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The LPGA Tour said Wednesday that it will open its season in January for the first time in 13 years, beginning with the Bahamas LPGA Classic on Jan. 23-26.

Doug Hanzel won the USGA Senior Amateur on Thursday, beating Pat O'Donnell 3 and 2 in the championship match at Wade Hampton Golf Club.

Ellen Port successfully defended her Senior Women's Amateur title for her sixth U.S. Golf Association victory.

Ellen Port, St. Louis (156) def. Susan Cohn, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (154), 3 and 2.

Alexandre Kaleka, Mark Tullo, Richard McEvoy, Tom Lewis and Oliver Wilson all shot 8-under-par 64s on Thursday to grab a share of the first-round lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson boosted his chances of regaining his European Tour card by shooting an 8-under 64 Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Former Ryder Cup star Oliver Wilson and 2011 Silver Medal winner Tom Lewis are tied at the top after day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

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Ellen Port, St. Louis (156) def. Marilyn Hardy, Houston (152), 6 and 4.

The LPGA Tour said Wednesday that it will open its season in January for the first time in 13 years, beginning with the Bahamas LPGA Classic on Jan. 23-26.

Former PGA Tour player Buzz Fly beat Patrick Tallent 5 and 3 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals in the rain- and fog-delayed USGA Senior Amateur.

Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa. (138) def. Ray Thompson, Drexel Hill, Pa. (155), 4 and 3.