Golf-McIlroy would "love" US PGA move to Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy has welcomed the idea of staging the US PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, outside the United States with Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland a possible venue. "I've spoken to Ted (Bishop, US PGA president) and to people at the PGA about this - they approached me a few months ago and I'd be all for it," McIlroy told reporters in Dubai after his second round at the DP World Tour Championship. "It's quite a long way down the road, 10 years or so, maybe a bit more, but I'd love to be able to play a major championship at...

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Golf-Patient Scott shares Australian Masters lead, Kuchar lurks

Defending champion Adam Scott was patience personified as he grafted to a share of the lead at the Australian Masters, while American Matt Kuchar moved quietly into contention after the second round on Friday. U.S. Masters champion Scott was rock-solid on another blustery day at Royal Melbourne, shooting a flawless five-under 66 for a nine-under total of 133 and a one-shot lead with local surprise package Nathan Holman. Although sublime off tee and fairway, and enjoying a perfect start with three straight birdies, Scott had to grind his...

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Golf-Swede Stenson marches towards double Dubai honours

* Stenson on 12 under after two rounds * Swede is one shot better than Spain's Canizares DUBAI - Henrik Stenson rattled in eight birdies for a second-round 64 to lead Dubai's $8-million DP World Tour Championship on Friday, putting the Swede firmly in control of a five-man tussle to top the 2013 European money list. The world number three has yet to notch up a victory on the European circuit this year but won the U.S. PGA Tour's end-of-season FedExCup in September and seems poised for another bumper payday following a near-flawless performance...

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Golf-Karlsson and Stadler surge in weather-hit Mexico

Swede Robert Karlsson and American Kevin Stadler pushed their way to a three-shot lead in Friday's rain-interrupted second round of the PGA Tour's OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico. Only 29 players completed the second round at El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmen as rain and lightning interrupted play for a second straight day. Stadler produced a blistering bogey-free eight-under 63 to back up his opening 67, while Karlsson, the leader after the first round was completed earlier in the day, carded a 67 following his opening 63. The...

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LPGA: Three share lead at Lorena Ochoa Invitational

Pornanong Phatlum held onto a share of the lead, but was joined at 9-under par by Anna Nordqvist and So Yeon Ryu at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico on Friday. Nordqvist and Ryu, playing together, shot 5-under rounds of 68 at the Guadalajara Country Club on Sunday to reel in Phatlum, who followed up her opening-round 66 with a 3-under 69 on Friday. "You know you just try to keep up and you know feed off of each other and give yourself a large change for birdies," Nordqvist said. Phatlum is seeking her first official...

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US ski tweets say Tiger hit slopes with Vonn

Breckenridge - World number one golfer Tiger Woods hit the Colorado ski slopes with girlfriend Lindsey Vonn this week, according to photographs and Twitter postings by US Olympic skiers. The 14-time major champion and Vonn were spotted on the slopes at Breckenridge by Sarah Schleper, according to her Twitter page, which included a photo of Vonn and a companion getting on a ski lift. 'I spy @lindseyvonn and @TigerWoods skiing in Breckenridge...

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Golf-European Tour World Tour Championship scores

Scores from the European Tour World Tour Championship at the par-72 course on Friday in Dubai 132 Henrik Stenson (Sweden)  68 64 133 Alejandro Canizares (Spain)  66 67 136 Victor Dubuisson (France)  70 66 Marcus Fraser (Australia)  67 69 137 Jonas Blixt (Sweden)  72 65 Justin Rose (Britain)  70 67 Ian Poulter (Britain) 69 68 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand)  67 70 138  Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain)  ...

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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour OHL Classic scores

Nov 16 - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour OHL Classic at the par-71 course on Friday in Playa del Carmen played rounds holes -12 Kevin Stadler (U.S.)  18 67 63 Robert Karlsson (Sweden)  18 63 67 -9 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa)  17 68 Chris Stroud (U.S.)  15 66 -8 Ryan Moore (U.S.)  18 67 67 Jhonattan Vegas (Venezuela)  18 66 68 Pat Perez (U.S.)  14 66 Jay McLuen (U.S.) 14 67 -7 Jason Bohn (U.S.)  ...

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Brian Stuard leads rain-delayed OHL Classic

Brian Stuard is looking for his first PGA Tour victory. PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) --- Brian Stuard topped the OHL Classic leaderboard at 5 under with three holes left Thursday when first-round play was suspended for the day because of rain and wet conditions. More than 3 inches of rain soaked the Mayakoba Resort since early Wednesday night. Play was suspended from 8:40 to 11 a.m., and stopped again at 1:22 p.m. It was called for...

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Photo of Tiger beefs up jerky biz

We know about his impact on the golf industry. But what about his sway on sales of dried, cured beef? Suffice to say, a photograph of Tiger Woods gnawing on a strip of Kingmade Jerky hasn't harmed the fortunes of a company founded by Tour caddy Jeff King, who, as Bloomberg put it this week, "is trying to make a high-end snack food business out of $175,000 in seed money, his personal recipe and its popularity among top golfers." Most...

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Henrik Stenson closes in on European money title in Dubai

Stenson already won the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, and leads in the Euro Tour's Race to Dubai standings. Henrik Stenson strengthened his chances of winning the European money title, shooting a 4-under 68 Thursday that left him two shots behind leader Alejandro Canizares after the first round of the season-ending World Tour Championship. Having already won the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, Stenson also leads the Race to Dubai standings and was two shots...

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Adam Scott starts strong at Australian Masters

Adam Scott won last weekend's Australian PGA in his first home event since winning the Masters at Augusta in April. Adam Scott shot a 67 in the first round of his Australian Masters title defense Thursday and was tied for second, two shots behind fellow Australian Nick Cullen. No. 2-ranked Scott made a bogey on the par-4 eighth -- his 17th hole of the day -- at Royal Melbourne to drop to 4 under and grab a share of second place with Germany's...

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