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Vijay wins Houston Open in playoff with Daly

Chalk up a 2nd consecutive Houston Open for Vijay Singh. This is his first successful title defense on the PGA Tour believe it or not. This win didn’t come easy as he had to weather a Nick Faldo like birdie-less…

Masters story you’ve probably never heard

I’ve got a fairly new pal Bob Weaver who just got back from The Masters. His family is from that area and has had badges for The Masters since the 1950’s. He has one pair of original Masters tickets for…

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Singh controversial hall of fame induction

Vijay Singh was inducted into the World Golf Hall Of Fame today but not without controversy. In order to be inducted a player must receive 65 percent of the vote, at least until a couple of years ago. A new…

Category: PGA Tour

Clarke fades, Lonard wins MCI Heritage

Daren Clarke went 9 over par for his last 13 holes, including a double bogey at 18, to allow Peter Lonard to win the MCI Heritage at Hilton Head. Clarke tied for 2nd with Billy Andrade, Jim Furyk and Davis…

Check out my new ball, it goes 25 yards SHORTER?

“Ball go TOO far…ball go TOO far” The USGA and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, are going to be exploring golf balls that would be 15 and 25 yards short than current limits. Dick Rugge…