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• Matsuyama, Johnson set for Saturday showdown

  02-12-2016 19:34
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – While much of the attention will be allocated to the suddenly resurgent tournament host at the Hero World Challenge, an interesting battle is on deck at the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend.
  Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama share the lead at the halfway point, each boasting a 12-under 132 total. It leaves them two shots clear of the next closest duo, and it sets up an enticing matchup between the consensus Player of the Year and perhaps the hottest play
  
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• Hataoka, 17, leads by one at LPGA Q-School

  02-12-2016 19:10
  
  Japan teen phenom Nasa Hataoka moved into sole possession of the lead at LPGA Q-School Friday in Daytona Beach, Fla.
  Hataoka, just 17, shot 3-under-par 69 on LPGA International’s Jones Course, moving her to 14-under 202, one shot better than American Jaye Marie Green (67).
  “It is cool to see my name at the top of the leaderboard,” Hataoka told LPGA media through a translator. “I don’t want to get greedy, but I want to get to 20 under. I really want to work on my cou
  
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• Woods builds on positive start with bogey-free 65

  02-12-2016 18:54
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – After getting off to a reasonable start for the second straight day at the Hero World Challenge, Tiger Woods encountered a quandary.
  His tee shot on the par-3 eighth hole ended up in a waste area, the type of coarse, shelly sand that masquerades as a cart path at Albany Golf Club. His stance was impeded by a scrub bush, and he had a long carry to the hole with the green quickly running in the opposite direction.
  What followed was a display of deft touch, a carefully craft
  
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• Defending champ Bubba three back after 63

  02-12-2016 18:54
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – Tiger Woods wasn’t the only player to surge up the standings Friday at the Hero World Challenge.
  Defending champ Bubba Watson followed suit, chasing an opening 72 with a 9-under 63 that served as the best round of the tournament and gave him a shot at successfully defending his title.
  Watson shot 25 under at Albany Golf Club last year, and he again displayed an affinity for the layout, playing his first six holes 6 under en route to an outward 29.
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• DJ, Matsuyama share Hero lead; Woods shoots 65

  02-12-2016 18:48
  
  Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama share the lead through two rounds at the Hero World Challenge, as Tiger Woods on Friday carded a bogey-free 7-under 65 in his second round back from a 15-month layoff. Here’s where things stand through 36 holes in Albany:
  Leaderboard: Johnson (-12), Matsuyama (-12), Matt Kuchar (-10), Louis Oosthuizen (-10), Bubba Watson (-9), Brandt Snedeker (-8), Jordan Spieth (-7), J.B. Holmes (-7), Tiger Woods (-6), Rickie Fowler (-6), Henrik Stenson (-6)
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• Easy decision: Tiger details switch to Scotty

  02-12-2016 17:16
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – As he makes his first competitive start in nearly 16 months, there are plenty of aspects to Tiger Woods’ bag that may elicit a double take: new TaylorMade woods, a Bridgestone ball and a flashy new sponsor on the bag.
  But one weapon is a blast from the past, and it featured prominently during Woods’ second-round 65 that vaulted him up the leaderboard: the Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter with which he won 13 of his 14 majors.
  The impetus for those equipment cha
  
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• Woods in total control, posts 7-under 65 at Hero

  02-12-2016 17:00
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – What a difference a day makes.
  One day after a tumultuous effort in his return to competition at the Hero World Challenge, Tiger Woods appeared in control of all facets of his game while shooting a bogey-free, 7-under 65 that quickly moved him up the leaderboard.
  Woods opened with an easy birdie on the first hole and rolled from there, correcting many of the tee-shot issues that plagued him during the first round and pouring in several lengthy putts. He is now 6-under thr
  
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• Woods working with Como in 'training camps'

  02-12-2016 16:53
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – Tiger Woods’ return to competition after a 15-month hiatus has brought with it no shortage of questions, but one of the lingering queries focused on his relationship with swing coach Chris Como.
  Woods hired Como in Nov. 2014, shortly after parting ways with Sean Foley. Como was somewhat less visible than his predecessor when Woods was healthy, and his role was largely unknown while Woods spent the last 15 months rehabbing from multiple back surgeries.
  But after firi
  
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• U.S. Bank Golf Report: Scott four off lead at Aussie PGA

  02-12-2016 15:55
  
  Check out highlights from Adam Scott at the Australian PGA Championship in the U.S. Bank Report.
  
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• Watch: Tiger fist pumps big par save at 16

  02-12-2016 15:38
  
  After 15 mistake-free holes Friday, Tiger Woods appeared headed for his first bogey of the round when his drive riccocheted into some bushes off the 16th tee.
  Following a pitch out and a wedge from a waste area, Woods was left with this lengthy par putt to keep his second-round scorecard clean:That par and two more at 17 and 18 got Woods into the clubhouse in 7-under 65. He now sits 6 under par through two rounds in Albany.
  
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• Watch: Tiger nearly aces par-3 12th at Hero

  02-12-2016 14:29
  
  Tiger Woods is off to another hot start at the Hero World Challenge. After posting a 3-under 33 on the front nine for the second straight day, Woods birdied the par-5 11th and then nearly made a hole-in-one at the par-3 12th.
  
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• Cut Line: Mixed reviews in Tiger's return

  02-12-2016 14:08
  
  Tiger Woods returns to competition this week to mixed reviews, and expectations; while Jack Nicklaus draws a familiar line in the sand in this week’s Silly Season edition.
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  The Return. Tiger Woods entered “phase two” of his career on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge with a predictable mix of miscues and familiar mojo, roaring out with four birdies through eight holes before stumbling in with a pair of sloppy double bogeys to close his round of 73.
  It seems the pendu
  
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• Rose WDs Hero; Tiger to play solo Rd. 2

  02-12-2016 10:54
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas – Justin Rose has withdrawn from the Hero World Challenge, leaving tournament host Tiger Woods without a playing partner for the second round at Albany Golf Club.
  Rose was making his first stroke-play start since the BMW Championship in September, having taken several weeks off to recover from a lingering back injury that also caused him to miss starts in the spring. He shot a 2-over 74 in the first round then informed tournament officials of his withdrawal Friday morning,
  
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