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• Golf commentary: Rory McIlroy still sees the big picture

  April 5, 2013 in Sports on Page K5 HUMBLE, Texas – When the scrutiny becomes suffocating, it’s a good time for Rory McIlroy to get as far away as he can. So he went to a practice range …

• American win streak continues to increase

  April 5, 2013 in Sports on Page K5 Jonas Blixt of Sweden is becoming a footnote in history — the last foreign- born player to win on the PGA Tour. Blixt won the Frys.com Open at CordeValle on …

• Streelman wins in 153rd try

  March 18, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 The uphill climb to the 18th green at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Fla., was nothing compared with the journey that brought Kevin Streelman his first PGA Tour victory. He burned …

• Woods on the march with victory

  March 11, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 That red shirt is starting to look ruthless on Sunday again. One year after Tiger Woods hobbled off the TPC Blue Monster course at Doral, he picked up the pace …

• Merrick’s golf dream comes true

  February 18, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 John Merrick never allowed himself to think about winning at Riviera. Not when he was a kid attending his local PGA Tour event in Los Angeles. Not when he was …

• Woods stumbles home, but still wins by five

  January 29, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 SAN DIEGO – Tiger Woods was so good for so long at Torrey Pines that it didn’t matter how bad it looked at the end. In a finish that was …

• Big drives help Gay win Humana

  January 21, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Brian Gay found the extra distance he was looking for without sacrificing control. That was clear late Sunday afternoon in the Humana Challenge at La Quinta, Calif., when Gay cracked …

• Watney’s closing 61 earns win

  October 29, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Nick Watney missed a chance for a 59 on Sunday in his CIMB Classic victory in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, closing with a course-record 10-under 61 at The Mines despite a …

• Blixt picks up first win

  October 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Sweden’s Jonas Blixt won the Frys.com Open in San Martin, Calif., on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, holing a 4-foot par putt on the final hole for a …

• Johnson captures St. Jude

  June 11, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Dustin Johnson won the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., on Sunday in his second event back after a back injury sidelined him nearly three months, shooting a 4-under-par 66 …

• Johnson captures Colonial

  May 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Zach Johnson won the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, for his first victory since also winning at Hogan’s Alley two years ago, pulling ahead Sunday when Jason Dufner finally faltered. …

• Dufner earns elusive first victory

  April 30, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Jason Dufner beat Ernie Els with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff Sunday in the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La., to win for the first time in …

• Curtis wins Texas Open for first PGA title since 2006

  April 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Ben Curtis won on the Texas Open on Sunday in San Antonio for his first PGA Tour title since 2006, holding off Matt Every and John Huh in a tense …

• Long birdie putt defeats Mickelson, Bradley

  February 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Bill Haas wound up making the biggest putt of them all at Riviera in Los Angeles. On the second extra hole of a three-way playoff Sunday – made possible by …

• Donald wins Disney for money title; player of year likely

  October 24, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Already No. 1 in the world, Luke Donald left little doubt who was No. 1 on the PGA Tour. Believing his only chance to capture the PGA Tour money title …

• Molder wins Frys.com Open in six-hole playoff

  October 10, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Bryce Molder won the Frys.com Open after the longest playoff this year on the PGA Tour. Molder made a 6-foot birdie putt on the sixth extra hole Sunday at CordeValle …

• PGA looks to South America

  August 12, 2011 in Sports on Page K3 PGA Tour executives are feeling a samba beat. South America seems poised to become professional golf’s next frontier. But it was not the booming drives of Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas or …

• Woods to end 3-month layoff at Firestone

  July 29, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Golf: Tiger Woods finally gets back to golf next week at the Bridgestone Invitational, ending an 11-week break to heal injuries to his left leg. Woods used his website to …

• Kirk wins Viking Classic

  July 18, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 MADISON, Miss. – Chris Kirk won his first PGA Tour event with a one-stroke victory in the Viking Classic, shooting a 4-under 68 to beat Tom Pernice Jr. and George …

• Win puts Watney at No. 10

  July 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Never mind that Nick Watney was the highest-ranked player at the AT&T National, or that he won a World Golf Championship in March. Stepping to the first tee Sunday in …

• Tseng, 22, youngest to win 4 majors

  June 27, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Yani Tseng left no doubt she’s the best female player in the world, running away with the LPGA Championship by 10 strokes Sunday at Pittsford, N.Y., and, at 22, becoming …

• Stricker captures Memorial

  June 6, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Steve Stricker finally found the winning formula at the Memorial on Sunday in Dublin, Ohio. Stricker, who had never finished in the top 10 in his 11 previous trips to …

• Toms ends five-year drought at Colonial

  May 23, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 David Toms threw up both arms up in the air and a smile took over his face when he finally regained the lead at Colonial. This time, he didn’t let …

• Glover wins Wells Fargo playoff

  May 9, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Lucas Glover had gone 41 tournaments and nearly two years since winning the U.S. Open for his last victory. His win Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., …

• Golf roundup: Teenager wins Malaysian Open

  April 18, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Italian teenager Matteo Manassero shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to earn a one-stroke victory at the Malaysian Open at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, upstaging Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and Rory McIlroy. … 1

• Donald steals Kaymer’s thunder at match play

  February 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Luke Donald spoiled Martin Kaymer’s rise to No. 1 in the world by winning the Match Play Championship at Marana, Ariz., on Sunday without having to play the 18th hole …

• Players Championship full of surprises

  May 10, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Tim Clark couldn’t afford to look at the leaderboard, much less consider what it would mean to end 204 tournaments of frustration and finally win … 1

• Goosen earns first PGA Tour win in four years

  March 23, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Retief Goosen took an important step toward rejoining the elite in golf Sunday by closing with a 1-under 70 for a one-shot victory in the Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor, …

• Power hasn’t shifted from PGA Tour

  March 11, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 The tears of Y.E. Yang carried a powerful message about the strength of American golf. Golf was just a game until the final hour of the final round, when the …

• Johnson named winner of shortened AT&T Pro-Am

  February 17, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – An onrushing 24-year-old South Carolinian will have to wait to sate that golfer’s inner curiosity about how he might function playing a final round with a …