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The Real Winner? Augusta

Every Monday during the PGA Tour season, Monday Pin Placement will run as a wrap-up of the weekend's action. Basically, we'll focus on what you missed while you were out grinding on the putting green.In 1996, Greg Norman had one of the most epic collapses in the history of golf. Carrying a six-shot lead into the final...

Phil Mickelson: Fashionable, Slim, Taller?

(Getty Images) The Masters' television coverage is still an hour off, but thanks to the wonders of Al Gore's magnificent invention, I've been watching groups make their way around Amen Corner since this morning. Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Camilo Villegas just navigated the three-hole stretch at even par, 1-over and...

Early Leaders Enjoying Ideal Conditions at Augusta National

The 2009 Masters are underway, and unlike last year, when Arnold Palmer hit the ceremonial first shot into a cloud of fog, it has been an incredible day, weather-wise, from the start. Palmer's first shot this year found the middle of the fairway and the first group built on that momentum. In the second group of the day was...

Accenture Match Play Final: Geoff Ogilvy Faces Paul Casey

Getty Images It might not have been Tiger Woods against Phil Mickelson. Heck, it isn't even Ernie Els playing Vijay Singh, but the two professional golfers playing the best right now will face up against each other Sunday exactly 125 miles away from their home course. Australian Geoff Ogilvy, who won this tournament in...

Handicapping the U.S. Open Leaderboard

I really can't remember the last time I've found the U.S. Open more enjoyable. A tournament that usually has people looking like the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, the course has been fair and the players have appreciated the set-up.Also, it never hurts when Tiger Woods, after eight weeks off from competitive golf,...