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AS YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD, there was a break-in and burglary at the United States Golf Association (USGA) in Far Hills, New Jersey, early on Wednesday morning. According to the Associated Press, several trophy cases in the USGA Museum were shatt…

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Matt Kuchar shot 68, 68, 69 and 70 to win The Player’s Championship.  (Keith Allison)

“WHY ARE THEY BOOING HIM?” my wife asked while we watched the closing holes of The Players Championship. She was speaking about Matt Kuchar. Exactly….

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Peter Hanson
PETER HANSON IS THE 54-HOLE LEADER of the Masters. Hanson, a Swede who is ranked 25th in the Official World Golf Ranking, fired a 7-under 65 to post 9 under after three rounds at Augusta National Golf Club. He holds a one-stroke lead on …

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Peter Hanson
PETER HANSON IS THE 54-HOLE LEADER of the Masters. Hanson, a Swede who is ranked 25th in the Official World Golf Ranking, fired a 7-under 65 to post 9 under after three rounds at Augusta National Golf Club. He holds a one-stroke lead on …

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By Brian Keogh
Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF

Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with perm…

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GOLF BOOKS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING in my email inbox and elsewhere. Here’s a rundown.

Gary Player: Golf’s Ambassador from South Africa to Augusta
By John Boyette
A new book on Gary Player that draws on extensive interviews with Player, his family and o…

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With the 3rd pace finish in the Dubai World Championship this weekend, world #1 ranked Luke Donald did what has never been done before.  He won the PGA Tour AND…

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Editor’s note: Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission. By Brian Ke…

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2012 PGA Tour Regular Season Week Tournament TV Jan. 2-9 Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Monday finish) Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course) Kapalua, Hawaii GOLF Jan. 9-15 Sony Open in Hawaii…

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DAVE HILL, A 13-TIME PGA Tour winner who died this week at the age of 74, was called the Don Rickles of the golf tour by Sports Illustrated because of his outspokenness and derogatory comments. A solid performer who won the Vardon Trophy in 1969 and p…

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