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Monday, Mar 27

05

Boutier claims third LPGA victory, Canadian Szeryk finishes four shots back

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Celine Boutier beat Georgia Hall with a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the LPGA Drive on Championship.

02

Wallace uses late birdie run to capture first PGA Tour title

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Matt Wallace of England was hugging his caddie again Sunday, not to make good from an argument but to celebrate his first PGA Tour title at the Corales Punta Cana Championship.

Sunday, Mar 26

22

Sam Burns wins final Match Play in rout over Cameron Young

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Cameron Young saved his biggest shots for the end Sunday in a stunning turnaround to knock out Rory McIlroy. Then it was Sam Burns getting a surprise win of his own to eliminate close friend and defending champion Scottie Scheffler.

04

Boutier first at Superstition Mountain as Jutanugarn struggles

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Celine Boutier of France had an eagle and six birdies in a round of 7-under 65 and moved atop the leaderboard when Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand stumbled down the stretch in Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Drive on Championship.

Saturday, Mar 25

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Nicolai Hojgaard, Sam Stevens tied for lead at Punta Cana

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Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark played bogey-free Saturday for a 6-under 66 and shared the lead with PGA Tour rookie Sam Stevens in the Corales Punta Cana Championship.

18

Scheffler, McIlroy at their best to reach Match Play semis, Canadian Hughes edged by Burns

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Defending champion Scottie Scheffler twice had to rally from deficits to win both matches and reach the semifinals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for the third straight year. Rory McIlroy joined him by making 17 birdies in two…

05

Canada’s Szeryk shares lead with Shin, Jutanugarn at Superstition Mountain

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Jenny Shin of South Korea had a run of five straight birdies to close out her front nine on the way to a 5-under 67 on Friday and shared the lead with Maddie Szeryk of Canada and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand after two rounds of the LPGA…

02

Matt Wallace takes 36-hole PGA Tour lead in Dominican Republic

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Matt Wallace of England birdied his last three holes Friday for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the weekend in the Corales Puntacana Championship.

01

Kuchar ties Tiger’s match play record and advances in Austin

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Matt Kuchar has a place in the record book with Tiger Woods. Equally pleasing Friday was getting a spot in the weekend at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

Friday, Mar 24

03

Rory McIlroy powers his way to another win in Match Play

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Taken to the 18th hole in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, McIlroy unleashed the shot of the tournament. He smashed a drive on the 375-yard closing hole so magnificently that it pitched on the green and rolled out to just inside 4…

Thursday, Mar 23

Keegan Bradley’s latest tie in Match Play feels like a win

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Keegan Bradley extended his dubious streak to 16 matches over 11 years without winning in the Dell Technologies Match Play. He sure felt like a winner Wednesday.

Monday, Mar 20

01

Taylor Moore delivers surprise win over Spieth at Valspar Championship

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Taylor Moore delivered the clutch shots to move into contention, closed with a 4-under 67 and won the Valspar Championship on Sunday when he avoided the mistakes that cost Jordan Spieth and Adam Schenk.

Saturday, Mar 18

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Schenk’s late birdie gives him lead over Spieth, Fleetwood at Valspar

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Adam Schenk looked as though he and everyone else would get passed by Jordan Spieth on Saturday at the Valspar Championship. When a wild and windy round finished, Schenk was still the player everyone was chasing.

Wednesday, Mar 15

23

Canadians Creighton, Savoie ready to make quick impact on Latinoamerica Tour

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Myles Creighton is happy to be back playing golf on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, but he hopes it’s his last stop on his way up to a higher-tier tour.

Tuesday, Mar 14

20

Ruling bodies take aim at golf ball to curtail distance

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Golf’s ruling bodies are taking aim at the golf ball with a proposal Tuesday that give tours the option to require a ball that goes about 15 yards shorter for the biggest hitters.

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Monday, Mar 13

01

Scheffler turns in masterpiece at Sawgrass to win Players

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Scottie Scheffler ran off five straight birdies in the middle of his round, built a six-shot lead and left all the drama to everyone else on his way to a 3-under 69 to win the richest prize on the PGA Tour by five shots.

Sunday, Mar 12

02

Canada’s Svensson stumbles on 14th hole, falls eight back at Players

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Scottie Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a 7-under 65 and a two-shot lead at The Players Championship, with no one else from the top 10 in the world within seven shots of him.

Saturday, Mar 11

18

Canada’s Svensson leads rain-delayed Players as McIlroy misses cut

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Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a two-shot lead in The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy dug a hole he could not escape and missed his first cut since August.

02

Canada’s Svensson tied for lead as storm disrupts The Players Championship

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Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa and Adam Svensson of Canada shared the lead at 8-under par, both doing what it takes to stay in front on this course. They didn’t make a bogey Friday — Bezuidenhout through 14 holes, Svensson through…

Friday, Mar 10

23

Spieth gets lucky break at The Players Championship after ball redirects off fan

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Jordan Spieth figured he would be the latest to pay the price at the TPC Sawgrass on a day of big numbers. Instead, he got a break he never imagined Friday at The Players Championship.

20

Jon Rahm out of Players Championship with stomach illness

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Jon Rahm withdrew from The Players Championship on Friday because of a stomach illness, leaving the strongest field of the year without its No. 1 player.

02

Canada’s Taylor Pendrith two back of lead after opening round at The Players Championship

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Chad Ramey had a one-shot lead over two-time major champion Collin Morikawa in mild conditions, while Canada’s Taylor Pendrith was in a three-way tie sitting two shots back of the lead. Roughly half the field was at par or better.

Thursday, Mar 9

23

McIlroy falters on day one of Players Championship

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Rory McIlroy went from thick grass to a double bogey on his opening hole at The Players Championship. He ended his round the same way Thursday. In between was some pedestrian golf at the TPC Sawgrass.

17

Tiger Woods facing legal clash with ex-girlfriend as Masters nears

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Tiger Woods’ former girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement she signed with golf’s biggest star in a legal dispute that involves allegations of an abrupt breakup after six years together.

Wednesday, Mar 8

23

Tiger Woods’ girlfriend seeks to nullify NDA with pro golfer

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Tiger Woods’ girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement following a six-year relationship with the professional golfer.

21

Canada’s Taylor Pendrith hopes to dial in driver at Players Championship

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The driver has been the best club in Taylor Pendrith’s bag throughout his golf career, but he’s struggled with it this season, an issue he hopes to rectify at this week’s Players Championship.

17

LIV Golf effect noticeable as ever at Players Championship

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Cameron Smith is a reminder of the fractured world of professional golf. He is the defending champion of the PGA Tour’s premier tournament, not able to return this year because the tour has suspended him for joining Saudi-funded LIV Golf.…

Tuesday, Mar 7

21

New PGA Tour schedule not a copy of LIV Golf’s, commissioner says

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Commissioner Jay Monahan put concerns to rest on Tuesday that radical changes to the PGA Tour schedule would create a divide between the stars who play in small fields for big money and everyone else.

Monday, Mar 6

02

Kurt Kitayama breaks through, wins Arnold Palmer Invitational after wild finish

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Kurt Kitayama let an All-Star cast of contenders back into the tournament with a triple bogey, only to beat them all with a clutch birdie and the best lag putt of his life to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.