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Golf-PGA-Play resumes after lightning suspension (Reuters)
(Updates after play resumes)
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Par is precious in PGA Championship (AP)
Oakland Hills grudgingly gave up low scores in the opening round of the 90th PGA Championship on Thursday. "The Monster," as Ben Hogan called the long and difficult course, also refused to let anyone pull away. Retief Goosen, a player with a game built for difficult layouts, birdied three of the first four holes but bogeys on Nos.
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Westwood critical of USPGA course
England's Lee Westwood complains about the set-up of Oakland Hills course at the USPGA Championship after shooting a seven over par 77 in the opening round.
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Karlsson, Singh still in front at PGA Championship (PA SportsTicker)
By John Nestor PA SportsTicker Golf Editor
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A rough Ryder Cup start for Mahan (AP)
This was the time for American players on the bubble for making the Ryder Cup team to make a statement. It wasn't what Hunter Mahan had in mind. Mahan is 10th in the standings -- only the top eight qualify after the PGA Championship -- and he got off to a rugged start with a double bogey. It didn't get much better.
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USPGA photos
Pictures from the first round of the year's fourth major at Oakland Hills
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The other Singh the best one Thursday at Oakland Hills (PA SportsTicker)
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Ticker) - The son of 'The Flying Sikh' made a flying start at the PGA Championship on Thursday.
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Jeev Milkha Singh is 2 under after 1 round at PGA (AP)
Jeev Milkha Singh travels the planet to play golf, trying to make a name for himself along the way. It has been a challenge. The 36-year-old from India is often mistaken as being a relative of Vijay Singh, or even the 45-year-old Fijian himself. In his own family, he's overshadowed by his father, Milkha Singh, an Olympic sprinter in 1960.
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Golf-PGA-Westwood slams unfair Oakland Hills after 77 (Reuters)
Britain's Lee
Westwood lambasted organisers for an unfair course set-up after
sliding to a seven-over-par 77 in the U.S. PGA Championship
opening round on Thursday.
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Golf-PGA-Garcia scrambles into contention at Oakland Hills (Reuters)
Sergio Garcia
hit only four of 14 fairways on Thursday yet stayed near the top
of the leaderboard with a one-under-par 69 in the first round of
the PGA Championship.
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Swede Karlsson and Indian Singh set early pace (Reuters)
Robert Karlsson, the
tallest player on the European Tour, recovered from a double
bogey at the first to surge into an early tie for the lead in
the U.S. PGA Championship first round on Thursday.
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Golf-PGA-Swede Karlsson and Indian Singh set early pace (Reuters)
Robert
Karlsson, the tallest player on the European Tour, recovered
from a double bogey at the first to surge into an early tie for
the lead in the U.S. PGA Championship first round on Thursday.
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No birdies but plenty of frustration for Westwood (PA SportsTicker)
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Ticker) - Lee Westwood launched a scathing attack on the set-up at Oakland Hills after struggling to an opening 7-over-par 77 in the first round of the 90th PGA Championship.
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Golf-PGA-Short game expert Mickelson happy with opening 70 (Reuters)
Tournament
favourite Phil Mickelson was content with a level-par 70 in
Thursday's U.S. PGA Championship first round despite an
occasional lapse in his renowned short game.
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Golf-PGA-Singh's 68 helps to ease pain from ankle injury (Reuters)
Jeev Milkha
Singh of India shrugged off an ankle problem to claim a share of
the early lead in the U.S. PGA Championship first round on
Thursday.
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Kim learns some lessons and stays in contention (PA SportsTicker)
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Ticker) -- Anthony Kim knows how to win and is starting to get the hang of this major championship thing, but he admits he still has some learning to do.
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Sorenstam shoots 6-under 66 for lead in Sweden (AP)
Annika Sorenstam birdied six of her last eight holes, shooting a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Scandinavian TPC. The Swede, who is hosting the Ladies European Tour event for the last time, started on the 10th hole in rainy weather. She parred the first 10 holes, then reeled off four birdies.
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Live text - USPGA Championship
Updates from the first round of the USPGA at Oakland Hills, Michigan.
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Sweden's Karlsson takes early lead at PGA golf Championship (AFP)
Robert Karlsson recovered from a shaky opening hole to seize the early lead in the first round of the 90th PGA Championship, the last Major championship of the year.
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Iain Carter column
Ernie tells Tiger about knee rehab, while Rocco Mediate basks in his new-found star status
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