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Jay Haas, Duffy Waldorf top Senior PGA leaderboard

Jay Haas tees off on the second hole during the first round of the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club Thursday, May 23, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jay Haas is familiar with Bellerive Country Club — and it showed in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.

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Euro Tour CEO apologizes for ‘inappropriate word’

In this June 16, 2002 file photo, Sergio Garcia, left, and Tiger Woods talk on the 11th hole while waiting for play to resume after a rain delay during the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Farmingdale, N.Y.  Garcia was at a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night, May 21, 2013 when he was jokingly asked if he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open. The Spaniard replied, "We'll have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken." Woods took to Twitter on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 and said the comment wasn't silly, rather it was wrong and hurtful. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term “colored” during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.

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Southern Cal increases lead in NCAA women’s golf

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Annie Park shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Thursday to take the individual lead and help Southern California increase its lead to 17 strokes with one round left in the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships.

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Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62

Ryan Palmer watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Colonial golf tournament, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Forth Worth, Texas.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan’s Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins.

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Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts to a wayward shot during the first day of the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, England, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo / Adam Davy, PA )  UNITED KINGDOM OUT  PHOTOGRAPH

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — South Africa’s James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

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