Tiger Woods cruised passed Tim Clark, while other top seeds struggled at the WCG Accenture Match Play Championship second round. Woods went on a birdie tear and stomped Clark 5-and-4, while Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, Luke Donald and Retief Goosen all suffered loses. Woods will next play Australia’s Nick O’Hern in the round of 16. …
Fred Funk birdied five of his first seven holes and went into the clubhouse with the lead after the first round of the Mayakoba Classic in Playa del Carmen. Funk shot a sizzling 62 to hold a two-shot lead over a group of four in the PGA Tour’s first official money event staged in Mexico. …
At the Fields Open in Kapolei, Hawaii, rookie Angela Park shot a 66 to hold the first-round lead along with Stacy Prammanasudh. Se Ri Pak is one shot off the lead, while Karrie Webb shot a 70, while defending champion Meena Lee and LPGA player of the year Lorena Ochoa carded 71s. …
At FloridaGolfGuide.com, they’re looking at Abacoa Golf Course in Jupiter, a course that gets a lot of play when Major League Baseball’s Spring Training comes to town.
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If he started on the back, then he birdied four of his last seven on the closing front, or five of his final nine in Canadian dollars.