May 20, 2013

Golf Roundup: Day, Leishman keep Australian flag flying

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — England’s Brian Davis took the first-round lead in the RBC Heritage, while Jason Day and Marc Leishman kept the Australian flag flying high in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Four days after countryman Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, Day and Leishman shot 4-under 67 to finish two [...]

Golf – The Masters 2013: Adam Scott wins Masters playoff for first major title, and sweet redemption

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first 76 Masters gave us the storyline that no Australian had ever won even a green jacket. The 77th Masters was about three Aussies trying to win it at the same time, and then two, and finally only one, plus an old Argentine who had fallen to [...]

Golf – The Masters 2013: Brandt Snedeker, Angel Cabrera share Masters lead, Tiger Woods four shots back

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(PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — Saturday was supposed to be Moving Day at the Masters Tournament. It was, but not the way we expected. The biggest move came from observers who reached to attach an asterisk to this event, which will surely be remembered as the Masterisk* Tournament after a rules controversy in [...]

Golf – The Masters 2013: Sergio Garcia tied for Masters lead; Tiger Woods four shots back

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sergio Garcia is still chasing that first major title. It never figured to come at Augusta National. But there he was Thursday, after a bogey-free opening round, sharing the top spot on the leaderboard at the Masters. “Obviously, this is not my most favorite place,” Garcia said, trying to be diplomatic. [...]

Golf Recap: Simpson meltdown allows Ted Potter Jr. wins Greenbrier Classic in playoff

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Webb Simpson hits his third shot on the 12th hole during the final round of the Greenbrier Classic at the Old White TPC on July 8, 2012 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (July 7, 2012 – Source: Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Ted Potter Jr.’s first PGA Tour [...]

Golf Recap: Marc Leishman shoots 62 to win Travelers Championship

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Marc Leishman of Australia works his way onto the18th green during Final Round of the 2012 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 24, 2012 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (June 23, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Marc Leishman shot an 8-under 62 on Sunday in the Travelers Championship, [...]

Golf Recap: Jason Dufner takes Byron Nelson lead with late birdie spree

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Jason Dufner of the United States chips in for birdie at the eighteenth hole during the second round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort on May 18, 2012 in Irving, Texas. (May 17, 2012 – Source: Darren Carroll/Getty Images North America) IRVING, Texas (AP) — Standing over his ball in [...]

Golf Recap: 2011 Nelson runner-up Palmer leads with opening 64; Players champ Kuchar two back

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Ryan Palmer plays an approach shot at the ninth hole during the first round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort on May 17, 2012 in Irving, Texas. (May 16, 2012 – Source: Darren Carroll/Getty Images North America) IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the [...]

Golf Roundup: Phil Mickelson shoots one-under 70 to lead at Riviera

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Phil Mickelson hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 17, 2012 in Pacific Palisades, California. (February 16, 2012 – Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Mickelson wasn’t at his best Friday at Riviera. [...]