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Friday Jun 1 | The Fresno Bee

Sports: Clovis East's Bryson DeChambeau sizzles to SoCal Regional golf title

When Clovis East High senior Bryson DeChambeau birdied three of the first four holes Thursday at the State CIF Southern California Golf Championship, Timberwolves coach Gary Giononni thought: "We've got a shot at this." And sure enough, DeChambeau delivered with a 6-under 66 and a 1-stroke victory over Righetti-Santa Maria's Reilly McMahon at ... (more)

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Related Topix: California High School Sports, High School Sports, Golf, Golfers

Thu May 31, 2012

Davis Enterprise

Watney among those behind Stallings at the Memorial

Erik Compton considers the Memorial a special week no matter how he plays, knowing his second heart transplant came from a donor in Ohio.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, Erik Compton, Golfers, Rory McIlroy, PGA Golf, Phil Mickelson, Scott Stallings

Wed May 30, 2012

BleacherReport

Tiger Woods: Power Ranking the Best Parts of His Game

After a couple weeks off from competition on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods is back in action this week against an impressive field at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio - home of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Muirfield Village Golf Club.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, PGA Golf, Tiger Woods, Golfers, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, John Rollins

Tue May 29, 2012

Gazette.net

Woods - and businesses - psyched for AT&T tourney

Kevin Shay/The Gazette 'You have to drive the ball well to get into some of these flags, but once you get on the greens, there's a lot of pitch to these greens, a lot of movement,' Tiger Woods said of Bethesda's Congressional Country Club, site of next month's AT&T National.

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Related Topix: Golfers, Golf, K.J. Choi

Clovis Independent

Paniccia wins fourth Fresno City Amateur golf title

All Danny Paniccia initially wanted to do Monday for the final round of the 85th annual Fresno City Amateur Golf Championship was play conservatively and maintain his lead - force his opponents to come up to him rather than make mistakes and drop back to the rest of the field after entering with a three-stroke lead.

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Related Topix: Golfers, Golf

Mon May 28, 2012

Sporting Life

Clarke Pulls Out of Us Open

The 43-year-old, yet to make a halfway cut this year, has been advised to rest a groin problem that first bothered him the week before last month's Masters and then resurfaced at last week's BMW PGA Championship.

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BleacherReport

Persistent Parity: Why Golf No Longer Needs Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is widely considered the greatest player to ever pick up a set of sticks and golf his ball.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, PGA Golf, Tiger Woods, Golfers, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson

Thu May 24, 2012

Gazette.net

Woods - and businesses - psyched for AT&T tourney

Kevin Shay/The Gazette 'You have to drive the ball well to get into some of these flags, but once you get on the greens, there's a lot of pitch to these greens, a lot of movement,' Tiger Woods said of Bethesda's Congressional Country Club, site of next month's AT&T National.

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Related Topix: Golfers, Golf, K.J. Choi

Davis Enterprise

Sports briefs: Tough three-hole stretch hurts Watney in first round

Zach Johnson shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Colonial.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Zach Johnson, Golf, Golfers, Jason Dufner, Tom Gillis, Kyle Reifers

Tue May 22, 2012

The Telegraph

Tiger stays upbeat

"I think I'm headed in the right direction," Woods said at Congressional Country Club, where he was promoting the AT&T National which takes place June 28 to July 1. "I'm going to try and continue to improve in incremental steps in every facet of my game and try to make every facet of my game more efficient." Woods has one PGA Tour victory this ... (more)

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, PGA Golf, The Masters, Golfers, Justin Rose, K.J. Choi

Mon May 21, 2012

CBS Local

Tiger Woods Insists He's Close To Regularly Contending

"I think I'm headed in the right direction," Woods said at Congressional Country Club, where he was promoting the AT&T National which takes place June 28 to July 1. "I'm going to try and continue to improve in incremental steps in every facet of my game and try to make every facet of my game more efficient." Woods has one PGA Tour victory this ... (more)

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, PGA Golf, Tiger Woods, Golfers, The Masters, Justin Rose, K.J. Choi

Sat May 19, 2012

BleacherReport

Rickie Fowler Bridges the Generation Gap for Young Golf Fans

Greatest Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Tweeners and Millennialism. How does golf fit into the flat-billed caps, hip huggers and wild colors of the next generation of golfer? The 50s and 60s country club atmosphere of weekend Calcutta and the Saturday night dinner and dance are completely out of vogue with the skateboarders, rollerbladers ... (more)

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Related Topix: Golf, Golfers, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Bubba Watson, Bill Haas

Fri May 18, 2012

Star-Telegram.com

Colonial field set for 2012 with two of top 10 from world golf rankings

Officials at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial will have two of the world’s top 10 golfers in next week’s field, as well as 10 of the top 30.

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Related Topix: Hunter Mahan, Golf, Golfers, Matt Kuchar, Sergio Garcia, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner

Mon May 14, 2012

CBS Local

CBS Sports Blog: Local Golfers In The Money At The Players

Ask any PGA golfer and they'll tell you the TPC at Sawgrass is one of the more daunting courses they face all year.

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Related Topix: Golf, Golfers, Spencer Levin, Ricky Barnes, Rory McIlroy, Hunter Mahan, K.J. Choi

Mon May 07, 2012

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Patrick Reusse: Woods will never again dominate golf

The buildup for the Players Championship suffered a blow last week. It wasn't Tiger Woods hitting the ball hither and yon and missing the cut at Quail Hollow.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, PGA Golf, Tiger Woods, Golfers, Bubba Watson

Sun May 06, 2012

GolfChannel

Tour brethren celebrate Fowler's breakthrough

CHARLOTTE, N.C. "Trust it Rickie," caddie Joe Skovron whispered in a tone loud enough to be heard across Quail Hollow's 18th-green amphitheater.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, Golfers, Rickie Fowler, D.A Points, Webb Simpson

Daily Times

Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Tennis: Kanepi holds nerve to win Estoril title ESTORIL: Kaia Kanepi claimed her second WTA trophy of the season after saving two match points in a 3-6, 7-6 , 6-4 victory over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro in the final of the Estoril Open on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Carla Suarez Navarro (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Sports, More Sports, Estoril Open, Tennis, Featherweight Boxing, Boxing, Chris John, Tiger Woods, Golf, Golfers

Sat May 05, 2012

The Star Online

Tiger's traget of beating Nicklaus' record is more remote now

CHARLOTTE: Tiger Woods' 'Holy Grail' of eclipsing the record 18 majors won by fellow American Jack Nicklaus looked more remote on Friday after he missed the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Tiger Woods, Golf, Golfers, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sports

Sporting Life

Simpson on Top as McILROY Looms

Local boy Webb Simpson retook the lead heading into the final day of the Wells Fargo Championship as Rory McIlroy roared into contention.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, Webb Simpson, Golfers, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore, D.A Points, PGA Golf

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Simpson emerges with lead at Quail Hollow

Ryan Moore hits from the first fairway during the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, May 5, 2012.

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Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, Golfers, Ryan Moore, PGA Golf, Geoff Ogilvy, D.A Points

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