Immelman grabs first major title with Masters win - Golf

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The Masters Has Concluded, So A Golf Post Is Necessary
Published 4/13/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
... It won’t be often that you’ll find golf on this site — I think the last time was this time last year — but since the Masters has now come and gone, it’s necessary: Trevor Immelman, who had never won a major in his life, has taken the Masters. Trevor was ranked 29th in the world coming into the tournament, but his -8 held up, with Tiger coming in second at -5. We’ll see if we remember him this time next year. Until my memory was jogged, I had completely forgotten who Zach Johnson was. ...

Trevor Immelman wins Masters, Tiger finishes second
Published 4/14/2008 at Dot Wong
... Trevor Immelman held off Tiger Woods to win the Masters Sunday. The win earned the 28 year old, who only four months ago was lying in a hospital bed after having a tumor removed from his diaphragm, his first major title and a $1.35 million pay check. While mounting a strong comeback, Woods wasn’t able to capitalize on several key opportunities, finishing second for the fifth time in a major. He’ll have to wait until 2009 for the calendar Grand Slam he said was “easily within reason” on his Web site earlier this year. ...