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Monday - July 9, 2012

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JEJU, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 24: Lee Westwood of England plays his tee shot on the nineth hole during the second round of the Ballantine’s Championship at Pinx Golf Club on April 24, 2009 in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

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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