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Ernie Els: Can 'play ball' without long putter
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter....

Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate....

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....

Southern Cal, San Jose State share 1st-round lead
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Southern California and San Jose State shared the lead at 4-under 284 after the first round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships on Tuesday....

Quotes on the anchored stroke ruling
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

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....