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Sergio Garcia of Spain birdied the first hole in a sudden-death playoff to outlast Justin Rose of England and win the Masters on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., breaking his 0-for-73 drought in major tournaments. Both players missed birdie putts -- Rose's was from 10 feet while Garcia's was from 5 feet…
Augusta, Georgia (dpa) - Spaniard Sergio Garcia, a four-time runner-up still seeking his first major title, leads the Masters at 7-under to start Sunday's final round at Augusta National Golf Club. He birdied the first hole to jump ahead of Englishman Justin Rose, Garcia's fourth-round partner. The twosome started Sunday at 6-under, after Rose's blistering 5-under…
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Augusta, Georgia (dpa) - Spaniard Sergio Garcia, a four-time runner-up in grand slam events still seeking his first major title, leads the Masters with Englishman Justin Rose at 6-under before Sunday's final round. Garcia started Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club in a four-way tie for the lead at 4-under and needed a couple of birdies…
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Justin Rose of England, who has captured one major title and another that felt like it, put himself in position for his first Green Jacket on Saturday. Rose birdied five of the last seven holes to shoot a 5-under-par 67 that was the low score of the day and is tied for the lead with Sergio…
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Augusta, Georgia (dpa) - Sergio Garcia grabbed a piece of the lead midway through the Masters as the Spaniard hunts for his first major title after 22 top-10 finishes in golf's top four events. The 37-year-old's second-round 69 lifted him into a tie at 4-under with opening-day leader Charley Hoffman, who shot 75 on Friday at…
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Sergio Garcia was tied Friday for the lead at The Masters, shooting four under par with Charley Hoffman after playing the 10th hole of the second round. However, The Masters website changed Garcia's score on the 10th from a five to a seven shortly after the Spaniard teed off on the par-four 11th. This change immediately…
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Four-time PGA Tour winner Charley Hoffman birdied eight of the final 13 holes in blustery and cold conditions to forge to a 7-under-par 65 and grab the first-round lead at The Masters Tournament on Thursday at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Hoffman's nine-birdie barrage granted him a four-stroke lead over William McGirt…
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Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the 2017 Masters, unable to compete in the PGA’s first major tournament of the year after falling down the stairs of his rental home in Augusta, Georgia. Without the world’s No.1 golfer in the field, there's a new favorite to win the coveted green jacket this weekend. Justin Rose has replaced…
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Despite poor results in recent years, Tiger Woods remains the most high-profile golfer on the PGA Tour. With the Masters underway Thursday, how Woods has performed in 2017 and his future in upcoming majors remains a hot topic. Woods, 41, who has won the Masters four times, announced last week that a back injury would keep…
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Arnold Palmer's green jacket adorned a white lawn chair nearby as teary-eyed friends Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hit ceremonial tee shots to open the 81st Masters on Thursday. "This is a wonderful and difficult day,'' said Masters chairman Billy Payne. "Arnold Palmer was more than a king. He was my friend. He was your friend.''…
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Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson has accused some of his rivals of cheating ahead of the major championship in Augusta this week. Mickelson’s comments come two days after fellow American Lexi Thompson lost the ANA Inspiration, the first major of the season, following a four-stroke penalty for incorrectly replacing her ball. A TV viewer spotted the…
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Dustin Johnson's availability for The Masters is in jeopardy after the World's No. 1 golfer injured his lower back following a fall on a staircase, his agent said. "At roughly 3:00 p.m. today, Dustin took a serious fall on a staircase in his Augusta rental home," his agent David Winkle of Hambric Sports said in a…
Tiger Woods continues to struggle with back issues but the 14-time major champion has not ruled out playing the Masters in two weeks. "God, I hope so," Woods said when asked by "Good Morning America" host Michael Strahan if he would be able to play in the upcoming Masters. "I'm trying. I'm trying every day to…
