10 things we’re talking about…
ben curtis
1;the ohioan goes from conditional status to a two-year exemption with a victory at the valero texas open
valero texas open
2;with a course that’s not well-liked and a slot between the masters and players, tour pros found it easy to skip the texas open
branden grace
3;after three wins in 2012, the south african shows he’s learned from an unsuccessful 2009 season on the euro tour
michelle wie 4;the future is now for the former girl wonder, who, having graduated from stanford, must make her lpga mark
yani tseng
5;the 23-year-old lpga star was honored by time magazine as one of “the 100 most influential people in the world”
legends of golf
6;the liberty mutual event on the champions tour is a blast from the past as stars from a bygone era continue to thrill spectators
jack nicklaus
7;seven years after his last shot in competition, the golden bear continues to be a headliner in golf
olympic club
8;less than eight weeks before the start of the u.s. open, the host course is getting a new fairway bunker for its risk-reward, par- 5 17th hole
georgia tech
9;in an era of parity in men’s college golf, georgia tech wins its sixth acc championship in seven years
sean foley
10;the swing coach’s criticism of the media for knocking tiger woods is only validated when journalists treat the former no. 1 unfairly
departments
six years removed from his last victory, ben curtis takes the valero texas open by two strokes over John huh and matt every
after two runner-up finishes in 2012, ai miyazato breaks through at the lpga lotte championship in hawaii
michael allen (with a big assist from teammate david frost) makes it two straight wins at the liberty mutual legends of golf
branden grace becomes the first three-time winner on tour in 2012 with a three-shot victory at the volvo china open
ben curtis’ winning irons, david duval and hank kuehne try new drivers, daniel chopra goes retro
struggling, because he couldn’t find places to play on tour, ben curtis will have no such problem going forward
pga tour
lpga tour
champions tour
european tour
equipment
tim rosaforte
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