Posts Tagged ‘Pga Tour’

23-year-old set to defend maiden title Anthony Kim returns to one of his happiest hunting grounds when he defends his maiden PGA Tour title at this week's Quail Hollow Championship. Since tying for seventh in his first appearance here in 2007, Kim has felt a close affinity with the event and his five-stroke victory 12 months ago set ...
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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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Apr. 21, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a day when he met with his Cabinet and visited CIA headquarters, President Barack Obama made room for a favorite pastime: talking sports with top professionals. PGA TOUR star Tiger Woods dropped by the White House on Monday, as did members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. Obama, an occasional golfer, greeted Woods in the Oval Office, presidential staffers said. ...
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LUTZ, Fla. (AP) -- Nick Price overcame three double bogeys in an up-and-down final-round 71 and won for the first time on the Champions Tour on Sunday. After a par putt on the 18th hole, Price finished with a two-shot victory over Larry Nelson to end an 0-for-38 streak on the Champions Tour and win his ...
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Ryo Ishikawa (left) and Rory McIlroy (right) have gotten their feet wet on TOUR, and now it's Danny Lee's (center) turn. Apr. 20, 2009 By T.J. Auclair, PGATOUR.COM Interactive Producer Remember the days of the PGA TOUR when a kid playing amongst men was an aberration? It actually wasn't that long ago. Think back to that baby-faced, 17-year-old Justin Rose tying ...
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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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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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He doesn't seem to care about the money. Or the fame. When Tiger Woods tees it up on the PGA TOUR, his goal is singular in purpose: Win. Nothing else matters. He wants to be the last player standing with the lowest score. He wants to be the guy raising the trophy over his head on ...
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One possible way for Phil Mickelson to become the number one PGA Tour golfer in the world, toppling Tiger Woods, is closely tied in to his finish at this weekend’s Shell Houston Open. In order to turn his dreams into reality, Mickelson is going to have to sharpen his putting skills. According to his website, Mickelson has ...
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