8. 22.2011
10 things we’re talking about…
fred couples 1;what had been a lost year for couples took a turn for the better with a trip to germany for orthokine therapy for his balky back
senior players 2;the champions tour major was held at westchester cc for the first time—and quite possibly the last
u.s. solheim cup team 3;stacy lewis and brittany lincicome headline the u.s. squad, which includes Vicki hurst and rookie ryann o’toole as captain’s picks
webb simpson 4;after several near misses the north carolinian became the tour’s 12th first-time winner in 2011 at the wyndham championship
long putters 5;simpson became the third-straight winner to employ a long putter, and as more young players start using them, the wins will keep coming
pga tour playoff preview 6;the pga tour playoffs for the fedex cup begin this week at the barclays, and you can be sure steve stricker will be in the mix
tiger woods 7;a lock for the presidents cup team? not necessarily. u.s. captain couples would like to see woods play again before he picks his squad
erin hills 8;how will the course play when it hosts the 2017 u.s. open? we’ll get an early read this week when the venue welcomes the u.s. amateur
gb&i walker cup team 9;the omission of scottish amateur champ david law raises the hackles of those who question the way the gb&i walker cup team is selected
Golf DiGest combine 10;are you as athletic as a tour pro? take the Golf Digest combine to find out
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webb simpson won his first event, and a few past major champions qualified for the pga tour playoffs, at the wyndham championship
suzann pettersen caps a nine-stroke comeback with a playoff win over na yeon choi at the safeway classic
fred couples outlasted John cook in a three-hole, sudden-death playoff at the constellation energy senior players championship
oliver fisher shook off three back-nine bogeys to get his first career victory at the czech open
Jeff sluman’s plan b, paul casey’s changes, camilo Villegas’ grips
to his former teammates at st. John’s, pga champion keegan bradley is still just one of the boys
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