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Goggin, Perry lead major-like Memorial (AP) Mathew Goggin

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Goggin, Perry lead major-like Memorial (AP)

Luke Donald, of England, hits his tee shot on the par-4 18th hole during the second round of the Memorial golf tournament Friday, May 30, 2008, in Dublin, Ohio. Donald parred the hole.

Mathew Goggin might have to change his travel plans. The Aussie arranged a 5:50 p.m. flight to Memphis on Sunday so he could get a good night’s sleep before playing in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday. But his departure would be at about the same time Jack Nicklaus will be presenting a check for $1,080,000 and a crystal trophy to the winner of the Memorial Tournament.


Webb, Sorenstam shine at Ginn Tribute (AP)

South Korea's Young Kim looks at the ninth green as she waits to putt during the second round of the LPGA Ginn Tribute golf tournament Friday, May 30, 2008, at Rivertowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

The Ginn Tribute had already lost one of its main attractions in Lorena Ochoa. Tournament host Annika Sorenstam couldn’t imagine losing the other, so she made sure that didn’t happen. Sorenstam, the world’s second-ranked golfer, rallied with six birdies on her final 10 holes for a 66 that keeps her playing at RiverTowne Country Club through the weekend.


Golf Roundup: Strong Winds Can’t Knock the Memorial Leaders Down
The second round of the Memorial turned into a survival test, with 25-mile-per-hour wind gusts buffeting the late starters and sending the field’s stroke average soaring to almost 76.

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