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Golf-Day leads BMW Championship after flirting with a 59

By Ben Everill LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Jason Day missed a shot at carding the seventh 59 in PGA Tour history but still enjoyed a career-best round to grab a four-shot lead after the weather-delayed opening round of the BMW Championship on Friday. Day, seeking a fourth win in six starts, returned to Conway Farms Golf Club after overnight thunderstorms with a 44-yard chip shot from deep

Golf-U.S. PGA Tour BMW Championship scores

Sept 18 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour BMW Championship at the par-71 course on Friday in Lake Forest, Illinois -10 Jason Day (Australia) 61 -6 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 65 Daniel Berger (U.S.) 65 Harris English (U.S.) 65 Kevin Na (U.S.) 65 Justin Thomas (U.S.) 65 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 65 -5 Brian Harman (U.S.) 66 Brendon Todd (U.S.) 66 Kevin Chappell (U.S.) 66 -4 Danny Lee (New

Day falls short in bid for magical 59 at BMW Championship

By Ben Everill LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) – Australian Jason Day missed out on a chance at a magical 59 on Friday as the world number three’s eagle attempt from 44 yards at the final hole of his opening round at the BMW Championship came up short. Day was bidding to become only the seventh player to shoot a magical 59 on the PGA Tour and first since American Jim

Golf-Day falls short in bid for magical 59 at BMW Championship

By Ben Everill LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Australian Jason Day missed out on a chance at a magical 59 on Friday as the world number three’s eagle attempt from 44 yards at the final hole of his opening round at the BMW Championship came up short. Day was bidding to become only the seventh player to shoot a magical 59 on the PGA Tour and first since

'Heads as well as hearts': Croatia says it can take no more migrants

By Maja Zuvela and Igor Ilic TOVARNIK, Croatia/ZAGREB (Reuters) – After suddenly landing in the path of the biggest migration in Europe for decades, Croatia said on Friday it could no longer offer them refuge and would wave them onwards, challenging the EU to find a policy to receive them. The migrants, mostly from poor or war-torn countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, have streamed into Croatia since

U.S. opens up business with Cuba, eases embargo

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday issued regulations easing restrictions on American companies seeking to do business in Cuba and opening up travel in the latest action to weaken the U.S. trade embargo amid warming relations with the Communist country. The rules, which take effect on Monday, Sept. 21, target travel, telecommunications, Internet-based services, business operations and banking, and allow U.S. companies to establish a

U.S. sees military talks with Russia on Syria as important next step: Kerry

U.S. President Barack Obama believes that holding military talks with Russia on Syria is an important next step and hopes they will take place very shortly, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. Russia, which is building up a military presence in Syria, was quick to say that Moscow was also ready for talks with the United States. At a meeting in London with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister

China 'extremely concerned' by proposed U.S. challenge to claims

China said on Friday it was “extremely concerned” about a suggestion from a top U.S. commander that U.S. ships and aircraft should challenge China’s claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has built. China’s increasingly assertive action to back up its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea have included land reclamation and the construction of ports and air facilities on several reefs in