DJ Trahan

Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour said it was a “one-in-a-million” golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only trying to scare the bird he now faces criminal charges for killing.

Tim Simpson took the first-round lead in the Toshiba Classic with the best round of his Champions Tour career, a bogey-free, 8-under 63 on Friday that left him a shot clear of 2005 winner Mark Johnson.

The wind was blowing hard enough to sweep sand out of the bunkers and knock down scores Friday at the PODS Championship. Jeff Maggert used it to his advantage.

For all the tough losses he has endured on the golf course the last few years, Ernie Els found perspective at home in the blue eyes of 5-year-old Ben.

The Ginn Open is renaming its winner’s trophy in memory of Kelly Jo Dowd, the Palm Harbor, Fla., woman whose fight against breast cancer made international headlines two years ago when her then-13-year-old daughter, Dakoda, played in the event.

Danny Chia shot a 5-under 67 Friday to claim a share of the lead after two rounds of the Malaysian Open.

U.S. Solheim Cup captain Beth Daniel has selected Meg Mallon and Kelly Robbins as her assistants for the 2009 matches outside Chicago, where the Americans will try to win for the third straight time.

Vijay Singh has promised to play more on his home circuit after accepting honorary membership on the Asian Tour.

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For months, Arron Oberholser has felt a sharp ache from the shoulder to his elbow after some swings. He’s been to three doctors, none of whom can identify the problem.