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I've read that Arnold Palmer changed putters (and other clubs) more often than greenskeepers changed pin placements. Well, almost. As the defending champion of The Barclays, Steve Stricker was being quizzed today on a number of subjects in the media center, including the putter. So is Stricker a ......

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I just saw a Tiger Woods vs. Ben Hogan piece at Links Magazine penned by Bob Toski, who I had the good fortune to meet earlier this year in Savannah at the Legends of Golf. If first impressions mean anything, the long-time teaching guru is a great guy. Where does Toski land on the topic? "Tiger i......

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After firing a second-round 68, Lorena Ochoa leads at the halfway mark of the CN Canadian Open in Ottawa. Ochoa stands at 10 under, two strokes ahead of Katherine Hull. A rain delay stranded 75 players, who will resume their second rounds early Saturday morning.  In a post-round interview, Ochoa......

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I heard from Tiger Woods yesterday, along with the the thousands of others who receive his Club Tiger newsletter. Here's what the world's best golfer had to say: Things are lot better since I last wrote to you. I'm a lot more mobile, which is really nice. I can't catch Sam yet, but I'm getting cl......

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With a Sunday charge reminiscent of Jack Nicklaus, Padraig Harrington won the 90th PGA Championship by two shots over Sergio Garcia and Ben Curtis. The Irishman shot 66-66 over the final 36 holes of the championship. Most impressive were the three pressure putts he dropped on the 16th, 17th and ......

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With three wins under his belt, it's been a terrific year for PGA Tour veteran Kenny Perry, although a bit strange as it relates to golf's major championships. Perry didn't earn an invitation to the Masters, refused to qualify for the U.S. Open, and skipped the British Open. His stated goal was t......

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Bob Verdi has penned a nice piece on Vijay Singh at Golf World. I've been tough on Vijay and his putting woes, even as he won last week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Singh, Westwood and Mickelson all stumbled to the finish line, with Vijay edging th......

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I was just over at TheGolfChannel.com and ran across a piece by commentator Brian Hewitt. He rehashes the finish of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which was, well, a train wreck. Then he makes his pick for the PGA Championship: Nobody.  … we realized our game was safe even from the absence of ......

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"Clash of the titans" was the headline at PGATour.com. Yep, Lee Westwood, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson are tied for the 54-hole lead at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Who will win this thing is anybody's guess. I'm not trusting Vijay's putter. Phil the Thrill? That says it all. You never kno......

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A few years ago, Champions Tour player Mark Wiebe couldn't break 80. Wiebe had physical problems that included a left elbow that required surgery. "It was hard on him but I think it was even harder on me," Gunner Wiebe, Wiebe's 19-year-old son, told Phillip Howley in a story at USSeniorOpen.com. ......

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It's the women's turn to play their British Open, starting Thursday. Lorena Ochoa defends, and with younger LPGA stars and veterans such as Evian Masters winner Helen Alfredsson playing well, this major is certainly up for grabs. Does anyone have a feeling it might be Paula Creamer's turn to brea......

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Maybe it's because it's late and I'm tired from mowing my lawn, but I have Greg Norman fatigue. And I feel a little bit guilty about it. It was exactly a week ago that Norman, 53, held the 54-hole lead in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. It was astounding, thrilling. I reveled in it like ......

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"A couple of skanky shots didn't help at all." ?Sandy Lyle Sandy Lyle was having a nightmarish first round in the wind and rain at Royal Birkdale last week in the British Open. Lyle shot a 45 on the opening nine. Then, on the 10th or 11th hole, the Scot picked up his ball and walked off [...]...

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Greg Norman lost. Padraig Harrington won. Again. Now that we've had 24 hours to explore the Norman and Harrington storylines, how about Mr. Pink Pants? I'm referring, of course, to Englishman Ian Poulter. In January Poulter was in the eye of a golf media storm when he made his "me and Tiger Woods......

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The players are probably saying, my God, what's he doing up there? -Greg Norman FOR 54 HOLES OF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at Royal Birkdale, 53-year-old Greg Norman has battled a difficult course and wild weather conditions better than anyone. Norman will take a two-shot lead over Padraig Harrington ......

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