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[TRENDING NEWS] Tensions Flare in Ryder Cup as the U.S. Team Takes a Commanding Lead

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: September 26, 2021 at 07:30AM The Americans were cruising on Saturday morning and all seemed calm. Then the Europeans made a strong run in the afternoon and things got testy.

[TRENDING NEWS] Golf Carts Are Parked, Walking Is in and, Yes, It’s Exercise

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: August 17, 2021 at 01:28AM Motorized carts have ferried golfers from hole to hole for 50 years, but more players these days are walking their rounds, and some courses have shunned carts entirely.

[TRENDING NEWS] Swimming and golf wrap up as track and field heats up on Day 9.

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Author: BY VICTOR MATHER - Publish Date: August 1, 2021 at 05:09AM Men’s golf heads into the final round, while the last medals are awarded in swimming. Men’s tennis holds its final as well.

[TRENDING NEWS] Jordan Spieth Shows Up Strong and in Second Place at the British Open

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: July 19, 2021 at 04:09AM The American, who has won just a single tournament since 2017, was the biggest threat to catch Collin Morikawa. But don’t you dare tell Spieth he is back.

[TRENDING NEWS] Collin Morikawa Wins the British Open

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: July 19, 2021 at 12:35AM The American golfer, playing in the major tournament for the first time, finished at 15 under, two strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth.

[TRENDING NEWS] British Open Heads for Furious Finish With Stars Tight at the Top

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: July 18, 2021 at 06:26AM Louis Oosthuizen, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth are battling one another — and their nerves — with just a few strokes separating them atop the leaderboard.

[TRENDING NEWS] Co-Leaders Lizette Salas and Nelly Korda Put on a Golf Clinic

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Author: BY KAREN CROUSE - Publish Date: June 27, 2021 at 07:19AM The Americans played together in the third round at the Women’s P.G.A. Championship and are tied at 15 under par heading into Sunday’s final round.

[TRENDING NEWS] In Sprint to Reopening, Sports Hits Pandemic Obstacles

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Author: BY KEVIN DRAPER - Publish Date: June 18, 2021 at 01:42AM There is perhaps no greater hurdle to a return to normalcy in sports than the hesitancy among some elite athletes to be vaccinated.

[TRENDING NEWS] Four Major Tournaments in Four Months Is a Lot of Important Golf

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: May 23, 2021 at 11:01AM Professional golfers worry about sustaining peak form, but say that scheduling four championships April through July is good for the game, and anyone who gets on a roll.

[TRENDING NEWS] Phil Mickelson’s P.G.A. Numbers: 50 Years and One More Day

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: May 23, 2021 at 07:05AM Mickelson has a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka entering the final round of the P.G.A. Championship, where he is bidding to become the oldest man to win a major.

[TRENDING NEWS] Brooks Koepka Appears Back in P.G.A. Championship Opening Round

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: May 21, 2021 at 07:12AM After missing the cut at the Masters, the world No. 13 played with a chip on his shoulder, putting himself in the hunt for a fifth major with a three-under-par 69.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Curious Golfer, a Lawn Mower and a Thousand Hours in Lockdown

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Author: BY JACK WILLIAMS AND PHIL HATCHER-MOORE - Publish Date: May 16, 2021 at 03:29PM During the coronavirus pandemic, Chris Powell became obsessed with his Welsh town’s golf course, long lost to time and the land. Then he rebuilt it, to play for a single day.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lydia Ko Stops Worrying About Winning, and Starts to Win Again

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Author: BY KAREN CROUSE - Publish Date: April 22, 2021 at 07:31AM Sean Foley, who coached Tiger Woods for four years, has helped Ko, a former world No. 1, connect her body with her mind. She’s playing her best golf in years.

[TRENDING NEWS] High Finishes at the Masters Are Becoming Familiar to First-Year Players

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Author: BY ALAN BLINDER - Publish Date: April 12, 2021 at 08:11AM Will Zalatoris, who finished second at the Masters, one stroke behind the winner, is only the latest first-year player to contend for a green jacket.

[TRENDING NEWS] Hideki Matsuyama Wins the Masters With a Groundbreaking Performance

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: April 12, 2021 at 06:59AM Matsuyama led the final round from start to finish at Augusta National, becoming the first Asian-born man to win the Masters.

[TRENDING NEWS] Hideki Matsuyama Charges Into the Lead at the Masters

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: April 11, 2021 at 09:28AM After a 78 minute rain delay the golf course was far more forgiving with significantly slower greens, and Matsuyama will head into Sunday’s final round 11-under par.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Hole in One Pushes Corey Conners Up the Masters Leaderboard

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Author: BY ALAN BLINDER - Publish Date: April 11, 2021 at 06:53AM The shot by the Canadian golfer was the sixth hole in one on No. 6 in tournament history.

[TRENDING NEWS] Scenes from the First Rounds of the Masters

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Author: BY DOUG MILLS - Publish Date: April 10, 2021 at 06:01PM Our staff photographer Doug Mills brings us an inside look at Augusta National.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Oddities That Make the Masters Unique

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: April 10, 2021 at 06:00PM The Masters Tournament, played annually at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, is one of the South’s grandest spring traditions. It also has its quirks.

[TRENDING NEWS] Jordan Spieth Had a Very Good Day at the Masters

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Author: BY BILL PENNINGTON - Publish Date: April 10, 2021 at 06:57AM A crowd favorite, all eyes were on Spieth as he charged up the leaderboard and put himself in contention with a confident second round.