| Blumenherst advances in US Amateur |
| Amanda Blumenherst was already down three holes Wednesday when she cleared the green on the fifth hole and found a bunker. The reigning three-time NCAA Division I player of the year turned to her caddie, uncle Bill Blumenherst, for help. "I looked at him and said, 'What's happening?"' Blumenherst said. |
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| Good feelings for Europeans at Oakland Hills |
| When the Ryder Cup was held at Oakland Hills in 2004, the Europeans left with an 18 1/2 -9 1/2 victory, the second of their three straight over the United States. The top points producers on that team are back for the PGA Championship that starts Thursday on the same course. Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood both had 4 1/2 of a possible five points over those three days. |
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| Monster par 3s will be pivotal in PGA Championship |
| Paul Azinger stepped to the tee at Oakland Hills' par-3 ninth and his caddie told him how far it was to the front of the green. As he tapped the 3-wood in the bag, he said: "247." Azinger laughed, grabbed the recommended club and hit a spectacular tee shot onto the green that wound up very close to the pin. |
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| Ryder Cup qualifying ends, auditions to follow |
| Paul Azinger loves the way his Ryder Cup team is shaping up going into the PGA Championship, the final tournament to earn one of the eight automatic spots on the U.S. squad. By putting so much emphasis on the majors, though, there could be a surprise addition from Oakland Hills -- even a club pro. The PGA of America announced a purse Wednesday of $7.5 million, with $1.35 million going to the winner. |
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| Golf-PGA-Groupings for first two rounds at Oakland Hills (Reuters) |
| Groupings for the first two rounds ofthis PGA Championship being played at Oakland Hills Country Clubin Bloomfield Hills, Michigan from Aug. 7-10 (listed times areall local, for GMT add four hours):Thursday, Aug. 7, first hole - Friday, Aug. 8, 10th hole0730 - 1240: Bradley Dean, Briny Baird, Alastair Forsyth(Britain)0740 - 1250: Bart Bryant, Jeff Martin, Robert Karlsson (Sweden)0750 - 1300: Jeev Milkha Singh (India), D.J. Trahan, Tim Clark(South Africa)0800 - 1310: Pat Perez, Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), CliffKresge0810 - 1320: Ryuji Imada (Japan), Carl Pettersson (Sweden),Corey Pavin0820 - 1330: Simon Dyson (Britain), Ken Duke, Robert Allenby(Australia)0830 - 1340: Steve Stricker, Jeff Quinney, Peter Lonard(Australia)0840 - 1350: Ryan Moore, Graeme McDowell (Britain), BillyMayfair0850 - 1400: Todd Hamilton, Richard Green (Australia), NiclasFasth (Sweden)0900 - 1410: Hunter Mahan, Richard S. Johnson (Sweden), JerryKelly0910 - 1420: Sean O'Hair, Scott Hebert, Rod Pampling(Australia)0920 - 1430: Steve Lowery, Brad Martin, Peter Hedblom (Sweden)0930 - 1440: Oliver Wilson (Britain), Curt Sanders, VaughnTaylorThursday, Aug. 7, 10th hole-Friday, Aug. 8, first hole0735 - 1245: John Mallinger, Frank Esposito junior, Mark Brown(New Zealand)0745 - 1255: Hiroyuki Fujita (Japan), Don Yrene, Paul Goydos0755 - 1305: Steve Marino, Ross Fisher (Britain), Daniel Chopra(Sweden)0805 - 1315: Pablo Larrazabal (Spain), Boo Weekley, Paul Casey(Britain)0815 - 1325: Jim Furyk, Colin Montgomerie (Britain), AaronBaddeley (Australia)0825 - 1335: Sergio Garcia (Spain), Anthony Kim, CamiloVillegas (Colombia)0835 - 1345: Lee Westwood (Britain), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia),Zach Johnson0845 - 1355: Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson, Rich Beem0855 - 1405: K.J. Choi (South Korea), Justin Leonard, ChezReavie0905 - 1415: Stewart Cink, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain), NickO'Hern (Australia)0915 - 1425: Prayad Marksaeng (Thailand), Sonny Skinner, PeterHanson (Sweden)0925 - 1435: Steve Flesch, Tim Weinhart, Hennie Otto (SouthAfrica)0935 - 1445: Greg Kraft, Rick Leibovich, Parker McLachlinThursday, Aug. 7, first hole - Friday, Aug. 8, 10th hole1245 - 0735: Nicholas Thompson, David Long, J.J. Henry1255 - 0745: Ryan Benzel, Brian Gay, Mathew Goggin (Australia)1305 - 0755: Darren Clarke (Britain), Tom Lehman, Michael Allen1315 - 0805: Trevor Immelman (South Africa), Angel Cabrera(Argentina), Padraig Harrington (Ireland)1325 - 0815: Bubba Watson, Rocco Mediate, Nick Dougherty(Britain)1335 - 0825: David Toms, Vijay Singh (Fiji), John Daly1345 - 0835: Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Brandt Snedeker, WoodyAustin1355 - 0845: Adam Scott (Australia), Ernie Els (South Africa),Fred Couples1405 - 0855: Kenny Perry, Retief Goosen (South Africa), JustinRose (Britain)1415 - 0905: Rory Sabbatini (South Africa), Ian Poulter(Britain), Chad Campbell1425 - 0915: Mike Weir (Canada), Tom Pernice junior, AndresRomero (Argentina)1435 - 0925: Sam Arnold, Jyoti Randhawa (India), Dean Wilson1445 - 0935: Ben Crane, Johnson Wagner, Vince JewellThursday, Aug. 7, 10th hole-Friday, Aug. 8, first hole1240 - 0730: Charlie Wi, Eric Dugas, Louis Oosthuizern (SouthAfrica)1250 - 0740: Kevin Sutherland, Tim Thelen, Steve Webster(Britain)1300 - 0750: Martin Kaymer (Germany), Jim Estes, Heath Slocum1310 - 0800: Tommy Armour III, Brendan Jones (Australia),Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden)1320 - 0810: Ben Curtis, Scott Verplank, Toru Taniguchi (Japan)1330 - 0820: Paul Azinger, Jay Haas, Michael Campbell (NewZealand)1340 - 0830: Stuart Appleby (Australia), Charles Howell III,Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark)1350 - 0840: Steve Elkington (Australia), Mark Brooks, Bob Tway1400 - 0850: Stephen Ames (Canada), Mark Calcavecchia, AndersHansen (Denmark)1410 - 0900: Soren Hansen (Denmark), J.B. Holmes. Chris DiMarco1420 - 0910: John Merrick, Kyle Flinton, John Senden(Australia)1430 - 0920: Eric Manning, George McNeill, James Kingston(South Africa)1440 - 0930: Alan Morin, Scott Strange (Australia), JonathanByrd(Compiled by Mark Lamport-Stokes; editing by Rex Gowar) |
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