13 September 2005

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Heikke Nielsen, of Cherry Hills Country Club, and Ron Vlosich, of Green Gables Country Club, were tied for the first-round lead Monday in the PGA Section Championship at the Dunes Course of Riverdale Golf Course in Brighton.

Boston Faxon sacrifices season for surgery pga faxon
Brad Faxon's 2005 PGA Tour season is over, just three weeks after his stunning come-from-behind victory at the Buick Championship in Cromwell, Conn. The Rhode Islander will have surgery today to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and he's expected to be sidelined for at least four months. Faxon, 44, had considered putting off the surgery to improve ...

Janzen fully involved in University Club project
During 16 years on the PGA Tour, Lee Janzen said he had ample opportunities to get into golf course design.Most, though, were situations where “opportunity” meant a high-profile player showing up, putting his name on someone else’s work and collecting a check. The two-time U.S. Open champion said he was never interested in that.

Detroit Zavadil No. 1 at match play
Matt Zavadil started cold but then went on a hot streak that led to Monday's low round in stroke play qualifying of the Lincoln-Mercury Classic, the Michigan PGA's match play championship.

PGA European Tour Changes to Qualifying Dates for The Open

The WGL Adds Mark Calcavecchia to Million Dollar Shootout Lineup The World Golf League, Inc. announced today that it has added PGA Tour Star Mark Calcavecchia to its celebrity lifeline cast for the upcoming WGL Million Dollar Shootout Reality Television Series .

XM radio signs 10-year $100 million deal with NHL XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Monday said it bought the rights to broadcast National Hockey League games, starting this October, in a $100 million 10-year deal to compete against rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.

San Diego Stroke of good luck David Palm Sep. 13 For a 20-year-old who doesn't yet have a license to drive, David Palm has arrived at more than his share of stop signs in life, a forked road laid out before him.

Indianapolis LPGA Tour could return here Success of Solheim Cup strengthens effort to bring professional golf circuit back to Indy. Television towers and grandstands were empty Monday afternoon at Crooked Stick Golf Club, as were hillsides that accommodated thousands of Solheim Cup fans over the weekend.

Seattle Briefs: Federer-Agassi final match boosts TV ratings Golf CBS extends agreement: CBS extended an agreement with the PGA of America to televise its PGA Championship through 2011.

The overnight rating for Roger Federer's victory over Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open men's final Sunday

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