Articles filed under Golf
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Snedeker has what it takes to win MastersApr 12, 2013 5:29 am - One day down and three to go, but I’ll stand by my early pick that Brandt Snedeker will win his first Masters tournament this weekend. The up-and-coming star was close i...
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Breaking down the first day at the MastersApr 11, 2013 10:00 pm - OK, there's a great leaderboard with a couple of surprise names on top. And just behind them a gazillion big names are lurking. Fifty-three-year-old Fred Couples (4 unde...
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Garcia, Leishman shoot 66 for Masters leadApr 11, 2013 7:40 pm - AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia is still chasing that first major title. It never figured to come at Augusta National. But there he was Thursday, after a bogey-free opening...
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Deep thoughts, Masters editionApr 11, 2013 5:30 am - A tradition unlike any other: Sandwich, beverage and decked out from head to toe in Rickie Fowler orange. That, my friends, is truly a tradition unlike any oth...
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Streelman finds common ground with Wilson GolfApr 10, 2013 12:00 pm - Tim Clarke admits it — he'd had Kevin Streelman on his radar for a long time. Clarke, the vice president of global golf for Wilson, a Chicago-based company, knew that t...
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Streelman, Points enter Masters on different pathsApr 10, 2013 10:12 am - Luke Donald is just one of three Illinois players in this week’s Masters field. The other two — Kevin Streelman and D.A. Points — are in the field again after making the...
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With Tiger on prowl, Masters crowds ready to roarApr 09, 2013 7:00 pm - Everyone is thinking it. It's OK to go ahead and say it. How great would it be to see Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy slugging it out Sunday on the back nine at Augusta? Th...
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Tweaking aside, Donald ready to take on MastersApr 09, 2013 2:12 pm - Last year Luke Donald was the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer entering all four of the sport’s major championships. He was No. 1 for 55 weeks, and it was at the 2012 Masters...
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Des Plaines Park District golf course opens FridayApr 04, 2013 11:31 am - Lake Park Golf Course, 1015 Howard St., Des Plaines, opens for the season Friday, April 5. The 18-hole, par three course overlooks Lake Opeka and has holes that range fr...
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Points set for his second MastersApr 03, 2013 10:12 am - Winfield’s Kevin Streelman wasn’t the only Illinois golfer earning a trip to the Masters. D.A. Points, the former University of Illinois golfer, also did it by winning t...