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Points, Bettencourt lead at Pebble Beach (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:28 PST

D.A. Points shot a 2-under 70 at Del Monte, and Matt Bettencourt had a 71 in wind and rain at Spyglass Hill to share the second-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational on Friday. Points, 66th on the U.S. PGA Tour money list this season, had a scrambling round with two eagles, three birdies, two bogeys and a triple bogey.

Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:33 PST

Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather. Rain swamped the Houstonian Golf and Country Club before dawn 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 for...

Peter Senior wins Champions Tour Q-school (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:32 PST

Australia's Peter Senior won the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament by shooting a 5-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Joe Ozaki, Steve Haskins and Ronnie Black on Friday. Senior, the winner of 18 tournaments in his home country, three events in Japan and four more on the European Tour, had a 17-under 266 total on TPC Scottsdale's Champions Course.

Westwood shoots 69 for 2-shot lead in Dubai (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:40:54 PST

Lee Westwood shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, strengthening his chance of winning the European money title. The English golfer could 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 -- plus a $1.5 million bonus for winning the Race to...

Golf-Westwood two ahead after McIlroy putting mistakes (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:02:29 PST

* Westwood leads Dubai World Championship by two strokes

Japan's Maeda tied for Dunlop Phoenix lead (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:28 PST

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.

Wie withdraws from LPGA event with ankle injury (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:58 PST

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. "Ice has become my new best friend ...