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Singh wins with a final birdie at Sherwood

Photo - Vijay Singh THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -Three months after winning the FedEx Cup, Vijay Singh padded his most lucrative year in golf Sunday by making a 10-foot birdie on the final hole for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Chevron World Challenge. Age has never slowed the 45-year-old Singh, and rust doesn't appear to be much of an issue, either. Singh has not competed in stroke play since Sept. 28 at the Tour Championship, where he wrapped up the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize. Three months... Read more

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Sony Open missing Hawaii's 2 teens

HONOLULU (AP) -Paul Goydos once joked that he made PGA Tour history in 2007 by winning the Sony Open as the first player to beat a field that included a 5-foot boy (Tadd Fujikawa) and a 6-foot girl (Michelle Wie). If Goydos wins at Waialae next month, it could be against a field that doesn't include either of Hawaii's most famous golfing teens. Tournament director Ray Stosik said Wie, now a 19-year-old student at Stanford, would not be playing the Sony Open for the second straight year. Wie... Read more

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PGA Tour Schedule for 2009

Jan. 8-11 - Mercedes-Benz Championship, Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Hawaii Jan. 15-18 - Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae CC, Honolulu Jan. 21-25 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, PGA West-Palmer Private, PGA West-Nicklaus Private, Silver Rock, Bermuda Dunes, Palm Springs, Calif. Jan. 29-Feb. 1 - FBR Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 5-8 - Buick Invitational, Torrey Pines GC (South Course, North Course) San Diego Feb. 12-15 - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach... Read more