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Roundup

Ernie Els ends drought, wins CA Championship

They call him the Big Easy because of a graceful swing that looks as if it requires so little effort. Ernie Els worked harder than ever Sunday to win the CA Championship. - 03/14/2010

Roundup

South Africans Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els tied for lead at Doral

Charl Schwartzel ran off four birdies in the opening six holes Saturday, and the 25-year-old South African stayed in the game with three big par putts on the back nine for a 5-under 67.

Charl Schwartzel has been looking up to Ernie Els for as long as he has been around golf. His hero now stands in the way of Schwartzel shining on a world stage. - 03/13/2010

Roundup

Ernie Els leads by a stroke at CA Championship

Ernie Els was at 10-under 134 after two rounds at Doral, courtesy of three straight birdies early in his round Friday.

Eighteen players had to wait nearly three hours before they could resume the second round. When it ended, Els had his first lead after any round on U.S. soil in two years. - 03/13/2010

Ambulance crew thought Tiger Woods case was domestic violence

Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren at an Orlando Magic basketball game in June 2009.

The ambulance crew that responded after golfer Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they thought it was a case of domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show. - 03/12/2010

'South Park' begins 14th season by taking on Tiger

In this publicity image released by Comedy Central/South Park Studios, Eric Cartman and an animated version of golfer Tiger Woods are shown in a scene from the 14th season premiere of "South Park," airing Wednesday.

New York -- Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of "South Park" are ready to take on Tiger Woods. Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is sacred to them. So for the opening of its 14th season on Wednesday, the troubled golfer encounters Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their animated Colorado town. - 03/12/2010

Roundup

Charl Schwartzel grabs lead at CA Championship

Charl Schwartzel, who got into the elite field with two victories in his native South Africa at the start of the season, managed to get around the famed Blue Monster without a bogey on his way to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot lead in the World Golf Championship event.

Five birdies were enough to put Schwartzel among the leaders at the CA Championship. No mistakes is what put in the lead alone Thursday on a rough-and-tumble day at Doral. - 03/12/2010

AP sources: Tiger Woods likely to return at Masters

Tiger Woods has yet to play in a PGA event this season.

Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans said. Woods has been practicing at Isleworth near his Orlando home the last two weeks. - 03/11/2010

Tiger still the talk of golf world at Doral

Tiger Woods won't be at Doral this week but continues to be the biggest story in golf.

As golf moves closer to the first major of the year -- the Masters is a month away -- Woods became a topic as much for his standard of golf as the reason why he's not at Doral. - 03/11/2010

Square-grooved Ping wedges no longer allowed on PGA Tour

The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives. - 03/09/2010

Golf: Roundup

Camilo Villegas cruises to third PGA Tour victory

Camilo Villegas lines up a putt on the 12th hole during the final round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort And Spa. He shot a final-round 68 to win by five shots.

Villegas made it look easy most of the way, capping his day with a 20-footer for birdie, then raising both hands skyward. He shot a final-round 68 to win the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday over Anthony Kim. - 03/08/2010

Saturday's roundup

Camilo Villegas takes three-shot lead into Honda's final round

Camilo Villegas gets a read on a putt on the 18th hole Saturday.

Ashes fell from the sky, smoke filled the air and a thick haze hovered over PGA National on Saturday. Some might have found breathing difficult at the Honda Classic. Camilo Villegas wasn't among them. - 03/06/2010

Tiger Woods doesn't enter CA Championship

Tiger Woods resumed practicing about a week ago but has not said when he'll play again.

As expected, Woods did not enter the field for next week's CA Championship at Doral, marking the first time he'll miss that World Golf Championship event. - 03/06/2010

Roundup

Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas tied for lead after Honda second round

Anthony Kim was one of four players to match the best Honda round shot on the Champion course with a 64.

The temperature climbed, the winds calmed, and PGA National unexpectedly lost a great deal of its bite. - 03/06/2010

Roundup

World's 711th-ranked player one shot off lead

Alex Rocha sizes up a putt on nine.

Alexandre Rocha nearly stopped playing golf last year, until two moves by the International Olympic Committee changed his mind. - 03/05/2010

Tiger Woods' caddie is angry about golfer's scandal

Steve Williams and Tiger Woods at the Tour Championship in September 2009.

Steve Williams: "It's been the most difficult time of my life ... because every single person believed that I should know or did know or had something to do with it." - 03/04/2010

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