Golf
Justin Rose finds a coach and a friend
Next week marks four years that Justin Rose first began working on his swing with Sean Foley. But in the moments after winning the U.S. Open for his first major championship, Rose referred to him as more than just a swing coach.
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2013 Manatee / Sarasota Golf Guide
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Mickelson has silver market cornered in US Open
The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider.
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England's Rose blooms after 17-year wait for major
Ever since Greg Norman's final-round implosion allowed Nick Faldo win the Masters in 1996, a generation of fine English talent has come up short in golf's four major championships.
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Bill Dwyre: Why do so many love to hate Phil Mickelson?
The only thing more baffling than Phil Mickelson's inability to finish the deal in a U.S. Open is the delight so many people seem to take in that.
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Golf Tidbits: Rose proves that he is Philly tough
In a four-year span, Justin Rose has conquered two of the hardest courses in the Philadelphia area. If Pine Valley, the top-ranked course in the country, were to host a PGA Tour event in the coming years, my money would be on Rose.
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This Week in Golf -- June 20-23
Leishman, who earned his first title on the PGA Tour, finished the tournament at 14-under-par 266. The Australian had twice finished as the runner-up, and tied for third at the Byron Nelson Championship that May.
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David and Jeremy Pernas make history with Bradenton 2-Man Championship win
The father-and-son team of David Perna and 15-year-old Jeremy Perna won the 15th annual City of Bradenton 2-Man Championship.
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Mike Kern: Merion shows it is an above-par site for a major
Former USGA executive director David Fay, one of the people primarily responsible for bringing the U.S. Open back to Merion's East Course after a 32-year absence, probably put it best a few months back, when asked whether this would necessarily be the last national championship held in Ardmore. ...
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Bob Ford: Merion's toughness was a victory for Philly
Somewhere in the late afternoon of the U.S. Open's third round on Saturday, as Tiger Woods stalked after yet another errant tee shot, a proud local pierced through the perfunctory smatter of misplaced applause and yelled, "Merion's got teeth, Tiger."
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Few changes in women's world rankings
Justin Rose claimed his first major championship title on Sunday and that helped him move up two spots in this week's world golf rankings.




