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A wedge on a par 5, with lots of hindsight

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No club received more attention on the West Coast Swing than the wedge….

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Golf in the news for the wrong reasons

This is not the kind of publicity the PGA Tour had in mind….

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Tiger’s break starts at San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The player who walked toward the first tee at sunrise on the North Course at Torrey Pines was not accompanied by a security detail. Maintenance workers did not gather on the pro shop balcony to watch him tee off….

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Bob Hope Classic left in the desert dust

HONOLULU (AP) — Given these tough economic times, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has asked players to pitch in by adding tournaments to their schedules. Perhaps he should have been more clear….

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Rickie Fowler is next in line to match the hype

HONOLULU (AP) — Rickie Fowler stepped out of the clubhouse and into the darkness Tuesday morning, not because he couldn't wait to get his rookie season started, but to beat the crowd at the first tee in the PGA Tour's first full-field event of the year….

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Tales from the tour in 2009

For a select few, the airline of choice is TWA (AP) — Tiger Woods Airlines….

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Tiger dwarfs plenty of ‘09 memories

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season….

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Looking to fill the void left by Tiger

The sudden roar from three holes away was enough to make Rory McIlroy turn his head….

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Thanksgiving weekend, minus the Skins Game

Each year brought more recognition to Curtis Strange. He was the first PGA Tour player to earn $1 million in a season in 1988, then he became the first player in nearly a half-century to win the U.S. Open in consecutive years….

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Tiger’s aura strong, at least outside the ropes

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tiger Woods made news simply by walking off his private jet….

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