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Match Play Presents Early Intrigue, Often Unfulfilling Final Rounds

This week's WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz., could be something really special. Or it might not. That's the tricky thing about match play. When competition begins Wednesday with 64 of the top ranked players in the world, there will be all sorts of intriguing possibilities. A few times over the...

PGA Tour Wraps Up the Season at Disney

The PGA Tour heads to sunny Orlando and Disney for the final stop of the 2010 season, but the Children's Miracle Network Classic won't be about fireworks and theme parks for a number of players in the field. This week will be all about who earns tour eligibility for 2011. With the top 125 players earning an exemption,...

Europeans Giddy, Gearing Up for Shift in Ryder Cup Balance

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- With the Ryder Cup coming soon, the Europeans seem to be licking their chops at the thought of taking on a dispirited American squad -- at least in their minds. Although South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen left St. Andrews Sunday with the British Open's Claret Jug, the Europeans exited with soaring...

Henrik Stenson Is Wearing the Pants

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Henrik Stenson has reached a point where he deserves to be known for more than stripping down to underwear and a golf club. The 34-year-old Swede has six career worldwide victories, including the PGA Tour's 2007 World Match Play title and the 2009 Players Championship, but nothing has given him...

Youngsters Pilot Golf's Promising Future

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Playing in separate golf tournaments on opposite sides of the world last weekend, Ryo Ishikawa and Rory McIlroy shook up their game in a way that can only be done by the unmistakable freshness of youth. By any professional sports yardstick both are mere children: Ishikawa, an 18-year-old from...

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04/12/12 Late Eagle Give American Taylor Share of Heritage Lead Source: International Herald Tribune Playing the back nine first on a chilly day at the Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Taylor birdied two of his first six holes but gave the shots back with a double-bogey at the 16th and a bogey at the first.
04/09/12 Avoid big numbers, lower your score Source: San Marcos Daily Record - San Marcos TX Henrik Stenson was well on his way to a first-round lead at the Masters on Thursday when he arrived at the 18th hole.
04/08/12 Phil soars into contention Source: The Telegraph of India The stately oak between the clubhouse and the first tee at Augusta National Golf Club, planted in the 1850s, has survived strong winds, savage storms and searing sun, making it the perfect symbol for success at the Masters.
04/08/12 Masters 2012: Phil Mickelson and Players That Will... Source: Bleacher Report We see people strive to glory and fade to darkness.