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Tiger Woods will play for the first time at the $6.1 million US PGA Greenbrier Classic as a July tuneup for the British Open, Woods and the tournament announced on Monday.

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Tiger calls for penalty strokes for slow play

May 14, 2012

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has called on the PGA Tour to punish slow play with penalty strokes rather than the current practice of handing out undisclosed fines. The pace of rounds has become a growing issue on the tour and came to the fore at the Players Championship this week where Kevin Na’s constant practice strokes and ‘waggles’ annoyed the crowd.

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Golf-Kuchar clinches Players title

May 13, 2012

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 13 (Reuters) – American MattKuchar won the Players Championship on Sunday by two shots tosecure the biggest win of his career. Kuchar shot a final round of two-under-par 70 to finish thetournament at 13-under, two clear of Scotland’s Martin Laird(67) and Americans Zach Johnson (68), Rickie Fowler (70) and BenCurtis (68).

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McIlroy out, Tiger in and US trio atop Players golf

May 12, 2012

Tiger Woods made the cut, top-ranked Rory McIlroy did not and a US trio that included 2007 Masters winner Zach Johnson shared the 36-hole lead at The Players Championship.

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Tiger avoids consecutive missed cuts

May 11, 2012

Tiger Woods birdied four holes in a row on his way to firing a four-under par 68 on Friday to make the cut at the $9.5 million US PGA Players Championship.

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Poulter and Laird take joint control at Players

May 11, 2012

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Britain’s Ian Poulter and Martin Laird shared the lead at the Players Championship after firing seven-under-par rounds of 65 in Thursday’s opening round. World number one Rory McIlroy had to settle for an even-par 72 after finding water at the par-three 17th, famous for its island green, while Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time as a pro after shooting a two-over 74. …

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Tiger snappy about snapper after toiling at Players

May 10, 2012

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career unless he recovers from the two-over-par 74 he shot in the opening round of the Players Championship on Thursday.

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Donald, McIlroy face off in long battle for No. 1

May 9, 2012

Golf’s world ranking has been more like a game of musical chairs with the most turnover at the top in the 26-year history of the ranking. Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald would like the music to stop playing for good sometime this year, the sooner the better. And both want the same outcome.

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