Golf World Monday - June 27, 2011

6.27.2011

10 things we’re talking about…
yani tseng 1;after her dominating 10-stroke win at the lpga championship isn’t it time tour started touting its best player?
lpga’s ‘big stretch’ 2;the lpga’s quirky 2011 schedule hits its peak, with three majors and the evian masters in a six-week span
sergio garcia 3;the spanish star qualified for the british open; unfortunately for him, he did it with a playoff loss in germany
patrick cantlay 4;the ucla sophomore’s 60 at the travelers ignites lots of “will he turn pro?” whispers. he’d be smart not to listen
ryan moore 5;moore’s missed four-footer on the 72nd hole cost him a spot in a travelers playoff, but he handled the disappointment with class
publinks preview 6;for only the fourth time in its history, the usga will play two championships (the apl and wapl) on the same courses at the same time
pinehurst no. 2 7;an elite amateur field gathers for this week’s 111th north & south amateur, but most of the attention will be on the host layout
northeast amateur 8;an unprecedented week of low scoring—including champion peter uihlein’s 261—leaves wannamoisett fans in a grim mood
pga club pro 9;the pga professional national championship is underway at hershey (pa.) cc, where mike small hopes to become the first four-time winner
marathon man 10;Jim colton, an amateur golfer from holyoke, colo., plays 155 holes in a day to raise money for a paralyzed caddie

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fredrik Jacobson, a 36-year-old veteran from sweden, earns his first career pga tour victory at the travelers championship yani tseng’s dominating 10-shot triumph at the wegmans lpga championship is the fourth major title of her career

John huston, who turned 50 June 1, wins the dick’s sporting goods open in just his third senior start spain’s pablo larrazábal outlasts countryman sergio garcia in a five-hole bmw international open playoff bubba watson’s driver, ping’s putter app, rocco mediate’s artwork american golfers are having a run of mediocre performances. what do you think that means?