http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=274069 By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DORAL, Fla. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:06:16 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=296634 By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer DORAL, Fla. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:54:55 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=297148 RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) - Heavy rain forced the suspension of first-round play Thursday in the PGA Tours Puerto Rico Open. Before play was suspended at 7:19 a.m., Skip Kendall holed a 7-iron shot from 159 yards for eagle on the par-4 10th. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:36:57 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=296631 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Laura Davies shot a 5-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Womens Australian Open. Davies had six birdies and a bogey on the tough, par-73 Commonwealth layout where fewer than 25 golfers in the 150-woman field broke par Thursday. There was a six-way tie for second: Yang Soo-jin, Giulia Sergas, Jenni Kuosa, Felicity Johnson, Rebecca Flood and amateur Alison Whitaker all had 70s. Alexis Thompson, the 15-year-old American amateur who played in the U.S. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:54:53 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=294878 By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:27:51 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=293523 By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:07 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=266105 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:34:07 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=293716 By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) - Karrie Webb won her seventh Australian Ladies Masters title Sunday, closing with a course-record 11-under 61 for a six-stroke victory. Webb, a stroke ahead of defending champion Katherine Hull and South Koreas Lee Bo-mee entering the final round, finished at 26-under 262 on the Royal Pines course to match the tournament record she set in 1999. Webb holed a 9-iron approach from about 125 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh and made a 30-foot putt on No. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:48:38 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=294330 By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:56:18 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=37&sid=293050 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand stayed in the hunt for his first Asian Tour title, shooting a 4-under 68 on Saturday for a share of the lead with Rhys Davies of Wales after the third round at the Malaysian Open. Kiradech birdied three of his last four holes and is 11 under heading into the final round at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. Davies shot a 71 during a round that included three birdies and a double bogey. Two-time champion Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, Soren Hansen of Denmark and Koreans K.J. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:42:47 PST