 66 68, Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 65, Greg Chalmers (Australia) 68 66
135 Bryce Molder 68 67, John Rollins 69 66, Justin Rose (England) 65 70, Jeff Overton 67 68, Rich Beem 70 65, Ian Poulter (England) 72 63, Scott Piercy 68 67, Charles Howell III 69 66
136 Brian Stuard 72 64, Vaughn Taylor 68 68, Brian Gay 70 66, Lee Janzen 69 67, Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 66 70, Kevin Streelman 69 67, Phil Mickelson 68 68, Chad Campbell 68 68, Jeff Maggert 69 67, Mark Calcavecchia 68 68, Chad Collins 67 69, Andres Romero (Argentina) 69 67, Ryuji Imada (Japan) 65 71, Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 66 70, Y.E. Yang (South Korea) 66 70
137 Nick Watney 74 63, John Merrick 70 67, Joe Ogilvie 71 66, J P Hayes 69 68, Ted Purdy 68 69, Parker McLachlin 67 70, Fred Couples 67 70, Joe Durant 66 71, J B Holmes 69 68, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 70 67, Paul Goydos 70 67, Ryan Palmer 69 68, Jimmy Walker 67 70, Skip Kendall 67 70, Briny Baird 68 69
138 Chris DiMarco 69 69, Matt Kuchar 68 70, James Driscoll 69 69, Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 71 67, Hunter Mahan 68 70, Kenny Perry 68 70, Ben Crane 68 70, Nathan Green (Australia) 70 68, Tom Gillis 70 68, Scott Verplank 70 68, D J Trahan 70 68
139 Michael Letzig 69 70, Scott McCarron 68 71, Michael Sim (Aus) 69 70, Ben Fox 67 72, Billy Mayfair 72 67, Bubba Watson 69 70, Braxton Marquez 74 65, Heath Slocum 69 70, Kevin Na 70 69, Ricky Barnes 68 71, J J Henry 73 66, Kevin Stadler 66 73, Sean O'Hair 70 69, Johnson Wagner 72 67.
MISSED THE CUT
140 Brendon De Jonge 68 72, Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 69 71, David Toms 68 72, Woody Austin 72 68, James Nitties (Australia) 71 69, Jason Day (Australia) 68 72, Webb Simpson 69 71, Brett Quigley 73 67, Justin Bolli 72 68, Jay Williamson 71 69, Bo Van Pelt 72 68, Jonathan Byrd 70 70, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 70 70
141 Jonathan Kaye 72 69, Charley Hoffman 72 69, Jeff Quinney 72 69, Kevin Sutherland 73 68, Chez Reavie 71 70, Justin Leonard 73 68, Cameron Beckman 74 67, Troy Matteson 71 70, Troy Merritt 73 68, Jason Bohn 70 71
142 Steve Marino 72 70, Bill Lunde 75 67, Ben Curtis 68 74, Greg Owen (England) 75 67
143 Brian Davis (England) 74 69, Chris Stroud 71 72, Martin Flores 70 73, Lucas Glover 73 70, Davis Love III 71 72, Kevin Johnson 74 69, Steve Lowery 72 71, Graham Delaet (Canada) 71 72, John Mallinger 68 75, Matthew Jones (Australia) 70 73, Blake Adams 72 71, D A Points 71 72, George McNeill 71 72, Tim Petrovic 74 69, Boo Weekley 74 69, Martin Laird (Scotland) 69 74
144 Philip Francis 76 68, Chris Wilson 72 72, Charlie Wi (South Korea) 72 72, Michael Allen 72 72, Bret Guetz 72 72, Derek Lamely 75 69, Alex Cejka (Germany) 72 72
145 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 73 72, Marc Turnesa 73 72, Sam Saunders 66 79
146 Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 73 73, Martin Kaymer (Germany) 74 72, Nick O'Hern (Australia) 74 72, Nicholas Thompson 75 71
147 Chris Tidland 78 69, Roland Thatcher 72 75, Steve Flesch 75 72
148 Dean Vomacka 77 71, Josh Teater 77 71
150 Marc Leishman (Australia) 77 73, Roger Tambellini 72 78
151 Cameron Percy (Australia) 81 70


LLL
131 Camilo Villegas (Col) 62 69, Mark Wilson 65 66
132 Anthony Kim 67 65, Rickie Fowler 65 67, Ryan Moore 66 66
133 Pat Perez 65 68, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 66 67, Tom Lehman 66 67, Chris Couch 67 66, Brandt Snedeker 66 67, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 67 66
134 Zach Johnson 66 68, Robert Allenby (Aus) 69 65, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 68 66
135 Bryce Molder 68 67, John Rollins 69 66, Justin Rose (Eng) 65 70, Jeff Overton 67 68, Rich Beem 70 65, Ian Poulter (Eng) 72 63, Scott Piercy 68 67, Charles Howell III 69 66
136 Brian Stuard 72 64, Vaughn Taylor 68 68, Brian Gay 70 66, Lee Janzen 69 67, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 66 70, Kevin Streelman 69 67, Phil Mickelson 68 68, Chad Campbell 68 68, Jeff Maggert 69 67, Mark Calcavecchia 68 68, Chad Collins 67 69, Andres Romero (Arg) 69 67, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 65 71, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 66 70, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 66 70
137 Nick Watney 74 63, John Merrick 70 67, Joe Ogilvie 71 66, J.P. Hayes 69 68, Ted Purdy 68 69, Parker McLachlin 67 70, Fred Couples 67 70, Joe Durant 66 71, J.B. Holmes 69 68, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 70 67, Paul Goydos 70 67, Ryan Palmer 69 68, Jimmy Walker 67 70, Skip Kendall 67 70, Briny Baird 68 69
138 Chris DiMarco 69 69, Matt Kuchar 68 70, James Driscoll 69 69, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 71 67, Hunter Mahan 68 70, Kenny Perry 68 70, Ben Crane 68 70, Nathan Green (Aus) 70 68, Tom Gillis 70 68, Scott Verplank 70 68, D.J. Trahan 70 68
139 Michael Letzig 69 70, Scott McCarron 68 71, Michael Sim (Aus) 69 70, Ben Fox 67 72, Billy Mayfair 72 67, Bubba Watson 69 70, Braxton Marquez 74 65, Heath Slocum 69 70, Kevin Na 70 69, Ricky Barnes 68 71, J J Henry 73 66, Kevin Stadler 66 73, Sean O'Hair 70 69, Johnson Wagner 72 67
PROJECTED CUT-OFF POINT: 139 or better needed to beat the cut
140 Brendon De Jonge 68 72, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 69 71, David Toms 68 72, Woody Austin 72 68, James Nitties (Aus) 71 69, Jason Day (Aus) 68 72, Webb Simpson 69 71, Brett Quigley 73 67, Justin Bolli 72 68, Jay Williamson 71 69, Bo Van Pelt 72 68, Jonathan Byrd 70 70, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 70 70
141 Jonathan Kaye 72 69, Charley Hoffman 72 69, Jeff Quinney 72 69, Kevin Sutherland 73 68, Chez Reavie 71 70, Justin Leonard 73 68, Cameron Beckman 74 67, Troy Matteson 71 70, Troy Merritt 73 68, Jason Bohn 70 71
142 Steve Marino 72 70, Bill Lunde 75 67, Ben Curtis 68 74, Greg Owen (Eng) 75 67
143 Brian Davis (Eng) 74 69, Chris Stroud 71 72, Martin Flores 70 73, Lucas Glover 73 70, Davis Love III 71 72, Kevin Johnson 74 69, Steve Lowery 72 71, Graham Delaet (Can) 71 72, John Mallinger 68 75, Matthew Jones (Aus) 70 73, Blake Adams 72 71, D.A. Points 71 72, George McNeill 71 72, Tim Petrovic 74 69, Boo Weekley 74 69, Martin Laird (Sco) 69 74
144 Philip Francis 76 68, Chris Wilson 72 72, Charlie Wi (Kor) 72 72, Michael Allen 72 72, Bret Guetz 72 72, Derek Lamely 75 69, Alex Cejka (Ger) 72 72
145 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 73 72, Marc Turnesa 73 72, Sam Saunders 66 79
146 Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 73 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 74 72, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 74 72, Nicholas Thompson 75 71
147 Chris Tidland 78 69, Roland Thatcher 72 75, Steve Flesch 75 72
148 Dean Vomacka 77 71, Josh Teater 77 71
150 Marc Leishman (Aus) 77 73, Roger Tambellini 72 78
151 Cameron Percy (Aus) 81 70

Martin Laird and Michael Sim started solidly with 69s

Villegas sets Phoenix Open pace with record-equalling 62

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Camilo Villegas shot a tournament record-equalling nine-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at Scottsdale, Arizona.
The 28-year-old Colombian made the most of calm morning conditions to card his lowest ever round on the US PGA Tour and lead nearest rival Matt Every by a stroke.
Villegas was flawless as he followed three birdies on the front nine with six more after the turn, including a chip-in birdie on the last to continue his good form after finishing third at last week's WGC-Accenture Match Play.
Englishman Justin Rose was part of a group of five players including Mark Wilson, Ryuji Imada, Rickie Fowler and Pat Perez tied for third place on 65, three shots off the pace.
Rose is still searching for his first US PGA Tour victory and carded eight birdies, but blemished his round with bogeys on the first and last.
Last week's WGC-Accenture Match Play champion Ian Poulter endured a difficult day as he finished with a one-over-par 72.
Poulter, who rose to the world number five ranking following his win last week, had at one staged dropped to three over as he struggled in the trickier afternoon conditions before birdies at 15 and 17 improved his hopes of making the cut.
The day, however, belonged to Villegas who put his good recent form down to a more relaxed approach.
"The way I'm approaching my golf is just, again, have fun," he said. "Just go out there and I've got nothing to lose. You go, you hit a putt, if it goes in, great; if it doesn't, you just give a little smile and go to the next one."
Defending champion Kenny Perry carded a three-under-par 68 while Phil Mickelson, making his return after skipping the WGC-Accenture Match Play to be with his family, joined him six shots off the lead after teeing off in a later group.
Glasgow's Martin Laird and Aberdeen-born Michael Sim both had three-under-par 69s.
Englishman, Greg Owen, did not have such a good time — he carded a 75, thanks in part to a triple bogey on the 17th.
FIRST-ROUND SCORES
(USA unless stated, par 71):
62 Camilo Villegas (Col)
63 Matthew Every
65 Pat Perez, Justin Rose (Eng), Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Rickie Fowler, Mark Wilson
66 Zach Johnson, Sam Saunders, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Tom Lehman, Joe Durant, Kevin Stadler, Mathew Goggin (Aus), Brandt Snedeker, Carl Pettersson (Swe), Y.E. Yang (Kor), Ryan Moore
67 Jeff Overton, Ben Fox, Chris Couch, Parker McLachlin, Alvaro Quiros (Spa), Fred Couples, Anthony Kim, Chad Collins, Jimmy Walker, Skip Kendall
68 Vaughn Taylor, David Toms, Ben Curtis, John Mallinger, Ben Crane, Chad Campbell, Briny Baird, Brendon De Jonge, Bryce Molder, Scott McCarron, Greg Chalmers (Aus), Ted Purdy, Matt Kuchar, Scott Piercy, Jason Day (Aus), Kenny Perry, Ricky Barnes, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Mark Calcavecchia
69 Michael Letzig, J.P. Hayes, Heath Slocum, James Driscoll, Webb Simpson, Charles Howell III, Ryan Palmer, Martin Laird (Sco), Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Michael Sim (Aus), Chris DiMarco, Lee Janzen, Bubba Watson, Kevin Streelman, Jeff Maggert, John Rollins, J.B. Holmes, Robert Allenby (Aus), Andres Romero (Arg)
70 Martin Flores, Brian Gay, Matthew Jones (Aus), Nathan Green (Aus), Sean O'Hair, Jason Bohn, Stuart Appleby (Aus), John Merrick, Kevin Na, Paul Goydos, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Rich Beem, Tom Gillis, Scott Verplank, Jonathan Byrd, D.J. Trahan
71 Chris Stroud, Davis Love III, Joe Ogilvie, Graham Delaet (Can), James Nitties (Aus), Chez Reavie, D.A. Points, Aaron Baddeley (Aus), George McNeill, Jay Williamson, Troy Matteson
72 Brian Stuard, Charley Hoffman, Jonathan Kaye, Jeff Quinney, Billy Mayfair, Woody Austin, Roger Tambellini, Blake Adams, Steve Marino, Justin Bolli, Roland Thatcher, Bo Van Pelt, Bret Guetz, Steve Lowery, Alex Cejka (Ger), Charlie Wi (Kor), Chris Wilson, Michael Allen, Ian Poulter (Eng), Johnson Wagner
73 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Lucas Glover, Kevin Sutherland, J J Henry, Justin Leonard, Brett Quigley, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Marc Turnesa, Troy Merritt
74 Brian Davis (Eng), Nick Watney, Kevin Johnson, Braxton Marquez, Martin Kaymer (Ger), Nick O'Hern (Aus), Cameron Beckman, Tim Petrovic, Boo Weekley, Rocco Mediate
75 Bill Lunde, Steve Flesch, Greg Owen (Eng), Derek Lamely, Nicholas Thompson
76 Philip Francis
77 Marc Leishman (Aus), Dean Vomacka, Josh Teater
78 Chris Tidland
81 Cameron Percy (Aus)

Beckman wins $648,000 prize in Mexico

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American Cameron Beckman produced his fourth consecutive sub-70 round on Sunday to win the US PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic by two shots at Riviera Maya-Cancun in Mexico.
Having posted rounds of 65, 68, 69 over the first three days, the 40-year-old closed the competition with a four-under-par 67 to finish on 15 under overall and secure the third Tour title of his career and a cashs prize of $648,000.
Beckman started his final round three strokes behind Joe Durant, who had set the pace from the outset, but the Floridian could only manage a 72 on Sunday and had to settle for joint second place alongside fellow American Brian Stuard (66).
Sweden's Richard S Johnson carded a final round of 65 to end in a tie for fourth a further shot back alongside US quartet Skip Kendall (64), Briny Baird (68), Chad Collins (70) and JP Hayes (71).
Beckman was in no doubt as to what had been the key to his victory.
"Without question, putting," he said. "I mean, I hit the ball well also, but this is probably the best I've putted in a long time - probably since the last time I won.
"I just put a new putter in play two weeks ago, and just absolutely putted beautifully on these greens.
"My caddie and I read them really well, too - just a beautiful week of putting."
A birdie on the 17th on Sunday helped Beckman clinch the most comprehensive triumph of his three career titles to date.
He recalled: "The first one I won by a shot on the last hole. The last one I won in a play-off. So this one was a little bit easier, but still difficult."
Controversial as ever, John Daly had an 81 in his final round after three earlier sub-70 scores.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
269 Cameron Beckman 65 68 69 67
271 Brian Stuard 67 67 71 66, Joe Durant 64 66 69 72
272 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 68 71 68 65, Chad Collins 67 68 67 70, J.P. Hayes 65 67 69 71, Briny Baird 65 70 69 68, Skip Kendall 70 69 69 64
273 Kevin Stadler 69 67 67 70, Jarrod Lyle (Aus) 65 72 69 67
274 Charles Warren 67 69 65 73, Matt Weibring 69 67 68 70
275 Chris Riley 68 68 70 69, Ted Purdy 69 69 67 70, Mark Hensby (Aus) 67 68 71 69, Heath Slocum 68 69 67 71
276 Mike Small 73 68 68 67, Shaun Micheel 68 68 70 70, Glen Day 70 68 68 70
277 Jeff Maggert 66 70 71 70, K J Choi (Kor) 67 70 69 71, Charles Howell III 68 71 66 72
278 Francis Quinn 72 67 70 69, Marco Dawson 69 71 70 68, Tim Herron 70 71 66 71, Billy Mayfair 72 65 71 70, Tom Pernice Jnr. 66 68 71 73
279 Jerry Kelly 68 72 69 70, Spencer Levin 69 69 70 71, Vance Veazey 71 66 71 71, Todd Hamilton 71 68 69 71, Michael Connell 70 67 70 72, Mark Wilson 71 69 70 69, Dean Wilson 67 71 70 71, Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) 66 71 73 69, Frank Lickliter II 72 68 70 69
280 Chris Tidland 67 69 72 72, Mark Brooks 69 70 71 70, John Morse 70 68 71 71
281 Brendon De Jonge 70 68 67 76, Chris Stroud 69 71 71 70, Erik Compton 67 72 73 69, Jay Williamson 67 71 73 70, Santiago Luna (Spa) 71 70 68 72, J.L. Lewis 71 69 70 71, Matt Bettencourt 71 68 69 73, Thomas Levet (Fra) 66 70 69 76
282 J J Henry 70 69 69 74, Kirk Triplett 71 69 68 74, John Merrick 68 72 70 72, Garrett Willis 69 69 74 70, Steve Wheatcroft 67 70 71 74, Michael Clark II 70 70 71 71, Jason Gore 66 71 68 77
283 Brad Faxon 71 68 71 73, Paul Stankowski 71 68 71 73, Boo Weekley 67 72 71 73, Craig Bowden 68 70 71 74
284 Kris Blanks 72 69 71 72, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 69 69 73 73
285 David Lutterus (Rsa) 72 68 75 70, Chris Wilson 70 70 72 73
286 Justin Bolli 73 68 68 77, Joe Ogilvie 69 70 75 72, Greg Kraft 69 70 76 71, Roger Tambellini 70 69 68 79
287 John Daly 68 69 69 81, Jonathan Kaye 70 70 72 75, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 70 71 73 73, Jim Carter 70 70 74 73
288 Mark Calcavecchia 68 72 73 75, Craig Barlow 70 69 78 71, Jerod Turner 70 70 70 78
290 Robin Freeman 70 71 77 72
291 Spike McRoy 73 67 75 76

United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
MAYAKOBA CLASSIC
El Camaleon GC, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
SECOND ROUND LEADERS
Players from US unless stated
Par 142 (2x71)
130 Joe Durrant 64 66.
132 J P Hayes 65 67.
133 Cameron Beckman 65 68.
134 Tom Pernice junior 66 68, Brian Stuard 67 67
135 Mark Hensby (Australia) 67 68, Chad Collins 67 68, Briny Baird 65 70.
136 Shaun Micheel 66 70, Charles Warren 67 69, Matt Weibring 69 67, Thomas Levet (France) 66 70, Kevin Stadler 69 67, Chris Rile 69 69, Chris Tidland 67 69.
Selected scores:
137 John Daly 68 69.
MISSED THE CUT (141 or better)
142 Nick Dougherty (England) 73 69.
145 Pablo Martin (Spain) 75 70.
150 David Duval 71 79.

Five missed cuts, then a win for Switzerland's

Fredrik Svanberg on Gateway Tour

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Missed Cut, Missed Cut, Missed Cut, Missed Cut, Missed Cut, WIN.
The script to the next uplifting sports movie? No, Fredrik Svanberg’s 2010 Gateway Tour season to date.
After missing the first five cuts in the Desert Winter Series, 27-year-old, Fredrik Svanberg, from Davos-Dorf, Switzerland, shot rounds of 68/66/69-203 (13-under) to lock horns with Matt Marshall (64/72/67-203) through 54 holes of Winter Series No. 6, before beating him on the first hole of sudden-death to win.
Talk about a way to turn your season around. “I guess I’m relieved, more than anything else, because I was kind of in a slump and it was pretty frustrating to be missing cuts,” Svanberg said in reaction to his $17,000 victory.
“Still, though, I was taking a chunk of good shots out of each week and I was wasn’t playing all that bad coming into this event.”
Linking together most of those in the same event this week, then, Svanberg made an impressive 19 birdies to just six bogeys on The Wigwam’s challenging Gold Course. But, perhaps more impressive than that, the former University of California at Berkley golfer birdied the final hole of regulation to tie Marshall, who was already in with 13-under.
“I had actually just lipped out a birdie putt on (No.) 17 and, after hitting a perfect drive on (No.) 18, I had 88 yards to the pin and hit a lob wedge to about five feet just short and straight up the hill,” referenced Svanberg of his finish. “And I finally made that one to tie him.”
The pair headed straight back to the 18th for extra holes, where Svanberg felt his best opportunity stood to win before the playoff would potentially extend on to other holes.
“We were playing (No.) 18 first, but then going to back to (Nos.) 16 and 17 if we needed to,” said Svanberg. “So, because I just had birdied (No.) 18, I felt confident playing it again, and felt that was going to be my best chance.”
As it played out, he was right. Svanberg hit another fine approach into the 440-yard closer to about 12 feet, and with just a two-putt par this time, he took the first stroke play victory of his professional career, as Marshall three-putted from just off the back of the green for bogey. A win he admits to being thankful for, it’s one he actually attributes to an improved knowledge of his clubs’ yardages from a recent visit to the Ping factory.
“I have to thank Christian Pena at Ping because about three weeks ago, I basically got a whole new set of clubs with conforming grooves,” Svanberg said, “but just last Thursday, we measured out how far each club goes and I think it just really helped me to know that and have confidence with knowing my yardages now.”
Playing for the Swiss National Team, Svanberg will play the remainder of the Desert Winter Series before heading back to his native land this spring, hoping to get into as many European Challenge Tour events as possible.
As it were, he just narrowly missed an opportunity to play in one this week; an opportunity he’s certainly now pleased to have been denied.
“I was actually hoping to get into a Challenge Tour event this week in Colombia (the Abierto Internacional de Golf II Copa Antioquia), but I’m obviously glad now I didn’t get in,” joked Svamberg.
“But, I’ll go back to Europe after this Series is over and try to play as many of them as possible. And it will definitely help to take the confidence from this week back with me now.”
Click here for full field results of Desert Winter Series No. 6 and stay tuned as the Tour takes a week off before resuming again, March 3rd-5th, at Southern Dunes GC in Maricopa, Arizona.

Jimmy Gunn from Dornoch shot 71 and 73 for a par total of 144 in this latest Gateway Tour event - but so high is the standard of play on this circuit that he missed the cut by one shot.
Gunn has made $8,054 from the six Gateway Tour Winter Series events, having missed the cut three times now.
Russell Knox from Inverness took this week off rather than play in the Hooters Tour event.
Irishman Niall Turner finished joint fifth in this week's event, earning $3,925 for a total of 208, made up of rounds of 68, 67 and 73.

United States PGA Tour Scoreboard
MAYAKOBA CLASSIC
Riviera Maya-Cancun, El Camaleon GC, Mexico
FIRST ROUND LEADERS
Par 71
Players from US unless stated
64 Joe Durant.
65 Cameron Beckman, Briny Baird, Jarrod Lyle (Australia), J P Hayes.
66 Shigeki Maruyama (Japan), Tom Pernice junior, Jason Gore, Jeff Maggert, Thomas Levet (France).
67 Jay Williamson, Brian Stuard, Chris Tidland, Matthias Gronberg (Sweden), Dean Wilson,
Mark Hensby (Australia), K J Choi (South Korea), Boo Weekley, Charles Warren, Steve Wheatcroft, Erik Compton, Chad Collins.
Selected scores:
68 John Daly, Henrik Bjornstad (Norway) (jt 23rd).
69 Alejandro Canizares (Spain) (jt 35th).
70 Jorge Campillo (Spain), Carl Pettersson (Sweden) (jt 47th).
71 David Duval (jt 66th).
73 Nick Dougherty (England) (jt 100th).
75 Pablo Martin (Spain) (jt 117th).

Tiger Woods going back to therapy after public statement

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Tiger Woods is to return to therapy after he speaks publicly for the first time about his infidelity, according to a letter from US PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem that was obtained by The Associated Press.
Finchem's letter to the PGA Tour policy board and other officials explained why Woods chose Friday to make his first public comments, which are to be televised live by the major networks.
Woods' statement comes during the Match Play Championship, sponsored by Accenture, the first company to drop Woods as a pitchman.
"As we understand it, Tiger's therapy called for a week's break at this time during which he has spent a few days with his children and then will make his statement before returning," Finchem said in a letter Thursday. "Accordingly, there was very little flexibility in the date for the announcement."
Woods is to speak at 11 a.m. EST from the clubhouse at TPC Sawgrass, home of the US PGA Tour.
The letter shed no light on whether Woods plans to return to the tour anytime soon.
Ernie Els was among players who were upset to learn that Woods had chosen the week of a World Golf Championship for a public appearance that was sure to take attention away from the tournament. "It's selfish," Els told Golfweek magazine.
Finchem told reporters in Marana, Arizona, earlier this week that he didn't think Woods' appearance would undermine Accenture, and that Woods' handlers "have their own reasons for their schedule."
In the letter, he said the tour discussed the timing with Accenture and "they understand that the PGA Tour was not involved in determining the timing of the statement."
Finchem also noted that Woods' comments would be over well before television coverage of the third round from Dove Mountain.
The US PGA Tour made available its sprawling, Mediterranean-styled clubhouse for the announcement, and is helping set up adjacent ballrooms at the nearby Sawgrass Marriott for media, where they can watch Woods on closed-circuit TV.
Finchem said in the letter that Woods' management asked for the facilities, and "we agreed as we would for any member of the PGA Tour."

Former Open winner ... former world No 1 ... runner-up on Sunday

Is this the David Duval of a new era?

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PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) -- Minus golf's two biggest stars, the best are headed to the high desert of Arizona. Equally intriguing is what happens south of the border with David Duval, a player who has not been among the best for more than a decade.
The next few weeks could determine whether that can change.
Moments after his runner-up finish at Pebble Beach on Sunday, Duval climbed into a van with his wife and four of their children as they left one beach resort for another. Next up is the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, a chance to build on a performance only he saw coming.
It had been more than eight years since Duval shot in the 60s every round of a US PGA Tour event. And while this is the not the first time he emerged out of nowhere to tie for second -- remember the US Open at Bethpage Black nine months ago? -- there was something different about Pebble Beach.
Duval opened with a 67 at Spyglass Hill, a course that used to give him fits even in the best of times. Asked if it was the first time he had broken 70 there, Duval responded in a text message, "Yes sir. Big things coming."
For the rest of the week, his name stayed on the leaderboard.
And for the first time since the 2001 -- the year of his last victory -- his name was atop the leaderboard as the final group came to the 18th hole of a tournament. That changed when Dustin Johnson made birdie from the bunker for a one-shot victory, joining an elite list of back-to-back winners at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Duval finished more than a half-hour ahead of Johnson and had his own chance at birdie. His wedge came up a few paces short of staying on the tiny shelf, instead rolling down the ridge to the bottom of the green some 30 feet away.
"Any time you're standing on the last hole with a chance to maybe get in the play-off or win a golf tournament, you have to look at it as a successful, competitive week -- period," he said.
The trick now is to keep going.
Perhaps because he had fallen so far, so much was made of Duval's tie for second in the US Open. Instead of building on that performance, he took the next two weeks off. In his final eight tournaments, Duval made only one cut and failed to keep his card when he finished 130th on the money list.
It was a small step forward, a big leap back.
At Bethpage Black, it was a matter of making several long putts to keep from sliding down the leaderboard. At Pebble Beach, it was more about the way he hit the ball so consistently over four days. Most putts at Pebble Beach, especially when the conditions are soft and bumpy in February, are almost made by accident.
"I got more satisfaction today out of hitting the golf shots through the course of 18 holes and controlling my golf ball in ... somewhat difficult conditions," Duval said. "Given the circumstances, to do that and to post a decent score, I feel good about that."
He closed with a 69, one of only seven scores in the 60s in the final round when the pins were tucked, the ocean breeze was stiff and players no longer could lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairway.
Perhaps the most satisfying part was heading to the practice green after he signed his card to stay loose in case there was a play-off, with his two youngest children, Brayden and Sienna, watching from the edge of the green.
Duval earned $545,600 and has essentially the rest of the year to build on a good week.
He is playing primarily on sponsors' exemptions this year, and while they should be readily available for a player who once was No. 1 in the world, Duval does not take them for granted.
"In a kind of strange way, it makes me proud," Duval said. "I feel like I have given the folks who have given me starts this year good fire power for why they did it. That makes me feel good, too."
More important was how he felt inside the ropes as the gap between Duval and the leaders kept shrinking on the back nine. Even as he hit a few errant tee shots down the stretch, Duval managed to escape with pars.
His best shot? A 7-iron to 10 feet on the par-3 17th for a birdie that put him in the game.
It felt like old times, yet when he finished the tournament, he kept his own expectations grounded.
"I feel like I'm getting back on top of everything how I want to," Duval said. "This is what I expect of myself. I expect to play well. With that said, that doesn't mean you're going to have a chance to win every week, but you expect to be in control most of the time with what you're trying to do.
"I'm just going to go try to hit a lot of fairways in Mexico and hit a lot of greens," he said. "It's really a simple recipe. Successful golf is a very simple recipe. I will try to do that again next week."