Golf
The WGC-HSBC Champions tournament takes place this weekend at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, which is the last significant pro golf event until January. The World Golf Championships event is the final tournament of the season and is certain to attract lots of online betting odds. Last year, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, [...]
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At the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday, three straight birdies on the back nine propelled fan-favorite Ernie Els to victory. Finishing with a 2-under 69 in the tournament and winning $600,000 in prize money, Els ended up with a one-shot win over David Toms, behind by three shots. For Masters champion [...]
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The United States will have their work cut out for them when they travel to the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, October 1st for the 2010 Ryder Cup. The European team members already have an edge heading into the Ryder Cup by having played the course once in 2010 under tournament conditions earlier in [...]
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This Labor Day weekend, the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston will be held, as the FedEx Cup Championship begins to narrow the field. Among those that made the cut, in the FedEx standings, Tiger Woods moved from 112 overall to 65. Tiger Woods is now a second favorite to win the FedEx Cup Championship according [...]
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This Thursday, the Barclays, the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs will get underway from the historic Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. Despite being favored in Las Vegas, the usual favorites will be out the window. Phil Mickelson has more serious problems, although to perform well in New Jersey, a recently divorced [...]
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Martin Kaymer of Germany won the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, in a finish that surprised everybody in attendance and watching on television. Over American Bubba Watson, he won a playoff to win what is the last major tournament of the year. Dustin Johnson ended up being penalized two strokes for grounding [...]
Rachel Rohanna needed to beat the heat. She had a ton of confidence from a 25-foot birdie putt on the first hole and importantly, a touch of luck. During a muggy first round of stroke play, Rohanna, an all-Big Ten player at Ohio State, set a U.S. Women’s Amateur scoring record with a 7-under 65, [...]
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Louis Oosthuizen had attempted to play in seven previous majors before the British Open at Saint Andrews this weekend. Of the seven majors Louis Oosthuizen attempted to play, he made the cut in just one. That was before July 15, 2010. While big names, Tiger Woods and John Daly grabbed the headlines on the first [...]
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Lee Westwood, over the course of his career, is a solid golfer that has had success. He has had success in reaching the top 3 in every Major Championship tournament at some point in his career, although he has never won a major. This includes the British Open, otherwise known as “The Open Championship.” Lee [...]
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