Posts Tagged ‘Masters’

Argentina's Angel Cabrera won his second major championship with a nerve-jangling playoff victory at the U.S. Masters on Sunday, becoming the first South American to claim the prized Green Jacket. The 2007 U.S. Open champion edged out Americans Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell at Augusta National as he clinched his second PGA Tour title with a par ...
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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, Georgia - Former champion Sandy Lyle rolled back the years with a spectacular burst of five consecutive birdies to surge up the leaderboard at the U.S. Masters on Friday. The 51-year-old, who became the first Briton to win the Masters in 1988, launched his sizzling run by sinking a 20-footer at the 13th on his way ...
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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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Defending Masters champion Trevor Immelman says of Tiger Woods: "Whether he's human or not is still up for debate." If Woods wins a fifth green jacket at Augusta National on Sunday even more people will be inclined to agree with the South African - and certainly the rest of the field will be green with envy. "Well, I know I can do it - I've done it," ...
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Tiger Woods enters the 73rd Masters as a clear favourite to capture his 15th Major title and fifth green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club, with rivals talking about him in superhuman terms. Woods has played only three events since returning from an eight-month lay-off following left knee surgery, but made himself the man to beat again ...
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Obviously, more than a few players have a chance to win the Masters. But if he is to slip his arms into the cool silk sleeves of the Green Jacket come next Sunday afternoon, the winner must do five basic -- albeit extremely difficult -- things. And no, one of them is not drop to your knees at Amen Corner and pray to the golf ...
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Padraig Harrington goes to Augusta eyeing a third straight major after his wins in the Open and USPGA last year. The Irishman, 37, has reset his goals since adding to his 2007 Open title, and the 'Paddy Slam' of holding all four majors at once is within his grasp, as is the career Grand Slam. Read More http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7973236.stm
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