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5/12/04 -- The Big 3, they called Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson at last weeks Wachovia Championship. Now it’s the Fantastic 4.
5/5/04 -- Tiger Woods rarely strays from his scheduled path. If he played a tournament last year, its likely that he played it the year before; and likely that he will play it this year as well.
4/21/04 -- Ted Purdy came close ' very, very close ' to winning last weeks MCI Heritage. Even though he didn’t win, he’s happy with how he played. But he’s not happy with how everything played out.
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4/8/04 -- Nick Flanagan will make his Masters debut this week. In case you’ve forgotten, he’s the reinging U.S. Amateur champion.
4/8/04 -- Nick Flanagan will make his Masters debut this week. In case you’ve forgotten, he’s the reinging U.S. Amateur champion.
4/8/04 -- A terrible disease took the life of this good man Thursday. At 6:26 Thursday morning, Bruce Edwards could no longer fight the heroic fight.
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4/7/04 -- Len Mattiace is a man of perseverance. It took him 15 years to make his second trip to Augusta National, and he made it a visit few will ever forget.
4/7/04 -- Len Mattiace is a man of perseverance. It took him 15 years to make his second trip to Augusta National, and he made it a visit few will ever forget.
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4/6/04 -- Why is a player’s career ultimately remembered by how he or she fares in the four major championships?
4/6/04 -- Why is a player’s career ultimately remembered by how he or she fares in the four major championships?
3/30/04 -- Neither Annika nor Ernie nor home-course advantage could deny Isleworth Country Club victory in the Tavistock Cup.
3/24/04 -- On the golfing road that winds from Miami to Augusta, we sometimes forget that not every visit is just a leg-stretching stop until we reach the ultimate destination that is the Masters. No one understands ' or believes ' this more than Vijay Singh.
3/24/04 -- Jim Furyk will not be playing this years Masters and will likely be unable to defend his U.S. Open title in June. Furyk underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Monday in New York and is sidelined for three to six months.
3/22/04 -- Davis Love III chased his own potential as best he could right into the winners circle last year in The Players Championship. But these times dont seem to happen frequently enough.
3/9/04 -- Matt Kuchar won the 2002 Honda Classic and finished the year 49th on the money list. But he hasn’t since had the same success. For Kuchar there is one way to right the ship -- with his putter.
3/3/04 -- This week’s stop at Doral marks the first reshuffle of players inside of Category 25. It’s a process that is very simple and very significant.
3/2/04 -- The tour has its own Priority Rankings system. Players, like Bo Van Pelt, earn a position on that ranking, and where they place determines their likelihood of getting into tournaments.
2/10/04 -- Talk to Zach Johnson, and watch him play, and you understand why everyone wants to be able to say, I told you so.
Part II of the story of Jeff and Kim Julian, as Jeff battles ALS alongside his wife and family.
Jeff Julian’s story isn’t tragic; it’s inspirational. And that’s the way the Julian’s want you to see it.
1/2/03 -- There are many new questions to be answered as the 2004 PGA Tour season nears. One of the most intriguing is: Rebound or more rejection for Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and David Duval?
12/29/03 -- Every season you can rest assured that Tiger Woods will somehow create one of the top 5 stories of the year. More often than not, No. 1.
12/25/03 -- For four years, Tiger Woods played the role of Grinch, stealing away all the excitement and drama of the final few months of the PGA Tour season. But this year was different.
12/17/03 -- Aaron Baddeley is all about the three Gs: God, golf and gaudy attire. The first two are not up for debate. The third one, however, is a very subjective topic
12/10/03 -- Tom Lehman has won only once in the last seven years, but he’s not in despair. In fact, following a lengthy break, he looks forward to giving it a go in 2004.
12/5/03 -- Mike Weir and the rest of this year’s major winners are determined not to wear themselves out before 2004 rears its head.
12/2/03 -- The declining number of Q-School exemptions is in direct relation to the increased number given to the Nationwide Tour. And many players believe that’s the right direction to go.