14
Jun
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Lee Westwood has played golf long enough to be philosophical despite all the times he’s come up short when so very close to victory.
The Englishman who finished second at the Masters, lost a playoff in Dubai and finished tied for fourth at The Players Championship this year won the St. Jude Classic for his second career PGA Tour victory and first since 1998, beating Swede Robert Karlsson on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday.
“You try to do the right thing all the time,” Westwood said. “It doesn’t always work for you. I’ve been in contention a lot, especially this year, and I suppose I got a break today with other people’s misfortune but made the most of it and took a chance.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5282791
6
Jun
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Justin Rose joined the English revival in golf on Sunday, rallying from a four-shot deficit to win the Memorial with a flawless final round for his first victory in seven years on the PGA Tour. It was the second straight year the Memorial winner came from four shots behind. Tiger Woods did it a year ago, and the 29-year-old Rose was equally impressive. He played bogey-free at Muirfield Village for a 6-under 66 and a three-shot victory over Rickie Fowler.
http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/rose-holds-off-fowler-to-win-memorial
31
May
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Zach Johnson now has a plaid jacket to go along with his green one, after an extended wait before slipping on his prize at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.won at Hogan’s Alley with a tournament record 21-under 259, sealing his victory with a pair of birdies in the short span of play in between two late weather delays Sunday.
When Johnson drained a 14-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole to take a two-stroke lead over Brian Davis, he had a wide smile on his face and emphatically pumped his fist. But the real celebration had to wait.
“As far as momentum and a big putt, that was a big one,” said Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion. “I didn’t have a number in my head, but I figure if you get to 21, you have got a pretty good chance.”
Johnson’s closing 6-under 64 left him three strokes ahead of Davis, who had a closing 68.
“Zach won the tournament, I didn’t lose it,” Davis said. “It was a weird feeling walking up 18 knowing you can’t win.”
http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r021/05/30/colonial/index.html
24
May
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IRVING, Texas — Jason Day knows all about being a young, up-and-coming golf star. So he didn’t mind one bit sharing the spotlight of his first PGA Tour victory with 16-year-old Jordan Spieth.
http://www.pga.com/2010/news/pgatour/05/23/hp.ap/index.html
10
May
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In a wacky week at The Players Championship, where a rowdy spectator was subdued by a Taser and the world’s No. 1 player withdrew with a neck injury with 12 holes left, perennial runner-up
Tim Clark finally broke through for his first
PGA Tour win.
In his 206th start on Tour, the scrappy, 5-7 South African came up big on the Tour’s biggest stage with a bogey-free 67, the lowest score on a sun-splashed Sunday when wind, firm conditions and lightning greens at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass conspired to send scores soaring to an average of 74.18. Davis Love III was the only other player to break 70.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2010-05-09-the-players-championship_N.htm
