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GEORGE, South Africa (AP) -- Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium opened with a courserecord 9-under-par 64 to lead the first round of the Volvo Golf Champions at TheLinks at Fancourt on Thursday.

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Laos will host its firstprofessional golf tournament, an $80,000 prize money ASEAN PGATour event, at the Luang Prabang Golf Club in April, theorganisers said on Thursday.

With a different format -- four days instead of five -- less celebrities and a presidential presence, this week's Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation in La Quinta, Calif., has drawn the star power it's been lacking in recent years.

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GEORGE, South Africa, Jan 19 (Reuters) - BelgianNicolas Colsaerts peppered the flags at the Fancourt Links tofire a course-record 64 and streak four shots clear of the fieldafter the Volvo Golf Champions first round on Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Brazil's Adilson Da Silva and South African pair GrantVeenstra and Andrew Georgiou secured their places in this year's British Openafter finishing in the top three positions of a 36-hole international qualifieron Thursday.

GEORGE, South Africa (AP) -- Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium opened with acourse record 9-under-par 64 to lead the first round of the Volvo Golf Championsat The Links at Fancourt on Thursday.

Greenwood/Getty ImagesLa Quinta has been kind to Bill Haas in recent years.

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Jan 18 (Reuters) - Greg Norman's participation at thisweek's Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California is one ofseveral signs that the 2012 makeover of the pro-am celebrityevent has already achieved success.

Fans watch Greg Norman , of Australia, putt on the 17th hole during a practice round on the Palmer Private course at PGA West for the Humana Challenge golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.

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LA QUINTA, Calif. –  Dustin Johnson has yet to walk a full 18 holes but he thinks he’s ready to tee it up Thursday in the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation.

Jhonattan Vegas made a clutch putt to win the Humana Challenge last year, and he hasn't made many since. The PGA TOUR rookie followed up his victory with a near-win the next week in the Farmers Insurance Open, but he then went into a prolonged slump.

Greenwood/Getty ImagesMatt Every’s Black Hawk putter is easily recognized but, for now, not easily bought.

Note: Beginning in 2012, fantasy expert Rob Bolton will provide his list of sleeper picks for every tournament. This week, he focuses his below-the-radar selections for the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. MORE HUMANA CHALLENGE: Rankings | Inside the Field | The Course | Expert PicksFANTASY GOLF: …

Greenwood/Getty ImagesMatt Every, the first alternate, is still waiting for a spot in the Humana Challenge.

GEORGE, South Africa, Jan 18 - Three-times majorchampion Ernie Els is keen find his sense of humour as well ashis game at the Volvo Golf Champions that tees off at theFancourt Links on Thursday.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- A former PGA golfer is among 40 suspects arrested incentral Florida as part of an underage sex sting operation.

The Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation is the third event of the 2012 season. Here's how the PGATOUR.COM experts sized up the top contenders:EXPERT PICKSHow it works: Our experts from PGATOUR.COM select the player they think will win this week's event. By using a draft process, no two picks can …

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HONOLULU (AP) -- Ollie Nutt can't recall how long it has been since there wasso much interest and speculation in the field for the Pebble Beach NationalPro-Am -- and that was after Tiger Woods announced he was playing.

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