Masters Day 1 notebook: Couples takes command

Published April 9, 2010 at 5:09 a.m.


Tiger Woods' return to competition may have dominated the headlines, but 50-year-old Fred Couples created the important news Thursday at Augusta.

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Championship Sunday sure to bring thrills at PGA

Published Aug. 16, 2009 at 12:19 a.m.


There is a certain vibe that comes only on the final day of a major championship. A victor is crowned and he leaves town with his mammoth trophy and his oversized cardboard check (not really) and he does not come back to your town to defend his title, instead the event moves to somewhere else and that is where he will defend his title. And in the case of the PGA of America, that place in 2010 would be Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., where they will again put up the ropes and begin the process all over again.

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PGA Championship preview

Published Aug. 12, 2009 at 9:50 p.m.


It is way too early to tell who will win the 91st PGA Championship, but there is one thing for certain. You cannot win the event on Thursday, but you sure can lose it.

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Van Pelt's first victory could be the last in Milwaukee

Published July 20, 2009 at 12:36 a.m.


Bo Van Pelt captured his first PGA Tour victory by winning a playoff Sunday at the U.S. Bank Championship Sunday afternoon at Brown Deer Park. Van Pelt, who outlasted John Mallinger, might not be able to defend his title. U.S. Bank is pulling its sponsorship and without an obvious replacement the tournament is on the endangered list for 2010 and beyond.

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Lickliter takes the lead at U.S. Bank Championship

Published July 19, 2009 at 9:02 a.m.


With cool, blustery conditions more suited to Scotland, the field of competitors will chase third-round leader Frank Lickliter in the final round of what could be the final installment of the U.S. Bank Championship today at Brown Deer Park Golf Course.

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Getting ready for a showdown at Brown Deer Park

Published July 18, 2009 at 8:05 a.m.


The cool, windy conditions are making for close compeition at the U.S. Bank Championship. By the end of play Friday, there were 12 players within four strokes of the lead heading into a weekend that promises to be a shootout. At the top of the leader board is Australian Greg Chalmers (pictured), who fired a second round 3-under par 67 to give himself a two-shot cushion over Chris Riley, Jeff Klauk and Kris Blanks. Kevin Na, Marc Turnesa and Steve Flesch trail Chalmers by three shots.

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U.S. Bank Championship: Round 1 recap

Published July 17, 2009 at 5:05 a.m.


Facing windy conditions unusual for Brown Deer Park at this time of year, 64 players finished the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship with scores of par or better. If the wind freshens and the temps drop, that number will also be lower. Brown Deer Park is not a bomber's paradise but instead a tactical golf course that requires patience and precise shot execution. Just ask Greg Chalmers (pictured) and Jeff Klauk, who shared the first round lead.

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British Open Round 1: Watson steals the show

Published July 16, 2009 at 9:12 p.m.


If you woke up especially early Thursday morning to tune into TNT's live first- round coverage of the 138th British Open from Turnberry and thought that you were still dreaming because, what have we here... Tom Watson is winning the British Open? For several glorious hours, it was true. Old Tom Watson, a golfing legend of almost 60 years young, was alone atop the leader board of golf's oldest major championship. He played a youthful round at five-under par 65 on a glorious day for golf in the kingdom.

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Can the PGA Tour's Milwaukee stop stay afloat?

Published July 14, 2009 at 2:22 p.m.


This week could easily mark the swan song for the professional golf tournament that has found a home in Milwaukee since 1968. That's a 41-year history. A long, long time. But, the tournament is threatened, and likely to end. Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly, two Wisconsin pros, have a mysterious plan to save the tournament. But until concrete plans emerge, it could be so much whistling in the wind, like many plans to save this tournament have been in the past.

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Toughest par 3s in Southeastern Wisconsin

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Published June 28, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

WHEN PGA PRO Phil Mickelson ponders the low points of his performance at the 2008 Masters he will be thinking about those pesky Par 3s. Similar par-3 challenges await amateurs on Southeastern Wisconsi ...

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