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No Win but Tiger will play in Boston

August 30th 2010 14:01

Tiger Woods continues to make progress, which in this case means he's coming to Boston.

Woods, who started the FedEx Cup playoffs at No. 112 in the standings, closed the Barclays Championship on Sunday at Paramus, N.J., with a 4-under 67 to easily make the top 100 who advance to the second round this week at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.

Woods tied for 12th, his best finish since June, and moved up to No. 65.

Following an opening-round 65, Woods struggled in rounds two (72) and three (73). But after recovering Sunday, he insisted he's optimistic about the performance.

"Very pleased," he said after a final round that included five birdies against just one bogey. "I found something in my stroke today which was good. I was warming up, and I went with it. And I hit a lot of good putts today. ... If I just putt well this week or for all four days, I'm right there. The way I hit the golf ball all week, drove it pretty much on the string all week. And really controlled my irons. Unfortunately didn't putt well in the middle two rounds."

The other big winner Sunday was Andres Romero of Argentina. He made back-to-back double bogeys to fall well outside the top 100, then made a stunning charge with four birdies over his last five holes. Romero holed a 40-foot putt on his final hole to finish at No. 100 in the standings and advance to Boston.

"After the double bogeys, I figured it was lost," Romero said. "I knew I had to make birdies to have a chance."

Woods thought he had a chance, despite starting the final round nine shots behind. Practicing a drill on the putting green to keep his eyes over the ball, he took that to the course and played another solid round. It wasn't nearly enough -- he finished five shots behind -- but he was encouraged all the same.

"I haven't won all year," Woods said. "But this a week that I was very close. Looking forward to next week."

Woods has had a good success rate at TPC Boston, winning once (2006), finishing second twice and never having been worse than 11th.

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Tiger will have a great week at the Barclays

August 26th 2010 02:48

Tiger Woods is down but by no mean he is not out. I am tired of people saying he is washed up or his mind isn't in it. Hello people this is Tiger Woods.

The chastened Woods comes to Ridgewood Country Club this week with what some see as a chance to salvage his season. The proud man who won two of the first three FedExCups ranks No. 112 and is in danger of elimination this week.

Woods needs to work his way into the top 100 at the end of this first event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup in order to advance to TPC Boston next week. Just four who ranked from 101-125 were able to do that a year ago -- and one of those, No. 124 Heath Slocum, won The Barclays.

Woods is quotoed as saying: "Every year you have to find the positives."""Even though there are a lot of negatives I think that's actually a good thing because I learned a lot about myself and how I could become a better person."

"It's something I haven't been in this position before,'" acknowledged Woods, who has won at least once on the other three Playoff venues. "And I hadn't played consistently the entire year. ... So hopefully I can put it together this week so I can move forward."

"I'm trying to get obviously my game in order," Woods said. "Work on some new things, working with Sean. And I'm trying to put that together and hopefully play well for the rest of the year. And as of right now I need to play well to make it to next week. So that's kind of the focus right now."

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Kaymer soars to PGA Title

August 16th 2010 14:25

Martin Kaymer's name is etched on the side of the Wanamaker Trophy.

A far more compelling image from this PGA Championship was Dustin Johnson taking one last look at his scorecard Sunday before turning over his pencil to use the eraser on his final hole.

The 5 turned into a 7.

It kept Johnson out of a playoff, which Kaymer won over Bubba Watson, all because of a tiny patch of sand well right of the 18th fairway where Johnson gently placed his 4-iron behind the ball, unaware that it was part of a bunker.

"It never crossed my mind that I was in a sand trap," Johnson said.

The resulting two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker -- outside the ropes, where thousands of fans had been walking all week -- turned a thrilling final hour into a controversial finish that will be debated for years.

Whistling Straits has so many bunkers -- more than 1,000 -- that not even architect Pete Dye can count them all. Perhaps it was only fitting that one of them played such a pivotal role in the season's final major.

"It was very tough to see what is a bunker and what is not a bunker," said Kaymer, who won the three-hole playoff with a tap-in bogey. "I think it's very sad he got two penalty strokes. He played great golf. He's a very nice guy."

Kaymer won his first major in a PGA Championship that will be remembered as much for the guy who tied for fifth.

It was the cruelest end to a major since Roberto de Vicenzo signed for a higher score than he actually made in the 1968 Masters, which kept him out of a playoff against Bob Goalby.

Johnson had no excuses. The peculiar rule about every bunker being treated the same had been posted in the locker room all week. And he offered none when a PGA rules official stopped him walking off the green and said, "We've got an issue."

His first reaction when told he might have grounded his club in a bunker: "What bunker?"

Johnson didn't even bother going to the TV truck to study the replay. He knew he grounded the club. He just didn't know that he was in the edge of a bunker, figuring it was grass that had been killed under so much foot traffic.

"The only worse thing that could have happened was if I had made the putt on that last hole," Johnson said.

Thinking he had a chance to win, Johnson missed a 7-foot par putt on the 18th to seemingly slip into a three-man playoff. Instead, the two-shot penalty turned his 71 into a 73, and instead of going to a playoff for redemption from his U.S. Open meltdown, Johnson tied for fifth and headed home.

As Johnson was leaving the course, Kaymer was coming up clutch again.

The 25-year-old German holed a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole in regulation for a 2-under 70 to join Watson (68) at 11-under 277. One shot behind in the playoff, Kaymer made another 15-foot putt for birdie on the par-3 17th, then watched Watson implode.

Watson went from the right rough into the water, then over the green into a bunker. His bunker shot hit the flag, and he tapped in for double bogey. Kaymer chipped out after seeing Watson go in the water, and he hit 7-iron to 15 feet for a two-putt bogey.

"I don't realize what happened," Kaymer said. "I just won my first major. I've got goose bumps just talking about it."

Kaymer earned $1.35 million, went to third in the Ryder Cup standings for Europe and moved to a career-best No. 5 in the world.

Watson was only disappointed for a few minutes until learning he had played his way onto the Ryder Cup team.

For Johnson, this might take far longer to recover from than the U.S. Open, where he had a three-shot lead going into the final round, took triple bogey on the second hole and shot an 82.

The final major of the year proved to be the most thrilling over the final hour, even with Tiger Woods long gone before all the excitement began. Woods closed with a 73 and tied for 28th.

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Kuchar's 67 leads at PGA

August 13th 2010 18:57

Matt Kuchar, the former U.S. Amateur champ who has surged into the top 10 on the PGA Tour in recent months, has the lead through 18 holes of the fog-delayed PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

Kuchar finished his first round at 5 under, thanks to a birdie at the par-4 sixth hole (the 15th hole of the round -- and first of the day) on Friday. That's one shot better than Bubba Watson and Francesco Molinari -- both of whom finished their rounds on Thursday

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Tiger says Sorry Lets move on

April 6th 2010 01:58

Ok people Tiger said sorry lets move on and watch him play golf. Woods also stated that he had to get five stitches due to a busted lip because of the crash in November

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Anthony Kim wins Houston Open

April 4th 2010 23:43

Anthony Kim defeated Vaughn Taylor in a playoff to win the Houston Open

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Dustin Johnson repeats at Pebble Beach

February 16th 2010 13:15

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Two share lead at Pebble Beach after three rounds

February 14th 2010 07:58

Dustin Johnson and Paul Goydos could not be any more different, which is why it was so odd to see them atop the leaderboard Saturday at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with identical scores.

On their birth certificates, Goydos is 20 years older. On the tee, Johnson is 48 yards longer

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Dustin Johnson leading again at Pebble Beach

February 12th 2010 13:09

Defending champion Dustin Johnson closed with five consecutive birdies to finish with an 8-under 64 and top the leaderboard at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday

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Steve Stricker Wins Northern Trust Open

February 8th 2010 15:24

Steve Stricker shoots a four day total of 268 to win the Northern Trust Open by two strokes over Luke Donald

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Ben Crane Wins the Farmers Insurance Open

February 1st 2010 18:07

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Scott Piercy grabs one stroke lead at Farmers Insurance Open

January 29th 2010 14:56

Scott Piercy breezed thru the north course on Thursday for a one stroke lead at the Farmers Insurance Open

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Bill Haas Wins Bob Hope Championship

January 26th 2010 12:42

Bill Haas won the Bob Hope Championship with a birdie on the final hole. Haas joins his father as a champion of the tournament. His father Jay Haas won the tournament in 1988

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