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Making the U.S. Open through the sectional qualifiers is no easy feat, but the payoff can be huge. Josh Teater and 55 others from across the country can dream big for another 10 days ... or more.

With PGA Tour Q-school in the rearview mirror, ESPN.com's Farrell Evans takes a closer look at five players who might make an impact in 2013.

Steve LeBrun shot an 8-under 64 on Wednesday on PGA West's Stadium Course to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Robert Karlsson withdrew from the Open Championship on Wednesday, suggesting that he needs too much work on his game to play at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

England's Paul Casey withdrew from the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday because of a right shoulder injury, and Sweden Robert Karlsson took his spot in the 24-man field in the European Tour event that begins Thursday at Finca Cortesin.

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The steady, solid play that marked Tiger Woods' golf through his first three rounds of the year in the Middle East suddenly and surprisingly left him Sunday. Story | Conversation | January 29, 2012

Tiger Woods moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, a position that once was taken for granted but now marks his first third-round lead in an official tournament in more than two years.

Tiger Woods found his putting stroke and put himself in contention at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, shooting 3-under-par 69 Friday to trail unheralded Thorbjorn Olesen by two strokes heading into the weekend.

Tiger Woods needed 34 putts at Abu Dhabi Golf Club and made just two birdies in an opening-round 70 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Major winners Darren Clarke, Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington will play the European Tour's Volvo Golf Champions event this month at South Africa's Fancourt links course.

Lee Westwood finished with two bogeys and a 1-over 73 but it was still enough to retain his title by two strokes at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Sunday.

Defending champion Lee Westwood shot 10-under 62 Saturday to take a seven-shot lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Graeme McDowell recovered from a double-bogey seven at No. 14 to birdie two of his last three holes Friday for a 5-under 67 and a one-shot second-round lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Defending champion Lee Westwood birdied the last hole to shoot a 4-under 68 and share the first-round lead with Masters winner Charl Schwartzel at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday.

U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to increase his lead to three strokes after the third round of the Shanghai Masters.