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1/1/06 -- Jason Gore wasn’t expected to do much after his major implosion at the U.S. Open.
12/29/05 -- Annika Sorenstam won 10 LPGA Tour events, two majors, $2,588,240, one money title, one scoring title, one player of the year trophy.
12/20/05 -- At the beginning of the year, one story trumped all others on the PGA Tour: the Big 5. Now it’s hardly an afterthought.
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11/27/05 -- One word would best describe the performances of many at this week’s PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament: Championship.
11/27/05 -- One word would best describe the performances of many at this week’s PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament: Championship.
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11/27/05 -- The atmosphere was surreal. Cameras clicked at rapid-fire pace. Video rolled from all angles to capture every moving image.
11/27/05 -- The atmosphere was surreal. Cameras clicked at rapid-fire pace. Video rolled from all angles to capture every moving image.
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11/27/05 -- Disney loves a fairytale. And when a professional golf tournament is hosted on their grounds, and they are given carte blanche with the pairings, they just cant help themselves.
11/27/05 -- Disney loves a fairytale. And when a professional golf tournament is hosted on their grounds, and they are given carte blanche with the pairings, they just cant help themselves.
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11/17/05 -- Morgan Pressel has been the No. 1 junior player. She’s been the No. 1 amateur player. Now, she wants to be the No. 1 player in all of women’s golf.
11/17/05 -- Morgan Pressel has been the No. 1 junior player. She’s been the No. 1 amateur player. Now, she wants to be the No. 1 player in all of women’s golf.
11/16/05 -- For the past eight years, the purse of the ADT Championship has been $1 million. Next year, the winner alone will receive that same amount.
11/15/05 -- Paula Creamer accomplished most of her goals in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. But not all of them.
10/18/05 -- Two days after Michelle Wie was disqualified from her professional debut, Tiger Woods and others weighed in with their opinions on the matter.
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9/25/05 -- I’ve never really been a big fan of the Presidents Cup. But after watching these past four days, my opinion has changed about the event and about its American participants.
9/25/05 -- I’ve never really been a big fan of the Presidents Cup. But after watching these past four days, my opinion has changed about the event and about its American participants.
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9/11/05 -- This year’s Solheim Cup was everything last years Ryder Cup was not. It was spirited, tightly contested and entertaining until the end ' and won by the U.S.
9/11/05 -- This year’s Solheim Cup was everything last years Ryder Cup was not. It was spirited, tightly contested and entertaining until the end ' and won by the U.S.
8/24/05 -- Jason Gore is back on the PGA Tour, a card-carrying member for the first time since 2003. But this isn’t the same Jason Gore of two years ago.
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8/21/05 -- Eight different men have claimed the U.S. Amateur title post Tiger Woods. But they have accomplished very little since turning professional.
8/21/05 -- Eight different men have claimed the U.S. Amateur title post Tiger Woods. But they have accomplished very little since turning professional.
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8/14/05 -- With the outcome of the 87th PGA Championship completely up in the air, play was called for the day at Baltusrol.
8/14/05 -- With the outcome of the 87th PGA Championship completely up in the air, play was called for the day at Baltusrol.
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8/13/05 -- The heat index reached triple digits early Saturday afternoon at Baltusrol Golf Club, site of the 87th PGA Championship.
8/13/05 -- The heat index reached triple digits early Saturday afternoon at Baltusrol Golf Club, site of the 87th PGA Championship.
8/13/05 -- The Great Dane again eyes a seat on the throne of golfing greatness. And one can only wonder if great tragedy will befall him one more time.
8/12/05 -- Its been eight long years since Davis Love III won his first and only major in the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot.
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8/12/05 -- Phil Mickelson is in control of his golf game, and right now he’s in control of the 87th PGA Championship. He also has the crowd in his corner.
8/12/05 -- Phil Mickelson is in control of his golf game, and right now he’s in control of the 87th PGA Championship. He also has the crowd in his corner.
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8/11/05 -- After a very difficult and trying day, Tiger Woods talked. And he smiled. And he politely explained everything that went wrong. He was a professional.
8/11/05 -- After a very difficult and trying day, Tiger Woods talked. And he smiled. And he politely explained everything that went wrong. He was a professional.
8/11/05 -- Never underestimate the power of doing nothing. It can lead to something. That seems to be the case for Ben Curtis.
8/10/05 -- Jack Nicklaus touched on a variety of topics Wednesday, including the Presidents Cup, Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.
8/10/05 -- Sean O’Hair is far removed from where he was a year ago at this time; Tom Lehman keeping Ryder Cup tabs.
8/10/05 -- The top 2 players in the world appear very comfortable and sound quite confident as they get ready to engage in the final major of the season.