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Brian Gay destroys field at Verizon Heritage; Price wins Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am

Monday April 20, 2009 | 03:24:07 am 115 words, 42454 views  
Brian Gay closed with a 7-under-par 64 Sunday to win the Verizon Heritage by 10 shots. He finished at 20-under 264 – a new scoring record – for his second PGA Tour victory … “Just another unbelievable day,” Gay told reporters. Gay’s victory dashed Boo Weekley’s hopes of a third consecutive win at Harbour Town Golf Links … “I just hate that I didn’t get to win again,” Weekley told the media Sunday. Meanwhile, Nick Price won his first Champions Tour event Sunday, the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Price defeated Larry Nelson by two strokes. It is Price’s first victory since 2002 … In the TravelGolf.com ...

Alex Cejka leads Verizon; Sergio Garcia apologizes for Masters comments

Friday April 17, 2009 | 05:17:26 am 137 words, 43265 views  
Alex Cejka carded a 7-under-par 64 yesterday to lead the Verizon Heritage. Cejka, who missed more than three months of action on the PGA Tour last year after neck surgery, leads Lee Janzen by a stroke. Trevor Immelman is two shots back … Meanwhile, Sergio Garcia has apologized for negative comments he made about August National following the Masters … “Following my final round at the Masters, I made comments in an interview that I regret and want to apologize for,” he told the media Monday. “Out of frustration, I blamed the golf course instead of putting the blame where it belongs, ...

Angel Cabrera wins The Masters; Tiger Woods finishes four back

Monday April 13, 2009 | 03:47:07 am 77 words, 43876 views  
Angel Cabrera of Argentina earned his second major victory yesterday at The Masters. The 39-year-old Cabrera defeated Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a sudden death shootout at Augusta National that played deep into the evening … Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, paired together Sunday, finished fifth and sixth, respectively, after making late but ultimately insufficient charges … At TravelGolf.com, Mike Bailey raves about Pete and Perry Dye’’s Fuego Maya Golf Course at La Reunion Resort in Guatemala.

Paul Casey wins first PGA Tour title; Lincicome takes first major at Kraft Nabisco Championship

Monday April 6, 2009 | 04:23:22 am 145 words, 45264 views  
Paul Casey earned his first PGA Tour victory Sunday with a win at the Shell Houston Open. He defeated J.B. Holmes with a bogey on the first playoff hole. The victory moved him to No. 6 in the world rankings … “It’s time to start believing I can be a top 10 player in the world and maybe I can be in the top five,” Casey told reporters. “We’ll see when we get there. Clearly, I just took a little while to sort of get used to things and feel comfortable. Now, I feel comfortable out there.” Brittany Lincicome won the Kraft ...

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