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Round 3 in China – golf.com

Agent tried to stop Tiger book – golf.com
If Tiger Woods’s agent had had his way, the new book about Tiger’s relationship with his father Earl, His Father’s Son, would have vanished into the ether.

Superfreak upset – golf.com

Cook keeps lead – golf.com
Defending champion John Cook shot a 2-under 69 on Friday at Harding Park to take a one-stroke lead over Tom Kite and Tom Lehman in the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

LPGA to return to Arkansas – golf.com
The LPGA Tour’s Northwest Arkansas Championship will return next season.

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Round 1 in Shanghai – golf.com

HSBC is a true world golf championship – golf.com
The players and the props showed just how much the landscape of golf has changed at the HSBC Champions.

Phil feels terrific – golf.com
Phil Mickelson isn’t making any excuses about all the chances he had to reach No. 1 for the first time in his career, nor does he begrudge Lee Westwood for being the player to finally topple Tiger Woods in the world ranking.

Tiger has one last shot – golf.com
No longer No. 1 in the world, Tiger Woods said Wednesday that hasn’t changed how he sees himself or what he’s trying to do at the HSBC Champions.

Can Westwood hold top spot – golf.com
It took Lee Westwood more than 16 years to reach the top of the world ranking, yet he has no great expectations of hanging onto the No. 1 spot for the rest of this year.

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Field of winners – golf.com
Say what you will about this week’s WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, but one thing is for certain: Whoever wins this thing will have earned it.

Phil, Westwood paired together – golf.com
In his first tournament as the world’s No. 1 player, Lee Westwood will be paired at the HSBC Champions with the player who missed out on a dozen chances to top the world rankings.

Lunde a surprise – golf.com
Not long after Bill Lunde captured his first PGA Tour title at Turning Stone, his agent asked him if he had any interest in going to China the first week in November.

Westwood a worthy #1? – golf.com
Happy Halloween to the only people I know who would appreciate my Ben Crane costume (bucket hat, move very slowly).

Who’s hot? – golf.com
Yes, it’s a flawed metric, and yes, he’s been a non-factor for months, but No. 1 is No. 1 and Westwood has had long run of good play to earn the top spot in the World Ranking. Now let’s see how long he can hold on to it.

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No surprise here – golf.com
Tiger Woods says it was no surprise to lose golf’s No. 1 ranking to England’s Lee Westwood after struggling through a disappointing year.

Aussies lose interest in Tiger – golf.com
What a difference a year makes. In November 2009, pre-scandal Tiger Woods got the rock-star treatment at the Australian Masters in Melbourne with sellout crowds eager for a glimpse of Woods in his first Down Under public appearance in 11 years.

Stiffed wedge clinches card – golf.com
Affrunti, a 29 year-old Nationwide tour rookie from Chicago, entered the tournament 34th on the money list, so he needed a great week to jump into the top 25 and earn a PGA Tour card for 2011.

Player turns 75 – golf.com
Gary Player doesn’t mince words. The nine-time major winner shies away from a question as often as he once shied away from a battle on the course

#1 Golfer of the year – golf.com
It’s 5:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning at Wal-Mart in northern San Diego. Six days ago, Phil Mickelson shot 67 in the final round of the PGA Championship