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Golf: Unheralded Castro seizes Players lead

In a star-studded field, unheralded Roberto Castro matched the course record with a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to seize the first-round lead at the Players Championship. Castro, making his debut in the US PGA Tour's $9.5 million flagship event, equalled the record set by Fred Couples in 1992 and matched by Australian Greg Norman in 1994. His effort gave him a three-shot lead over world number two Rory McIlroy and American Zach Johnson, who shared second place on six-under 66.

Golf: Woods returns to action at The Players Championship

Tiger Woods returns to action for the first time since the Masters this week, the world number one heading a stellar field at the US PGA Tour's flagship Players Championship. Woods finished tied for fourth at Augusta National last month, but his 2013 season has so far included three titles and a return to the world number one ranking. Although his only victory at TPC Sawgrass came back in 2001, Woods said he was looking forward to the challenge posed by the course.

Golf: Singh sues PGA Tour over deer antler doping charge

Vijay Singh sued the US PGA Tour on Wednesday, claiming the tour damaged his reputation with an "unwarranted" pursuit of an anti-doping case against him that was dropped last week. "I am proud of my achievements, my work ethic, and the way I live my life," Singh said in a statement issued through is attorney, Peter R. Ginsberg. "The PGA Tour not only treated me unfairly, but displayed a lack of professionalism that should concern every professional golfer and fan of the game."

Golfing with Obama, Republican senator scores hole-in-one

By Roberta Rampton and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took his second-term "schmooze offensive" to the golf course on Monday, bonding in a bipartisan foursome as Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss hit a hole-in-one. Obama, an avid golfer with a respectable 17 handicap, rarely takes politics to the greens, preferring instead to golf with friends and staffers far out of the sight of the reporters who travel with him.

Golf: Kerr downs Pettersen in LPGA Kingsmill playoff

Cristie Kerr parred the second hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the LPGA Kingsmill Championship ahead of Norway's Suzann Pettersen. Pettersen hadn't made a bogey all day, notching four birdies in a four-under par 67 to join overnight leader Kerr on 12-under par 272. Kerr, a winner at Kingsmill in 2005 and 2009, had four birdies and two bogeys in a 69 to maintain a share of the lead and force the playoff.

Golf: LPGA Kingsmill Championship scores

Leading final-round scores on Sunday at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship (x-won playoff at 2nd hole, USA unless noted, par-71): 272 - x-Cristie Kerr 66-71-66-69, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 68-69-68-67 274 - Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 64-71-73-66, Lee Il-Hee (KOR) 69-69-69-67 275 - Angela Stanford 68-68-70-69, Stacy Lewis 68-68-69-70 276 - Park In-Bee (KOR) 68-72-69-67 279 - Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 67-71-73-68 280 - Gerina Piller 72-71-71-66, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 70-72-70-68, Sandra Gal (GER) 68-69-73-70

Golf: Ernst downs Lynn in playoff as Mickelson fades

Derek Ernst beat England's David Lynn in a playoff on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship after Phil Mickelson squandered a late lead. Ernst, ranked outside the top 1,200 at the start of the week and in the field as the fourth alternate, birdied the 72nd hole of regulation to seize a share of the lead, then returned to the 18th for the first hole of the sudden-death playoff.

Golf: Rumford takes the title in Tianjin

Australian Brett Rumford romped to his second title in as many weeks at the Volvo China Open on Sunday in a tournament where China's teen golf stars staked a claim on future trophies. Rumford swept to victory with a four-under-par 68 in the final round, winning by four shots to take the 20 million yuan (U.S. $3.2 million) prize at at Tianjin Binhai Lake Golf Club. It followed his win at the Ballantine's Championship in Korea last week capping a remarkable fortnight that has seen him soar up the world rankings from 253 to the mid 80s.

Golf: Wiesberger wins by one shot in Jakarta

Austria's Bernd Wiesberger snatched a dramatic win at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters with a five-under-par 67, defeating Ernie Els of South Africa by one shot on Sunday. Wiesberger won his second title in Asia after totalling a 15-under-par 273 at the $750,000 Asian Tour event. Els, the reigning Open Championship winner, settled for second after scoring 68 while the overnight leader Daisuke Kataoka of Japan was third with a round of 70 to finish on 275. Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee was fourth after registering 69.

Golf: LPGA Kingsmill Championship scores

Leading third-round scores on Saturday at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship (USA unless noted, par-71): 203 - Cristie Kerr 66-71-66 205 - Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 68-69-68, Stacy Lewis 68-68-69 206 - Angela Stanford 68-68-70 207 - Lee Il-Hee (KOR) 69-69-69 208 - Lizette Salas 72-71-65, Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 64-71-73 209 - Park In-Bee (KOR) 68-72-69, Katie Burnett 68-70-71 210 - Mo Martin 68-72-70, Sandra Gal (GER) 68-69-73
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