Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa began her season by shooting six birdies to take a one-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the inaugural US$2 million (?1.33 million) HSBC Women's Champions tournament in Singapore. Ochoa, of Mexico, conceded no bogeys to finish 6-under 66 at Asia's richest women's golf event at Tanah Merah Country Club. "It was one of those days that I was getting the ball and making good contact especially, had a lot of birdie chances," Ochoa said. "It was a great start.

Indian caddie-turned-pro Shamim Khan and Daniel Vancsik each shot 5-under-67 Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Johnnie Walker Classic. Adam Scot of Australia was one stroke back. Khan had a bogey-free round with five birdies. Vancsik had five birdies and an eagle - on the par-5 ninth - to make up for his two bogeys at the DLF Golf and Country Club. "I played very well from tee to the greens, but wasn't so good on the greens," said Vancsik, an Argentine.

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Watch Cybergolf TV's Matt Biondi covers the PGA's change in cut policy and Ernie golfing in the 2008 Honda Classic while David Toms previews Honda.

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Tiger Woods speaks out against match play format, Greg Norman opposes Fred Couples as President's Cup captain and more.

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The just-completed West Coast swing continues to be a tough sell. Tom LaMarre has some ideas on how to fix it.

The PGA Tour amended its divisive cut policy, giving players on the cut line one more day of competition to separate themselves from the bottom of the pack. Starting this week at the Honda Classic, the tour will return to a traditional 36-hole cut for the top 70 and ties. If more than 78 players make the cut, there will be another cut to the top 70 and ties after the third round. "On the surface, that sounds like doing the same thing over again," commissioner Tim Finchem said Tuesday.

Phil Mickelson isn't gaining on you know who. But he's fighting off K.J. Choi for No. 2 in the latest golf power rankings.

Fred Couples and Greg Norman are the new captains for the 2009 Presidents Cup in San Francisco. It's the first time both captains have previously competed in the matches. Couples has played on five Presidents Cup teams for the United States, and he hit the winning shot the first two years. Norman sat out the inaugural year in 1994 because of an illness, then played on the next three teams. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player had been captains the last three matches.

Watch Matt Biodi cover the 2009 President's Cup Team, Tiger Woods' grand slam possibilities, the Americans' chances in Match Play, and Fujikawa's sponsor exemption for Honda Classic.

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