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Yoon: Bettencourt living on top of the world Matt Bettencourt fully expected to be playing sports for a living when he grew up. The California native just thought it would be in baseball, not golf, after he earned his PGA Tour card for 2009, writes ESPN.com's Peter Yoon. Yoon: Back to class for Q-school veteran Tidland Though a trip to PGA Tour Q-school isn't considered a yearly tradition for Chris Tidland, it might as well be. The 36-year-old -- who has been to the finals nine consecutive times -- has everything in perspective after falling from the last qualifying spot in the year's final event, writes ESPN.com's Peter Yoon. At 14, Hak is youngest to make cut on Euro Tour A Hong Kong teenager became the youngest player to ever make the cut at an European Tour event on Friday, breaking the record set by current world No. 2 Sergio Garcia. Oosthuizen shoots 62 for share of Hong Kong lead Louis Oosthuizen shot an 8-under 62 -- one shy of the course record -- to claim a share of the lead with English pair Oliver Wilson and Oliver Fisher and Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol after Friday's second round at the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open. Faldo would like another Ryder Cup captain shot Paul Azinger isn't the only person who wants another shot at captaining a Ryder Cup team. Nick Faldo, who led the losing European side in 2008, says he wouldn't mind captaining Europe in 2010 or beyond. Cook shoots 10-under 62, leads at Pebble Beach John Cook shot a 10-under 62 on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead at the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. Azinger would 'think about' Ryder Cup job again Paul Azinger isn't lobbying, but he's open to the idea of returning to Ryder Cup captain's job in 2010, when the U.S. tries to retain the Cup in Wales. Morse maintains lead in Champions Tour Q-school John Morse shot a 2-over 74 to take a third-round one-stroke lead of the Champions Tour qualifying tournament. LPGA Tour cutting three events, $5M in purses The LPGA Tour announced it will trim three events and $5 million in prize money from its 2009 schedule amid the nation's economic downturn. Sheehan shoots 67, leads Dunlop Phoenix in Japan Australian Paul Sheehan shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Dunlop Phoenix. Ballesteros out of intensive care; remains in rehab Seve Ballesteros has been released from intensive care following brain surgery on a malignant tumor. Ryder Cup team members feted at White House President George W. Bush celebrated Monday with American golfers who reclaimed the Ryder Cup for the U.S. Economy forces Buick to scale back courtesy cars Buick is scaling back on providing courtesy cars to golf tournaments. Singh wins in Singapore as Els, Harrington falter India's Jeev Milkha Singh won a nail-biting Singapore Open on Sunday after Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els came agonizingly close to taking the $5 million Asian Tour event to a playoff. Stanford's 69 good enough to win LPGA tourney Angela Stanford shot a 3-under 69 to hold off Annika Sorenstam and win the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday. Compton misses final Q-school stage by one shot Erik Compton narrowly failed to advance to the final stage of PGA qualifying, but it's a miracle he's even playing again, writes Bob Harig. All 4 British Open rounds on ESPN starting in 2010 The British Open will air on ESPN beginning in 2010.