http://www.sportsnipe.com Golf News, Team News, Updates, and Stats from all sports sources, updated continually. http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048837/second-stage-round-3-roundups.html As Round 3 at each site completes on Friday evening, check back for updates from each site. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048836/rainacircnbspdelays-lpga-tour-championship.html Sophie Gustafson has moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the weather-delayed LPGA Tour Championship. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048835/lpga-tour-championship-sophie-gustafson-threatens-leader-lorena-ochoa-as-darkness-halts-play.html Sophie Gustafson has moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the weather-delayed LPGA Tour Championship. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048834/ochoa-clings-to-lead-in-lpga-tour-championship.html Sophie Gustafson has moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the weather-delayed LPGA Tour Championship. Rains swamped the Houstonian Golf and Country Club before dawn Friday and the start of the second round was pushed back six hours. The tournament resumed at 1 p.m., but light rain started falling about two hours later and play was halted at 5:05 p.m. with darkness approaching. Ochoa didn't play Friday after shooting a 6-under 66 early Thursday. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048833/rain-cuts-short-second-round-at-lpga-tour-championship.html Sophie Gustafson has moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the weather-delayed LPGA Tour Championship. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1048832/gustafson-closes-on-idle-ochoa-in-lpga-championship.html Sophie Gustafson has moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the weather-delayed LPGA Tour Championship. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047133/more-on-future-lpga.html Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1047018/course-style-riding-out-storms.html With the golf business slip-sliding its way through a recession, a company with the name FreeFall might sound entirely appropriate. Industries that depend on discretionary spending for their revenues (like golf) can go into free fall during times of major economic uncertainty. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045662/2009-season-in-review-notable-odds-ends.html Dave Lancer, the Director of Information for the PGA TOUR, came up with this list of notes as he examined the numbers from the 2009 season. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045241/westwood-leads-at-dubai-looks-for-season-money-title.html Read full story for latest details. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045240/lee-westwood-seeking-big-payday-leads-dubai-world-championship.html Lee Westwood has shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, increasing his chance of winning the European money title. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045239/westwood-shoots-69-for-twoshot-lead-in-dubai.html Lee Westwood shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship and strengthen his chances of winning the European money title. The English golfer put himself in an excellent position to pick up two big prizes on Sunday. If he wins the last tournament of the European Tour season, he will receive $1.25 million in prize money as well as a $1.5 million bonus for winning the Race to Dubai money prize. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045238/westwood-grabs-secondround-dubai-lead.html Lee Westwood takes a two-stroke lead at the Dubai World Championship to move within 36 holes of a $1.5 million bonus. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045237/westwood-up-two-over-mcilroy-five-others-in-dubai.html Lee Westwood has shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, increasing his chance of winning the European money title. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1045039/wie-withdraws-ochoa-leads-at-lpgas-season-finale.html by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: LPGARICHMOND, Texas (AP) -- Michelle Wie is gone, putting all the attention on Lorena Ochoa's player of the year fight with Jiyai Shin at the LPGA Tour Championship.Wie withdrew from the season-ending event Thursday because of a sprained left ankle, hours after Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin.The 20-year-old Wie, fresh off her first LPGA Tour victory last week at Ochoa's tournament in Mexico, shot a 72 in the afternoon. She limped through her round on the gimpy ankle that she sprained during the Solheim Cup in August, went for treatment afterward and withdrew about an hour later.Wie Withdraws, Ochoa Leads at LPGA's Season Finale originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044853/lavender-scented-grips.html Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044852/maeda-fires-65-to-grab-share-lead-in-japan.html Yudai Maeda shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead after the second round of the $2.2 million Dunlop Phoenix. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1044177/japans-maeda-tied-for-dunlop-phoenix-lead-ap.html Yudai Maeda shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead after the second round of the $2.2 million Dunlop Phoenix. Maeda offset a lone bogey with seven birdies at the par-71 Phoenix Country Club to share the midway lead at 7-under 135 with veteran Tetsuji Hiratsuka (66) and first-round leader Kenichi Kuboya, who shot a 70. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1042325/cook-browne-share-firstround-pebble-beach-lead.html Read full story for latest details. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1042324/john-cook-olin-browne-lead-calloway-golf-pebble-beach-invitational.html Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1042321/cook-browne-share-pebble-beach-lead-ap.html Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational on Thursday. Cook, coming off a victory on Nov. 1 in the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, had six birdies in his bogey-free round. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1042320/2009-lpga-tour-championship.html Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041940/cook-browne-share-pebble-beach-lead.html PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041939/sybase-classic-off-lpga-tour-schedule.html CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -After failing to find a venue to replace Upper Montclair Country Club, the Sybase Classic has dropped off the LPGA Tour schedule for 2010. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041933/sybase-classic-off-lpga-tour-schedule-for-next-year.html After failing to find a venue to replace Upper Montclair Country Club, the Sybase Classic has dropped off the LPGA Tour schedule for 2010. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041932/ochoa-takes-lead-at-tour-championship.html Lorena Ochoa can still be the LPGA's player of the year if she wins the Tour Championship, and she took the lead in the first round. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041930/sybase-classic-off-lpga-tour-schedule-ap.html After failing to find a venue to replace Upper Montclair Country Club, the Sybase Classic has dropped off the LPGA Tour schedule for 2010. Tournament organizer Octagon Worldwide didn't renew its contract with Upper Montclair after a three-run at the course, then was unable to reach a deal with Essex County Country Club in West Orange. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041929/sybase-classic-off-us-lpga-tour-schedule-ap.html After failing to find a venue to replace Upper Montclair Country Club, the Sybase Classic dropped off the U.S. LPGA Tour schedule for 2010. Tournament organizer Octagon Worldwide didn't renew its contract with Upper Montclair after a three-run at the course, then was unable to reach a deal with Essex County Country Club in West Orange. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041908/new-jerseys-sybase-classic-off-lpga-tour-schedule.html After failing to find a venue to replace Upper Montclair Country Club, the Sybase Classic has dropped off the LPGA Tour schedule for 2010. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041907/cook-browne-in-front-at-pebble-beach-invitational.html PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.-Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041906/wie-withdraws-from-lpga-finale-ankle-injury.html Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041905/ochoa-leads-tour-championship-by-one-shot.html Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 on Thursday and has a 1-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041904/shotgun-start-clear-difference-opinion-on-barron-ban.html Doug Barron's suspension under the PGA Tour's new drug policy is unfortunate -- Steve Elling and Scott Michaux agree on that. But who's at fault is another matter. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041435/tee-times-round-4-champions-tour-qschool.html Fourth-round tee times. All times are local. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041434/steve-haskins-leads-champions-tour-qschool-by-four-strokes-after-third-round.html Steve Haskins shot his second straight 6-under 65 to take a four-stroke lead over Ronnie Black after the third round of the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041428/wie-withdraws-from-lpga-event-ankle-injury-ap.html Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle. The 20-year-old Wie, fresh off her first tour victory last week, shot an even-par 72 on Thursday. She first injured her ankle at the Solheim Cup in August. Wie went for treatment after her round and withdrew about an hour later. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041173/second-stage-round-2-roundups.html Here are brief recaps from Thursday's second round of the second stage of the 2009 PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041172/haskins-extends-lead-to-four-strokes-at-qschool.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Steve Haskins (El Paso, Texas), a 16-year veteran of the PGA TOUR's Nationwide Tour and the son of late Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins, is now on the verge of doing something he was never able to do when he was younger -- earn fully-exempt status on the PGA TOUR. Haskins fired a 6-under-par 65 on Thursday to extend his lead to four strokes over two-time PGA TOUR winner Ronnie Black (Tucson, Ariz.), after three rounds of the Champions Tour's National Qualifying Tournament on the Champions Course at the TPC Scottsdale. Haskins' 54-hole total of 17-under-par 199 is the lowest three-round score at this event since Bob Gilder was 18-under on the Eagles Pines Golf Club course at Walt Disney World in 2000. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041171/lorena-ochoa-leads-by-one-stroke-after-lpga-tour-championship-1st-round.html Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 and has a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041170/wie-withdraws-because-ankle-injury-ap.html Michelle Wie has withdrawn from the LPGA Tour Championship because of a sprained left ankle. Coming off her first tour victory last week in Mexico, the 20-year-old Wie shot a 72 on Thursday, limping through her round on the gimpy ankle that she first injured at the Solheim Cup in August. Wie went for treatment after her round and withdrew about an hour later. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041169/ochoa-leads-tour-championship.html by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: LPGARICHMOND, Texas (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 on Thursday and has a 1-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship.Michelle Wie, fresh off her first LPGA victory last week, shot a 72. She limped through her round on a sprained left ankle that she first injured at the Solheim Cup in August. She was going for treatment after her round and was considering withdrawing from the tournament.The first round was suspended due to darkness at 5:25 p.m. Four threesomes will finish their first rounds on Friday.Ochoa teed off in the morning, before the winds picked up. She is four shots ahead of Jiyai Shin (70), who leads Ochoa by eight points in the race to become the tour's player of the year. For Ochoa to earn her fourth straight player of the year title, she must win this week or finish no worse than third and hope Shin places out of the top 10.Ochoa Leads Tour Championship originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:06:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041168/wie-withdraws-from-season-finale-because-ankle-injury.html Michelle Wie, who broke through with her first professional victory a week ago at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, withdrew from ... Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1041167/lawsuit-still-pending-doug-barrons-battle-pga-tour-continues.html With a lawsuit still pending, Doug Barron's battle with the PGA Tour continues. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1040513/first-tee-giants-community-fund-benefit-from-jersey-auction.html SAN FRANCISCO -- During the practice round of The Presidents Cup, which was recently held at Harding Park, baseball and golf came together as part of this international team-match play golf event featuring the 24 best players from around the world. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1040345/nine-tour-tournaments-receive-best-honors.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Nine PGA TOUR tournaments were honored this week with 13 "Best Of" Awards by the PGA TOUR at the TOUR's year-end Tournament Advisory Council (TAC) Meetings. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1040313/pacific-coast-comeback-kings-bodega-harbour-half-moon-bay-ocean.html Eons ago, I ventured to northern California to tackle two oceanside tracks that from their photos, looked spectacular. On the ground, it was a different story. Back then, neither Bodega Harbour nor Half Moon Bay's Ocean course came close to meeting my expectations-nor did they live up to their enviable, cliff-top settings. Thanks to recent renovations, however, I'm happy to say that's all changed. Both are worth your time and money. Just bring a camera -- and your windshirt. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1040312/lpga-tour-adds-new-tourney-near-san-diego-in-2010.html Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1039964/lpga-tour-adds-new-tourney-near-san-diego-in-2010-ap.html The LPGA Tour is adding a new $1.7 million tournament at La Costa Resort & Spa outside San Diego in 2010. The LPGA Classic Presented by J Golf will be played March 22-28 at the resort in Carlsbad the week prior to the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the year's first major. In February, the tour said it would return to the Los Angeles area after a five-year absence. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1039963/us-lpga-adds-new-tourney-near-san-diego-in-2010-ap.html The U.S. LPGA Tour is adding a new $1.7 million tournament at La Costa Resort & Spa outside San Diego in 2010. The LPGA Classic Presented by J Golf will be played the week of March 22-28 at the resort in Carlsbad the week before the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the year's first major. In February, the tour said it would return to the Los Angeles area after a five-year absence. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1038633/rookie-klauk-hopes-to-build-off-success-in-2010.html ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Now that Jeff Klauk's rookie season on the PGA TOUR is over, the 32-year-old is finding it easier to relax. That doesn't mean, however, he won't have something to prove in 2010. Golf News - Sport Snipe - Team News - Stats - Updates