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AT&T National: Tiger Woods has that sinking feeling in Round 1
Tiger Woods seemed to drain every putt he looked at in Round 1 of the AT&T National on Thursday. Had he been able to roll the rock like that at Bethpage Black, he’d be basking in the glow of his 15th major victory, writes ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel.

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Padraig Harrington left trailing in French Open
Less than two weeks before the Open tees off at Turnberry defending champion Padraig Harrington is struggling mentally.

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Small wins PGA Professional National Championship
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Mike Small won the PGA Professional National Championship for the second time in five years, closing with a 3-under 68 on Wednesday for a one-stroke victory over Mark Sheftic and Steve Schneiter. [Read more →]

Glover Trying to Look Beyond US Open
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover is ready to move on with the rest of his season.

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Hot? David Toms. Not? Anthony Kim.
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Anthony Kim defends title at Tiger’s event
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Anthony Kim pressed a cell phone against his ear as he listened to Tiger Woods, the tournament host of the AT&T National, congratulate him on another impressive victory that seemed to mark the arrival of America’s next great golfer. [Read more →]

Jim Brown’s my hero, Tiger doesn’t have to be
Jim Brown is a leader for social change. But to demand that Tiger follow in his footsteps? Ain’t gonna happen, Jason Whitlock says.

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Shark returns to Australian Open
SYDNEY (AP) — Greg Norman will play the Australian Open for the next three years, including this year’s event at New South Wales Golf Club in Sydney. [Read more →]

How to hit Phil Mickelson’s backward bunker shot
A few years ago, shortly after Phil Mickelson came to work with me on his short game, I learned two important things about him. First, he’s a very hard worker. We often work 10 hours a day, usually for two or three days in a row. Second, he likes to have fun when he practices. He frequently breaks up intense practice sessions with a lighthearted story or joke that comes from out of the blue. With his wide-ranging knowledge and curiosity about the cosmos, combined with my background in research at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, he’ll sometimes stop in the middle of a pre-shot waggle to ask a serious question about space, or utter a bizarre statement to test my gullibility. [Read more →]

England’s Dougherty Wins BMW International Open
MUNICH (AP) — Nick Dougherty shot a final-round 64 to win the BMW International Open by one stroke on Sunday, although he was nearly upstaged by one of the most rare shots in golf.

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