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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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Metro Detroit public golf courses

Looking to hit the links? Find a course in Metro Detroit using The Detroit News golf guide. You can choose by county, number of holes, even par. You can find out how long a course is and how much it costs, too.

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Roundup

Northern Trust Open ends with Steve Stricker on top and in tears

Instead of firing at flags and trying to make birdies, which allowed him to build a six-shot lead, Stricker found himself playing it safe and trying not to make bogeys. - 02/08/2010

Saturday's roundup

Steve Stricker takes five-shot lead in Northern Trust Open

Steve Stricker hits his second shot on the eighth hole Saturday.l

Steve Stricker had quite the Hollywood experience during a night out from the Northern Trust Open. In unexpected sunshine Saturday at Riviera, Stricker was the star of his own show. - 02/06/2010

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Roundup

Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson tied for lead at soggy Riviera

Steve Stricker, playing in a morning rain that never relented, chipped in for birdie on the 18th and nearly made an ace on No. 4 when his hybrid from 230 yards lipped out.

Johnson made a hole-in-one and Stricker had seven birdies to brighten an otherwise dreary day at rainy Riviera and finish atop the leaderboard at the Northern Trust Open. - 02/06/2010

Roundup

Dustin Johnson leads Northern Trust Open by one shot

Dustin Johnson was determined to get off to a good start in the Northern Trust Open, so for the first time, he decided against trying to drive the 10th green at Riviera and instead laid up with a 4-iron. He made par.

Johnson kept bogeys off his card during a cool, gentle morning for a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead Thursday over Andres Romero and Kevin Stadler. - 02/05/2010

Tom Watson: Tiger needs to be humble, ditch boorish on-course act

Tiger Woods tosses his driver after an unsatisfactory shot during the 2008 Dubai Desert Classic.

Tom Watson says Tiger Woods needs to "show some humility to the public" when he returns to golf. Watson also said Woods should clean up his on-course behavior. - 02/03/2010

Scott McCarron offers apology; tour mulls options

McCarron has apologized to Phil Mickelson for using the word "cheating" when he disagreed with Mickelson and others who use the Ping Eye2 wedges that are only allowed because of a legal loophole. - 02/03/2010

Golf making headlines for wrong reasons

Phil Mickelson has been accused of cheating by a fellow golfer.

Golf's two best players are linked by accusations of cheating -- one because he has a wife, the other because he has a wedge. Oh, for happier times. - 02/03/2010

Scott McCarron reiterates objection to Phil Mickelson's wedges, says he's 'appalled'

Phil Mickelson said over the weekend that he was "publicly slandered," and he hinted at legal action if the PGA Tour does not discipline Scott McCarron for his choice of words.

Scott McCarron is not backing away from his accusation that Phil Mickelson and other players are cheating if they use the Ping-Eye 2 wedges with square grooves. - 02/02/2010

Golf making headlines for wrong reasons

Golf's two best players are linked by accusations of cheating -- one because he has a wife, the other because he has a wedge. Oh, for happier times. - 02/01/2010

Roundup

Ben Crane stays in the dark but emerges on top

Ben Crane gets a read on a putt on the 13th hole Sunday.

He pledged not to look at a leaderboard all day, and when he rapped in a 30-inch par putt, Crane didn't even realize he had won until Ryuji Imada congratulated him. - 01/31/2010

Roundup

Phil Mickelson fights back against 'cheating' accusations

Phil Mickelson shot 70 on Saturday and was four strokes back entering the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego.

Mickelson hinted at legal action Saturday for being accused of bending the rules, saying that if the PGA Tour did not do something about him being "publicly slandered" for using a perfectly legal club, then he would let others handle it. - 01/30/2010

Roundup

Scott McCarron accuses Phil Mickelson of 'cheating'

Phil Mickelson is using a Ping-Eye 2 wedge that was made 20 years ago and has square grooves. Such grooves now are banned on the PGA Tour because of a new USGA regulation this year that irons have V-shaped grooves.

Mickelson is among at least four players at Torrey Pines using a Ping-Eye 2 wedge that was made 20 years ago and has square grooves. Such grooves now are banned on the PGA Tour. - 01/30/2010

Roundup

Scott Piercy has one-shot lead after 9 birdies

One of the hottest players in golf, Robert Allenby made a couple of big par saves late in his day to protect a bogey-free round of 67, making him the only player among the top 15 after the opening round to play on the South.

Piercy had the best score Thursday at Torrey Pines because he made nine birdies. Robert Allenby might have had the best round because he made no bogeys. - 01/29/2010

Golf: Roundup

Odds say Tiger Woods will be at Masters

Tiger Woods, the world's No. 1 golfer, is taking an indefinite break from the game since a November car crash outside his home in Florida and reports of marital infidelity. Shortly after the crash, William Hill was giving 4-6 odds that Woods would be back for the Masters in April. On Wednesday, the company cut the odds to 1-4.

British bookmaker William Hill has cut the odds on Tiger Woods playing at the Masters from 4-6 to 1-4. Woods is on an indefinite break from the game. - 01/28/2010