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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:08:35 PDT |
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Sirak: English issue full of complexities The LPGA Tour is walking a tightrope between a practical business decision and the appearance of cultural chauvinism with its ruling on players being required to learn English or face suspension, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak.
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LPGA Tour: Players need to pass oral English test The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply, Golfweek reported on its Web site.
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Villegas takes inaugural Begay Skins Game title Camilo Villegas won a chipoff Tuesday against Vijay Singh, Mike Weir, Stewart Cink, and Notah Begay III to walk away with top money at the inaugural Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge at Turning Stone Resort's Atunyote Golf Club.
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Tiger on return: 'I don't how my knee will heal' Tiger Woods has not ruled himself out of defending his Dubai Desert Classic title in late January despite needing time to recover after reconstructive knee surgery.
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Singh nabs Barclays crown in dramatic playoff Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole.
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Kerr wins three-way playoff at Safeway Classic Cristie Kerr sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday, defeating Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson to win the Safeway Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
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Kite rallies on back 9 for Boeing Classic victory Tom Kite surged past Scott Simpson with three birdies in four holes on the back nine and finished at 14-under to win his second Boeing Classic title on Sunday afternoon.
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Clarke wins Dutch Open to boost Ryder Cup hopes Darren Clarke won the Dutch Open on Sunday, boosting his chances of a Ryder Cup wild card.
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Piercy wins Nationwide event, earns PGA Tour spot Scott Piercy shot a 64 and made up a four-stroke deficit Sunday to win the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic on the Nationwide Tour, his second victory in three weeks.
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Byron Nelson tourney raised $6.1M for charity EDS Byron Nelson Championship organizers announced that the 2008 tournament, held in April, raised more than $6.1 million for charity.
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Home turf: Pettersson wins Wyndham by 2 shots Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship.
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Hanson cruises to victory in Scandinavian Open Swede Peter Hanson led from start to finish to win the Scandinavian Masters on Sunday and secure his second European Tour title.
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De Jonge captures Xerox for 1st Nationwide win Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge won the Xerox Classic for his first Nationwide Tour title Sunday, closing with a 1-under 69 at Irondequoit Country Club for a two-stroke victory over Australia's Jarrod Lyle.
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Surgery KOs Donald for European Ryder team Luke Donald has undergone surgery on his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season, officially ending any hopes of playing on the Ryder Cup team for Europe.
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Harrington putts way to PGA Championship victory Padraig Harrington rallied from three shots behind Sunday to win the PGA Championship, closing with a 4-under 66 at Oakland Hills to become only the fourth player to win the British Open and PGA in the same year.
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Yang spoils Sorenstam's Swedish finale Amy Yang of South Korea spoiled Annika Sorenstam's finale on home turf, tying the course record with a 9-under 63 Sunday for a six-shot victory at the Scandinavian TPC.
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Blumenherst closes out Munoz, wins Women's Am Duke star Amanda Blumenherst won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, rallying to beat NCAA champion Azahara Munoz 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at Eugene Country Club.
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