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Chapman wins Senior U.S. Open
LAKE ORION, Mich. (AP) - Roger Chapman has won the U.S. Senior Open by two strokes. He shot a 4-under 66 on Sunday to finish the tournament at 10 under, joining impressive company. Chapman, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Hale Irwin are the only players...Tags: Jack Nicklaus, U.S. Open (golf), PGA Championship, Fred Funk, Hale Irwin
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Here comes Rocco
It was the type of a tournament that could change a career, define a player. The 2008 U.S. Open stabilized Tiger Woods as an icon. The Open made Rocco Mediate everyone's favorite underdog. Mediate is well aware the tournament was a unique experience....
Tags: Rocco Mediate, U.S. Open (golf), Allianz AG Holding, Tom Kite, Mark Calcavecchia
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Scoreboard: Dec. 3
|HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING| Brookings Triangular (Chamberlain, West Central) |COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL| Youngstown State at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis |TV SPORTS| Soccer—Premier League, Wigan at Newcastle, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2)...Tags: Building Material, Los Angeles Lakers, LSU Tigers, Drake Bulldogs, High School Sports
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Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus part of ‘Legendary Conversation’
The Downswing Golf BlogLee Trevino might have summed it up best: Who knows whether this type of gathering will ever happen again. After all, Arnold Palmer just completed his 83rd year on earth. (Happy Birthday, Arnie!) Gary Player is 76; Trevino and Jack Nicklaus are 72.... -
Lytham's bunkers pose major challenge
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — They don't come with any whimsical names like those found at other British Open venues: the Coffin Bunker, the Spectacles, the Principal's Nose or simply Hell. Taken as a collection, though, the bunkers at Royal Lytham &...
Tags: Bubba Watson, David Duval, Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson
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Missed putts on Nos. 15, 16 set table for Scott's collapse
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — If he could take one stroke back Sunday, Adam Scott said, it would be the 5-foot putt that wouldn't go down at No.16. Either that or the similarly short miss one hole earlier. Drain either one of those, and the Aussie'...
Tags: Adam Scott, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, PGA Tour, The Open Championship
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Who will win the PGA Championship?
Louis Oosthuizen Barry Stavro Los Angeles Times My Ouija board says the PGA champ will emerge from the group of 16 players who have won the last 16 majors and, no, Tiger Woods isn't in that mix. Sunday's winner will be … South Africa's Louis...Tags: Louis Oosthuizen, Bubba Watson, The Players Championship, PGA Tour, Chicago Tribune
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U.S. Open venue has history of major upsets
The Olympic Club doesn't play favorites. That's the nice way of stating it, anyway. Truth be told, this week's U.S. Open venue has a nasty habit of giving its leading men an ill-timed kick in the teeth with the finish line in sight. Ben Hogan, Arnold...
Tags: Scott Simpson, Bubba Watson, Billy Casper, Steve Stricker, Tom Watson
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Local Golf Schedules For 2012
CHARITY TOURNAMENTS May 10: The CT Capitals Tournament at Manchester CC. Registration 11 a.m.; shotgun scramble start 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $115 and includes greens fee, cart, dinner, beverages, raffles, prizes and silent auction. Proceeds benefit...Tags: Presidents Cup (golf), Special Olympics, Auction Service, Brian Baker, Memorial Tournament
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Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino say Tiger Woods is too mechanical
The Downswing Golf BlogWhile Tiger Woods spends an unplanned free weekend at home on Jupiter Island, the vote was split among four of the game’s living legends as to whether he’ll eventually reach Jack Nicklaus’ standard of 18 major titles. Nicklaus and Gary... -
Ravens' Mr. Torrey Smith goes to Washington
The Baltimore SunIn the off-season, when the Baltimore Ravens' Torrey Smith isn't trying to refinish his floors, he's lobbying Congress. The wide-receiver headed to Washington Wednesday with the hopes of convicing lawmakers to help America stop being so fat and...Tags: Lobbying, Torrey Smith, Steve Smith, Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Hall of Famer Irwin to be key speaker
Hale Irwin is known as the only two-time champion of the Toshiba Classic. During the week of the 18th Toshiba Classic, he'll be known as keynote speaker at the annual Breakfast with a Champion, presented by the Allergan Foundation on March 13. The annual...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Allergan Inc.
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