569 ?I get to play golf for a living,? says Tiger Woods with a toothy grin. ?What more could you ask for?? Tiger Woods is golf’s most dashing young icons, and his success has generated renewed interest in golf and golfing all over the world. Golf continues to shed its stigma as a sport only…
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8:33 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay fought through gusting wind on his back nine Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at The American Express in a bid to win for the third time in four starts. Tied for the first-round lead with Lee Hodges after a 10-under…
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5:22 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Santiago De la Fuente del Valle is a name that, as the 20-year-old Mexican amateur puts it, feels straight out of a telenovela. De la Fuente’s story, too, seems like it was put together by a room of writers. It begins in a town in…
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11:08 AM ET Scott Jamieson took a one-shot lead in the opening round of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding an error-free 63 to finish at 9 under on Thursday while world No. 2 Collin Morikawa and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy struggled. Jamieson sank nine birdies, and his score of 63 set…
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5:22 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Gaby Lopez of Mexico began a new year and her seventh LPGA Tour season with a simple, and potentially prophetic, Instagram post: “Surprise me, 2022,” she wrote. Lopez jumped out to the lead Thursday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, piecing together what she considered…
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