Quail Hollow turned out to be a proving ground for a young golfer, and a stumbling block for the top one. Rory McIlroy has become the youngest winner on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods. And Tiger, in his second tournament since his comeback at the Masters 3 weeks ago, managed the worst score he’s [...]

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The Verizon Heritage title in Hilton Head came down to two men, and was won by Jim Furyk in an interesting twist on the game. They were tied at 72 holes, and had just begun with their playoff hole. Furyk won with the first hole, before he even hit the ball. Davis was on his [...]

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Even though the spotlight over the last week has shone on Tiger Woods and his return to golf after a five month hiatus, Phil Mickelson is the golfer who walked away Sunday with his 3rd Masters title. Though Woods’ first day was all the buzz at the beginning of the tournament with him finishing the [...]

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After the rain beat down for 3 hours, Sunday’s final day of play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill had to be pushed to Monday. When the rain delay decision was made, Ernie Els was two shots ahead and will start play on Monday with that advantage. Els has won at Bay Hill [...]

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Jim Furyk has taken home his first winning trophy in almost 3 years thanks to a win at the Transitions Championship on Sunday. He hasn’t held a winning position in the last 58 tournaments he’s played but won on Sunday with a -13 and by just one stroke over K. J. Choi. Furyk’s big win [...]

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Dustin Johnson defended his title at the Pebble Beach National Pro-AM and became the first person to win consecutive titles there in 20 years. He has also become the first golfer since Tiger Woods to come to the PGA fresh out of a university and win a major tournament in each of his first 3 [...]

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In Los Angeles at the Northern Trust Open on Sunday, an emotional Steve Stricker took the victory. In a tournament of very safe play for the pro, he managed to avoid risky shots and overconfidence. Stricker was the favorite to win the tournament, and surprisingly didn’t display any of his fairly reckless golfing, but instead [...]

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Ben Crane won by one stroke at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego at Torrey Pines over the weekend. During the tourney, Crane managed to sink two birdie putts that each stretched over 45 feet, and ended the day with a 30-inch par putt that gave him the victory over Brandt Snedeker, Michael Sim [...]

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Geoff Ogilvy took the SBS Championship on Sunday in Kapalua, Hawaii with -22. It was a familiar feeling for Ogilvy, who won here last year by 6 shots and maintained a fairly easily lead. This year he was behind by 2 shots, but made it up for a 1-shot defeat of Rory Sabbatini. This makes [...]

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The 2009 Shark Shootout, held at the Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida, ended on Sunday, won by the team of Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker. The team went into the lead on Friday’s first round, tying with the team of Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank, dropped back on Saturday [...]

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