SHANGHAI (AP) Dustin Johnson shot a 4-under 68 in blustery conditions that led to big numbers, building a six-shot lead in the HSBC Champions and leaving him one round away from becoming the first player to win three World Golf Championships in the same year.

He got plenty of help from Brooks Koepka.

They were tied for the lead through seven holes Saturday until a four-shot swing on the par-5 eighth hole. Koepka drove into the hazard off the tee, and then found the hazard again on his approach to the green. He missed a 6-foot putt and took triple-bogey 8.

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Johnson smashed his drive over the trees and into the fairway, and with a thick splotch of mud on his golf ball, he sent that into the left rough above the green. He hit a flop shot to 15 feet and holed it for birdie.

Just like that, his lead was four shots, and no one got any closer the rest of the way.

Johnson was at 17-under 199. Koepka hit into the water from a bunker on the par-5 closing hol..

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Lin Yuxin of China birdied the 18th hole for a 2-under 69, giving him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur and a shot at playing in the Masters and British Open next year.

Lin recovered from a triple bogey on the sixth hole at Royal Wellington – his second of the week – with three birdies over his last five holes.

He was at 8-under 205 and led by one shot over Min Woo Lee of Australia and Andy Zhang, a sophomore at Florida who qualified for the U.S. Open at age 14. Lee birdied the 18th for a 71. Zhang shot 67.

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Yuan Yechun was three shots behind, giving China three of the top six spots on the leaderboard.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) David Toms had a hole-in-one in his round of 6-under 66 on Friday, good enough for a share of the first-round lead with Jeff Maggert at the PowerShares QQQ Championship.

Toms used a 5-iron to ace the 188-yard third hole at Sherwood Country Club. He birdied his next two holes and made three more birdies on the back nine.

”It was a tough hole. It was a good yardage for me,” said Toms, who made a memorable ace in the third round of his lone major, the 2001 PGA Championship. ”Just hit a great shot, never left the flag. Hit about 12 feet short, rolled right in. Those are always a bonus when you get those.”

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The 50-year-old Toms is winless in his first season on the PGA Tour Champions and sits 30th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. The tournament is the second of three Schwab Cup playoff events.

The 53-year-old Maggert, who hasn’t won in more than two years, went bogey-free in his round of 66. He needs a high finish to make th..

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) David Toms had a hole-in-one in his round of 6-under 66 on Friday, good enough for a share of the first-round lead with Jeff Maggert at the PowerShares QQQ Championship.

Toms used a 5-iron to ace the 188-yard third hole at Sherwood Country Club. He birdied his next two holes and made three more birdies on the back nine.

The 50-year-old Toms is winless in his first season on the PGA Tour Champions and sits 30th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. The tournament is the second of three Schwab Cup playoff events.

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The 53-year-old Maggert, who hasn’t won in more than two years, went bogey-free in his round of 66.

Jesper Parnevik was one shot back. Miguel Angel Jimenez and Scott Dunlap were another shot behind.

Schwab Cup points leader Bernhard Langer made a 12-foot putt to salvage bogey on the par-4 18th and shoot 69. The 60-year-old German star won last week in Richmond, Virginia, and has all but wrapped up his ninth money t..

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Ryan Armour and Tyrone Van Aswegen are threatening to break up the young men’s monopoly at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

The 41-year-old Armour shot a 4-under 68 in Friday’s second round to take a one-shot lead over Van Aswegen at the Country Club of Jackson.

Armour has never won on the PGA Tour and has only four top 10s in 104 career events. He made four straight birdies on the back nine and finished just before a wave of thunderstorms swept over the Country Club of Jackson and suspended play for the day.

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There were 30 players still on the course when play ended. They’ll finish their second rounds on Saturday in what’s expected to be much colder weather. Armour, who grew up in Ohio, said he’s used to playing in less than ideal conditions.

He’s at 10-under 134.

”No matter if it’s cold or hot, if the scores are going crazy, just give yourself as many opportunities as you can to be successful,” Armour said.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Ryan Armour and Tyrone Van Aswegen are threatening to break up the young men’s monopoly at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

The 41-year-old Armour shot a 4-under 68 in Friday’s second round to take a one-shot lead over Van Aswegen at the Country Club of Jackson.

Armour has never won on the PGA Tour and has only four top 10s in 104 career events. He made four straight birdies on the back nine and finished just before a wave of thunderstorms swept over the Country Club of Jackson and suspended play for the day.

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There were 30 players still on the course when play ended. They’ll finish their second rounds on Saturday in what’s expected to be much colder weather. Armour, who grew up in Ohio, said he’s used to playing in less than ideal conditions.

He’s at 10-under 134.

”No matter if it’s cold or hot, if the scores are going crazy, just give yourself as many opportunities as you can to be successful,” Armour said.

Armour or Van As..

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The Latest on Tiger Woods’ DUI case (all times local):

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Superstar golfer Tiger Woods has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion program to settle a charge of driving under the influence.

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Woods entered the plea Friday in Palm Beach County, Florida. In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation and pay a $250 fine and court costs. He also must attend DUI school, perform 20 hours of community service and attend a workshop where victims of impaired drivers detail how their lives were damaged. The judge indicated that he had already met those requirements.

Since he was intoxicated with prescription drugs and marijuana, he will also be required to undergo regular drug tests. He was arrested in May after being found passed out in his Mercedes.

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Tiger Woods has arrived at a Florida courthouse to face a driving under the influence charge.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion program Friday, five months after the superstar golfer was found passed out in his Mercedes with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system.

Woods, 41, spoke only briefly during a hearing at a Palm Beach County courthouse, answering questions from a judge about his plea agreement. Prosecutors dropped his driving under the influence charge, and the judge warned him to stay out of trouble.

”This particular plea agreement has no jail time on it. However, if you violate your probation in any significant way, I could revoke your probation and then I could sentence you to jail for 90 days with a fine of up to $500, is that understood?” Judge Sandra Bosso-Pardo said.

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Woods, 41, nodded. He did not make any statement during the hearing or outside the courthouse.

In the diversion program, Woods will spend a year on probation and pay a $250 fine and..

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The Latest on Tiger Woods’ DUI case (all times local):

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A Florida prosecutor says Tiger Woods has completed 50 hours of community service as part of a plea deal where he avoided going to jail after a driving under the influence arrest.

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Prosecutor Dave Aronberg said Friday after Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving that the superstar golfer did his community service through The Tiger Woods Foundation. Aronberg didn’t say specifically what Woods did, but says it met the terms of the deal.

Aronberg says Woods was treated like any other defendant in his situation. He says Woods qualified for the diversion program in part because he had no prior record and was not involved in an accident.

Woods will be on probation for a year and a judge warned that if he violated it, he could face up to 90 days in jail.

Woods answered the judge’s questions but did not make a statement.

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Many golf courses have plaques on their property, commemorating holes-in-one, donations, or the passing of a regular at the club. (And, in some cases, events that never happened.) Saddleback G.C. in Firestone, Colo. took this ritual to another level.
The course, about 30 miles outside of Denver, installed a marker to pay tribute to quite the rarity: a man winning a marital dispute. According to 9 News, Josh Clay, the facilities manages at Saddleback, said a wife recently joined her husband for his usual game during “Old Turd Tuesday.” Despite his objections, she decided to hop in the driver's seat and tried to maneuver past some other golf carts. One issue, according to Clay: “When she went to hit the brake, she accidentally hit the gas and confirmed her husband’s suspicions that she was not a very good driver.”
The woman proceeded to put the golf cart into a pond.
FacebookPinterest“Our marshal at the time came over the radio and all you hear is, ‘We have a woman in the lake,’” Cl..