Laura Davies of England is one of four people who have been chosen for the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Davies long has been regarded Britain’s greatest female golfer with four majors, 12 appearances in the Solheim Cup, and some 70 wins around the world. She will be inducted at a ceremony at St. Andrews next year during the week of the British Open.

The others chosen for induction were Mark O’Meara, David Graham of Australia and architect A.W. Tillinghast.

O’Meara won the RBC Canadian Open, Masters and British Open in 1998 among his 16 PGA Tour victories.

This is the first year independent golf writers did not have a vote. Instead, the inductees were chosen by a 16-member panel made up mostly of golf administrators.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – The Royal & Ancient Golf Club has appointed business executive Martin Slumbers as its new secretary and the chief executive of its business arm.

Slumbers succeeds Peter Dawson, who is retiring next September after 16 years.

He will start in March as the chief executive designate so he can spend six months working alongside Dawson. The R&A Golf Club govern golf worldwide except in the United States and Mexico, while the R&A is the business that runs the British Open and other championships.

Slumbers, 54, was the chief financial officer in Asia and then Europe for Salomon Brothers International, and most recently was in charge of global business services for Deutsche Bank.

“The R&A is one of the most influential bodies in world sport and I am delighted to be taking up this position,” he said. “Golf has always been close to my heart and I am very much looking forward to living and working in St Andrews. I am honoured to be appointed to lead The R&A and to serve such an historic and prestigious Club.”

NORCROSS, Ga. – Mizuno has unveiled its new JPX-850 Driver, featuring revolutionary Fast Track® Technology.

Engineered for all levels of play and skill, the JPX-850 Driver allows for total customization with 10 unique settings (4 neutral, 3 draw, 3 fade) to change launch angle and spin rate due to the introduction of Fast Track Technology in the club head. By using twin 8-gram weights, which can be placed on either a central sliding rail or two lateral slots, golfers have the ability to customize the driver to fit their swing needs and in turn create the perfect launch conditions and spin rates to bomb drives down the middle of the fairway.

“The genius of the new Fast Track Technology is that it adds the dimensions of launch angle and spin rate,” said Chuck Couch, Vice President of Product Development, Golf Division, Mizuno USA. “The player is truly in control of all aspects of their ball flight off the tee, which will make them more confident at address allowing for better drives and ultimately lower scores.”

The JPX-850 Driver rounds out the customization options with the incorporation of Mizuno’s Quick Switch® Technology, which allows golfers the ability to adjust loft angle between 7.5 and 11.5 degrees. Creating a statement with the piercing blue color, the compact, powerful titanium head of the JPX-850 Driver utilizes a Rebound Crown to maximize ball speeds for unmatched distance off the tee. In addition to the piercing blue, a sleek, strong purpleicious and slate gray women’s color option will also be available.

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SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda – U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer made an eagle and drove the 10th green to set up a two-putt birdie for a 6-under 65 and a two-shot lead over Masters champion Bubba Watson in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

British Open and PGA champion Rory McIlroy wasted a fast start with a pair of three-putt bogeys for a 69. Jim Furyk, the alternate at this 36-hole exhibition for the year’s four major champions, was seven shots behind after a 72.

The final round is Wednesday at Port Royal.

Kaymer had a two-shot lead over McIlroy approaching the turn. McIlroy fell back with his three-putt bogeys, while Kaymer drove the green on the 355-yard 10th hole that bends to the left. The German dropped only one shot at the par-3 13th.

ASH, England – With his fist-pumping, spiky exchanges with spectators and brilliant play on the course, Patrick Reed was the standout American player in every sense in the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Two weeks later, Reed is back on British soil and says he is ready to show more “emotion and passion” at the World Match Play Championship.

Reed says, “Am I going to get as rowdy as I did at the Ryder Cup? Probably not … (but) if I’m making birdies and playing well, there’s going be to fistpumps and excitement.”

Reed, who scored a team-high 3 1/2 points in the United States’ loss to Europe, is the only American in the 16-man field at The London Golf Club.

Five members of the European team are playing, including defending champion Graeme McDowell.

The PGA of America wants to take a closer look at its Ryder Cup failures by creating a task force that includes Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, along with three past captains of losing American teams.

The 11-member “Ryder Cup Task Force” announced early Tuesday has five players, three former captains and three PGA of America officials.

The co-chairs are PGA chief executive Pete Bevacqua and Derek Sprague, next in line to be president of the PGA of America. The purpose was to examine everything from how the captains are picked to how the players qualify for the team, and when the captain’s picks are decided.

“This is a great step by the PGA to accomplish what we all want – to win the Ryder Cup,” Woods said in a statement issued by the PGA of America.

Europe has won the Ryder Cup eight of the last 10 times, including a 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory last month at Gleneagles.

The previous two matches were decided by one point, including 2012 at Medinah when Europe rallied from a 10-6 deficit with the greatest comeback by a visiting team. PGA president Ted Bishop, saying he was tired of losing, picked Tom Watson as the oldest (65) captain in Ryder Cup history for the 2014 matches in Scotland.

The move backfired. Watson appeared to be out of touch at Gleneagles in his decisions and at news conferences. The Ryder Cup ended with an awkward news conference in which Mickelson – beside Watson – praised the success of Paul Azinger in 2008 in the most recent U.S. victory and suggested that Watson didn’t embrace that winning formula.

In the aftermath of the loss, various reports painted a picture of a heavy-handed leadership style in the U.S. team that brought even more attention to the loss.

The task force does not include Azinger, who said on Monday it was too soon after the Ryder Cup. Azinger said he has a private meeting already scheduled with the PGA of America within the next month.

Sprague is expected to take over when Bishop’s term as president expires next month at the PGA’s annual meeting. The other PGA of America official on the task force is Paul Levy, who is the secretary of the organization.

The past captains on the committee are Davis Love III (2012), Tom Lehman (2006) and Raymond Floyd (1989). Mickelson and Woods are joined by Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler.

Woods has played on only one winning team, in 1999. Mickelson and Furyk have played on two winning teams. Stricker played in his first Ryder Cup in 2008 and was an assistant captain at Gleneagles. Fowler has yet to win a match in his two Ryder Cup appearances.

Overlooked in the reaction to the latest American loss was the strength of the European team, which had four of the top five players in the world when the teams were set. Europe had three of the four major champions in Rory McIlroy (British Open, PGA Championship) and Martin Kaymer (U.S. Open).

“I see the negative connotations to it taking away from our victory, but I see the positive side that they’ll have to really have an in-depth look to what they are doing wrong, and try to bring together a recipe that connects,” Graeme McDowell said from the Volvo World Match Play Championship in England.

This Ryder Cup featured an unusual spate of second-guessing even before the match. Watson selected Webb Simpson with his final captain’s pick, overlooking Chris Kirk who had just won a FedEx Cup playoff event. Billy Horschel went on to win the next two playoff events after the wild-card selections were announced.

Simpson played only two matches at Gleneagles. Mickelson, with a U.S. record 10 appearances, was benched all day Saturday.

The PGA of America did not reveal a timetable for when the task force would meet or even what would come out of it. The next captain will not be selected until next year – it typically is announced at the PGA annual meeting in November.

“The Ryder Cup is our most prized competitive asset, and the PGA of America is committed to utilizing our utmost energy and resources to support one of the biggest events in all of sport,” Bishop said in a statement.

CARY, N.C. – Kirk Triplett won the SAS Championship on Sunday for his second victory of the year and fourth in three seasons on the Champions Tour.

The 52-year-old Triplett closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over Tom Lehman. Triplett finished at 14-under 202 at Prestonwood Country Club.

Triplett followed each of his three bogeys with birdies.

“I had a few bogeys, and I had some bounce-backs,” Triplett said. “That was the key to today.”

The three-time PGA Tour champion also won the ACE Group Classic in February.

Lehman eagled the par-5 17th in a 70.

“I was playing with Paul (Goydos) and Tom, and neither one of them were really – they were getting some chances, but they weren’t converting, and I just felt like I had that nice cushion,” Triplett said. “After that, a tough old guy, Tommy Lehman, made an eagle, birdied 16, eagled 17. I’m like, `Come on, man.'”

But Triplett converted his sixth birdie of the day on the 17th to maintain a three-shot lead.

“With a three-shot lead, everybody watching on TV feels comfortable,” Triplett said. “The guy with the three-shot lead still doesn’t feel comfortable.”

Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry tied for third at 10 under. Langer, the 2012 winner, finished with a 68. Perry, the 2011 champion, had a 67.

“I hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens,” Langer said. “When I did miss a green I got it up and down, so that’s a great performance. Just usually, I make more birdies when I play that well. But as I said, the putter wasn’t quite cooperating, especially not today.”

Langer extended his lead in the season-long race Charles Schwab Cup race, adding 138 points this week. He has a tour-high five wins – two of them majors – and leads the money list. Colin Montgomerie finished outside the top 10, earning no points this week.

“We’ve still got three more tournaments,” said Langer, who now holds a 771-point lead over Montgomerie. “I’m not playing next week, Colin is, so he’s got a great opportunity to make up ground. But I did everything I could, I think, this week to stay in front of him.”

Goydos, Mark McNulty and Kevin Sutherland tied for fifth at 9 under. McNulty had a 67, Sutherland shot 70, and Goydos 72.

Jim Rutledge carded a final round 2-under 70 to tie for 50th as the leading Canadian at even-par 216.

Rod Spittle tied for 55th at 1-over 217, while Stephen Ames tied for 65th at 3-over 219.

VILAMOURA, Portugal – Alexander Levy of France won the shortened Portugal Masters after the third and final round was abandoned because of further bad weather Sunday.

Thunderstorms and water-logged greens had already led to the event being reduced to 54 holes Friday, and more rain Sunday saw it finally cut to 36 holes.

Levy’s rounds of 63 and 61 on Thursday and Friday left him on 18-under 124 – three shots ahead of Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts.

Levy didn’t play Saturday while the rest of the field finished the second round.

Both Levy and Colsaerts managed just one hole Sunday before rain left the Oceanico Victoria Golf Club’s course unplayable.

“I played only four shots at the weekend and I won the tournament, but the most important thing is I have the trophy in my hand,” Levy said. “But it’s a special feeling at this time.”

It was the 24-year-old Levy’s second European Tour title after he won the Volvo China Open earlier this year. That makes him the first Frenchman to win two European Tour titles in the same season.

“If at the start of the year you had said I would win two tournaments I would say `never!’ to you,” Levy said.

Chilean Felipe Aguilar was third on 13 under, with Romain Wattel, Richard Bland and Morten Orum Madsen tied for fourth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – China’s Shanshan Feng rallied to win the LPGA Malaysia on Sunday for her fourth LPGA Tour title, playing a six-hole stretch on the back nine in 6 under.

The 25-year-old Feng, four strokes behind Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum entering the round, closed with a bogey-free 8-under 63 for a three-stroke victory over Phatlum.

“I like to come from behind,” Feng said. “I had no pressure at all today. … What I was doing was just to focus on every shot and just try to do my best and hope that putts can fall.”

Feng birdied Nos. 11-14 to tie Phatlum at 16 under and pulled away with a four-stroke swing when she holed a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th and Phatlum made a double bogey on the par-3 15th. She set up the eagle with a 3-wood approach similar to the shot that led to a winning eagle last year in China in the Reignwood LPGA Classic.

“I hit the 3-wood with like a smooth swing,” Feng said. “Then I was hoping to get a good bounce, which I did. It reminded me kind of like 18 hole Reignwood last year. Same club. It’s the magic 3-wood again. I made an eagle again. I think that was pretty important for my win.”

She parred the last two holes to finish at 18-under 266 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

Playing a group behind Feng, Phatlum birdied the 16th and closed with two pars for a 70. She was trying to become the LPGA Tour’s first Thai winner.

Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu and Chella Choi tied for third at 14 under. Lindberg had a 63, and Ryu and Choi shot 67.

Lydia Ko missed a chance to take the No. 1 ranking from Stacy Lewis. The 17-year-old New Zealander needed to win and have Lewis tie for 12th or worse. Instead, Ko closed with a 70 to tie for eighth at 11 under. Lewis had a 69 to tie for 21st at 7 under.

Feng is projected to jump from ninth to fifth in the world. In addition the victory last year in China, she also won the 2012 LPGA Championship and 2013 Titleholders.

She was second last year, four strokes behind Lexi Thompson.

“I’ve had a very good record here,” Feng said. “Maybe just one time I was out of top 10. Last year, I came close. I was second. So this year, I improved.”

The tournament was the second in the tour’s six-event Asian swing. The LPGA KEB-HanaBank is next week in South Korea, followed by the Blue Bay LPGA in China.

NAPA, Calif. – Sang-Moon Bae set a big goal for the new PGA Tour season. He wants to end it at home in South Korea by playing in the Presidents Cup.

He couldn’t have asked for a better start.

Bae won the season-opening Frys.com Open on Sunday by stretching his lead to as many as six shots in the hot sunshine of Napa Valley, leaving plenty of room for a few mistakes that only made it interesting for a short time.

He closed with a 1-over 73 at Silverado, the first player on the PGA Tour since Ben Crane at the St. Jude Classic in June to win with a final round over par. Bae took three putts from the collar of the green on the par-5 18th for a two-shot victory over Steven Bowditch, who had a 67.

“There’s always pressure on Sunday because other players behind me are charging, so I tried to maintain my focus and play my own game,” Bae said.

He really won this tournament on Saturday afternoon by saving par on the 16th and following with an eagle and a birdie to build a four-shot lead. The only drama in the final round came from the 28-year-old South Korean, who was six shots clear after the 10th hole until a trio of three-putt bogeys – two of them from just off the green – started to bring him back to the field.

The most important shot he hit all day was a chip behind the green on the par-5 16th that settled near the hole for a par to keep his two-shot lead over Bowditch, who had already finished.

“I think it was the hardest chip on today,” Bae said. “It was a really, really good up-and-down. If I made bogey on that hole, I think I lose focus next hole. But I hit it really good from off the green.”

Ultimately, no one got closer than two shots of Bae, who finished at 15-under 273.

Goosen played with Bae the opening two rounds and knew what he was up against on Sunday.

“He hit the ball very well and his putter was super hot,” Goosen said. “I knew he was going to be tough to catch this weekend the way he was striking it. He’s not really going to make many mistakes.”

Bae made his share, though by then it was too late to matter.

Hunter Mahan, one of four players in the field who were in the Ryder Cup two weeks ago, looked as if he might make a run when he holed out from 91 yards on the 13th hole for eagle to get within two shots of the lead. But he hit a poor chip on the 15th that led to bogey, and he barely got out of the bunker on the par-5 16th that kept him from a birdie.

Mahan closed with a 70 and wound up in five-way tie for third with Retief Goosen, Hideki Matsuyama, Martin Laird and Bryce Molder. Matsuyama finished with two straight birdies, and tied for third for the second straight year at the Frys.com Open.

The Presidents Cup goes to Asia for the first time next year at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon. It will be the biggest golf event ever in South Korea, and Bae would rather not be watching on television.

“I think it’s most important to me because it’s in Korea next year. It really means a lot,” he said. “There’s a lot of good golfers in Korea, but I’m really working hard. I really want to play Presidents Cup next year. If I can’t play it, I will be really sad.”

The Frys.com Open was just the start, however, The last time Bae won in 2013 at the Byron Nelson Championship, he went 36 straight PGA Tour events without so much as a top 10 until winning Sunday.

“The first one was hard, but second one was more difficult,” he said. “But now I’ve got the second one, I think third and fourth will come easy since I have the confidence.”

Zach Blair, the PGA Tour rookie who played in the final group, was out of the mix quickly with early bogeys. He had a 74 to tie for 12th, five strokes back.

Matt Kuchar, playing in the penultimate group and starting the final round five shots behind, fell back quickly by missing a 4-foot putt on the opening hole and hitting behind a tree on the third hole. He closed with a 76. Brooks Koepka missed several birdie chances late that could have at least made Bae think. He had a 72 and had to settle for a top 10 in the PGA Tour opener, along with Hudson Swafford, Jon Curran and Robert Allenby.

Lee Westwood had a 69-67 weekend and tied for 12th.

Jarrod Lyle, in his first PGA Tour since a recurrence of leukemia some 18 months ago, shot par or better all four days and closed with a 70 to tie for 31st.

Graham DeLaet finishes as top Canadian, tying for 39th at 4-under 284.

Adam Hadwin stumbled in his final round Sunday to a 75. The mediocre 3-over final round left the PGA Tour rookie tied for 53rd at 2-under 286.

David Hearn tied for 68th at 3-over 291.