Dubai Desert Classic Prize Money Reaches $2.2 Million
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Prize money for next year's Dubai Desert  Classic has been increased to a record $2.2 million, organizers  said on Wednesday.
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Crude-oil futures surged almost $2 a barrel, the biggest increase in two months, after the Energy Department reported that US oil supplies declined more than expected.
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The PGA Tour will offer to pay Congressional Country Club $2.5 million for hosting the newly established AT&T National golf tournament this year and next.
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Paul Wasicka is betting on a big future in the world of professional poker. He's already got an ace up his sleeve: $6.1 million he collected after beating out 8,771 rivals this past week to claim second place in the main event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
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Ernie Els had a 4-under-68 for a two-shot lead after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday, and Tiger Woods had another difficult day on the greens.
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Vijay Singh of Fiji has become the first golfer to win more than $10 million dollars in a PGA Tour season. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer has details.
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The U.S. PGA Tour has announced a  48-tournament schedule for 2005, offering a total prize fund  likely to be in excess of $240 million.
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PALM HARBOUR - Vijay Singh became the first golfer to earn more than US$10 million ($14.79 million) in prizemoney in a season with a five-stroke victory in the Chrysler Championship yesterday.
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Justine Henin defeated second seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 7-5 on Saturday to win the Dubai Open for the fourth time in five years.
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Ernie Els birdied the 18th hole of his delayed second round Saturday to move within one shot of Ross Fisher, a little-known Englishman who leads the Dubai Desert Classic.
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SAN DIEGO, California  - One way or another, Tiger Woods plans to draw level with Arnold Palmer in the record books before he tees off in next week's Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates.
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Churchill Downs has doubled the purse  for the Kentucky Derby to a record $2 million, track officials  said on Tuesday.
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Fiji&#39;s Vijay Singh became the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season with victory in the Chrysler Championship on Sunday.
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A posse of players, including world number one Tiger Woods, was perfectly placed to launch a run at surprise leader Ross Fisher midway through the Dubai Desert Classic third round on Saturday.
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The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million.
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Churchill Downs doubled the size of the Kentucky Derby's purse on Tuesday, increasing the total prize for the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown to $2 million.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Azeri will try to beat the boys again, this time in the $4 million Breeders&#39; Cup Classic. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas made the surprise announcement Tuesday, declaring 2002 Horse of the Year