Monday - July 9, 2012

• By Morning Drive Team
• Jul 9, 2012 4:28 AM ET

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TODAY'S TOPICS
- Choi's Time
Na Yeon Choi earned her first career Major Championship win with a 4-shot win over Amy Yang in the U.S. Women's Open.
- Potter Pounces
Ted Potter Jr. made an eagle at 17 and a birdie at 18 to force a playoff with Troy Kelly and then went on to win The Greenbrier Classic with a birdie on the 3rd playoff hole. It's his first career PGA TOUR win.
- British Bound
Potter, Kelly, Marc Leishman and Alstom Open de France Champion Marcel Siem all earned exemptions into the Open Championship via a special money list and their performances this weekend.
- Captain Kirk
Kirk Triplett earned his first Champions Tour win in just his 8th career start with a 2-shot win in the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
 

- Obama Calls for Tax Cut Extension
- IOC Reconsidering Fast Food & Soft Drink Sponsors
 
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7:12a ET:             Bertha Coombs, CNBC Business Report
7:30a ET:             Annika Sorenstam, 3-time U.S. Women’s Open Champion
7:45 & 8:30a ET:  Tim Rosaforte, Golf World Senior Writer
7:54a ET:             Lauren Thompson, Top 10 Things You Missed
8:15a ET:             Ron Sirak, Golf World Executive Editor
8:45a ET:             Randall Mell, GolfChannel.com Senior Writer
 
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TODAY'S MUSIC
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 “Monday Monday” by The Mamas & The Papas
 “Manic Monday” by The Bangles
 “I Don’t Like Mondays” by The Boomtown Rats
 
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Tuesday, July 10
Ted Potter, Jr.
Kirk Triplett
Jay Townsend
Rex Hoggard