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Woods plays first round since the Masters PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Doug Ferguson   
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Tiger WoodsTiger Woods played his first round of golf Wednesday since knee surgery two days after the Masters, getting a thumbs-up from his swing coach after 17-plus holes at Torrey Pines riding in a cart.

Eight days before the start of the U.S. Open, Woods played in solitude on the South Course with swing coach Hank Haney, stopping only when he saw a small group of people with cameras waiting around the 18th green.

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Jones Returns Olympic Gold Medals PDF Print E-mail
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Written by NANCY ARMOUR   
Tuesday, 09 October 2007

Her reputation is gone and now so are Marion Jones' Olympic medals.

Jones gave back the five medals she won at the Sydney Olympics on Monday and agreed to forfeit all other results dating back to Sept. 1, 2000, further punishment for her admission that she was a drug cheat.

The three gold medals and two bronzes were turned over by her attorneys in Austin, Texas. They are en route to U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs, and the USOC will return them to the International Olympic Committee.

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Curlin proves that he flies beyond his years PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jennie Rees   
Monday, 01 October 2007

ELMONT, N.Y. -- In the first major trial between a prominent 3-year-old and a top older horse, Preakness Stakes winner Curlin got the verdict as he wore down odds-on favorite Lawyer Ron to capture yesterday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup by a neck at Belmont Park.

The stretch run was reminiscent of the Belmont Stakes: Curlin, trained by Steve Asmussen, going after a Todd Pletcher-trained horse.

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Golf: Randhawa slips to 30th at British Masters PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 23 September 2007

Jyoti RandhawaBelfry (England), Sept. 24 (PTI): Three bogeys in the last five holes cost Jyoti Randhawa dear as he slipped to tied 30th after carding one-over 73 in the third round of the Quinn Direct British Masters golf tournament.

Randhawa, tied 18th overnight, birdied the third and the ninth and looked set to position himself well for the final round. But indifferent putting and bogeys on 14th, 16th and on 18th saw him end up with a 73 that pushed him down.

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Let the Games Begin PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Rick Martino   
Monday, 01 January 2007

Let's make this clear right from the start: The PGA of America does not condone gambling on golf games in any way, shape or manner. That said, we understand that almost for as long as people have been playing golf, they've been willing to put a little something on the outcome of their matches - even if it's only bragging rights. And many of the games listed below don't require anything more on the line than bragging rights to make the competition even more fun.

The reason for this goes well beyond whatever is on the line at the end of the day. For a huge majority of golfers, it increases the enjoyment of the competition and helps them focus their attention on the game, as two-time PGA Champion Paul Runyan explained:

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