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Rookie Derek Ernst Wins Wells Fargo In A Playoff
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 17:08 Sunday, 05 May 2013 16:29
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst.
Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 yards away from the flag on the 18th hole, the toughest at Quail Hollow in the cold, wind and rain of a grueling final round.
Brendon Todd Wins Rain-Shortened Event
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 16:03 Sunday, 05 May 2013 15:36
ATHENS, Georgia -- Former Bulldogs star Brendon Todd won the Web.com Tour's Stadion Classic on Sunday when rain washed out the fourth round at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
The 2007 graduate became the third consecutive Bulldogs player to win the event. Russell Henley won in 2011 while still in school, and Hudson Swafford took the 2012 title.
Palmer, Nicklaus, Player Team In Texas
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 00:47 Sunday, 05 May 2013 00:31
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player stepped to the first tee Saturday at The Woodlands Country Club for a crowd-pleasing aside from the second round of the Champions Tour's Insperity Championship.
The "Big Three" played in a four-team scramble, and, with a combined 34 major titles, they were clear gallery favorite in a rare appearance together.
PGA President Keeps Firing Away On Long Putters
Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2013 16:43 Friday, 03 May 2013 16:33
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The biggest rivalry in golf at the moment could be the heads of two different organizations on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
PGA of America president Ted Bishop has been vocal about his opposition to the proposed rule that would ban the anchored stroke used for long putters. Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson last week referred to Bishop's public comments as a "campaign."
Tour Drops Its Doping Case Against Vijay Singh
Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2013 16:28 Friday, 03 May 2013 16:16
Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh on Tuesday based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer antler spray is no longer prohibited because it contains such small amounts of a growth hormone factor.
"The bottom line is that given the change by WADA, we are dropping the case against Mr. Singh," PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said Tuesday.
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