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McIlroy takes drama out of playoff to win The Players Championship over Spaun
Rory McIlroy blasted his opening tee shot and hit a pitching wedge to the par-5 16th to set up birdie, and then found the island green at the par-3 17th with a 9-iron that effectively gave him a second title at The Players Championship in Florida.
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Bonus golf: McIlroy and Spaun tie at The Players Championship, setting up Monday playoff
Rory McIlroy built a three-shot lead on the back nine at The Players Championship and unheralded J.J. Spaun didn't blink. They wound up tied after a four-hour rain delay and had to return Monday for a playoff to decide the richest tournament in golf.
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Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury likely to keep him out of the Masters
Tiger Woods announced he had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, yet another injury that would seem likely to keep him out of the Masters and perhaps other major championships this year.
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Tiger Woods announces mother Kultida's death: 'A force of nature ... my biggest fan'
Kultida Woods, the Thai-born mother of Tiger Woods who instilled his dominant spirit and encouraged him to wear a red shirt on Sunday as his power colour, died Tuesday.
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Tiger Woods-hosted Genesis Invitational to be relocated due to L.A. wildfires
The PGA Tour is moving the Genesis Invitational out of Riviera next month out of respect for the deadly wildfires that have decimated parts of Los Angeles, including the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood where Riviera is located.
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Tiger Woods has another surgery on lower back to relieve pinched nerves
Tiger Woods had yet another surgery on his lower back on Friday morning. This one he hopes will relieve some of the spasms he experienced this year.
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Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title, $25 million US bonus
Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the biggest prize in golf. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded with three straight birdies to made winning look as inevitable as it has seemed all year.
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New Zealand's Lydia Ko wins Olympic women's golf title to complete medal set
The two Canadians in the women's golf field at the Paris Olympics did not make the podium as New Zealand's Lydia Ko won gold with a final score of 10 under par on Saturday, completing her medal set after silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo.
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Lydia Ko tied for Olympic women's golf lead with gold medal, LPGA Hall of Fame in sights
Lydia Ko of New Zealand had a 4-under 68 to share the lead Friday, leaving her 18 holes away from a chance to complete her Olympic medal collection with gold that would send her into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
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Canadian golfer Alena Sharp tied for 7th after 1st Olympic round, Henderson tied for 30th
France's Celine Boutier delighted the home crowd by taking a first-round lead at the Olympic women's golf competition on Wednesday, with her slick putting setting her apart from some of her rivals who toiled on a tricky course south of Paris.
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