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Bubba Watson Wins Masters in Playoff for First Major Golf Ti...

Bubba Watson turned to what he calls “Bubba golf” to win the Masters Tournament in a playoff over Louis Oosthuizen, his first victory at one of golf’s four annual major championships. Watson, who has never taken a golf l [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf-American Mahan wins Houston Open by one shot

American Hunter Mahan became the first golfer to record multiple wins on the PGA Tour this year by claiming a one-stroke victory over Sweden's Carl Pettersson at the Houston Open in Humble, Texas, on Sunday. Mahan, who won the WGC- [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Tiger Woods makes dominant statement, wins Arnold Palm...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- His ball safely over the water, Tiger Woods walked toward the 18th green Sunday as he had done over the last 30 months on the PGA Tour, with one big difference. There was no mistaking that smile. "Pure joy," he [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf roundup: Jessica Korda wins Australian

MELBOURNE - American teenager Jessica Korda won the Women's Australian Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff. The 18-year-old Korda completed a two-s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Golf: Mark Wilson wins Humana Challenge

La Quinta, Calif. • Mark Wilson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Humana Challenge on Sunday, beating Robert Garrigus, John Mallinger and Johnson Wagner by two strokes in a dramatic dusk finish to the wind-delay [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Sherratt wins Srixon AM-Pro

South Australian, Jordan Sherratt, has come out on top at the Australian Master of the Amateurs SRIXON AM-PRO Invitational at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. A field of 54 professionals teamed with elite amateurs and corporate sponsors and gue [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Lexi Thompson, 16, wins Navistar Classic, makes LPGA history

Thompson shot a final-round 70 to finish on 17 under to take the £124,000 winner's cheque in Prattville, Alabama. Marlene Hagge had previously been the youngest champion on tour, winning the Sarasota Open in 1952 aged 18. " [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Adam Scott wins Bridgestone Invitational by 4 strokes | Golf

The chants and cheers began as Australian Adam Scott walked toward the 18th green to complete a command performance Sunday in the Bridgestone Invitational and win his first World Golf Championships tournament title. But in a surreal sc [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Sean O'Hair wins Canadian Open on first playoff hole

Sean O'Hair turned around the worst week of his most trying golf season on an even tougher golf course.Not even he imagined it was possible just four days ago. Coming off a frustratingly close missed cut at the British Open, and [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Heart and soul of Irish golf wins first major

More than once during the week, Darren Clarke was asked whether the U.S. Open wins of his Northern Ireland countrymen Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy had inspired him. In retrospect, perhaps the question would better have been phrased th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Memorial Tournament: Steve Stricker wins to move up in world...

Steve Stricker’s swing, for the first 68 holes of the Memorial Tournament, appeared completely devoid of tension, producing birdies so regularly that by the time players headed for cover at Muirfield Village Golf Club — [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Tom Watson, 61, wins Senior PGA Championship in playoff | Go...

Tom Watson made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat David Eger in the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday. The 61-year-old Watson, down a shot with four holes left in regulation, became the oldest player to win a major to [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

K.J. Choi wins The Players Championship

K.J. Choi did everything demanded of the winner at The Players Championship. Not only did he hit the island green on the 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass, he did it three times in one day. With the tournament on the line, he got up-and-down [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Late-moving Charl Schwartzel wins Masters

Charl Schwartzel of South Africa closed with four straight birdies to win the Masters over a pair of Australians in one of the most dramatic finishes ever at Augusta National. Schwartzel's final putt from 20 feet curled into the side [...]