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Rory McIlroy Wins PGA Championship By a Record Margin

Joe Student — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:58:21 +0000

Rory McIlroy shot a 6-under par 66 in the final round to win the PGA Championship at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, SC on Sunday.

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14-Year-Old Andy Zhang to Make History As Youngest Golfer Ever in US Open

Danny Groner — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:20:08 +0000

Fourteen-year-old Andy Zhang, of Bradenton, Florida, will make history when he becomes the youngest golfer ever to compete at a US Open tournament.

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T-O Junior Golf Tourney Is Underway!

Mike Hendren — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:18:33 +0000

If you're looking for a tee time at Champions, the Country Club or River Creek Golf Course between now and Friday, fuhgeddaboudit!

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Does President Obama Golf More Than Any Other President?

Kathy Landin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:38:09 +0000

This week, while on vacation in Hawaii for the holidays, President Obama reached a presidential milestone. He has hit the links 90 times while in office. But, is this unusual for a US president?

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PGA Tour Pro Sean O'Hair's Errant Golf Shot May Have Saved Fan's Life

Aaron Galloway — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:27:10 +0000

Chris Logan wasn’t feeling so lucky when he was struck in the temple by an errant shot from pro golfer Sean O’Hair as he watched the AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club last Fourth of July.

The West Chester, Pennsylvania man wasn’t seriously injured by the blow, but was checked for a concussion as a precaution. And that’s when this tale takes a fortunate turn.

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Poll Shows We'll Take Any Republican Over Obama!

Mike Hendren — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:21:59 +0000

While Rome is burning...the president is planning a Martha's Vineyard vacation. How nice. Wonder how many rounds of golf he can squeeze in before the vacation? During the vacation? In the month after the vacation? Oh, the possibilities! Well, according to the latest Rasmussen Poll, it appears American's are growing tired of all his fiddlin'. Get t

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Charl Schwartzel Wins 2011 Masters Championship

NewsTalk 1290 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:07:37 +0000

Tiger Woods charged, Rory McIlory imploded, and in the end South African Charl Schwartzel took the Green Jacket at the 76th Masters championship.

During the wildest Sunday at Augusta National in recent memory third round leader McIlory's ugly triple bogey on the tenth hole left nine players -- representing every continent on earth besides Antarctic -- within two strokes of the lead.

Tigers Woods was thought to have

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9 Fantastic Hole-in-One Videos

NewsTalk 1290 — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:03:47 +0000

While there have only been 21 hole-in-ones in the 74 tournament history of the Masters Tournament, there's been a rush of Augusta aces as of late -- seven in the last seven years.

So there's a good chance that d

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Week in Sports: NFL Teams Tested, Snowboarders Sail Through the Air, and More

Aaron Galloway — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:15:26 +0000

This week in sports, the contenders for the Vince Lombardi trophy were whittled down to four, tennis stars competed for the Australian Open title, and snowboarders defied gravity at the Snowboard World Championships in Spain

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