Golf-McNeill leads fog-hit McGladrey Classic after birdie binge

(Reuters) - American George McNeill rode eight birdies, including a stretch of five in a row, to grab a one-shot lead late in a fog-affected incomplete first round of the McGladrey Classic on the Seaside layout at Sea Island, Georgia on Thursday. McNeill was eight under par through 16 holes when darkness halted play following a morning fog delay, leaving him one clear of compatriots Briny Baird and Brian Gay, who both fired seven-under rounds of 63 in the morning wave. Former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson was joined by Kevin Kisner, Kevin...

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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour McGladrey Classic scores

Nov 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour McGladrey Classic at the par-70 course on Thursday in Sea Island, Georgia  played rounds  Holes -8 George McNeill (U.S.)                                            16 -7 Briny Baird (U.S.)                                   ...

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INTERVIEW-Golf-Woods is like gold dust to Turkish organisers

Tiger Woods is worth his weight in gold to the inaugural $7 million Turkish Airlines Open and to sport in the country in general, the president of the national golf federation said on Thursday. Businessman Ahmet Agaoglu is a huge fan of the world's number one golfer and said he cannot speak highly enough of Woods's contribution this week. "I've been involved in sport one way and another for nearly 42 years and I describe Tiger as the best athlete of all time," Agaoglu told Reuters in an interview during the opening round of the European...

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UPDATE 1-Golf-Woods six back as Casey shares lead in rainy Turkey

Casey, Webster, Fichardt in front * Woods struggles to shake off rust (Adds quotes, details) By Tony Jimenez BELEK, Turkey, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Former world number three Paul Casey was among a trio of players sharing the lead and Tiger Woods trailed six shots off the pace when darkness fell in the rain-hit Turkish Airlines Open first round on Thursday. Only 15 players completed their rounds after torrential rain and thunderstorms had caused a three-hour delay to the start of the inaugural $7 million European Tour event being played on...

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Golf-European Tour Turkish Open scores

Scores from the European Tour Turkish Open at the par-72 course on Thursday in Antalya   holes played rounds -7 Paul Casey (Britain) 14 Darren Fichardt (South Africa) 14 Steve Webster (Britain) 12 -6 Ricardo Gonzalez (Argentina) 18 66 Thorbjorn Olesen...

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Golf-Woods six back as Casey shares lead in rainy Turkey

Former world number three Paul Casey was among a trio of players sharing the lead and Tiger Woods trailed six shots off the pace when darkness fell in the rain-ruined Turkish Airlines Open first round on Thursday. Only 15 players completed their rounds after torrential rain and thunderstorms had caused a three-hour delay to the start of the inaugural $7 million European Tour event being played on the Mediterranean coast of Antalya. The bad weather saturated the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course and seemed to make scoring easy for the 78-man...

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Golf-Thunderstorms cause three-hour delay in Turkey

Torrential rain and thunderstorms caused a three-hour delay to the start of the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open in the south west city of Antalya on Thursday. The bad weather started overnight and continued into mid-morning, leaving the course saturated at the penultimate European Tour event of the season. The first shots of the tournament were finally struck at 1205 local time (1005 GMT), with the opening matches teeing off simultaneously in 'shotgun' format at the first and 10th holes. World number one Tiger Woods, U.S. Open champion...

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Golf-Fabulous Fowler snatches spotlight from local hero Scott

Rickie Fowler shot a sparkling eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship on Thursday, outshining local hero Adam Scott in his return Down Under. Starting his round on the 10th, the flamboyant American reached the turn at the Gold Coast's Royal Pines at two-under but caught fire on the back nine with six birdies to fend off a clutch of locals on six-under including Masters champion Scott. "I'll take eight-under every day," the 24-year-old Californian told reporters. "You never...

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