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05 Jul 08, 12:07:50

Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who could couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the last two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything. Overton continued his one-week turnaround Friday with a 5-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Tom Pernice Jr. ]]>

04 Jul 08, 11:07:53
White House-bound Stricker cards 64 (AP)


03 Jul 08, 11:07:06
Drug testing begins on PGA Tour (AP)

In the 237 times Charles Howell III has teed it up on the PGA Tour, he never had a round end like Thursday at the AT&T National. After signing for an even-par 70, he was handed a pink slip. Howell was among the first players chosen for testing under the tour's Anti-Doping Program that went into effect this week.

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04 Jul 08, 09:07:09
Ozaki shoots 63, leads Champions event (AP)

Joe Ozaki was so pumped after the first round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, he didn't mind doing most of the talking in his halting English. Then again, there was no alternative. Ozaki shot a 9-under 63 on Friday, his low in three years on the Champions Tour, to gain a two-shot lead over Argentina's Eduardo Romero.

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04 Jul 08, 10:07:29
Fisher leads by 1 stroke at Euro Open (AP)
England's Ross Fisher birdied his final hole for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead over Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell on Thursday after the second round of the European Open. Fisher had a 13-under 131 total on The London Golf Club's Heritage Course. He opened with a course-record 63 on Thursday.

04 Jul 08, 11:07:49
Lewis starts strong at NW Arkansas (AP)

Stacy Lewis picked up where she left off 10 months ago. So did Mother Nature. Lewis birdied three of her first four holes Friday, then held on for a 3-under 69 at the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship. Rain again caused problems at the event, which was called off after 18 holes last September with Lewis leading.

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01 Jul 08, 09:07:09
Woods' absence creates opportunities (AP)