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Golf   Here’s a random sampling of thoughts from players heading into the PGA Tour’s flagship event, The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Tiger Woods On his current drought: “I...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf No one thinks putting is easy. But this guy proves that acting like a complete jackass on the green isn't easy, either. ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Golf
Golf   Maybe we loved him because we could identify with him. We were often hitting out of the woods, from bunkers, from parking lots, just like he was. The difference? Seve Ballesteros would ...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf   I pity the poor AP writer who had to bang out a recap of the madness that was this Masters Sunday. At times during the wildest final round in memory, visions of a seven-man playoff were danc...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf Sometimes yelling "Fore!" doesn't work. ...
Golf Who's going to get fitted for the coveted green jacket? ...
Golf   Much like the 1,600 azaleas that line the 13th hole at Augusta National, Phil Mickelson’s game is in full bloom just in time for golf’s most prestigious gathering. Lefty went low thi...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf Newly minted Arnold Palmer Invitational champion Martin Laird sounded like he had just survived a stint as a POW rather than winning a golf tournament. “That was a hell of a day,” Laird sai...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf
Golf   Here’s your amazing stat of the day: Transitions Championship winner Gary Woodland did not miss a putt inside 20 feet on Sunday. He struck 17 such putts, and all 17 found the bottom of the...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf   U-S-A! U-S-A! After months of bemoaning the decline of American golf and watching the Euros climb to the top of the world rankings, I’m gratified to report that American golf’s demis...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf   At times at this weekend’s Honda Classic, as players trudged around the windswept PGA National Champion course, it seemed that a U.S. Open had broken out. The Bear Trap, the Nicklaus-tough...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf   Luke Donald had cultivated the reputation of a British Adam Scott — an insanely talented underachiever content to cash the big checks and live the lifestyle but failing when it mattered mo...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
Golf The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play — the PGA Tour’s answer to NCAA March Madness — teed off Wednesday morning and die-hard golf fans from around the country have already seen t...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf
Golf 2011 Golfer Countdown BORN: April 24, 1973, Worksop, United Kingdom FEDEX FINISH: n/a  2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $3,399,954 WORLD GOLF RANKING: 1 (as of Feb. 23, 2011) GOLF CHAN...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf
Golf 2011 Golfer Countdown BORN: Dec. 28, 1984, Dusseldorf, West Germany FEDEX FINISH: n/a 2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $1,762,793 WORLD GOLF RANKING: 2 (as of Feb. 22, 2011) GOLF CHANNEL...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf