Sunday, June 24, 2012

Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Marc Leishman earns his first PGA victory to become latest come-from-behind surprise winner (Yahoo! Sports)

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Marc Leishman earns his first PGA victory to become latest come-from-behind surprise winner (Yahoo! Sports)
Jun 25th 2012, 04:24

New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) delivers in the first inning during an interleague baseball game against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Marc Leishman earns his first PGA Tour win in surprise fashion when Charley Hoffman lets the Travelers lead slip away.


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GOLF.com RSS Feed: Tour Customs: Inside Players' Bags at 2012 Travelers

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Jun 24th 2012, 21:15

Photos of Players' Bag at 2012 Travelers Championship

From Mark Leishman's Titleist setup to Ian Poulter's flashy Union-Jack-themed bag and headcovers, here's a closer look at the gear used by the pros last week at the Travelers Championship.

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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Tour Report: With this victory: Marc Leishman (PGA Tour)

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Tour Report: With this victory: Marc Leishman (PGA Tour)
Jun 25th 2012, 03:16

New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) delivers in the first inning during an interleague baseball game against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Marc Leishman earned his first win on TOUR Sunday at TPC River Highlands. With this victory, Leishman: • Collects 500 points and moves from No. 81 to No. 23 in the FedExCup standings with 897 points. Jason Dufner continues to lead with 1,849 points. • Earns a two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR through 2014. [...]


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Inside the course: Congressional Country Club (PGA Tour)

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Inside the course: Congressional Country Club (PGA Tour)
Jun 25th 2012, 03:18

New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) delivers in the first inning during an interleague baseball game against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Inside the course: Congressional Country Club


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Mike Small leads PGA Professional (The Associated Press)

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Mike Small leads PGA Professional (The Associated Press)
Jun 25th 2012, 03:38

New York Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) delivers in the first inning during an interleague baseball game against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) Three-time champion Mike Small shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday on the Black Horse Course to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the PGA Professional National Championship.


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GOLF.com RSS Feed: PGA Tour Confidential: Marc Leishman wins Travelers Championship with final-round 62

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PGA Tour Confidential: Marc Leishman wins Travelers Championship with final-round 62
Jun 24th 2012, 23:56

Marc Leishman, final round, 2012 Travelers Championship
Webb Simpson, 2012 Travelers Championship
Bubba Watson, 2012 Travelers
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Marc Leishman shot a 62 early in the day at the Travelers...and no one could catch him. Was Sunday's action fun to watch, or painful because of all the meltdowns? Our panel debates this, an epic caddie blunder, Webb Simpson's decision to skip the British and more.

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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: June 25 (PGA)

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T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: June 25 (PGA)
Jun 25th 2012, 01:54

South Carolina shortstop Joey Pankake commits an error on a ball hit by Arizona's Trent Gilbert, in the third inning of Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 24, 2012. Gilbert reached first base on the play. (AP Photo/Ted Kirk)

T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: June 25


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: June 18 (PGA)

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T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: June 18 (PGA)
Jun 25th 2012, 01:23

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of the first baseball game of an interleague doubleheader on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: June 18


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Tour Report: Notes from inside the ropes (PGA Tour)

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Tour Report: Notes from inside the ropes (PGA Tour)
Jun 25th 2012, 01:01

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of the first baseball game of an interleague doubleheader on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

Rogash/Getty Images The par-4 15th is short, but gave Bubba Watson fits again on Sunday. By Fred Albers, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent CROMWELL, Conn. — Marc Leishman waited 140 minutes before his victory became official. He teed off two hours and ten minutes before the final group was on the course. His victory broke a couple bad [...]


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Wittenberg rallies to pick up second win in 2012 (PGA Tour)

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Wittenberg rallies to pick up second win in 2012 (PGA Tour)
Jun 25th 2012, 01:26

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of the first baseball game of an interleague doubleheader on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

Wittenberg rallies to pick up second win in 2012


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Tour Report: Clark: Like taking a bullet to the head (PGA Tour)

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Tour Report: Clark: Like taking a bullet to the head (PGA Tour)
Jun 25th 2012, 00:08

Brittany Lang, of the United States, watches her tee shot on the third hole in the final round of the LPGA Classic golf tournament in Waterloo, Ontario, Sunday June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

Rogash/Getty Images Tim Clark pulled within one of the lead Sunday before making bogey on the penultimate hole. By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM CROMWELL, Conn. — Like Charley Hoffman in the group before him, Tim Clark found out just how difficult the par-4 17th at TPC River Highlands is. Hoffman, playing in the group in front [...]


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Tour Report: Watch: Final-round highlights (PGA Tour)

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Tour Report: Watch: Final-round highlights (PGA Tour)
Jun 25th 2012, 00:12

Brittany Lang, of the United States, watches her tee shot on the third hole in the final round of the LPGA Classic golf tournament in Waterloo, Ontario, Sunday June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

Leishman emerges at Travelers Championship


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Australian Leishman ends wait for first PGA title (Reuters)

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Australian Leishman ends wait for first PGA title (Reuters)
Jun 25th 2012, 00:48

Brittany Lang, of the United States, watches her tee shot on the third hole in the final round of the LPGA Classic golf tournament in Waterloo, Ontario, Sunday June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters) - Australian Marc Leishman faced a long and nervous wait on Sunday but ultimately his sizzling final round eight-under-par 62 proved enough to give him his maiden PGA Tour title at the Travelers Championship. Leishman finished the tournament at 14-under 266, a stroke in front of 2010 Travelers winner Bubba Watson and Charley Hoffman, who was left ruing a double-bogey, bogey finish that dropped him from 16-under. "It's an incredible feeling, I didn't think I would be in this position when I started this morning," Leishman said. ...


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GOLF.com RSS Feed: Casey Wittenberg wins Nationwide Tour's Wichita Open

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Casey Wittenberg wins Nationwide Tour's Wichita Open
Jun 24th 2012, 23:35

Casey Wittenberg wins Nationwide Tour's Wichita Open

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GOLF.com RSS Feed: Mark Calcavecchia wins Montreal Championship

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Mark Calcavecchia wins Montreal Championship
Jun 24th 2012, 23:23

Mark Calcavecchia won the Montreal Championship on Sunday for his second Champions Tour title, matching the course record with an 8-under 64 for a two-stroke victory.

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GOLF.com RSS Feed: Brittany Lang wins Manulife Financial LPGA Classic

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Brittany Lang wins Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Jun 24th 2012, 23:25

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Brittany Lang won the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, birdieing the par-5 18th three straight times in a playoff.

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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Brittany Lang wins Manulife Financial LPGA Classic (The Associated Press)

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Brittany Lang wins Manulife Financial LPGA Classic (The Associated Press)
Jun 24th 2012, 23:55

PORTLAND, OR - JUNE 24: The Timber Army celebrates a goal during the Portland Timbers against of the Seattle Sounders  game on June 24, 2012 at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Oregon.(Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) Brittany Lang won the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, birdieing the par-5 18th three straight times in a playoff.


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Casey Wittenberg wins Wichita Open (The Associated Press)

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Casey Wittenberg wins Wichita Open (The Associated Press)
Jun 24th 2012, 23:30

PORTLAND, OR - JUNE 24: The Timber Army celebrates a goal during the Portland Timbers against of the Seattle Sounders  game on June 24, 2012 at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Oregon.(Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Casey Wittenberg won the Wichita Open on Sunday for his second Nationwide Tour victory of the season, closing with a 5-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Justin Hicks and Jim Herman.


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Tour Report: Hoffman collapses down the stretch (PGA Tour)

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Tour Report: Hoffman collapses down the stretch (PGA Tour)
Jun 24th 2012, 23:42

PORTLAND, OR - JUNE 24: The Timber Army celebrates a goal during the Portland Timbers against of the Seattle Sounders  game on June 24, 2012 at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Oregon.(Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

Rogash/Getty Images Charley Hoffman finished double bogey-bogey to lose a three-shot lead at TPC River Highlands. By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM CROMWELL, Conn. — With two holes to play in the Travelers Championship, it looked like Charley Hoffman, leading by three, was breezing toward a third career win. Then he was reminded how difficult it can [...]


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GOLF.com RSS Feed: Melissa Reid wins first event after mother's tragic death

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Melissa Reid wins first event after mother's tragic death
Jun 24th 2012, 21:15

England's Melissa Reid won the Prague Golf Masters on Sunday, four weeks after her mother was killed in a car accident in Germany.

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GOLF.com RSS Feed: Marc Leishman shoots 62 to win Travelers Championship

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Marc Leishman shoots 62 to win Travelers Championship
Jun 24th 2012, 22:25

Marc Leishman, final round, 2012 Travelers Championship
Marc Leishman shot an early 8-under 62 and won the Travelers Championship for his first PGA Tour title Sunday when Charley Hoffman blew a two-stroke lead.

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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: A Lesson Learned: Laying back on short par 4s (PGA)

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A Lesson Learned: Laying back on short par 4s (PGA)
Jun 24th 2012, 23:04

San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey rounds third base after hitting a two-run home against the Oakland Athletics' during the first inning of an interleague baseball game on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. Athletics' Cliff Pennington, background, reacts. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

A Lesson Learned: Laying back on short par 4s


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Tour Report: Watson bitten by 15th hole again (PGA Tour)

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Tour Report: Watson bitten by 15th hole again (PGA Tour)
Jun 24th 2012, 23:02

St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina (4) hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM CROMWELL, Conn. — For arguably the longest player in the game, one of golf's shortest par-4s sure seems to give Bubba Watson fits. For 68 holes, it looked like Watson might win the Travelers Championship for a second time in three years. Then he got to the 296-yard 15th at TPC [...]


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Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: Australian Leishman clinches first PGA title (Reuters)

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Australian Leishman clinches first PGA title (Reuters)
Jun 24th 2012, 22:37

San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey rounds third base after hitting a two-run home against the Oakland Athletics' during the first inning of an interleague baseball game on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. Athletics' Cliff Pennington, background, reacts. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters) - Australian Marc Leishman fired a final round eight-under-par 62 at the Travelers Championship on Sunday to clinch his first PGA Tour victory. Leishman finished with a 14-under 266, a stroke in front of 2010 Travelers winner Bubba Watson and Charley Hoffman, who was 16-under before a double-bogey, bogey finish. Roland Thatcher needed a birdie at the last to tie but hit his approach from the fairway into a greenside bunker and finished with a bogey. ...


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