Michelle Wie ready to ride momentum from last victory

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (AP) ― Matt Kuchar saw his well-struck 5-iron on the 18th hole at the RBC Heritage come up way short of the target and settle in a front bunker.“Well,” he thought as he walked toward the shot, “there are a lot worse places to be.”For Kuchar, there was no better place ― and no better shot in the tournament.He followed with a stunning chip-in on Harbour Town Golf Link’s closing, lighthouse hole, to overcome a four-shot deficit for a one-stroke victory and end nea

Behind a final-round 67, Michelle Wie notches her third career victory

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) ― Angela Stanford adeptly handled the windy conditions to shoot an 8-under 64 on Thursday and take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Lotte Championship. Stanford took the lead early with five birdies in a row on the front nine and finished the day with eight birdies. The best round of the tournament so far left the five-time LPGA Tour winner at 8-under 136. “Finally I got comfortable on these greens and it felt great,” Stanford said. “To see the ball go in

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) ― South Korea’s Pak Se-ri, Kim Hyo-joo and Ryu So-yeon each shot a 4-under 68 on Wednesday for a three-way tie atop the leaderboard after a breezy first round of the LPGA Lotte Championship.Winless in 2013, Pak played the back nine in 2-under 34 in her afternoon round. She had birdies on the par-5 13th and par-4 17th, to go along with an eagle on the par-5 5th.Kim, the 2012 China Ladies Open champion, had five birdies. She had her only bogey on her final hole of the day on t

South Korea’s Park In-bee hopes to celebrate a year atop the women’s golf world rankings with her first victory of 2014 in the LPGA Lotte Championship this week.“Obviously the time has gone really fast,” Park said. “This was the week I took over the No. 1 spot last year, and a lot of things happened since this week last year.“I’ve had a lot of wins, and I’ve experienced a lot of things. “A lot of things going well for me in my career. I feel like I’m probably a lot more mature player than I was

Watson captures second green jacket in three years

Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju 2 shots behind the leader

AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) ― One after another, some of the world’s best players and favorites to win the Masters trudged up the hill on the opening hole to start their practice rounds.Phil Mickelson. Rory McIlroy. Adam Scott.It was typical of any Tuesday at Augusta National, except for the scoreboard to the right of where they were walking. The board has the names of all 97 players in the field, with blank boxes to put their scores when the tournament begins. On the far right side of the board is a

Choi aids confident amateur champion at the Masters

Wie, Thompson tied for Kraft Nabisco lead

Shanshan Feng picked the brain of a wily veteran en route to grabbing the clubhouse lead at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major of the women’s golf season, on Thursday. Feng, China’s first winner on the LPGA Tour, carded seven birdies and one bogey for a six-under 66 to head teenage amateur Angel Yin by two strokes with half the field in the clubhouse at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. Feng played her opening round with three-time Kraft Nabisco Championship w