Articles filed under Golf
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Sizing up the U.S. Ryder Cup roster coming down the stretchAug 07, 2012 5:02 pm - By the time Sunday evening rolls around, we’ll know who will comprise two-thirds of the United States Ryder Cup team that will take on the Europeans at Medinah Country C...
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PGA Championship is one last shot for TigerAug 07, 2012 3:06 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Tiger Woods gazed up every time he heard thunder crackling in the distance or the rain pounding the tent Tuesday, the kind of weather that could ke...
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Another big PGA week for Illini golf coach SmallAug 07, 2012 11:00 am - This would figure to be a big week for Mike Small, the Illinois men's coach who will make his 11th appearance in a major championship when he tees off Thursday at the Oc...
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Ryder Cup buzz at Medinah ramping upAug 06, 2012 6:00 pm - Standing on a wooden platform that 48 days from now will be transformed into a hospitality tent overlooking Medinah's 15th green, the heart rate elevates. It is difficul...
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Furyk takes 1-shot lead into the final roundAug 04, 2012 9:33 pm - AKRON, Ohio — Jim Furyk spent more time looking at the forecast than the leader board Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational. He’s not sure which one looks more favora...
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Exhausted Williams savors Western Amateur titleAug 04, 2012 7:13 pm - The Western Golf Assn. went to its present format for its Western Amateur Championship in 1956. Calling for 72 holes of stroke play qualifying and then four rounds of ma...
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Furyk scrambles to 4-under 66, stays in leadAug 03, 2012 9:00 pm - AKRON, Ohio — Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods each carried momentum into the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational. That meant the best 36-hole score for Furyk in his P...
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Williams puts on clinic to lead Western AmateurAug 02, 2012 9:18 pm - Chris Williams set the Western Amateur scoring record for 72 holes when he went 16-under-par last year at North Shore Country Club in Glenview. This year, with the 110-y...
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Stevenson’s Miller racking up big-tournament experienceAug 01, 2012 10:26 am - In a positively positive summer of golf, Stephanie Miller recently swapped out her trusty Yes! putter for a Scotty Cameron. Not her Yes! Yes? “Yes, yes, yes,” Miller sai...
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Ryder Cup: Groundskeeper battles drought, heatAug 01, 2012 10:00 am - “Panic mode” is precisely what Curtis Tyrrell wants to avoid in the hot, dry weeks leading up to the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club. Instead, the Huntley residen...