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Pettersson wins Heritage, Donald loses no.1

by Admin on April 16, 2012

(Reuters) – Sweden’s Carl Pettersson won the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head on Sunday to claim his fifth PGA Tour title as Luke Donald gave up his number one ranking to Rory McIlroy. Pettersson shot a final round two-under-par 69 to finish the tournament at 14-under, a comfortable five shots clear of his nearest rival, former Masters champion Zach Johnson (70)

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Pettersson wins Heritage, Donald loses no.1

Golf-Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad

February 22, 2012

MARANA, Arizona, Feb 21 (Reuters) – A dumb-foundedKeegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessivespitting as he watched television replays of his play during thefinal round of last week’s Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles. Bradley ended up losing a three-way playoff for the title atRiviera Country Club, where fellow American Bill Haas triumphed,and was initially surprised his on-course expectorating hadsparked widespread criticism on Twitter

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Bill Haas starting to get his own attention

February 20, 2012

Bill Haas played alongside Phil Mickelson in what seemed like a one-sided affair outside the ropes, where chants of “Phil” chased after them in the cool air of the Pacific Ocean.

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INTERVIEW-Golf-Riviera flop no worry for Match Play king Donald

February 20, 2012

PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 20 (Reuters) – LukeDonald was not too disheartened by a poor finish to the NorthernTrust Open at Riviera Country Club and heads into hisWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship title defense inoptimistic mood this week. The British world number one laboured to a seven-over-par 78in Sunday’s final round, enduring an ugly sequence of sixconsecutive bogeys before finishing in a tie for 56th place.

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Woods gets Spaniard in 1st round

February 20, 2012

Defending champion Luke Donald faces Ernie Els in the first round of the Match Play Championship. Tiger Woods is to play Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.

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Winners of the Northern Trust Open

February 20, 2012

(Reuters) – Winners of the Northern Trust Open since 1980, following the playoff victory by American Bill Haas at Riviera Country Club Sunday (U.S. …

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Haas sinks monster putt to win play-off at Riviera

February 20, 2012

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – Bill Haas clinched his fourth PGA Tour title by beating fellow Americans Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in a gripping sudden-death playoff at the Northern Trust Open Sunday. The 29-year-old Haas sank a curling 43-foot birdie putt at the second extra hole, the driveable par-four 10th, to seal victory in breezy afternoon sunshine at Riviera Country Club. “I never expected to make a 40-footer, and especially in that situation,” a beaming Haas told reporters after clinching the winner’s cheque for nearly $1.2 million

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Golf-Haas wins in sudden-death playoff at Riviera

February 20, 2012

PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 19 (Reuters) – BillHaas clinched his fourth PGA Tour title by beating fellowAmericans Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in a grippingsudden-death playoff for the Northern Trust Open on Sunday. The 29-year-old Haas sank a curling 43-foot birdie putt atthe second extra hole, the driveable par-four 10th, to sealvictory in bright afternoon sunshine at Riviera Country Club. The trio had finished the 72 regulation holes onseven-under-par 277, Haas closing with a two-under 69 whileMickelson and Bradley each birdied the par-four last formatching 71s

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