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Points, Bettencourt lead at Pebble Beach Invitational
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Senior rallies to win medalist honors at q-school
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Australia's Peter Senior (Queensland, Australia), a winner of 18 tournaments in his home country, three events in Japan and four more titles on the European Tour, shot 5-under-par 66 to win medalist honors at the 25th Champions ...
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Second stage: Round 3 roundups
As Round 3 at each site completes on Friday evening, check back for updates from each site.
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2009 season in review: Notable odds and ends
Dave Lancer, the Director of Information for the PGA TOUR, came up with this list of notes as he examined the numbers from the 2009 season.
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Westwood leads at Dubai, looks for season money title
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Ochoa takes first-round lead at Tour Championship
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Haskins extends lead to four strokes at q-school
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Steve Haskins (El Paso, Texas), a 16-year veteran of the PGA TOUR's Nationwide Tour and the son of late Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins, is now on the verge of doing something he was never able to do when he was younger ...
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Second stage: Round 2 roundups
Here are brief recaps from Thursday's second round of the second stage of the 2009 PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament.
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First Tee, Giants Community fund benefit from jersey auction
SAN FRANCISCO -- During the practice round of The Presidents Cup, which was recently held at Harding Park, baseball and golf came together as part of this international team-match play golf event featuring the 24 best players from around the world.
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Nine TOUR tournaments receive 'Best Of' honors
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Nine PGA TOUR tournaments were honored this week with 13 "Best Of" Awards by the PGA TOUR at the TOUR's year-end Tournament Advisory Council (TAC) Meetings.
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Rookie Klauk hopes to build off success in 2010
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Now that Jeff Klauk's rookie season on the PGA TOUR is over, the 32-year-old is finding it easier to relax. That doesn't mean, however, he won't have something to prove in 2010.
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Ground broken for THE PLAYERS Boys & Girls Club
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The days of kids trying to cram into a 900-square foot structure to enjoy the benefits of the Boys & Girls Club in the Woodlawn Terrace community will soon be over.
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Shin looks to end Ochoa's Player of the Year reign
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Allenby leads by one at Dubai World Championship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Robert Allenby shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai World Championship, while Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy kept up their battle for the European Tour money title.
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Haskins holds 36-hole lead at Champions q-school
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- 51-year-old Steve Haskins (El Paso, Texas), the son of late Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins, fired a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 on Wednesday and holds a two-stroke lead over Curt Byrum (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Jim Roy ...
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Quail Hollow Champ. awarded 'Best in Class'
The Quail Hollow Championship was honored by the PGA TOUR at the TOUR's Tournament Advisory Council (TAC) Meetings this week. The Quail Hollow Championship earned "Best In Class" in 2009 for excellence in all phases of tournament operations and ...
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Armour seeking third Pebble Beach title in three years
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Arnold Palmer Medical Center: Charity of the Year
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA TOUR announced Wednesday that the Arnold Palmer Medical Center, the primary charity of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, has been named the 2009 PGA TOUR Charity of the Year.
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Local golfers can qualify for Champions Tour event
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am announced that one golfer will win a spot, valued at $12,000, in the 2010 Champions Tour golf tournament by participating in the Bright House Networks Challenge Golf Series. The Bright House Networks ...
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Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am raises $315,324 for charity
TAMPA, Fla. --The Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am announced that the 2009 Champions Tour golf tournament raised $315,324 to benefit local Tampa Bay charities. An astounding $8.4 million has been raised since its inception 23 years ago.
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3M Championship receives Presidents' Award for 2009
BLAINE, Minn. -- Tournament officials with the 3M Championship, in Blaine, Minn., announced today that the 2009 Champions Tour event was recipient of the Champions Tour Presidents' Award as best tournament of the Champions Tour's 25 official events of ...
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Woods to be an honorary captain at Stanford-Cal game
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European Tour Insider: One week to go in Race to Dubai
This is it. No, not the Michael Jackson film, but a thriller nonetheless.
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One surprise of '09? Rookies shut out in win department
Was this year's crop of rookies on the PGA TOUR inferior, or did it just seem that way because of the high standards set by the Class of 2008?
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LPGA Tour: Ochoa looking to marriage, family, golf
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Lorena Ochoa
Q-school: Four tied for lead after first day of final stage
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- PGA TOUR veteran and Scottsdale resident Curt Byrum eagled his last hole of the day to post a 6-under-par 65 on the Champions Course at TPC Scottsdale and share the first-round lead at the 2009 Champions Tour National Qualifying ...
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Year in review: Sim rules Nationwide Tour in 2009
There was only one story on the Nationwide Tour this year: Michael Sim.
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Finchem: South America, China eyed as venues
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The PGA TOUR is looking into the possibility of staging the Presidents Cup in China in 2019.
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Woods leaves Australians eager for his return
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Westwood in hunt for second Order of Merit title
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- After a disappointing performance in Hong Kong last week, Lee Westwood knows that victory in this week's Dubai World Championship would clinch his second European Tour money title.
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Fowler, McNeill join Shark Shootout; '09 pairings set
NAPLES, Fla. -- Tournament host Greg Norman has completed his annual puzzle of placing a collection of the best players in the world into two-man teams as the 21st annual Shark Shootout returns to Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in ...
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Finally, a Woods-Mickelson rivalry is taking shape
One is playing the best golf of his career.
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Second stage of q-school features several past PGA TOUR winners
A total of 34 players with a combined 57 PGA TOUR victories -- including one major champion -- are entered in the second stage of the PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament.
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Even at 80, Arnie still draws a heck of a crowd these days
WEST PALM BEACH -- Judy Dickinson, the former LPGA Tour golfer, couldn't believe what she was seeing Monday when Arnold Palmer stepped to the first tee to hit a ceremonial drive.
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Ballybunion: A name that thrills every golf aficionado
If there is one name that says Irish golf more than any other, that name can only be, Ballybunion, one of the world's truly great links courses. Ranked # 7 in Golf Digest Magazine's most recent listing of The 100 Best Courses Outside the USA, ...
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Guinness, Golf and Good-times -- Ireland has it all
Few would disagree that Ireland holds a very special appeal to virtually all of us that is quite magical and unique to the Emerald Isle. No other country on the planet possesses the same allure, yet clearly defining what the special something is that ...
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Barron denied temporary restraining order in lawsuit
On Nov. 12, the PGA TOUR learned that Doug Barron had filed a lawsuit in Memphis, Tenn. seeking a temporary restraining order to allow him to play in the second stage of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Monday evening, a federal court in Memphis ...
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Success often comes with a steep pricetag
I have not read Andre Agassi's book. I am on a budget so I will wait until it comes out in paperback. But I have seen him on television talking to everyone from Larry King to Rick Riley and have come to a couple of conclusions.
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Nitties was the best of the 2009 Citi Mentor Program
Each year, Citi will select four recent graduates of q-school and along with captain Paul Azinger, will help guide them through their season on the PGA TOUR. Below is a look at how this year's players in the Citi Mentor Program performed.
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Some eye q-school; others claim PGA TOUR cards
Nicholas Thompson and Jimmy Walker earned their way into the top 125 on the money list at the Children's Miracle Network Classic. Here are a few other top-125 stories from the final event of the Fall Series: MORE ON TOP 125: How the bubble boys fared ...
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ShopRite Classic returns to LPGA after 3-year absence
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- After losing at least seven tournaments since 2007, the LPGA is renewing an old acquaintance. The ShopRite Classic is returning to the LPGA lineup next year with a $1.5 million purse.
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Fans congratulate Stephen Ames
Stephen Ames captured his second victory at Disney by winning the Children's Miracle Network in a two-playoff against George McNeill and Justin Leonard. Ames carded a final-round 64 to rise up the leaderboard. Here are some of the e-mails PGATOUR.COM ...
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Duval fails to secure top-125 spot, but he'll still be around
I do believe David Duval when he says he's probably not going to q-school. I don't believe him, however, when he says his game is back. Of course, Duval's definition of back might not be that of anyone else's. That's Duval. He's a different sort of cat.
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USGA revises 'Decisions on the Rules of Golf'
FAR HILLS, N.J. -- Following the two-year review cycle with The R&A;, Ltd., the United States Golf Association has announced 28 new Decisions, 51 revised Decisions and one withdrawn Decision for the 2010-2011 edition of "Decisions on the Rules of ...
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Thompson, Walker nab top 125 spots, TOUR cards
Nicholas Thompson and Jimmy Walker played their way into the top 125 on the money list after Sunday's final round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic, thus securing the PGA TOUR cards for 2010. Meanwhile, Robert Garrigus and David Duval -- who ...
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