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Phil Mickelson is true to himself in impressive victory at the Masters

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Phil Mickelson is often criticized for his aggression on the golf course, but it was his go-for-it mentality and terrific attitude that won him his third green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Few will remember that he missed that short… more »

Tiger Woods' eagle on the seventh keeps him alive at the Masters, but just barely

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Just when you thought Tiger Woods was out of the Masters chase, he pulls off a Tiger shot Sunday at Augusta National.  Like Phil Mickelson in the third round, Woods holes out, this time from fairway on the par-4 seventh to right the ship after playing th… more »

Third round of Masters supremely entertaining

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They call in moving day at Augusta National Golf Club, and the leader board at the Masters had some dramatic shuffling on Saturday.Of course, there was nothing more exhilarating that Phil Mickelson's charge from five strokes down to one up in a matter… more »

Masters revealing that old habits die hard for Tiger Woods

It was only a matter of time, it seems, until Tiger Woods started to let loose after hitting a less-than-satisfactory shot.After pulling his tee shot a little on the par-3 sixth on Saturday at the Masters, and not finding the right level of the green,… more »

Ernie Els should share his Masters check with the patrons at 15

Now here's something you don't see every day in a major. One of the best players in the world and a pre-Masters favorite, Ernie Els, got a huge and unusual assist from the patrons.Having already gone in the water once, Els flew the green on the par-5 1… more »

Some things never change with Tiger Woods, lurks right behind the seniors at Masters

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It looks like Tiger Woods pretty much answered any questions we had about his golf game. So much for the rust. He only had the best opening round he's ever had at the Masters with a 68. Seems every time we looked up, he was putting for eagle on a par 5… more »

They're off at the Masters: Go Padraig Harrington, Tim Clark, Quiros, Ishikawa, etc

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Yeah, I know we're supposed to be objective when it comes to watching golf tournaments, but like many of you, I'm in a big-money Masters pool at work. My strategy was simple: Pick a bunch of dark horses, and if most of them come through, there's no way… more »

At last, Tiger Woods is back on course, but will he have a different growl?

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In his first real press conference in five months, Tiger Woods spent 34 minutes at Augusta National Golf Club this afternoon answering pretty much every question anyone should care to ask. There isn't much more, if anything, I want to know at this poin… more »

The new Anthony Kim brings a smile to the Masters

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When handicapping the Masters, it's easy to throw the previous week's winner into the "ones to watch" category, especially when the player has as much natural talent as Anthony Kim. But in Kim's case it isn't just that he's coming into Augusta fresh off… more »

The big prize for many at Shell Houston Open would be a trip down Magnolia Lane

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What's the greater incentive ? a PGA Tour win and more than $1 million in prize earnings or an invitation to play in the Masters. It probably depends on who you ask, but five of the top six going into the final round Sunday at the Shell Houston Open at a… more »

Stay at the Westin Hilton Head Resort during Verizon Heritage week; win a lesson with Chris DiMarco

The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa is running a pretty cool promotion in conjunction with the PGA Tour's Verizon Heritage, which will be played April 15-18 at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Visitors who book a qualifyin… more »

Medinah trying to make Patriot Day event a smashing success

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For the past three years, Patriot Golf Day has raised $5.3 million to award scholarships to 1,000 families of servicemen and women who have been killed or disabled. Now, Medinah Country Club, which will host the 2012 Ryder Cup Matches, is looking to set… more »

Should be a great week of golf in Houston on the PGA Tour this week

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I just took a look at the long-range forecast for this week's Shell Houston Open, and it looks great with highs in the 70s and only an isolated chance of showers for the weekend. So while they're finishing up the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay H… more »

Golf round at the TPC Sawgrass' Stadium Course doesn't disappoint

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We took pictures on the 17th tee, then three of the four in our group found the island green with our tee shots from 135 yards or so. It doesn't get much better than that. After nearly 20 years of working in the golf media, I finally played the TPC Saw… more »

Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia is a golf and outdoors paradise

This may be a little early in the year to hit the links at Reynolds Plantation, which is located between Atlanta and Augusta, Ga., but even as the courses struggle to come out of dormancy, it's evident that this wonderful lakefront property is a golf Mec… more »
 
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