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HOUSTON - Zach Johnson of the United States rolled in a 12-foot birdie-putt to win the first sudden-death playoff hole against compatriot James Driscoll, and successfully defend his Texas Open title in San Antonio on Sunday. Johnson, tied with Driscoll on 265 after 72 holes at LaCantera Golf Club’s Resort Course, set up the win with a ...
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Jerry Kelly managed just a one-under 71 Sunday, but it was enough to give him the win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Kelly, who was winless in his last 200 starts, finished at 14-under-par 274. This was his third PGA Tour title. "You know, I stayed fairly comfortable ...
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Early in his career, Tiger Woods employed Butch Harmon and Mike "Fluff" Cowan as his swing coach and caddie, respectively. Harmon first started working with Woods when Tiger was romping through the amateur ranks in the early 1990s. They officially split as player and coach in the summer of 2002, but in Woods' own words, he hadn't really worked with Harmon ...
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Germany's Alex Cejka birdied four of the last seven holes to grab a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, S.C. In pursuit of his first PGA Tour title, the 38-year-old sank a series of lengthy putts on his way to a sparkling seven-under-par 64 at the picturesque Harbour Town ...
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - It has been 30 years since Fuzzy Zoeller teed it up at his first Masters Tournament. Doesn't seem like much of an occasion to mark, but Zoeller is the only player to win the Masters in his first start. Sure, Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen did the same, but their wins came in the first two years this tournament existed. Ever ...
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Humble, TX (Sports Network) - Phil Mickelson stumbled to a four-over 76 Saturday to miss the cut by 10 shots at the Houston Open, the last tune-up before the Masters. Mickelson, the 2004 and 2006 Masters champion, finished at nine-over-par 153. He beat just five players on the Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Course. After opening with ...
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Mike Weir has no problem with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson getting all the attention at The Masters next week. Weir didn't get much of the spotlight at Augusta National back in 2003 either -- until he walked away wearing the green jacket. Read More http://www.canada.com/sports/golf/Weir+happy+under+radar/1451545/story.html
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Golfing great Seve Ballesteros has spoken for the first time about his battle to survive a brain tumor, describing his fight for life as akin to playing for a sixth major. The Spaniard has had three operations and is undergoing a fourth round of chemotherapy since he collapsed on an escalator at Madrid's Barajas airport on Oct. ...
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Rancho Mirage, CA (Sports Network) - Brittany Lincicome fired a six-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the season's first major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Read More http://www.canada.com/sports/golf/Lincicome+leads+Kraft+Nabisco+shot/1457908/story.html
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods was in jeopardy of losing his top spot in the world rankings last week, but a victory Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational strengthened his standing. Full Article http://www.canada.com/sports/golf/Tiger+strengthens+rankings+lead/1444610/story.html
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