Kyle Reifers fired an 11-under-par 61 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the Wayne Gretzky Classic.

The LPGA Tour has decided not to retain embattled commissioner Carolyn Bivens for the final two years of her contract, according to a Golfweek magazine report.

The Canadian Tour confirmed Thursday new dates for two of the tournaments that were postponed in April because of the swine flu outbreak.

Australian Richard Green fired a seven- under 64 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Scottish Open.

LUSS, Scotland Martin Laird finally came home and put on quite a show Thursday in the Scottish Open, twice chipping in for birdie on his way to a 6-under 65 that left him one shot behind Richard Green after the opening round at Loch Lomond.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens reportedly is agreeable to a buyout of the final two years of her contract amid calls for her resignation by key players.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. Paula Creamer has taken two anti-inflammatory injections in her ailing left thumb. Now, she wants another shot - at a U.S. Women's Open title.

OAKVILLE, Ont. John Daly has accepted a sponsor's exemption to the Canadian Open, his second start on the PGA Tour since returning from a six-month suspension.

Trevor Immelman, the 2008 Master's champion, will miss the upcoming British Open due to a nagging wrist injury.

SILVIS, Ill. David Duval says he doesn't feel like he's on the comeback trail as he prepares for the John Deere Classic this week in Illinois.

LUSS, Scotland Trevor Immelman has withdrawn from the British Open next week at Turnberry because of a wrist injury that has been slow to heal.

TOKYO Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa has acknowledged that being a title contender in the upcoming British Open, or any other major, is beyond him at this early stage of his career.

Phil Mickelson's mother, Mary, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, only about a month and a half after his wife was diagnosed with the same disease.

SAN DIEGO Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week.

ORLANDO, Fla. A meeting last week of more than a dozen players has resulted in a letter sent to the LPGA Tour's board urging that commissioner Carolyn Bivens resign, according to a published report.

BETHESDA, Md. Tiger Woods watched good friend Roger Federer in the championship match at Wimbledon for as long as he could before heading out to prepare for the final round of the AT&T National.

NEW YORK Tiger Woods' win at the AT&T National drew an overnight rating more than three times higher than last year, when he was injured.

Tiger Woods claimed his 68th PGA Tour win on Sunday and extended his lead at the top of the world rankings.

Helen Alfredsson, who was the 1993 runner-up, finished second again after struggling to a two-over 75 in the final round. Her 75 was four strokes worse than Park's closing 71 and that was the winning margin.

VERONA, N.Y. Tiger Woods is coming to Turning Stone Casino and Resort to compete in a skins game to benefit Native American children.