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A trivia quiz on British Open, golf’s oldest championship
1. Who was the first Irish golfer to win the British Open? a.) Padraig Harrington b.) Des Smyth c.) Fred Daly 2. Tom Watson won the British Open on four links courses in Scotland. On…
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Scott McCarron leads rain-delayed PGA Tour Champions event
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Scott McCarron topped the leaderboard at 4 under with two holes left Friday when first-round play in the rain-delayed Mitsubishi Electric Classic was suspended because of darkness. The start of the…
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Masters Notebook: Matt Wallace wins par-3 contest
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Matt Wallace won the par-3 contest at Augusta National by acing the eighth hole and winning a three-hole playoff with 61-year-old Sandy Lyle. Wallace’s hole-in-one was one of four in Wednesday’s…
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Qualifiers for the 2019 Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 87 players who are eligible and expected to play in the 83rd Masters, which starts Thursday. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible. MASTERS CHAMPIONS:…
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Miguel Angel Jimenez wins Chubb Classic
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Chubb Classic on Sunday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions title, beating Bernhard Langer and Olin Browne with a 5-foot par putt on the first hole…
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Tanigawa, Day, Ames share Chubb Classic lead
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Ken Tanigawa had six back-nine birdies in a 5-under 66 for a share of the Chubb Classic lead Saturday with Glen Day and Stephen Ames. Tanigawa rebounded from bogeys on Nos.…
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Sandy Lyle, Stephen Ames share PGA Tour Champions lead
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Playing partners Sandy Lyle and Stephen Ames matched the course record at 8-under 63 to share the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Chubb Classic. Lyle topped a leaderboard…
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American stars seek European success in the Ryder Cup
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The American team at the Ryder Cup is one of the strongest ever. It features nine players who have combined to win 31 major championships, nearly half of those by Tiger…
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Jimenez, Ames setting the pace at Senior British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez and Stephen Ames were sharing the lead on 9-under when darkness ended play early in the second round of the Senior British Open on Friday. Ames is…
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Lyle goes out with a birdie at the British Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Sandy Lyle has a green jacket and his name on the claret jug. He might have one other thing in common with Jack Nicklaus — a birdie on what likely was…
1 year ago