10 things we’re talking about…
marC leishman 1;after posting a final-round 62 at the travelers championship, the aussie waits more than two hours before winning in connecticut
bubba watson 2;in a fatherhood-induced daze since april, the masters champ shows signs of life with a runner-up finish at the travelers
melissa reid 3;one month after her mom died in a tragic car crash, the englishwoman produces the most emotional victory seen on any tour in 2012
brittany lang 4;it was a long time coming for the duke women’s golf program, which hadn’t produced an lpga winner until lang’s playoff title in canada
josé manuel lara 5;the spaniard is dQ’d from the bmw international open when his caddie tries to avoid penalty by stashing a 15th club in bushes during a round
greg norman 6;the shark is set to make a rare champions tour appearance at the constellation energy senior players championship outside pittsburgh
royal lytham 7;next month’s british open site is “going to be brutal,” according to one major champion who recently played the english links
u.s. women’s publinks 8;fortunately, kyung kim has a spot in the upcoming u.s. women’s open. she wouldn’t have gotten one for winning the publinks
british amateur 9;northern ireland’s alan dunbar wins the british amateur at royal troon as americans stay away in droves
the jutanugarns 10;since the thai teens came to the u.s. in may, either moriya or ariya has won every tournament they’ve entered
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paul azinger relates from experience what brittany lang and charley hoffman are feeling after a big win and a stunning loss
marc leishman earns his first tour title thanks to hoffman’s meltdown on the final two holes of the travelers championship
lang survives a four-way sudden-death playoff at the inaugural manulife financial lpga classic
mark calcavecchia ties a course record en route to his first win of 2012 at the montreal championship
danny willett needs four extra holes to outlast marcus fraser at the bmw international open
stuart appleby’s new putter, na yeon choi signs with srixon, dylan frittelli inks deal with nike
with americans having won the last three majors, davis love iii likes the way his u.s. ryder cup team is shaping up
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