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FORT WORTH, Texas — Jeff Overton was disqualified midway through the third round of the Colonial on Saturday for illegally using a putting aid during play.

Lee Westwood admits it will be ironic if his first victory since moving to Florida comes in England on Sunday, where the world number 12 could win his maiden BMW PGA Championship at the 20th attempt.

Louis. Even with storm clouds lurking over the opening round of the Senior PGA Championship, golf's over-50 set of old lions were on their best behavior.

No fewer than 19 of Europe's top teams, including England, have now been confirmed to contest the European Ladies' Amateur Team Championship - the biggest event on the Continent's amateur calendar - at Fulford from July 9 to 13.

The Scottish player spoke Friday about the controversy surrounding Garcia and George O'Grady, the European Tour CEO who used the term "colored" during a live television interview in which he was reacting to the spat between Garcia and Tiger Woods.

Now, they also share the lead. "It's been a great couple of days," Cochran said after the pair each shot 5-under-66 on Friday.

He ended up with the lead - and a very early wakeup call. Kuchar had only three holes to complete in what so far was a bogey-free round, with his ball already on the 16th green.

Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic.

Italy's Francesco Molinari set the clubhouse target on a miserable day at Wentworth as Ryder Cup team-mate Luke Donald's bid for a third successive BMW PGA Championship title came to a premature end.

As a world-class golfer, Stacy Lewis' accomplishments are remarkable. But it was a physical challenge in her childhood that defined her ascent to the top of her sport.

Poulter is planning to make the most of his free weekend, going to the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.

Webb Simpson has enjoyed success with a belly putter in his five seasons on the PGA Tour, posting three victories, including the 2012 U.S. Open.

Michael Putnam carded an 8-under 64 on Thursday and snared a 2-stroke lead at the Mexico Championship before play was suspended due to darkness.

Inbee Park got it started with a win at the North Texas LPGA Shootout last month, and Sang-Moon Bae won last week's HP Byron Nelson Classic.

Ryan Palmer was standing in the fairway on his last hole Thursday when his longtime caddie and fellow Colonial member issued a challenge.

Palmer, the former Texas A&M player who has three PGA Tour victories, and longtime caddie James Edmondson are full dues-paying members at Colonial.

There isn't a pro golfer who doesn't have a story about a "Play That Funky Music" ring tone coming from the gallery during a backswing, or the time a tourist with a flip phone was snapping photos in the middle of a critical putt.

South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

When Chris Williams found out he was the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world, it came in the same way he's learned about many of the other accolades in his career.

The LPGA Tour is going to use as much of the flooded Ocean Club course as it can for its inaugural trip to the Bahamas.