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Fortune Smiles on Phil Mickelson on Way to Hall of Fame
Posted: May 6th, 2012, 2:09am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Now a superstar on the PGA Tour, the young Phil Mickelson had close and rewarding friendships with a series of elite, aspiring golfers who did not attain similar success. -
On Par: Mickelson Does Not Plan to Rest on His Laurels
Posted: May 5th, 2012, 1:02pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Phil Mickelson, who will be inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday, is bullish about competing at a high level well into his 40s.
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Rory McIlroy Has His Moments, Even on an Off Day
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 10:19pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Rory McIlroy, who posted a two-under 70 in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship, said the ability to score when his game is not at its best was important to his development.
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On Golf: 2012 Masters - Bubba Watson’s Title Is a Victory for Creativity and Golf
Posted: April 9th, 2012, 11:05pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Bubba Watson’s adventurous style and his shot from the trees in a dramatic playoff Sunday produced a memorable Masters finish that could give golf a boost.
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The Masters: Masters: Mickelson Joins Dogged Crowd of Contenders
Posted: April 8th, 2012, 7:51am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Peter Hanson of Sweden shot a spectacular 65 to lead the Masters at nine under, but Phil Mickelson got the galleries roaring with a back-nine surge in the third round.
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On Par: Garcia-McIlroy Pairing Looked Good on Paper
Posted: April 7th, 2012, 10:01pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy played together and struggled mightily in the third round of the Masters.
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In First Round, Trouble Arrives Late
Posted: April 5th, 2012, 9:47pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Lee Westwood, who is 0 for 55 in majors, led the first round with a five-under 67 after late trouble by Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson.
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In First Round, Trouble Arrives Late
Posted: April 5th, 2012, 9:31pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Lee Westwood, who is 0 for 55 in majors, led the first round with a five-under 67 after late bogeys by Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and a quadruple bogey at the 18th hole by Henrik Stenson.
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On Par: 2012 Masters: 25 Years Down the Road, Larry Mize Opens With a 76
Posted: April 5th, 2012, 5:03pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Larry Mize, known for his sudden-death victory over Greg Norman at the 1987 Masters, said he'd love to play all four days of the tournament this year.
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On Par: Sharing Advice, Just Not Too Much
Posted: April 4th, 2012, 12:14pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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This is Tiger Woods's 18th Masters, which means he has been playing at Augusta National for half his life. That exposure is priceless, as are the countless tips he has picked up from others during practice rounds over the years.
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McIlroy Back at Site of Masters Meltdown
Posted: April 4th, 2012, 1:54am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Rory McIlroy was leading by four strokes heading into the final round of last year’s Masters. What happened next is the stuff of bad legends.
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Treasure of Golf’s Sad Past, Black Caddies Vanish in Era of Riches
Posted: April 3rd, 2012, 1:47pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Tiger Woods’s success has helped push the black caddie to the brink of extinction.
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Treasure of Golf’s Sad Past, Black Caddies Vanish in Era of Riches
Posted: April 3rd, 2012, 1:47pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Tiger Woods’s success has helped push the black caddie to the brink of extinction.
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On Eve of Masters, Woods Is Changed but Familiar
Posted: April 1st, 2012, 4:00am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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On the eve of the Masters, Tiger Woods is clearly a better golfer than he was in 2010, but after his personal crisis is he a better person, too?
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Tiger Woods Ends PGA Dry Spell With 5-Shot Win
Posted: March 25th, 2012, 8:01pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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The victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational was Woods’s 72nd tour title, and his first in an official event since the 2009 sex scandal that led to one of the greatest downfalls in sports.
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On Par: Woods Leaves With Leg Injury
Posted: March 11th, 2012, 9:50pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Tiger Woods's participation in next month's Masters was in question after he left the WGC-Cadillac Championship with what he said was a left leg injury.
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On Golf: On Golf — On the PGA Tour, Age Is a State of Mind
Posted: March 8th, 2012, 6:20pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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When a young Tiger Woods turned pro in 1996, he brought to the PGA Tour an attitude and an approach that forever altered the game.
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On Golf: On Golf — On the PGA Tour, Age Is a State of Mind
Posted: March 8th, 2012, 6:20pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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When a young Tiger Woods turned pro in 1996, he brought to the PGA Tour an attitude and an approach that forever altered the game.
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On Par: For Rory McIlroy, Playful Shot at Tennis With Wozniacki
Posted: March 7th, 2012, 12:36am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Toward the end of an exhibition match against Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki summoned Rory McIlroy, her boyfriend, from the stands and handed him her racket.
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Rookie John Huh Makes a Splash on the PGA Tour
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 8:12pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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In his fifth career start, 21-year-old John Huh earned his first PGA Tour victory, at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico.
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Tiger Woods Hopes One Win in Match Play Cures What Ails Him
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:20am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Tiger Woods bounced back from a final-round collapse at Pebble Beach to win his opening-round match at the Match Play Championship.
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Luke Donald Is Comfortable With No. 1 Status
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 2:07am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Luke Donald led the money list on both the PGA and European Tours last season, and he has embraced the attention he receives as the top-ranked golfer.
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Phil Mickelson Wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am for 40th Tour Win
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:50am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Phil Mickelson was paired up with Tiger Woods for the final round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, but a showdown never materialized.
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Charlie Wi Has Edge Over Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 1:30am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Charlie Wi scored a three-under-par 69 and has the lead, with Tiger Woods, whom Wi played in a tournament with as a child, four strokes back at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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On Par: Double Eagle Brightens an Otherwise Gloomy Round
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:10pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Joseph Bramlett recorded a two on the par-5 11th hole at Spyglass Hill, his first career double eagle, during Saturday's third-round play at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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Dustin Johnson Seeks a Winning Pace
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 2:18pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Dustin Johnson, who sometimes needs to remind himself to slow down, is in contention at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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At Pebble Beach, the Sun Is High in the Sky and Scores Get Low
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 1:18am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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On Thursday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the sun came out, the greens were firm and scores plummeted.
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Olympic Hopeful Missy Franklin Loves Competing for Her High School Team
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 1:18am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Missy Franklin, who holds the world record in the 200-meter backstroke, has passed up about $150,000 in prize money and more in endorsements to swim for her Colorado high school.
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Actor Lucas Black Among Celebrities Playing for Real at Pebble Beach
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 1:09am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Lucas Black, who is paired with Rickie Fowler in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, is a scratch golfer who portrayed a touring pro in last year’s movie “Seven Days in Utopia.”
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Woods, Back at Pebble Beach, Has the Experience of Winning
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 1:30am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Before Tiger Woods became the Mariano Rivera of golf, he struggled to close out a victory on the PGA Tour the way Kyle Stanley and Spencer Levin have in recent weeks.
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On Par: Woods Speaks Out Against Long Putters
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:34pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Describing himself as a traditionalist, Tiger Woods said he was opposed to putters that can be anchored against the body, which have become more popular on the PGA Tour in recent years.
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Kyle Stanley Wins Phoenix Open a Week After Losing in a Playoff
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:30am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Stanley shot a bogey-free 65, coming from eights shots behind to earn his first PGA Tour title, one stroke ahead of Ben Crane and two ahead of the third-round leader, Spencer Levin.
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Johnson Wagner Off to Hot Start on PGA Tour
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:30am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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With a new look and an improved golf game this season, Johnson Wagner was the FedEx Cup points leader as the Phoenix Open began.
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Johnson Wagner Off to Hot Start on PGA Tour
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:30am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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With a new look and an improved golf game this season, Johnson Wagner was the FedEx Cup points leader as the Phoenix Open began.
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On Par: Kyle Stanley Is Back on Course, and at Peace
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:10pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Kyle Stanley said he had moved on, physically if not psychically, from his last-hole collapse at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
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On Golf: Young Golfers Emerge as Woods Fades From View
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:34pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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As Tiger Woods continues his struggles, young golfers like Kyle Stanley, who despite his collapse at the Farmers Insurance Open, put their stamp on the game.
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On Par: A Tearful Response to a Final-Hole Collapse
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 9:13pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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After losing a three-stroke lead on the final hole and then falling in a playoff, Kyle Stanley could not control his emotions.
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On Par: Feeling Better, Johnson Begins to Return to Form
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 8:26pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Dustin Johnson, who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in November, sounded pleasantly surprised with how quickly his game is rounding into shape.
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On Par: Feeling Better, Johnson Begins to Return to Form
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 8:26pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Dustin Johnson, who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in November, sounded pleasantly surprised with how quickly his game is rounding into shape.
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On Par: Celebrating Joe Louis's Contribution to Golf
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 6:50pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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While the golf world trains its collective eye on Abu Dhabi, where Tiger Woods is poised for his first victory in a full-field event in over two years, the 60th anniversary of the color barrier being broken in a PGA event is being quietly celebrated at this week's Farmers Insurance Open.
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PGA Rookie Carballo Had to Dodge a Few Rocks
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 2:24pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Miguel Ángel Carballo of Argentina has taken a challenging and unconventional path to the PGA Tour.
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On Par: Mickelson Misses Cut at Torrey Pines
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 8:18pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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It was a short work week for Phil Mickelson at the course he grew up playing.
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After Brain Surgery, J. B. Holmes Getting Back to Basics on PGA Tour
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:09am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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J. B. Holmes is back playing golf on the PGA Tour after having brain surgery last year to relieve symptoms of Chiari malformations, which caused vertigo-like dizziness.
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On Par: Watson Acquires General Lee, His Dream Car
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 10:00pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Bubba Watson missed last week’s PGA tournament because he was at the Barrett-Jackson automobile auction, bidding on the modified orange 1969 Dodge Challenger from “The Dukes of Hazzard.”
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On Par: From a Small Town, Big Accomplishments
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 8:09pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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You won't find many PGA Tour players who come from a small mountain town, miles removed from the nearest golf course, as the Idyllwild, Calif., native Brendan Steele did. His story is unusual, but he'll tell you that among the kids he grew up with, he isn't even the one with the most impressive rise to a professional summit.
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For Brendan Steele, Road to PGA Was Mountain to Descend
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 8:07pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Brendan Steele, the PGA Tour golfer, grew up in a place few would have thought could produce an elite professional player.
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On Par: High Winds Delay Humana Challenge
Posted: January 21st, 2012, 6:58pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Winds that exceeded 35 miles an hour forced organizers to suspend play in a tournament in the California desert.
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Golf Channel’s Chamblee Is Able to Back Up His Opinions
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:49am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Brandel Chamblee, an opinionated commentator on the Golf Channel, is a master of statistics who has won many admirers — and a few outspoken critics.
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Vijah Singh and Rory Sabbatini in Verbal Clash at Sony Open
Posted: January 16th, 2012, 2:00am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Rory Sabbatini was weighing whether to file a formal complaint against Vijay Singh with the PGA Tour for verbal abuse against Sabbatini’s caddie.
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Laure Manaudou Rediscovers Passion for Swimming at Auburn
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 2:20am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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After nearly two years away from the sport, Laure Manaudou, a triple medalist in the 2004 Olympics, is training in Alabama with the goal of competing in London.
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Naval Officer Embarks on PGA Tour Career
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 12:25am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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The crew of the U.S.S. Chung-Hoon gave Billy Hurley, a Naval Academy graduate who served on the ship from 2007 to 2009, an enthusiastic reception in Honolulu ahead of his PGA Tour debut.
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South Korean Men Make Their Way to PGA Tour
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 1:37am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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K. J. Choi, once the only South Korean playing full time on the PGA Tour, will have plenty of company from his homeland this season.
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On Golf: PGA’s Opening Event Lacks Star Power
Posted: January 7th, 2012, 1:01am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Only 27 players — and no headliners — are competing in the Tournament of Champions, which features winners from 2011 and is the first event of the 2012 PGA Tour season.
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On Par: Donald Is Seeking Validation in Winning Majors, Not Money
Posted: December 13th, 2011, 10:40pm EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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The Englishman Luke Donald, who last week locked up the money title on the European Tour, had 14 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour but faltered in the season's four major tournaments.
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N.H.L.’s Bettman Says the Fans ‘Like the Level of Physicality’
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 1:16am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Gary Bettman, the N.H.L. commissioner, defended the physical nature of professional hockey and cautioned against connecting any dots between the brain disease C.T.E. and fighting.
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N.H.L.’s Bettman Says the Fans ‘Like the Level of Physicality’
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 1:16am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Gary Bettman, the N.H.L. commissioner, defended the physical nature of professional hockey and cautioned against connecting any dots between the brain disease C.T.E. and fighting.
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Yani Tseng, a Golf Celebrity in Taiwan, Finds Less Fanfare in America
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 1:07am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Yani Tseng, 22, is the world’s No. 1 female golfer, a one-name celebrity in Taiwan. But in the United States, a majority of golfers are faint stars, outshined by football, basketball and baseball players.
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Yani Tseng, a Golf Celebrity in Taiwan, Finds Less Fanfare in America
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 1:07am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Yani Tseng, 22, is the world’s No. 1 female golfer, a one-name celebrity in Taiwan. But in the United States, a majority of golfers are faint stars, outshined by football, basketball and baseball players.
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T Magazine: Asked & Answered | Lexi Thompson
Posted: December 6th, 2011, 11:00am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Thompson, who was recently featured in our Holiday issue, is a professional golfer who looks like a runway model but drives the ball like a lumberjack.
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T Magazine: Asked & Answered | Lexi Thompson
Posted: December 6th, 2011, 11:00am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Thompson, who was recently featured in our Holiday issue, is a professional golfer who looks like a runway model but drives the ball like a lumberjack.
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Professional Golfers Face a High Hurdle
Posted: December 4th, 2011, 12:05am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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PGA Tour qualifying tournaments are 108-hole battles with huge stakes, even for some veterans like David Duval and Lee Janzen.
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Patrick Cantlay Resists Pressure to Join PGA
Posted: November 28th, 2011, 12:32am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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The amateur golfer Patrick Cantlay has four top-25s on the PGA Tour this year, but he has resisted millions of endorsement dollars to invest more time in his game and his education.
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Broderick Wins Massachusetts Girls Swim Title Against Field Including Boys
Posted: November 20th, 2011, 1:48am EST by By KAREN CROUSE
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Sarah Broderick won in the 50 freestyle against a field that, as an unexpected result of Massachusetts equal-access provisions, included both girls and boys.
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On Golf: Luke Donald and Webb Simpson in Hunt for PGA Player of the Year
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 1:37am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Luke Donald and Webb Simpson have made strong cases for the honor, but Keegan Bradley is another possibility.
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Donald Wins Disney; Leonard Regains Confidence
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 5:00pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Justin Leonard, who thought he would lose his exemption, and Luke Donald, the world No. 1, finished strong at Disney.
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A Golfer’s Final, Gutsy Move: Retiring
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 11:33am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Last month Louise Friberg, 31, left the L.P.G.A. Tour and the only job she has known, choosing the anxiety and exhilaration of reinventing herself and finding new work.
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Els Sees a Lot of Life Left in His Game
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Ernie Els, who hasn’t won a tournament this year, saw progress at the Frys.com Open, which was won in a playoff by Bryce Molder.
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Tiger Woods Beginning Return to Tour at Frys.Com Open
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Returning to the PGA Tour with a new caddie after a 54-day layoff from competition, Tiger Woods has a far greater goal than making the cut.
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Matt Kemp Has Standout Season Amid Dodgers’ Trying One
Posted: September 29th, 2011, 1:58am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Entering Wednesday’s season finale, Matt Kemp had a league-leading 124 runs batted in, was tied for the league lead in home runs with 38 and was third in the batting race at .324.
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Bill Haas Wins Tour Championship and FedEx Cup Bonus
Posted: September 27th, 2011, 2:50am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Bill Haas defeated Hunter Mahan with a par on the third extra hole to win not only the Tour Championship, but also the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.
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On Golf: Making FedEx Cup Easier to Figure, if Not to Win
Posted: September 27th, 2011, 2:20am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Bill Haas survived a three-hole sudden-death playoff against Hunter Mahan to win the Tour Championship, but he was astonished to learn that he had also won the FedEx Cup.
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Dominant Victory in Dominant Year for Djokovic
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 2:40am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1 to capture the men’s U.S. Open title, further establishing Djokovic as the No. 1 player in the world.
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2011 U.S. Open: Stosur Defeats Serena Williams for Title
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 1:47am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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For the second time in three years, Serena Williams’s menacing behavior toward an official at Arthur Ashe Stadium overshadowed her opponent’s brilliance.
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2011 U.S. Open: Stosur Defeats Serena Williams for Title
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 1:47am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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For the second time in three years, Serena Williams’s menacing behavior toward an official at Arthur Ashe Stadium overshadowed her opponent’s brilliance.
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On Tennis: 2011 U.S. Open: In Game of Physical Prowess, the Mind Matters
Posted: September 7th, 2011, 3:20am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Players say that there is not much physical difference between the elites and those ranked much lower but that the mental part of tennis is paramount.
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U.S. Open: Tsonga’s Power Too Much for Fish
Posted: September 6th, 2011, 9:56am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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On the Open’s second Monday, Mardy Fish, the No. 8 seed, got caught in a maelstrom of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s power and nature’s bluster, losing 6-4, 6-7 (5), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
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Stumbling on Big Stage, Last Teenager Goes Out
Posted: September 4th, 2011, 2:00am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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The American Sloane Stephens pushed Ana Ivanovic, a former No. 1 from Serbia, in the second before succumbing, 6-3, 6-4, in 74 minutes.
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Night Matches at U.S. Open Sometimes Stretch Into Morning
Posted: September 3rd, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Three of the four latest-finishing matches in the history of the tournament have occurred on Sept. 4, with the latest, between Mats Wilander and Mikael Pernfors in 1993, ending at 2:26 a.m.
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Skip Holtz Makes Return to Notre Dame With South Florida
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 11:30pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Skip Holtz, whose South Florida team opens the season at Notre Dame on Saturday, has forged his own coaching career.
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The Quad: Holtz Sees the Good in College Sports
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 10:24pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Skip Holtz says that the scandals in college football have unfairly overshadowed the good college athletics can do.
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2011 U.S. Open: Venus Williams Describes Fights With Fatigue
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 11:50am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Venus Williams said on Thursday that she hopes to return to competitive tennis when her body adjusts to the medication she is taking for Sjogren’s syndrome.
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2011 U.S. Open: Venus Williams Describes Fights With Fatigue
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 11:50am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Venus Williams said on Thursday that she hopes to return to competitive tennis when her body adjusts to the medication she is taking for Sjögren’s syndrome.
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U.S. Open 2011: 2011 U.S. Open: Ailing Venus Williams Drops Out
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 1:32am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Venus Williams dropped out after revealing a diagnosis of Sjogren’s Syndrome, which causes fatigue and joint pain.
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Straight-Set Wins and Shrugs From Nadal and Serena Williams
Posted: August 31st, 2011, 1:39am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Armed with a big serve and a sizzling forehand, Golubev, the 98th-ranked player in the world, gave Nadal all the topspin he could handle before falling, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 7-5.
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Venus Williams Shows Rust and Resolve at Open
Posted: August 30th, 2011, 3:02pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Williams came into her 13th Open having played 10 matches all year, but she overpowered Vesna Dolonts in straight sets for the victory.
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U.S. Open 2011: U.S. Open: In Players’ Box, Cheers and Support Services
Posted: August 30th, 2011, 11:59am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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As the purses at tennis tournaments have grown, so have the number of people that turn up in a top player’s guest box.
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Two Stars and Two Early Exits Before Open
Posted: August 18th, 2011, 1:54am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Saying her surgically-repaired foot is swollen, Serena Williams withdrew from the Western & Southern Open, where No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki lost to a wild card.
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Serena Williams Adds Fitness to Her Game, and Wins Keep Coming
Posted: August 17th, 2011, 5:20am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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A comeback from nearly a year of health problems has been aided by a tougher training regimen.
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Special Report: Women's British Open: British Women Face Hurdles and Indifference
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 10:12pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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To celebrate the resurgence of British golf is to ignore that the women are lagging far behind their male counterparts.
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Game of Fathers and Sons Is Complicated for Fielder
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 11:50pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Prince Fielder’s two young sons shadowed him at the All-Star Game the way he used to shadow his father, Cecil, when he was young. The two men had a falling out in 2004.
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In a Rush to Finish the U.S. Women’s Open, and Poised to Win
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 2:26am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Hee Kyung Seo will become the eighth South Korean woman to win a major if her score holds up at the 66th United States Women’s Open.
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O’Toole Prepared for Reality of L.P.G.A. Tour on a TV Show
Posted: July 10th, 2011, 3:09am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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The fits and starts of the United States Women’s Open have not bothered Ryann O’Toole, who was able to draw on her experience last year as a contestant on the Golf Channel’s “The Big Break.”
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Long-Hitting Tseng Cultivates Following on the Course and on the Leader Board
Posted: July 10th, 2011, 1:54am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Yani Tseng, a young star on the L.P.G.A. Tour, is trying to increase her popularity in the United States.
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On Par: Rain Suspends Play at United States Women's Open
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 9:07pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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The third round is barely underway at the tournament, which has had play suspended for more than 12 hours over three days.
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On Par: With Final Putt, Wie Makes the Cut
Posted: July 9th, 2011, 6:55pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Michelle Wie needed a 35-foot putt on the final hole Saturday to make the cut on the number at the United States Women's Open.
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Nadal Finds Out Just How His Opponents Have Felt
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 8:50pm EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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The two-time champion was beaten in four sets by someone who took his playbook and executed it better.
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Tennis Pressure Strains Bond of Parent and Player
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 2:30am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Several players on the men’s and women’s tennis tours have or once had a parent as a coach, including the singles semifinalists Maria Sharapova, Sabine Lisicki, and Andy Murray.
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Crowning of Champion Is Changing of the Guard
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 1:50am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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Petra Kvitova upset Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 6-4, with an array of shots and nerves of steel to become the first left-hander to win since Martina Navratilova in 1990.
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Now Playing: Everyone
Posted: June 28th, 2011, 2:48am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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All 32 players left in the men’s and women’s singles draws were in action on Day 7, including six who have a combined 51 major titles.
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Now Playing: Everyone
Posted: June 28th, 2011, 2:48am EDT by By KAREN CROUSE
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All 32 players left in the men’s and women’s singles draws were in action on Day 7, including six who have a combined 51 major titles.