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A wild finish at THE PLAYERS, and Annika's beatdown of Lorena. All in this week's Backspin. ... By GOLFCHANNEL.com Team Editor's Note: In Backspin, the GOLFCHANNEL.com editorial staff takes a look back on the biggest stories from the past week in golf -- with a spin. THE...
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Starting Sawgrass playoff on island-green 17th raises some questions
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- It last happened on the PGA TOUR eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 16th hole because the rest of the course was covered with water. This time, TOUR officials purposely sought out a hole...
PGA Tour Notebook: Garcia and Lehman reach a common milestone
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tom Lehman was 37 when he captured his first major in the 1996 British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and that's when he first met and took a liking to a 16-year-old from Spain. Sergio Garcia played in his first British Open that year. Lehman tied for sixth at...
Golf Notes: Sawgrass sudden-death raises some questions
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Starting a sudden-death playoff on a par 3 is rare, but not unprecedented. It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 16th hole because the rest of the course was...
Sawgrass sudden-death raises some questions
Starting a sudden-death playoff on a par 3 is rare, but not unprecedented. It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 16th hole because the rest of the course was covered with water.
Sawgrass Sudden-Death Raises Some Questions
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 16th hole because the rest of the course was covered with water. Golf purists might...
Sawgrass sudden-death raises some questions
Starting a sudden-death playoff on a par 3 is rare, but not unprecedented. It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 16th hole because the rest of the course was covered with water.
Garcia back in Top-10 in World Rankings after win at PLAYERS
Garcia gets back into top 10 in the world Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Sergio Garcia collected the biggest win of his career on Sunday in a playoff at The Players Championship. It moved him back into the top 10 of this week's Official World Golf Rankings. Garcia, who parred the famous 17th...
Spanish player lands biggest career title in playoff victory
PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida): Sergio Garcia won the biggest title of his career, and his first on the PGA Tour in three years, with a playoff victory over American Paul Goydos at the Players Championship on Sunday. Although the 28-year-old missed the birdie putt, his par was good enough to sink...
Golf: Sergio back in the swing
SERGIO Garcia had been all but forgotten by the golfing public, which is just another reason he savoured his victory at the Players Championship at Sawgrass. ... But Garcia was clearly the best player in the field from tee to green, hitting more fairways and finding more...
Notes: Players sudden-death raises questions
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Starting a sudden-death playoff on a par 3 is rare, but not unprecedented. It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus began on the 16th hole because the rest of the course was...
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