Garcia, Woods battle for glory

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Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia are part of a three-way tie for the lead at The Players Championship, both going after golf’s richest prize without the pleasure of being in the same group for the final round at the TPC Sawgrass.
“It’s probably good for both of us,” Garcia said, referring to the rift that began when Garcia felt Woods instigated crowd noise as the Spaniard was playing a shot.
Woods finally made another birdie and finished off the third round on Sunday morning with a 1-under 71. Garcia bogeyed the 15th when he resumed play, followed with a pair of birdies and closed with a superb chip to save par on the 18th hole for a 72.
David Lingmerth, a 25-year-old rookie from Sweden, made bogey from the trees on the 18th hole for a 3-under 69.
So much for that drama of Woods and Garcia paired again at Sawgrass, though Garcia didn’t back away from sharing his feelings about Woods.
Even though Woods tapped in for par before Garcia made his 4-foot par putt, Garcia joined Lingmerth in the final group. When two players in the same pairing are tied after the round, the player who was first to hit when the full round began is listed first.

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Hyun-Woo wins seoul golf championship
Seoul, May 12: Overnight leader Ryu Hyun-Woo emerged from a dogfight on the final holes of the $9,00,000 GS Caltex Maekyung Open to take only his second tour title on Sunday with a two-under-par 70.
The South Korean finished on a 14-under-par aggregate of 274 to clinch the OneAsia tournament on the outskirts of Seoul, one shot ahead of compatriots Kim Do-Hoon and Kim Hyung-Sung.
“I am really pleased with this win, I didn’t think I had a chance after starting with a 72 in the opening round,” Ryu said in a OneAsia news release following his victory at the Namseoul Country Club, which follows a Japan Tour title last year.
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