GOLF NEWS

• Wie shoots 65 to share early lead at LPGA Q-school 12/4/2008, 2:03 p.m. CST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Weaving her way through a narrow hallway next to the grill room Thursday, Michelle Wie was stopped by a woman who asked if she would pose for a picture with her young daughter.

• Wie opens with a 69 on tougher qualifying course 12/3/2008, 4:37 p.m. CST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With little fanfare and even less to say, Michelle Wie took an important first step Wednesday toward earning an LPGA Tour card by opening with a 3-under 69 in the 90-hole qualifying tournament.

• PGA Tour purses likely to flatten 12/3/2008, 4:29 p.m. CST
NEW YORK (AP) — In golf terms, prize money on the PGA Tour could be going from a birdie to even par — at best.

• Wie opens with a 69 on tougher qualifying course 12/3/2008, 3:28 p.m. CST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michelle Wie rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Wednesday for a 3-under 69, giving her a solid start in the 90-hole qualifying tournament as she tries to earn an LPGA Tour card.

• Ballesteros has operation to drain brain fluid 12/2/2008, 12:13 p.m. CST
MADRID, Spain (AP) — Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros underwent more surgery Tuesday, this time to drain fluid from his brain.

• Sorenstam, International team win Lexus Cup 11/30/2008, 9:00 a.m. CST
SINGAPORE (AP) — Annika Sorenstam celebrated two big victories in her second-to-last event before retiring.

• International team wins Lexus Cup 11/30/2008, 4:33 a.m. CST
SINGAPORE (AP) — Christina Kim gave Annika Sorenstam a big victory in her second-to-last event before retiring, birdieing the par-5 18th Sunday for a halve and the deciding half-point for the International team in the Lexus Cup.

• Swedes shoot 63 to win World Cup 11/30/2008, 3:10 a.m. CST
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson gave Sweden its second World Cup title, shooting a 9-under 63 on Sunday in alternate-shot play to beat Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal by three strokes.

• Pampling wins Australian Masters in playoff 11/30/2008, 3:03 a.m. CST
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rod Pampling won the Australian Masters on Sunday, beating Australian countryman Marcus Fraser with a par on the third playoff hole.

• Choi has first-day lead at Skins Game 11/29/2008, 4:31 p.m. CST
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — K.J. Choi overcame the nerves of playing in his first LG Skins Game by using a precise short game and key putts to take the first-day lead in the 26th annual event on Saturday.

• Sorenstam helps International team forge tie 11/29/2008, 4:22 a.m. CST
SINGAPORE (AP) — Annika Sorenstam isn't quite finished.

• Ames looks for another Skins Game win 11/28/2008, 3:35 p.m. CST
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — For Stephen Ames, the Skins Game has become a lucrative holiday tradition.

• Sorenstam falls, Lexus Cup tied at 3 11/28/2008, 1:27 a.m. CST
SINGAPORE (AP) — Jeong Jang and Candie Kung beat Annika Sorenstam and Angela Stanford 3 and 2 on Friday to help Asia split the six opening alternate-shot matches in the Lexus Cup, Sorenstam's final LPGA Tour-sanctioned event before she retires.

• 2 share lead at storm-hit Masters 11/27/2008, 7:12 p.m. CST
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — South Africa's Tim Clark waited out a three-hour suspension because of a severe thunderstorm to shoot a 5-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead in the Australian Masters.

• Daly wants focus on golf 11/25/2008, 10:32 p.m. CST
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — All the focus in the lead up to John Daly's first tournament in Australia in six years has surrounded his controversial departure in his last trip Down Under and his slide down the rankings amid personal turmoil.

• Tour tries another fix for FedEx Cup 11/25/2008, 5:25 p.m. CST
(AP) — The PGA Tour revamped its FedEx Cup race Tuesday for the third straight year of its existence, this one geared toward making sure the winner of the $10 million prize is decided at the Tour Championship.

• GM ends 9-year endorsement deal with Tiger Woods 11/24/2008, 2:34 p.m. CST
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Monday it is ending its nine-year endorsement deal with golf superstar Tiger Woods as the automaker continues to cut expenses and hoard cash while trying to survive the worst sales downturn in a quarter-century.

• Shin wins: South Korean takes LPGA's ADT title 11/23/2008, 2:42 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As she walked down the 18th fairway Sunday, Ji-Yai Shin kept her thoughts away from becoming an instant millionaire. Or, in her nation's currency, an instant billionaire.

• Creamer out of hospital, will play ADT final round 11/23/2008, 9:17 a.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Paula Creamer was cleared by doctors to play the final round of the LPGA Tour's season-ending ADT Championship on Sunday morning, keeping alive her hopes of winning the yearlong money title.

• Daly shoots 'one of best rounds in years' 11/23/2008, 12:38 a.m. CST
HONG KONG (AP) — John Daly shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 on Sunday in the final round of the Hong Kong Open on Sunday, a round the struggling two-time major winner ranked among the best he's had in three years.

• Ailing Creamer has eyes on LPGA money title 11/22/2008, 8:37 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Paula Creamer has played well enough this week to have a chance of winning the LPGA Tour's money title.

• Ailing Creamer has eyes on LPGA money title 11/22/2008, 4:02 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Paula Creamer will use a pink ball Sunday, her custom for the final round. Odds are, she'll play those 18 holes with a different color in mind: green.

• Sorenstam's storied LPGA career ends 11/22/2008, 12:04 a.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Standing in the center of a sun-drenched 18th green, as waves of cheers rippled from a packed gallery, Annika Sorenstam hugged caddie Terry McNamara and took the flag from his hand.

• Sorenstam's storied LPGA career ends 11/21/2008, 4:31 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Standing in the center of a sun-drenched 18th green, as waves of cheers rippled from a packed gallery, Annika Sorenstam hugged caddie Terry McNamara and took the flag from his hand.

• Hong Kong teen, 14, youngest to make Euro Tour cut 11/21/2008, 8:20 a.m. CST
HONG KONG (AP) — A 14-year-old golfer from Hong Kong became the youngest player to make the cut at an European Tour event on Friday, breaking the record set by Sergio Garcia.

• Hong Kong teen youngest to make cut on Euro Tour 11/21/2008, 5:19 a.m. CST
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong teenager became the youngest player to ever make the cut at an European Tour event on Friday, breaking the record set by current world No. 2 Sergio Garcia.

• Sorenstam has some work to do at ADT Championship 11/20/2008, 6:34 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Annika Sorenstam arrived at the first tee Thursday morning, shook a few hands and got a kiss on the cheek from Donald Trump.

• Sorenstam has some work to do at ADT Championship 11/20/2008, 4:04 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Annika Sorenstam arrived at the first tee Thursday morning, shook a few hands and got a kiss on the cheek from Donald Trump.

• Sorenstam has some work to do at ADT Championship 11/20/2008, 3:15 p.m. CST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Annika Sorenstam's farewell to the LPGA Tour could come two days earlier than she hoped.