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Golf (PGA,
LPGA, Champions Tour, European PGA, & Nationwide Tour)
PGA
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Hockey Legend Grant Fuhr hosts Golf Tournament in Vancouver
Vancouver, BC (My Sportsbook) - One month after Grant Fuhr finished
in a third-place tie at the American Century Championship, the Hall of Fame
goaltender will be hosting the inaugural CelebsForKids.ca Charity Classic on
August 15 at Mayfair ...
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Out of the Rough
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Admit it. You thought this would be a
boring British Open Championship, didn't you?
Who wouldn't? No Tiger Woods for the first time in over a decade, so why would
you bother watching?
(Apparently, some ...
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Wie invited to play on PGA Tour again
Reno, NV (My Sportsbook) - Just days removed from an embarrassing
disqualification at an LPGA Tour event, Michelle Wie has been invited to play
on the PGA Tour again.
Wie accepted a sponsor's exemption to play in next week'...
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Harrington climbs to career-best No. 3 in rankings
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - After successfully defending his title at
the British Open on Sunday, Padraig Harrington jumped 11 spots to No. 3 in the
latest world rankings, a career-high for the Irishman.
There was plenty of change...
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This Week in Golf - July 21st through July 27th
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - CHAMPIONS TOUR - SENIOR BRITISH OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP, Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Ayrshire, Scotland - Tom
Watson enters this week's Senior British Open as the defending champion, but
he will...
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Johnson earns first win in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI (My Sportsbook) - Richard S. Johnson closed with a six-under 64
Sunday to earn his first PGA Tour win at the U.S. Bank Championship in
Milwaukee.
Johnson completed the event at 16-under-par 264.
"It's just amazing....
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Coles, Flanagan top crowded leaderboard
Milwaukee, WI (My Sportsbook) - Gavin Coles carded a two-under 68 Saturday to
move into a share of the lead after three rounds of the U.S. Bank Championship
in Milwaukee.
Coles joined Nick Flanagan atop the leaderboard at 11-under-par 199....
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Flanagan, Johnson share lead in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI (My Sportsbook) - Nick Flanagan fired a seven-under 63 and
Richard S. Johnson posted a three-under 67 on Friday to share the lead after
two rounds of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
Flanagan and Johnson are tie...
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Johnson leads Pappas brothers by one in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI (My Sportsbook) - Richard S. Johnson fired a seven-under 63
Thursday and has a one-stroke lead after the first round of the U.S. Bank
Championship in Milwaukee thanks in part to an ace on the par-three 14th.
The Swede...
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Golf Tidbits: The Open Championship Rota
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - The British Open Championship kicked off
Thursday at Royal Birkdale, one of 14 courses that have hosted the Open
Championship. All 14 are links courses, as so ordered by the Championship
Committee.
In 192...
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This Week in Golf - July 17th through July 20th
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - EUROPEAN TOUR - BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP,
Royal Birkdale (Lancashire Course), Southport, Lancashire, England - For the
first time since the 1996 PGA Championship, Tiger Woods will not be in the
field ...
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Oh climbs in world rankings
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Ji-Young Oh was a playoff winner Sunday at
the State Farm Classic and that helped her jump 17 places to No. 59 in the
latest world golf rankings.
At the top of the rankings, there was not a lot o...
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'Big Break' champion Welch wins on Duramed Futures Tour
Syracuse, NY (My Sportsbook) - Kim Welch, who won the latest season of the
Golf Channel's "Big Break" reality show, beat Jin Young Pak in a playoff on
Sunday to win the Alliance Bank Golf Classic on the Duramed Futures Tour.
Welch sh...
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Oh claims first win at State Farm
Springfield, IL (My Sportsbook) - Ji Young Oh got up and down for par on the
first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Yani Tseng and win the State Farm Classic
for her first victory on the LPGA Tour.
Oh closed with a three-under 69 to get in a...
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Wie disqualified; Tseng leads at State Farm
Springfield, IL (My Sportsbook) - For the second time in her career, Michelle
Wie was disqualified from an LPGA Tour event.
Saturday at the State Farm Classic, Wie posted a five-under 67 to finish one
shot out of the lead at 17-under-pa...
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Tseng one up on Wie at State Farm
Springfield, IL (My Sportsbook) - Yani Tseng claimed her first major
championship in June and has carried that momentum over to this week's State
Farm Classic.
Tseng fired her third straight six-under 66 Saturday to grab a one-shot lead
af...
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Kim leads Wie, others by one at State Farm
Springfield, IL (My Sportsbook) - Christina Kim shot a four-under 68 on
Friday to take a one-shot lead over four players midway through the State Farm
Classic.
Kim, who fired a 63 on Thursday to also hold the first-round lead, stoo...
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Christina Kim's 63 leads State Farm Classic
Springfield, IL (My Sportsbook) - Christina Kim, winless for nearly three
years, fired a nine-under 63 on Thursday to take the lead after the first
round of the State Farm Classic.
Sun Young Yoo, after posting an eight-under 28 on ...
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Creamer remains No. 4 in rankings
Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Paula Creamer won the Jamie Farr Owens
Corning Classic on Sunday, her seventh LPGA Tour victory and third of the
season, but remained No. 4 in the world rankings.
Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam a...
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Creamer struggles, but wins Jamie Farr
Sylvania, OH (My Sportsbook) - Paula Creamer struggled to a two-over 73 on
Sunday, but it was enough for a two-shot victory at the Jamie Farr Owens
Corning Classic.
She finished the event at 16-under 268 for her third win thi...
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Hurst wins again on Duramed Futures Tour
Bloomfield, CT (My Sportsbook) - Vicky Hurst collected her fourth Duramed
Futures Tour title on Sunday when she came from behind to win the CIGNA Golf
Classic.
She fired a four-under 68 on Sunday and finished off her fourth win at se...
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Creamer's lead down to four
Sylvania, OH (My Sportsbook) - Paula Creamer only managed a one-under 70 on
Saturday, but is still four shots clear after three rounds of the Jamie Farr
Owens Corning Classic.
Creamer matched the tournament's 54-hole record with a thre...
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Eaks cruises to win at 3M Championship
Blaine, MN (My Sportsbook) - Playing on two bad knees, but with renewed hope
for the state of his game, R.W. Eaks fired a seven-under 65 on Sunday to
cruise to a six-shot win at the 3M Championship.
Eaks claimed his third Champio...
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Eaks grabs lead at 3M Championship
Blaine, MN (My Sportsbook) - R.W. Eaks fired a nine-under 63 on Saturday to
grab a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the 3M Championship.
Eaks, who claimed both of his Champions Tour wins last season, stood at 16-
under 1...
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Quigley fires 62 for 3M Championship lead
Blaine, MN (My Sportsbook) - Dana Quigley fired a course-record 10-under 62
Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the 3M
Championship.
Quigley's 62 at TPC of the Twin Cities bested the old mark of 63, ...
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Romero claims second Champions Tour win
Endicott, NY (My Sportsbook) - Argentina's Eduardo Romero carded a three-
under 69 Sunday to pick up his second Champions Tour title at the Dick's
Sporting Goods Open.
Romero completed the event at 18-under-par 199. That tot...
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Romero leads Sindelar, Allem by a shot
Endicott, NY (My Sportsbook) - Eduardo Romero fired a seven-under 65 on
Saturday to take the second-round lead at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
Romero, who also opened with a 65 in the first round Friday, stood at 14-under
130 for a...
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Ozaki fires 63 for early lead in New York
Endicott, NY (My Sportsbook) - Joe Ozaki fired a nine-under 63 Friday to grab
a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
Ozaki, who is winless on the Champions Tour, missed the course record at En-
Joie G...
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Roberts gets first Champions win of the year
East Meadow, NY (My Sportsbook) - Loren Roberts shot a three-under 68 on
Sunday to hang on and collect his first Champions Tour victory of the year at
the Commerce Bank Championship.
Roberts bogeyed the last, but it got him in at 12-...
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Late run keeps Roberts on top
East Meadow, NY (My Sportsbook) - Loren Roberts birdied three of his last
five holes on Saturday en route to a three-under 68 to stay atop the
leaderboard after the second round of the Commerce Bank Championship.
Roberts, the...
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Roberts leads Commerce Bank Championship
East Meadow, NY (My Sportsbook) - Loren Roberts fired a six-under-par 65 on
Friday to take the first-round lead of the Commerce Bank Championship at the
Red Course at Eisenhower Park.
He leads an unheralded pair by a stroke. Gene Jones ...
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Sluman bests Roberts for Bank of America win
Concord, MA (My Sportsbook) - Jeff Sluman fired an eight-under 64 Sunday to
jump past Loren Roberts and win the Bank of America Championship.
Sluman ended the event at 17-under-par 199, one shot off the tournament
scoring record.
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Roberts rolls into Bank of America Championship lead
Concord, MA (My Sportsbook) - Loren Roberts fired a six-under 66 Saturday to
move one stroke clear of the field after two rounds of the Bank of America
Championship.
Roberts completed 36 holes at 10-under-par 134. The seven-time winn...
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Harrington repeats at British Open
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Padraig Harrington became the fifth
player in the last 50 years to successfully defend his title at the British
Open Championship on Sunday.
Harrington fired an outstanding, one-under 69 on S...
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British Open Final Round News & Notes
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Greg Norman finished off an amazing
weekend with a whimper. He held a two-shot lead overnight and bogeyed his
first three holes to fall behind.
But "The Shark" got back on track and parred several holes....
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Norman still ahead with nine to go
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - After losing the overnight lead thanks
to three straight opening bogeys, Greg Norman is once again atop the
leaderboard after Sunday's front nine of the final round of the British Open
Champio...
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British Open Third Round News & Notes
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - With the insane wind conditions, some of
the busiest people at Royal Birkdale on Saturday were rules officials.
Balls were oscillating all over Royal Birkdale and at one point, Anthony Kim
brought in ...
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Norman, 53, leads British Open
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Greg Norman's magical run into golf
history continued on Saturday.
The 53-year-old two-time former champion posted a two-over 72 in demanding
conditions on Saturday and is alone in the lead ...
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Wind winning at Royal Birkdale
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Heavy winds, some measured at over 30
miles per hour, have wreaked havoc with Saturday's third round of the British
Open Championship.
As the final pairing of leader K.J. Choi and 53-year-old two-ti...
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Choi one ahead of Norman at British Open
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - K.J. Choi birdied his final two holes
Friday to take the second-round lead at the British Open Championship at Royal
Birkdale.
Choi shot a three-under 67 to become the only player under par at the sea...
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British Open Second Round News & Notes
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Sergio Garcia appeared to finally have
that major championship wrapped up last year at Carnoustie.
He needed to make a six-footer to save par on the 72nd hole. Instead, Garcia's
putt lipped out hard and ...
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Mickelson will make cut at British Open
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Phil Mickelson shot a two-under 68 on
Friday to finish two rounds at plus-seven, which is within the projected cut
line at the British Open.
The cut is fluctuating between eight-over and nine-over, but M...
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Choi goes in front at Royal Birkdale
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - K.J. Choi birdied his final two holes
Friday to take the second-round lead at the British Open Championship at Royal
Birkdale.
Choi shot a three-under 67 to become the only player under par at the season...
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Defending champion in the hunt
Southport, England (My Sportsbook) - Padraig Harrington was only 75 percent
sure he'd even defend his British Open Championship title on Wednesday because
of a wrist injury.
Good thing he teed it up.
Harrington finished with two birdi...
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Knost fires 62 for second win of season
Springfield, MO (My Sportsbook) - Needing a low score to protect his lead,
Colt Knost fired a 10-under 62 on Sunday to complete a wire-to-wire victory at
the Price Cutter Charity Championship, his second victory of the season.
The 23-ye...
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Knost remains in lead at Price Cutter
Springfield, MO (My Sportsbook) - Colt Knost shot a three-under 69 on
Saturday to hold the lead for the third straight day at the Price Cutter
Charity Championship.
Knost completed three rounds at 16-under 200 and had a one-...
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Knost protects lead at Price Cutter
Springfield, MO (My Sportsbook) - Colt Knost shot a five-under 67 on Friday
to remain in the lead after two rounds of the Price Cutter Charity
Championship.
Knost, who picked up his first Nationwide Tour victory this seas...
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Knost leads by one in Missouri
Springfield, MO (My Sportsbook) - Colt Knost fired an eight-under 64 in the
opening round Thursday to take a one-shot lead at the Price Cutter Charity
Championship.
Knost, who won the U.S. Amateur Public Links and U.S. Amateur l...
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Price wins largest check in Nationwide history
Bridgeport, WV (My Sportsbook) - Rick Price only needed a bogey at the first
playoff hole Sunday to defeat Chris Anderson and win the Nationwide Tour
Players Cup.
Price collected a
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Rick Price grabs Tour Players Cup lead
Bridgeport, WV (My Sportsbook) - Rick Price eagled the 17th hole en route to
a six-under 66 Saturday and the third-round lead of the
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Bettencourt leads lucrative Nationwide Tour Players Cup
Bridgeport, WV (My Sportsbook) - Matt Bettencourt fired an eight-under 64 on
Friday to take the lead midway through the Nationwide Tour Players Cup, the
first
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Price leads Nationwide Tour's first $1 million event
Bridgeport, WV (My Sportsbook) - Rick Price fired an eight-under 64 on
Thursday to take a two-shot lead at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup, the first
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Nationwide stop in PA moves to new course
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (My Sportsbook) - The Nationwide Tour announced Monday
that this year's Northeast Pennsylvania Classic will move to Elmhurst Country
Club.
The par-70 course, in the Scranton suburb of Moscow, replaces Glenmaur...
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Hicks wins playoff for Wayne Gretzky title
Clarksburg, Ontario (My Sportsbook) - Justin Hicks used to be best known as
the surprise first-round co-leader of this year's U.S. Open.
On Sunday, he became known as a Nationwide Tour winner.
Hicks parred the first playoff hole to defeat...
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Wittenberg in first at Wayne Gretzky Classic
Clarksburg, Ontario (My Sportsbook) - Casey Wittenberg posted a four-under 67
on Saturday to vault to the top of the leaderboard after the third round of
the Wayne Gretzky Classic.
Wittenberg, the runner-up at the 2003 U.S. Amateur Cha...
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