3.28.2011
martin;laird;1;The Arnold Palmer Invitational champion is on a roll, thanks to Dave Stockton’s help with his short game and putting
not-ready;players;2;For all the hoopla regarding their talents, the PGA Tour’s new breed of stars have to get better at closing
bay;hill’s;rocky;finish;3;Arnold Palmer loves to tweak Bay Hill. The rocks around the water hazards should be next to go
phil;mickelson;4;The left-hander will play this week’s Shell Houston Open—but his mind is already on the Masters
masters;qualifying;5;The unsuccessful bids of Charles Howell III and Vaughn Taylor were Bay Hill’s tournament within a tournament
q-school;changes;6;The PGA Tour’s proposal to eliminate tour cards as a Q-school prize would hurt potential young stars
bernhard;langer;7;The Champions Tour standout has successful thumb surgery, but he’ll be sidelined for the Masters
shadow;creek;8;Michael Jordan’s celebrity tournament will give golf fans a rare glimpse of this Tom Fazio masterpiece
japanese;golf’s;future;9;A trio of disasters—earthquake, tsunami and nuclear fallout—has left Japan’s golf tours in a state of limbo
kraft;nabisco;preview;10;The LPGA’s first major of 2011 is this week. Don’t count out the Americans—or Karrie Webb
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Martin Laird shoots 75 Sunday at Bay Hill, but it’s enough to hold off Steve Marino at the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Sandra Gal birdies the last hole to earn her first tour win at the Kia Classic
Paul Lawrie edges Johan Edfors at the Andalucia Open for his first win in nine years
Jack Wulkotte, Jack Nicklaus’ clubmaker, is inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame
Martin Laird’s unlikely journey took him from Scotland to Fort Collins, Colo., to the Bay Hill winner’s circle
10;things;we’re;talking;about…
pga;tour
lpga;tour
european;tour
equipment
tim;rosaforte
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