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Roger Dunn dies at 81; golfer founded chain of discount stores
Roger Dunn, a onetime professional golfer who introduced the concept of discount name-brand equipment into his sport by founding a chain of golf stores that bear his name in California and Hawaii, has died. He was 81. Dunn, who spent his later years...
Tags: Heart Problems, Golf, Bing Crosby, PGA Tour, Sports
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Jim Murray, May 5, 1961
The Daily MirrorMay 5, 1961: The strange story of Gene Littler illustrates the elusiveness of golf. Seven years ago, this calm, compact young man was almost everybody's best bet to corner the game of golf altogether…. The top is a tough place...... -
Bob Rosburg, 82; pro golfer became broadcaster, took TV viewers onto the course
Golfer Bob Rosburg, who won the 1959 PGA Championship and later capitalized on his golfing skills as one of the first TV announcers to rove the course along with the players, died Thursday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He was 82....Tags: PGA Championship, Billy Casper, Entertainment, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Mickelson wins Phoenix Open by four shots
Phil Mickelson held off a last-day charge by playing partner Brandt Snedeker to end a week of scintillating golf with a four-shot triumph at the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday. Left-hander Mickelson birdied three of the last six holes to...
Tags: Brandt Snedeker, Golf, Johnny Miller, Golf Channel (tv network), PGA Tour
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Phil Mickelson finishes off Phoenix Open victory
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Mickelson's 5-iron shot sailed long and right on the par-3 seventh, stopping an inch from the fringe and leaving him in danger of losing at least a stroke to playing partner Brandt Snedeker. Mickelson ended up...
Tags: Tommy Armour III, PGA Tour, BellSouth Corporation, Sports, Phoenix Open (golf)
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The List Of Past Champions
The Hartford CourantPrevious winners of Connecticut's PGA event, listing winner and first-place prize money: TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010: Bubba Watson ($1,080,000) 2009: Kenny Perry ($1,080,000) 2008: Stewart Cink ($1,080,000) 2007: Hunter Mahan* ($1,080,000) BUICK...Tags: Bill Kratzert, Billy Casper, Lanny Wadkins, Olin Browne, Jerry McGee
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Rose Opens 4-Shot Lead With 62
— Justin Rose is in front of the Travelers Championship because of his domination of the back.
Rose recorded five consecutive birdies on Nos. 11-15 and shot an 8-under-par 62 Friday in the second round at TPC River Highlands.
His 14-under 126 gave...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Travelers Championship, Tommy Bolt, PGA Tour
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Amelia Island spots garner awards for âgoing greenâ
Postcards from Florida» Orlando Sentinel â Postcards from FloridaI'm a big fan of the laid-back mix of beaches and history on Amelia Island, so it's a pleasure to pass along info from the Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau some honors bestowed on Amelia Island resorts and businesses:  The Addison on...
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