Fred Couples up 2 after another 65

Fred Couples took the second-round lead Friday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 in the Champions Tour's season-ending event. Winless this season with four runner-up finishes, Couples had a bogey-free round at TPC Harding Park."This is a big event," Couples said. "These are the best players on the tour and I want to win. I'm certainly not playing any better because I want to win. I want to win at Birmingham, Seattle, Chicago, Newport and everywhere else I finished second."First-round leader Peter...

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Rory McIlroy loses ground to Dustin Johnson in HSBC Champions in China

Two-time major winner on seven under and five shots behind American Dustin Johnson after second-round back-nine collapse in Shanghai Shanghai surprise: Dustin Johnson equalled te course record to move past Rory McIlroy (above) at the HSBC Champions in China PhotoDustin Johnson was once witheringly described by US satirist Rick Reilly as "so dense, light bends around him". It is a reputation derived both from his somnolent South...

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Scott wins Barclays, ailing Tiger finishes T2

Adam Scott shot a bogey-free 66 on Sunday to win the Barclays over Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose and Bubba Watson.JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Masters champion Adam Scott won The Barclays on Sunday after everyone around him did their best to lose it.Scott played bogey-free at Liberty National, making only two birdies on the back nine for a 5-under 66 that put him in the mix of a crowded leaderboard at the top. Turns out he was the...

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