LPGA Tour Players won't get paid at first U.S. tourney of season

LPGA Tour Players won't get paid at first U.S. tourney of season

The LPGA Founders Cup, set to open today at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa's Wildfire Golf Club, will donate $1 million to charity - half to The LPGA Foundation and its LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program and half to the top-10 finishers' designated charities. The $1 million will count on the season money list."I think it's a very positive vibe from all the people that are following around," 14-time tour winner Cristie Kerr said Thursday. "We've had a lot of 'Thank yous.' "After stops the next two weeks in Southern California for the Kia Classic Steve Marino Back In Houston and Kraft Nabisco, the tour will be off three straight weeks and 5 of 6.Jose Manuel Lara of Spain overcame an early double bogey to finish tied for the lead with Welshman Stephen Dodd on the opening day of the Sicilian Open.A federal judge Thursday barred the jury at Barry Bonds' perjury trial from hearing angry voicemails the home run king left with his mistress during a stormy nine-year relationship.Prosecutors wanted to introduce the voicemails to show that Bonds was experiencing so-called "roid rage" when he left the messages demanding to know the whereabouts of Kimberly Bell.But U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston said Thursday that the voicemails had little relevance to proving Bonds lied when he denied knowingly taking steroids.