Articles filed under Golf
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A breakthrough for players and sun at PGAAug 09, 2012 2:00 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The breakthrough moment Thursday wasn't just the sun shining over Kiawah Island. It was Carl Pettersson breaking 70 for the first time in 21 tries ...
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Big turnout for Schaumburg Park Foundation golf outingAug 09, 2012 9:55 am - With great weather to start and a bigger turnout than ever before, the fifth annual Links Technology Cup was on par Wednesday to be a success for the Schaumburg Park Fou...
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5 big surprises at the PGA ChampionshipAug 08, 2012 3:13 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA Championship has delivered its share of unlikely winners over the years, particularly one stretch in the 1990s when eight of its 10 champio...
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Olazabal: Harrington faces tall order on Ryder CupAug 08, 2012 2:00 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has a simple message for the Americans trying to earn one of the eights automatic spots on his team this week at t...
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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...