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AUGUSTA, Ga. – It’s one thing to navigate the 7,435 yards at Augusta National in the final round of the Masters, a harrowing ride of birdies and bogeys with the pressure of a green jacket riding shotgun. Even more dangerous might be the 100 yards between the 18th green and the clubhouse. That’s where Fuzzy Zoeller ...
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – They battled each other as though no one else was playing, and for many of those lucky enough to be at Augusta National on Easter Sunday, no one else was. Every shot seemed to spark a new roar echoing through the Georgia pines, and every birdie brought new hope that this might be ...
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Augusta, GA (Sports Network) - Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry each had their chances on Sunday at the Masters, but could not seal the deal and collect their first major championship title. Campbell, who was trying to become the second player in the last 19 years to come from outside the final pairing and win the Masters, closed with a three- under 69 to get in ...
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Angel Cabrera did more than win the Masters on Sunday. He also punched the first ticket to the 2009 PGA Grand Slam of Golf this fall in Bermuda. Cabrera, of course, also won the 2007 PGA Grand Slam. AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Masters champion Angel Cabrera, who captured his first Green Jacket at Augusta National Golf Club on ...
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — In other news, Angel Cabrera won the Masters on Sunday. He wasn’t The Show; he was, in fact, a couple of hours late for the Phil Mickelson-Tiger Woods lollapalooza that, for much of the afternoon, channelled Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson from Turnberry in 1977 — their own Duel in the Sun, with the ...
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Five years ago, Augusta National officials scolded John Merrick, then a student, for laying down in the grass. With a 66 on Sunday, he stood tall enough to earn a spot right back here next year. By Melanie Hauser, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent AUGUSTA, Ga. -- John Merrick remembers laying down beside the 18th green here in 2004. The UCLA senior was exhausted -- from a college event the weekend ...
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Shingo Katayama is still quite the showman. It’s just been eight years between performances. Katayama reprised the carefree style and nifty shot-making – and don’t forget the hat – that first got him noticed outside of Japan. He closed an impressive week at the Masters with a 4-under 68 Sunday, the best score ...
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After teeing off in the seventh-to-last pairing, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson quickly took center stage. Neither could pull off the miracle comeback, but their charges sent shockwaves across Augusta National. By T.J. Auclair, PGA.com Interactive Producer AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The final round at Augusta National was nearly one for the ages. It’s not often -- perhaps never, actually -- that all eyes are on the seventh-to-last pairing ...
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Tiger versus Phil AUGUSTA , Ga. – Jack had Arnie who begat Tom. The Red Sox have the Yankees. Nadal has Federer. Britney had Kevin. It is the way of life, every alpha hurtling head-long toward its omega, the inevitable clashes completing the circle. But life, at least not the version that is played between the ropes ...
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – The fans lined up behind the wooden gates along the first fairway, waiting for 8 a.m. so they could go onto the course for the first practice round of the Masters. That’s usually the best time to see Tiger Woods. But he wasn’t on the first hole, or even the second hole. Bubba Watson was among the first to go off, no ...
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