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Golf: Mobile Bay LPGA Classic scores

Leading second-round scores on Friday in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic (USA unless noted, par-72): 131 - Jessica Korda 66-65 132 - Karrie Webb (AUS) 69-63 133 - Chella Choi (KOR) 67-66 134 - Sydnee Michaels 72-62, Pornanong Phatlum (THA) 69-65, Thidapa Suwannapura (THA) 69-65 135 - Azahara Munoz (ESP) 71-64, Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 69-66, Mina Harigae 67-68, Lexi Thompson 65-70 136 - Becky Morgan (WAL) 71-65, Paz Echeverria (CHI) 69-67, Nicole Castrale 67-69, Seo Hee-Kyung (KOR) 68-68

Former US Open golf champ Venturi, 82, dies

Ken Venturi, the 1964 US Open champion who spent 35 years as a US television golf commentator, has died at the age of 82, US media reported on Friday. The San Francisco Chronicle said Venturi's son, Matt, had informed the newspaper that his father died on Friday afternoon in Rancho Mirage, California, near Palm Springs. Venturi's death came just two days after his 82nd birthday and 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, although he was too ill to attend the ceremony.

Golf: Kim Chang-yoon sets course record in S. Korea

Unheralded journeyman Kim Chang-yoon fired a course-record 10-under-par 62 on Friday to lead after two rounds of OneAsia's SK Telecom Open on South Korea's Jeju Island. Kim's ten birdies left him at 14-under after day two of the tournament, one stroke ahead of overnight leader Matt Griffin (67) from Australia. Fellow Australian Jason Norris posted his second 66 for sole possession of third place at the Pinx Golf Club, with Korea's Park Do-kyu (66) one more behind.

Golf: Poulter 'disgusted' at World Match-Play exit

Ryder Cup winning hero Ian Poulter was livid with himself after being knocked out of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria on Friday Poulter, the winner two years ago, lost both his round robin matches - following up Thursday's reverse to Thongchai Jaidee with defeat to South African Thomas Aiken, ranked 87 places lower on the World Rankings than the No. 15 ranked Englishman.

Golf: Colsaerts win boosts chances in Bulgaria

Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts boosted his chances of successfully defending his title with victory on day two of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria on Friday. The 30-year-old easily accounted for Thailand's Kiradeck Aphibarnrat, winning 3 and 2 on the Thracian Cliffs course along the Black Sea shoreline. Colsaerts was a shock first round-robin loser to South African Branden Grace but was always in command in his match with Aphibarnrat, winner earlier this year of the Maybank Malaysian Open.

Golf: LPGA to make Chinese debut at Beijing in October

The LPGA Tour will stage its first tournament in China at Beijing's Reignwood Pine Valley course from October 3-6, officials of the US-based tour announced on Thursday. The $1.8 million Reignwood LPGA Classic will be the first stop on a late-season Asian LPGA swing that includes stops in Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan before season-ending events in Mexico and the United States.

Golf: Byron Nelson Championship scores

Leading first-round scores on Thursday in the $6.7 million USPGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship (USA unless noted, par 70) 60 - Keegan Bradley 63 - Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 64 - Ted Potter, Harris English, Robert Karlsson (SWE) 65 - Ryan Palmer, Angel Cabrera (ARG), Camilo Villegas (COL) 66 - Will Claxton, Bae Sang-Moon (KOR), Scott Piercy, Sean O'Hair, Marc Leishman (AUS)

Golf: Tiger commits to defending Memorial crown

World number one Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that he will defend his title at next month's PGA Memorial tournament, using the event as his final tuneup for the US Open. Woods became the first five-time winner in the history of the Memorial, hosted by golf icon Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Village, the site of the next Presidents Cup matches between US and International squads in October.

Golf: Poulter's match-play record to be tested in Bulgaria

Ian Poulter's impressive match-play record will be tested in this week's historic Volvo Match-Play Championship at Thracian Cliffs in Bulgaria. Poulter, a former double winning event champion and hero of last year's European Ryder Cup team triumph, was uncharacteristically lost for words when asked if he could name any course similar to this week's host venue. The spectacular Gary Player designed course is laid out over four kilometres on a cliff top overlooking the Black Sea.

Tiger Woods wins Players Championship

International Sports Desk, May 13 (EFE).- Tiger Woods prevailed at The Players Championship tournament in Florida, the fourth victory in his last seven PGA Tour events. Woods, the world No. 1, was the favorite going into the tournament, which was his first outing since the Masters last month. Leading after the third round, Woods birdied five holes on Sunday to finish 13-under-par, two strokes better than fellow Americans Kevin Streelman and Jeff Maggert and Swede David Lingmerth.
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