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Kaymer wins his first major in playoff

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00 EDT

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Martin Kaymer won his first major Sunday in a PGA Championship that will be remembered as much for the guy who tied for fifth.

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Redemption for John Daly, none for Terrell Owens?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00 EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. — Could someone kindly show me the Terrell Owens rap sheet that has earned him eternal public and professional damnation?

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Golfer was ready for trip to tourney when she died

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00 EDT

LAS VEGAS — LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg had her bags packed for a tournament in Alabama when she died suddenly at her home in suburban Henderson, her agent said Tuesday.

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Westwood takes lead at Players

Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00 EDT

Ladies European Tour: Tour rookie Mallory Blackwelder, a Nicholasville native who played at Kentucky, shot a 2-under 71 and is tied for third place at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open.

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Perry says he's ready to move past major collapse

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00 EDT

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Kenny Perry says he never closes his eyes and laments the two major championships that slipped out of his grasp in the waning moments.

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Phil Mickelson has never known normal

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00 EDT

They spent nearly seven hours together last Tuesday, Phil Mickelson and his renowned short-game coach, Dave Pelz.

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Commentary: Perry's Masters loss could linger

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00 EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The results of a championship are on the scoreboard for all the world to see.

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Cabrera tops Perry in Masters playoff

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00 EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters delivered the show everyone wanted and a champion no one expected.

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Perry pulls even in Augusta quest

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00 EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Kenny Perry thought nothing could top an emotional embrace with his 85-year-old father in their native Kentucky seven months ago as a Ryder Cup hero dressed in…

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Surprise Masters champs back for more

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:03 EDT

Zach Johnson won the Masters in 2007. Trevor Immelman won it last year. They form as improbable a set of back-to-back champions as the tournament has produced in quite some…

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Tiger, Smoltz a tough twosome

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:03 EDT

John Smoltz, the only player in baseball history with 200 wins and 150 saves, is on the disabled list with the Red Sox, but he took time off last week…

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Ogilvy doesn't lose cool now

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 EST

MARANA, Ariz. — Even when the desert sun pushed temperatures into the 90s, Geoff Ogilvy was as cool as can be.

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McIlroy matching his elders

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00 EST

MARANA, Ariz. — Teenage sensation Rory McIlroy can only wonder what it would have been like to face his hero, Tiger Woods, in the Accenture Match Play Championship.

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Josh Teater misses Tour with late collapse

mfields@herald-leader.com (Mike Fields) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00 EST

Josh Teater of Lexington was four holes away from earning his PGA Tour card on Monday, but he couldn't close the deal and wound up missing out on his dream…

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Major without Woods just as big for players

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:09 EDT

SOUTHPORT, England — The claret jug deserves an asterisk.

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The forgotten champ of '99 Carnoustie

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:35 EDT

And, as if rubbing it in, the pairings came out: Lawrie is teeing off Thursday alongside two-time defending champion Tiger Woods, who always attracts the largest galleries and the most…

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