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Unheralded Reifers leads Zurich Classic (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:23:48 PDT

It's the older, wiser Mark Calcavecchia we're seeing on the leader board these days. But don't call him more mature. "No. I'll never mature," Calcavecchia said after taking a one-shot lead midway through the Zurich Classic. "I'll be a kid until I'm dead." If Calcavecchia can hold off a handful of challengers, most of whom really were kids when he won the British Open in 1989, he'll have his second...

James take Legends of Golf lead (AP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:28:57 PDT

Mark James had an eagle and shot a 5-under 67 Friday for the first-round lead in chilly, windy conditions at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. James, seeking his second Champions Tour win of the year, had bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 that left him clinging to a one-shot lead over defending champion Jay Haas, Tom Kite and Tom Purtzer.

Strange, Green join golf Hall of Fame (AP)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:12:07 PDT

It almost became a rite of spring for Curtis Strange and Hubert Green, two players with Hall of Fame credentials and blunt opinions who kept watching their peers get one of the highest honors in golf. "I never really thought much about the Hall of Fame until Hubert would call me every year about this time and say, 'Did you get the call?"' Strange said.

Injured Sorenstam to play fewer events (AP)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:25:37 PDT

Annika Sorenstam will play fewer golf tournaments this season and focus on the majors because of a back injury. "I will play less, prepare more and really go for the big competitions," Sorenstam told Swedish broadcaster SVT. The 36-year-old Sorenstam learned last week that she has a ruptured and herniated disk in her back and will miss at least a month from the LPGA Tour.

Jacquelin leads by three at Asian Open (AP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:05:46 PDT

Raphael Jacquelin of France shot a 3-under 69 Friday for a three-stroke lead over Lee Sung of South Korea after the second round of the Asian Open. Jacquelin had five birdies and two bogeys to finish at 9-under 135. "I am going to play exactly the same," Jacquelin said. "I think the course is a little more fair this week and if you miss the fairway you still have a shot to the green and that will...

Weekley holds off Els with two chip-ins (AP)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:46:31 PDT

Boo Weekley always knew it was a matter of time until he won on the PGA Tour, no matter how many dramatic misses he had. Weekley erased his very public flub at the Honda Classic last month with two stunning chip-ins that saved par and helped him win the Verizon Heritage on Monday. Only six weeks ago, Weekley missed a 3-footer on the 72nd hole that would've given him the Honda title.

Ochoa on verge of taking over as No. 1 (AP)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:25:24 PDT

Lorena Ochoa discovered one of the pitfalls of being right behind top-ranked Annika Sorenstam in the world of women's golf. When you are No. 2, there are no private jets to fly you around the country for those Monday morning news conference to promote upcoming tournaments. So after finishing a disappointing second in the Ginn Open at Reunion, Fla.