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Golf Adopts Rule To Ban Anchored Putting Stroke

by Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)  

Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.

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Scrutiny On Tiger Woods Now For Different Reasons

Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida -- Tiger Woods has faced more scrutiny than any other golfer from his generation. Maybe ever.

Just not this variety.

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From The Fringe: Who's Humiliating Whom In Singh Lawsuit?

Jim Litke (AP National Sports Columnist)

Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" by investigating his use of deer-antler spray.

Now that's funny.

Because Singh was doing such a bang-up job of humiliating himself.

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Couples, Montgomerie Among 5 Inducted To Hall

Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida -- About the only thing Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie had in common was a golf swing good enough to trust for a lifetime.

Couples became the first American to reach No. 1 in the world and won the Masters by a blade of grass that kept his ball from trickling into Rae's Creek. Montgomerie found fame on the European Tour, where he won the Order of Merit a record seven times in a row, though he never won a major, a glaring hole in his credentials.

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A Messy Masters And A Beautiful Finish

Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)

AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Maybe winning really does take care of everything.

For Augusta National, sizing up Adam Scott for his own green jacket was a beautiful way to end what had been shaping as a messy Masters.

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