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Yang beats Tiger Woods to win US PGA title Yang became the first Asian winner of a major title when he beat Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship. Y.E. Yang celebrates after winning the 91st PGA Championship in Chaska, Minn. on Sunday. Image Credit:AP. Y.E. Yang, of South Korea, poses with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 91st PGA Championship at the HazeImage Credit:AP.
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Tiger Woods a total mess off the tee in awful start at Memorial Tiger Woods, who had a terrible case of the lefts and rights off the tee to start his opening round at the Memorial, went out in 40 on his first nine at Muirfield Village.
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Tournament History Peter Jacobsen shot a 3-under-par 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke win at the Greater Hartford Open, his first PGA TOUR title in eight years. Jacobsen, who also won the tournament in 1984, had a share of the lead for all four rounds and led by one stroke after 54-holes.
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The First Black Golfer in the PGA Pete Brown was the first African-American player to win a regular PGA event, recording his victory at the 1964 Waco Turner Open. Lee Elder was the first black man to play in the Masters, in 1975, and also the first African-American to represent the United States in the Ryder Cup, in 1979. Calvin Peete won 12 PGA tournaments, beginning in 1979, making him the most successful black golfer prior to Tiger Woods.
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Jordan Spieth's golf caddie earned more than Tiger Woods this year Jordan Spieth’s golf caddie earned more than Tiger Woods this year. Jordan Spieth, who was named the PGA Tour's player of the year, took home a cool $22 million in prize money in 2015. But Spieth, 22, wasn't the only person to have reason to celebrate as a result of his lucrative season. His caddie Michael Greller should, too.
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Tournament Info Playing The Honda Classic for the first time as a pro, Woods started the fourth round nine strokes back of McIlroy before electrifying tournament crowds, culminating in a birdie-eagle finish to complete a career-best final round 62.
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Jordan Spieth: Pebble Beach win is 'bucket list' Spieth did beat Woods to one landmark at Pebble Beach -- he became the first player in PGA Tour history to win by three strokes or more, five times before the age of 24. And he described being in contention to win a tournament as his drug.
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Tiger Woods vs. Sam Snead: When 78>82 Officially, Tiger Woods is four wins behind Sam Snead's record 82. Tiger Woods's pursuit of Sam Snead's all-time PGA Tour record of 82 victories hasn't received the breathless attention given the Countdown to Jack and his 18 major championships.iger Woods's pursuit of Sam Snead's all-time PGA Tour record of 82 victories hasn't received the breathless attention given the Countdown to Jack and his 18 major championships.
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D. Johnson wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational D. Johnson wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. By. U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson apparently liked the feeling of winning a big tournament so much that he decided to do it again. Johnson closed with a 4-under 66 to overtake 54-hole co-leader Jason Day and win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday. Here's how things unfolded at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
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PGA Tour career wins leaders PGA Tour career wins leaders. No. 1: Sam Snead. No, not that record. Everybody knows the record that Tiger Woods covets most: Jack Nicklaus' career majors won. (For the record, the Golden Bear leads Tiger by four, 18-14.) But with Woods' resurgence in 2012 and quick start in 2013, another PGA Tour record is suddenly on the radar.
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Tiger Woods vs. Jack Nicklaus: Major Championship Records Tiger Woods vs. Jack Nicklaus: Major Championship Records. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors, an iconic total that has become the most significant record in golf, and one of the most significant in all of sports. Tiger Woods has won a staggering 14 majors, but his quest to pass Nicklaus has stalled.
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- Tiger Woods misses practice to be with father. Langer to split with caddie after 22 years. The longest partnership in golf is about to end. Bernhard Langer and the man who has stood by his side for the past 22 years, his caddie Pete Coleman, are to part after the Open.
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Will Tiger Woods Ever Win Another Tournament? Woods' 15-stroke victory at the 2000 U.S. Open is considered by many to be the greatest display of golf ever seen. “He's going to do something this week that people will be talking about 100 years from now, Johnny Miller said during the 2000 U.S. Open coverage, per Golf Digest.
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- This is according to USA Today. That number is remarkable and it is something that anyone would be proud. Interestingly, though, of all of these holes in one hit, Tiger Woods has not hit one in the PGA tournament in the last ten years. The last time he hit one during the PGA was in 1997, at the Phoenix Open. Another memorable hole in one by Tiger dates back to 1996, when he got an ace at the Greater Milwaukee Open.
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Raymond Floyd After leaving college, Floyd turned professional in 1961, and quickly established himself on the PGA Tour. His first victory came two years later at age 20 in March 1963 at the St. Petersburg Open Invitational, the first of his 22 wins on the PGA Tour, including four major championships.Floyd won his first major title at the PGA Championship in 1969.is first victory came two years later at age 20 in March 1963 at the St. Petersburg Open Invitational, the first of his 22 wins on the PGA Tour, including four major championships. Floyd won his first major title at the PGA Championship in 1969.
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Masters Tournament In 1997, Tiger Woods won the Masters by twelve shots at age 21, in the process breaking the tournament four-day scoring record that had stood for 32 years. Woods completed his Tiger Slam by winning his fourth straight major championship at the Masters in 2001.he Masters is the first major championship of the year. Since 1948, its final round has been scheduled for the second Sunday of April, with several exceptions. It ended on the first Sunday four times (1952, 1957, 1958, 1959) and the 1979 and 1984 tournaments ended on April 15, the month's third Sunday.
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Davis Love III's Clubs That Won the Wyndham Championship Davis Love III's Clubs That Won the Wyndham Championship. Davis Love III won the Wyndham Championship Sunday, recording his first PGA Tour victory in nearly seven years. The 51-year-old, who is eligible to compete on the Champions Tour, also became the third oldest to win on the PGA Tour.
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A Golf Course Unlike Any Other: How The Masters Became The Masters Arnold Palmer celebrates a birdie on the 18th green during a 1964 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. When Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam — all four major tournaments in a calendar year — it included the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, The U.S. Amateur, and the British Amateur.
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March 10 2013 With his victory at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship on Sunday, Tiger Woods picked up his 76th career victory on the PGA TOUR.
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- For the first time since the 1996 Masters, the year before Tiger Woods played in his first Masters as a pro and won in record fashion, more focus is on Phil Mickelson, a three-time winner at Augusta National and the defending champion, than on Woods.f Tiger Woods is going to win his fifth green jacket, he’ll have to make up plenty of ground. Woods struggled throughout Friday’s second round and finished with 3-over-par 75. He is eight shots behind co-leaders Fred Couples and Jason ...
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Jordan Spieth poised to overtake Tiger Woods as youngest Masters winner Spieth, who shot a third-round 2-under 70 to match Bubba Watson at 5-under, became the third Augusta first-timer to score under par in his inaugural three rounds at the Masters. With Tiger approaching 40, maintaining momentum in the post-Woods era is rapidly becoming the biggest challenge for the PGA Tour.
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- Jack Nicklaus believes Tiger Woods will pass his major record. Few people have the perspective on Tiger Woods' career than Jack Nicklaus who has Woods in his rear-view mirror. The 18-time major winner appeared on Golf Channel and said he thinks Tiger will pass his record.
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Tiger Woods At age 19, Woods participated in his first PGA Tour major, the 1995 Masters Tournament, and tied for 41st as the only amateur to make the cut. At age 20 in 1996, he became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles and won the NCAA individual golf championship.
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John Daly holds on for first PGA Tour Champions win Daly closed with three straight closing bogeys Sunday to hang on for his first PGA Tour Champions title, a one-stroke victory in the Insperity Invitational. “ 1 It wasn’t pretty at the end,” Daly said. 2  The 51-year-old Daly had not won on tour since the PGA Tour’s 2004 Buick Invitational. He hasn’t exactly torn up the 50-and-over circuit since debuting at The Woodlands a year ago. Wearing American flag pants, Daly shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 14-under 202 and earned $322,500.
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Tiger Woods Woods was named Sports Illustrated' s 1996 Sportsman of the Year and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. In April 1997, he won his first major, the Masters, becoming the tournament's youngest-ever winner. Two months later, he set the record for the fastest-ever ascent to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.ollowing an outstanding amateur and two-year college golf career, Woods turned professional at age 20 in late summer 1996. By April 1997 he had already won his first major, the 1997 Masters in a record-breaking performance, winning the tournament by 12 strokes and pocketing $486,000.