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spring boys volleyball: (6) Toms River South 2, (11) Pleasantville 0
spring golf: No. 11 Southern Regional 164, Toms River North 180
spring softball: Atlantic City 5, Holy Spirit 4
spring softball: (9) Bridgeton 8, (8) Lower Cape May Regional 7
spring softball: Pinelands Regional 3, Southern Regional 1
spring softball: Calvary Christian Academy 17, Atlantic Christian 15
spring golf: Sacred Heart 167, Holy Spirit 184, Buena Regional 187
spring golf: No. 5 Middle Township 161, Wildwood Catholic 171
spring baseball: Cape May Tech 10, Wildwood Catholic 2
spring baseball: Oakcrest 4, Mainland Regional 1
spring softball: (1) Washington Township 6, (16) Mainland Regional 0
spring softball: (10) Toms River South 3, (7) Millville 0
spring softball: (6) Timber Creek 7, (11) Lacey Township 6
spring baseball: (1) Gloucester County Institute of Technology 11, (16) Ocean City 2
spring softball: (8) Cumberland Regional 2, (9) Moorestown 1
spring softball: (2) Hammonton 3, (15) Winslow Township 0
spring softball: (4) Cedar Creek 11, (13) Manchester Township 1, 6 innings
spring softball: (1) Buena Regional 1, (16) Pemberton 0
spring softball: (7) Middle Township 3, (10) Cinnaminson 1
spring softball: (2) Pennsville 10, (15) Cape May Tech 0, 5 innings
spring softball: (3) Sacred Heart 21, (14) Rutgers Prep 3, 4.5 innings
spring boys lacrosse: (3) Allentown 16, (6) Oakcrest 4
spring boys lacrosse: (4) St. Augustine Prep 16, (13) Paul VI 2
spring girls lacrosse: Lower Cape May Regional 15, Oakcrest 9
spring girls lacrosse: Mainland Regional 20, Our Lady of Mercy Academy 11
spring baseball: Hammonton 11, Absegami 7
spring baseball: No. 5 St. Augustine Prep 10, Egg Harbor Township 1
spring baseball: Atlantic City 12, Holy Spirit 8, 9 innings
spring baseball: Atlantic Christian 17, Calvary Christian 0, 4 innings
spring baseball: (7) Manchester Township 11, (10) Cedar Creek 4
spring baseball: Atlantic County Institute of Technology 16, Bridgeton 0, 5 innings
spring baseball: Middle Township 12, Lower Cape May Regional 7
spring boys tennis: No. 3 Middle Township 5, Holy Spirit 0
spring boys tennis: Millville 4, Oakcrest 1
spring boys tennis: No. 9 Mainland Regional 4, St. Augustine Prep 1
spring boys tennis: No. 8 Hammonton 5, Buena Regional 0
spring boys tennis: (1) Moorestown 4, (2) Hammonton 1
spring boys tennis: Holy Spirit 4, Cedar Creek 1
spring boys tennis: Christian Brothers Academy 3.5, St. Augustine Prep 1.5
spring baseball: (4) Cinnaminson 4, (13) Barnegat 3
spring baseball: (7) Lenape 3, (10) Egg Harbor Township 1
spring baseball: (1) Eastern 4, (16) Millville 2
spring baseball: (1) Eastern 4, (16) Millville 2
spring baseball: Wildwood 11, Wildwood Catholic 1
spring softball: (5) Woodstown 9, (12) Barnegat 1
spring softball: (4) Pinelands Regional 6, Oakcrest 2
spring softball: Ocean City 12, Lower Cape May Regional 4
spring softball: No. 9 Buena Regional 11, Vineland 2
spring softball: No. 4 Sacred Heart 5, Kingsway Regional 2
spring girls track: Middle Township 90, Our Lady of Mercy Academy 35 Bridgeton 92, Middle Township 44 Bridgeton 86, Our Lady of Mercy Academy 18

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Wednesday 05/22/2013

Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.

Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.

Timeline of Garcia and Woods quotes

A timeline of quotes in the verbal sparring between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. It dates to May 11 at The Players Championship, when Garcia was preparing to hit his second shot on the par-5 second hole and was disrupted by cheers from the gallery surrounding Woods in the trees because he took 5-wood from the bag:

Rory McIlroy: Still friends with Graeme McDowell

Rory McIlroy has dispelled any split in his relationship with longtime friend Graeme McDowell.

Ernie Els: Can 'play ball' without long putter

Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter.

Tuesday 05/21/2013

Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remark

Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.

Quotes on the anchored stroke ruling

AP
Updated

Selected quotes on the Royal & Ancient and U.S. Golf Association approving Rule 14-1b, which bans in 2016 the anchored stroke commonly used with long putters:

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

AP
Updated

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.

Rules officials: Time better spent on course

AP
Updated

The number of people calling PGA Tour events after seeing possible rules violations has gone up since Tiger Woods took what turned out to be an illegal drop at the Masters. That doesn't mean the number of violations is increasing.

Chinese teenager pulls out of US Open qualifying

AP
Updated

Guan Tianlang has decided not to try to play in the U.S. Open.

Have driver, will travel: US golfer roams world

AP
Updated

The quotation from the proud father was a version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous words, "Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Tiger will return to Begay's charity event

Tiger Woods is returning again to play a charity event hosted by Notah Begay III, his former teammate at Stanford.

Europe captain to pick 3 for Ryder Cup, up from 2

Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose three players.

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Monday 05/20/2013

4 Americans to qualify for British Open in Texas

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 1:02 am

Americans Josh Teater, Scott Brown Johnson Wagner and Bud Cauley qualified for the British Open on Monday at the international final qualifying at Gleneagles Country Club Queens Course.

Just say 'no' to make-up between Woods, Garcia

By JOSEPH WHITE

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 6:14 pm

Tiger Woods spoke for some 20 minutes about the state of his game, belly putters, the U.S. Open and the AT&T National. As he was wrapping up, he needed just one word to cover the topic of Sergio Garcia.

Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial

By RUSTY MILLER

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 3:01 pm

Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard.

Bae wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour title

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 9:07 am

Sang-Moon Bae led by four strokes in the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship when his tee shot at the ninth hole went way left.

Sunday 05/19/2013

Golf Capsules

By The Associated Press

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 3:06 am

Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead.

Auburn women's golfers overcome trying season

By JOHN ZENOR

Updated: May 21, 2013 - 7:18 pm

The Auburn women's golf team had to overcome far more than the normal highs and lows of the sport to make the NCAA championships.

Oosthuizen withdraws from Nelson before 4th round

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 6:13 pm

Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the Byron Nelson Championship before the final round because of a neck issue.

Saturday 05/18/2013

Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

Updated: May 21, 2013 - 10:02 pm

Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.

Ryder Cup players into last 8 at World Match Play

By BERNIE McGUIRE

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 6:13 pm

Ryder Cup-winning teammates Graeme McDowell, Nicolas Colsaerts and Francesco Molinari are through to the quarterfinals of the World Match Play Championship.

Sorenstam returns to Colonial: 'memory for life'

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 9:08 am

Annika Sorenstam never noticed the famous Wall of Champions by the first tee.

Friday 05/17/2013

Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 18, 2013 - 12:09 am

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.

AP source: McIlroy to set up own management group

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 8:12 pm

Two-time major champion Rory McIlroy is leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management to set up his own management group.

Tour clarifies World Cup role for Northern Ireland

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 11:08 pm

It turns out Northern Ireland won't have its own team for the World Cup.

Guan will miss Nelson cut after 2nd-round 77

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 11:08 pm

Guan Tianlang was constantly tossing grass up in the air trying to get a feel for the swirling winds. He was often shaking his head.

Thursday 05/16/2013

Keegan Bradley opens with 60 at Nelson

Updated: May 21, 2013 - 2:11 am

Keegan Bradley broke the TPC Four Seasons course record with a 10-under 60 in the opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Wednesday 05/15/2013

14-year-old plays 2nd PGA Tour event post Masters

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

Updated: May 21, 2013 - 8:00 am

Guan Tianlang is one of five amateur players being honored this week for the Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Awards.

Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia issue

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 1:15 am

Two marshals say Tiger Woods never said anything to them about whether Sergio Garcia had played his shot. Two other marshals disputed that account, one of them saying he told Woods that Garcia had already hit on the second hole at the TPC Sawgrass.

Pepper to return to broadcasting

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 1:15 am

Dottie Pepper is returning to golf broadcasting, signing a deal with ESPN that she calls a perfect fit of TV work and promoting junior golf.

Byron Nelson set to move to new course in 2019

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 9:17 pm

The Byron Nelson Championship is set to make a move to a course that still has to be built.

Tuesday 05/14/2013

Scrutiny on Tiger Woods now for different reasons

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 18, 2013 - 1:06 am

Tiger Woods has faced more scrutiny that any other golfer from his generation. Maybe ever.

Leishman hoping golf can help heal Newtown

By PAT EATON-ROBB

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 4:10 am

When Australian golfer Marc Leishman heard about the December shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, he immediately went to his computer to look at a map.

LPGA returns to having 2 events in Alabama

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 10:02 pm

The LPGA Tour will have two tournaments in Alabama again starting in 2014.

Monday 05/13/2013

Tiger wins Players by not throwing it away

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 18, 2013 - 1:05 am

Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have never had a conversation longer than a couple of minutes, and rarely about golf. Maybe it's because they already think along the same lines when it comes to winning tournaments.

Sunday 05/12/2013

Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 19, 2013 - 8:17 am

A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass.

Maggert falters at 17, gets best finish since '06

By MARK LONG

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 4:08 am

Jeff Maggert will remember one thing about The Players Championship.

Saturday 05/11/2013

Royal Melbourne to host World Cup in November

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 8:10 am

The World Cup of Golf will be held at Royal Melbourne in November the week after the Australian Masters.

Friday 05/10/2013

Palmer plays 2nd round at TPC with heavy heart

By MARK LONG

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 4:06 am

Playing with a heavy heart and the initials "CA" on his hat, Ryan Palmer managed to keep his composure before and during the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.

Thursday 05/09/2013

Singh's suit draws little public reaction at TPC

By MARK LONG

Updated: May 16, 2013 - 6:10 am

One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of guys shouted, "Stay off the spray, Vijay."

Column: Who's humiliating whom in Singh lawsuit?

By JIM LITKE

Updated: May 16, 2013 - 3:02 am

Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" by investigating his use of deer-antler spray.

Portland, Ore., to host 2015 US Women's Amateur

Updated: May 16, 2013 - 3:03 am

Portland Golf Club will host the 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur.

Wednesday 05/08/2013

In N Dakota, golf hazards include the weather

By DAVE KOLPACK

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 6:12 am

The women's golfers at North Dakota State say they're often pegged as members of a winter sports team, given the fact that most of them are measured in the 5-foot-10 range and look like they haven't seen the sun. Turns out they haven't.

Singh suing PGA over proposed suspension

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 2:06 am

Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case against him.

Tuesday 05/07/2013

Woods goes from red carpet to TPC Sawgrass

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 14, 2013 - 7:11 am

One night after making his red carpet debut in New York, Tiger Woods was on a golf course that hasn't treated him very well over the years.

Sawgrass a mystery to the best players

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 14, 2013 - 7:11 am

The Players Championship should consider changing the name of its course to the TPC Mystery.

Monday 05/06/2013

Couples, Montgomerie among 5 inducted to hall

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 6:09 am

About the only thing Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie had in common was a golf swing good enough to trust for a lifetime.

Chapman went from journeyman to champion in 2012

By ERIC OLSON

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 6:09 am

A lot more people in Roger Chapman's hometown know who he is nowadays. That's what happens when a guy wins a couple majors on the Champions Tour.

Defending champ Lewis back after Hurricane Sandy

By TOM CANAVAN

Updated: May 10, 2013 - 12:01 am

Stacy Lewis will return to the LPGA ShopRite Classic later this month as more than the defending champion and No. 2 player in women's golf.

Defending champ Lewis back after Hurricane Sandy

By TOM CANAVAN

Updated: May 10, 2013 - 12:01 am

Stacy Lewis will return to the LPGA ShopRite Classic later this month as more than the defending champion and No. 2 player in women's golf.

Rookie's unusual week ends in win at Wells Fargo

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 21, 2013 - 10:29 pm

Derek Ernst didn't come out of nowhere to win the Wells Fargo Championship. He actually was driving a rental car toward Athens, Ga., the fourth alternate who figured he might as well spend the week playing in the minor leagues.

Sunday 05/05/2013

Esteban Toledo wins Champions Tour event

By MICHAEL A. LUTZ

Updated: May 16, 2013 - 10:26 pm

Esteban Toledo celebrated Cinco de Mayo by becoming the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history, beating Mike Goodes with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the Insperity Championship.

Australia's Brett Rumford wins China Open

Updated: May 11, 2013 - 7:06 pm

Brett Rumford became the first Australian in 41 years to win back-to-back European Tour titles with Sunday's victory at the China Open.

Friday 05/03/2013

Inkster gets exemption to US Women's Open

Updated: May 10, 2013 - 2:03 am

Juli Inkster won't have to go through qualifying to get back to the U.S. Women's Open.

12-year-old misses China cut, Ilonen shoots 63

Updated: May 09, 2013 - 10:10 pm

The youngest player to compete on the European Tour missed the cut, while Mikko Ilonen of Finland tied the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday for a three-shot lead at the China Open.

Thursday 05/02/2013

Harrington switches to the belly putter

By DOUG FERGUSON

Updated: May 09, 2013 - 1:05 am

Padraig Harrington will try anything that makes him play better golf, even a method of putting he believes should be outlawed.

Monday 06/20/2011

McIlroy buries Masters meltdown, wins U.S. Open championship

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

Updated: July 11, 2011 - 3:57 am

Spotlight

BETHESDA, Md. — The proof of Rory McIlroy’s remarkable resiliency was the silver trophy at his side and the pages of a record book that he changed during four mind-boggling days at the U.S. Open.

Golfer Lorena Ochoa announces retirement

Associated Press

Posted: April 20, 2010

Lorena Ochoa retired Tuesday after a career in which she was the No. 1 player in women's golf the last three years.