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Friday, November 8, 2013

Siddikur takes sole lead of Indian Open by 2 shots

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Mohammad Siddikur of Bangladesh shot a second consecutive 6-under-par 66 for a two-shot clubhouse lead in the Indian Open as the second round ended early because of bad light on Friday.

The premature end left 26 players still to finish the round in the Asian Tour event.

Siddikur, who shot a bogey-free first round to share the lead with five others, eagled the par-5 first hole before bogeying twice and rebounding with six birdies.

He was at 12 under overall, two strokes ahead of Chapchai Nirat, who shot a 68.

Angelo Que of (68) and Shiv Chowrasia (68) were tied for third at 7 under. However, Adam Groom and Rahil Gangjee were also in the mix at 8 under with two holes to play.

Golf-European Tour Turkish Open scores

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Nov 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Turkish Open at the par-72 course on Friday in Antalya

132 Justin Walters (South Africa) 66 66

Ian Poulter (Britain) 66 66

Victor Dubuisson (France) 67 65

Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 64 68

133 Tiger Woods (U.S.) 70 63

134 Richard Sterne (South Africa) 69 65

135 Jamie Donaldson (Britain) 68 67

Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 67 68

136 Ross Fisher (Britain) 68 68

David Lynn (Britain) 68 68

Paul Waring (Britain) 68 68

Robert-Jan Derksen (Netherlands) 67 69

Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 64 72

Lee Westwood (Britain) 70 66

Julien Quesne (France) 67 69

Justin Rose (Britain) 70 66

137 Liang Wenchong (China) 71 66

Felipe Aguilar (Chile) 69 68

George Coetzee (South Africa) 66 71

Darren Fichardt (South Africa) 64 73

Craig Lee (Britain) 69 68

Francesco Molinari (Italy) 69 68

Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 69 68

Martin Kaymer (Germany) 69 68

138 Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 66 72

Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 68 70

Thomas Aiken (South Africa) 71 67

Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 68 70

Branden Grace (South Africa) 69 69

Marcus Fraser (Australia) 67 71

Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 68 70

139 Marc Warren (Britain) 69 70

Garth Mulroy (South Africa) 70 69

Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 68 71

Chris Wood (Britain) 69 70

Maximilian Kieffer (Germany) 66 73

Richie Ramsay (Britain) 70 69

Paul Casey (Britain) 66 73

Raphael Jacquelin (France) 67 72

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand) 66 73

Peter Uihlein (U.S.) 67 72

140 David Horsey (Britain) 69 71

Marcel Siem (Germany) 69 71

Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 67 73

Tommy Fleetwood (Britain) 69 71

Steve Webster (Britain) 65 75

Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) 68 72

Matteo Manassero (Italy) 70 70

141 Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina) 66 75

Gregory Bourdy (France) 69 72

Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 73 68

Gregory Havret (France) 72 69

142 Jonas Blixt (Sweden) 68 74

David Howell (Britain) 70 72

Joost Luiten (Netherlands) 72 70

143 Joachim Hansen (Denmark) 72 71

Alexander Noren (Sweden) 73 70

Ricardo Santos (Portugal) 68 75

Scott Jamieson (Britain) 74 69

Eddie Pepperell (Britain) 69 74

Brett Rumford (Australia) 72 71

Eduardo De La Riva (Spain) 70 73

David Drysdale (Britain) 70 73

Damien McGrane (Ireland) 70 73

144 Morten Madsen (Denmark) 73 71

Paul Lawrie (Britain) 74 70

Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 72 72

Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 73 71

145 John Parry (Britain) 78 67

146 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 72 74

Simon Khan (Britain) 73 73

Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 69 77

Danny Willett (Britain) 75 71

147 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 72 75

149 Graeme Storm (Britain) 70 79

150 Ediz Kemaloglu (Turkey) 76 74

154 Hamza Sayin (Turkey) 75 79

157 Ali Altuntas (Turkey) 80 77

McNeill finishes off 62 for 1-shot lead

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George McNeill hits on the eighth fairway during the first round of the McGladrey Classic golf tournament on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in St. Simons Island, Ga. Play was suspended due to darkness. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) -- George McNeill hit six shots Friday morning at Sea Island to finish off his 8-under 62 and take a one-shot lead in the McGladrey Classic.

The first round could not be completed because of two-hour fog delay Thursday morning. McNeil had an 18-foot birdie putt on the eighth when darkness stopped play. He said he couldn't read the putt, so he decided to wait until the morning. He missed the birdie putt, and then made par at No. 9 for his 62.

McNeill had a one-shot lead over the well-traveled Brian Gay and Briny Baird, who finished their opening rounds Thursday. Gay just returned from two weeks in Asia and is just now getting over the jet lag. The McGladrey Classic is the third leg in Gay's itinerary of four PGA Tour events in four countries in consecutive weeks.

The second round was under way Friday morning in cooler, windier conditions.

3-way lead after first round of Turkish Open

By BERNIE McGUIRE (Associated Press)15 hours ago MP 4日本仕様 AP - Sports

Tiger Woods of the United States plays a shot from the 16th tee during the first round of the Turkish …

BELEK, Turkey (AP) -- Tiger Woods bogeyed his last hole to finish the rain-delayed first round at 2-under 70 in the Turkish Open on Friday, leaving him six shots behind leaders Henrik Stenson, Darren Fichardt and Thomas Bjorn.

Most of the field was up early to complete the round after the start on Thursday was delayed by rain. Woods got up even earlier to watch television coverage of Stanford's 26-20 victory over Oregon in college football.

Resuming at the 11th hole, Woods hit a 20-yard chip over a bunker to 4 feet and sank the birdie putt. He also birdied the 13th but spoiled his round when he found a water hazard with his second shot at the 18th and took a bogey.

Stenson, who was at 4-under overnight, birdied the 11th, 13th and closing two holes to join South Africa's Fichardt and Denmark's Bjorn atop the leaderboard at 8 under. The trio also shared the course record as it's the first time Maxx Royal is hosting a European Tour event.

''After some good playing yesterday I was in a good position when they called it, and I just carried on today making a couple of nice birdies coming in,'' Stenson said.

Stenson leads the European money list ahead of Graeme McDowell, who is not playing in Turkey. If the Swede wins the tournament, that would put even more pressure on McDowell, Justin Rose and Ian Poulter to win the season-closer in Dubai next week to have any chance of overtaking Stenson.

The four have a friendly bet that whoever finishes the season as Europe's No. 1 will collect from the other three.

''Justin was walking around the other day with a white cloth over his arm, like a drinks waiter, and reminding me that is how I will look when he wins the Race to Dubai,'' Stenson said. ''So I am trying my best to keep him behind me.''

Oyama takes lead in Japan

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Japan's Shiho Oyama fired a 4-under 68 Friday to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the Mizuno Classic at the Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima-Shi, Mie, Japan.

Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys. She overcame neck pains she has been battling since earlier in the week, and hopes the pain will subside as the tournament continues.

"It was really great being able to play with Brittany (Lang) again," Oyama said through an interpreter. "This week I'm not actually aiming for the win though, I'm just looking forward (to) playing with the U.S. LPGA players and hopefully my neck won't get any worse than now."

Lang was one of nine players who shot a 2-under 70.

But nine others shot 69s, including LPGA players Brittany Lincicome, Sweden's Pernilla Lindberg and South Koreans Jiyai Shin, Chella Choi and Hee-Wan Han.

Oyama is a 13-year member of the JLPGA with 12 tournament wins.

Lincicome, an American, eagled the par-5 first hole to start off.

"It was actually pretty funny because I was looking at the leaderboard before I teed off," Lincicome said. "I don't usually look at the leaderboard but I caught a glimpse of it when I was walking to the tee and it said the leader was at 2-under. I was like, all I've got to do is eagle No. 1."

American Stacy Lewis, No. 3 in the Rolex Rankings, had two birdies and one bogey to tie for 20th with a 71. She won the tournament in 2012.

"It was kind of up and down," Lewis said of her round. "I probably could have played a lot better but I think it could have been worse. I played really tough through a lot of cross winds and I just hung in there all day. I knew scores weren't going to be low and I just needed to hang in there and try my best. But I definitely kept myself in the tournament and that was the goal."

Tiger on the move in Turkey after brilliant 63

By Fatiha Betscher15 hours ago

Tiger Woods attends a golf clinic session in Singapore on November 1, 2013 (AFP Photo/Roslan Rahman)MP 4評価 MP 4価格 MP 4試打

Belek (Turkey) (AFP) - European No.1 Henrik Stenson's drive to extend his Race to Dubai lead is under threat after Tiger Woods shot a brilliant second round nine-under par 63 at the Turkish Airlines Open on Friday.

Stenson and Woods were among 63 players in the elite 78-player field who needed to return to the course at 8am local time to complete their delayed first round.

Stenson was among three players to head the $7 million event with an eight under par 64 while Woods continued to struggle with the driver in signing for a 70.

But after a short break Woods, who last won a regular European Tour event four years, birdied three holes in succession from his second hole on route to an 11-under total on the Maxx Royal course.

It left the 14-time Major winner trailing just one shot behind Stenson (68) and a trio of Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, South African Justin Walters (66) and England’s Ian Poulter (66).

“This afternoon’s round was one of those rounds where it could have been really special,” said Woods.

“I missed probably about four putts inside 10-feet for birdie, and if I make those, it’s a pretty low round.

“The thing is the golf course is very receptive and we are going to have to shoot low rounds. The greens are slow, they are soft, and the balls are not rolling.

“It’s going to be 20-plus in order to win this tournament, if the weather stays nice like this.”

Around 30 people were present near the 11th green when Woods restarted his round at 8pm and by the time he completed his second near 4pm the crowd had swelled to a few thousand following him.

Stenson, who played the opening two rounds in the company of Woods, was among three players to lead the first round with the Swede shooting an eight under par 64.

However Stenson stalled over the front nine of his second round with nine straight pars in carding an eventual 68 and now finds Poulter, who is fourth on the Race to Dubai money list, sharing first place.

And while Poulter trails Stenson by some 542,000 euros on the money list he revealed a $100 bet at 10-1 with Stenson that he will finish the season in front of him in money earned.

Poulter indicated also the winner will have to serve the loser drinks at a restaurant of the winners' choosing.

It has prompted plenty of on-course banter with Stenson mimicking a drink’s waiter by putting a towel over his arm and pointing in Poulter’s direction.

“We had the bet practicing one day at Lake Nona when Henrik was being interviewed by Swedish TV and I told him I would chase him down,” said Poulter.

“So he wanted to have a bet on that which he would in Henrik’s position given he is a long way in front.

“But he’s certainly fired-up this week whether we had the side bet or not but I’ve spotted him a few times on the golf course this week and every time he gets a towel out and puts it over his arm point at me as if I was a drink's waiter.

“So given I am now sharing the lead with him I would have to think the odds are looking brighter on my side and hopefully they continue to get better.”

Friday, November 8, 2013

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