Articles filed under Golf
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Woods' absence this week not a bad thingAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - HARRISON, N.Y. -- Tiger Woods has played four straight weeks on the PGA Tour only five times in his career, and two of those stretches came in 1996 when he was a 20-year...
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Is laying up your choice at Foxford Hill's 'Great Wall'?Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - "Double Jeopardy." "Slice of Heaven." "Valley of Sin." Just a taste of the nicknames given to the hole at Foxford Hills Golf Club in Cary. If you've never tackled th...
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NU frosh youngest winner in state amateur tourneyAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - At the age of 18 years, 2 months and 3 days, incoming Northwestern freshman Ravi Patel of Naperville (Neuqua Valley) became the youngest winner in the 77-year history of...
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Buffalo Grove pro earns PGA honorAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - After 30 years in the profession, the head of Buffalo Grove's golf programs earned one of the highest honors given by the PGA of America. Carmen Molinaro was chosen as ...
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Batavia, Geneva team up for unique winAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - For one day, the Hatfields and McCoys were on the same side. In the inaugural installment of the McChesney Cup, a Ryder Cup-type event featuring the boys golf teams from...
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Red Sox expand reach in sporting worldAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox executive Mike Dee receives almost a dozen calls during an hourlong lunch at a Fenway Park restaurant, and this is the one that really gets his ...
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McNulty claims his first major by 5 strokesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When Mark McNulty ran into some trouble on the final hole of The Tradition, he recalled words of advice from Gary Player. "Gary Player always said, 'Mark, as long as you...
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Ochoa takes Canadian OpenAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Lorena Ochoa won the Canadian Women's Open for her second straight victory and fifth of the season, closing with a 2-under 69 on Sunday for a 3-stroke victory over Paula...
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Woods throws PGA a curveAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The PGA Tour has touted its new FedEx Cup competition by making references to the Green Bay Packers and New York Yankees. But when golf's version of the playoffs begin n...
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Scouting DuPage County girls golfAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Top area teams: Hinsdale Central, Waubonsie Valley, St. Francis, Wheaton Warrenville South, Neuqua Valley, Naperville North. Top area athletes: Alex Lederhausen (defendi...