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Created by dipity on Feb 10, 2009
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...TPC Las Colinas, Irving TX] Keegan Bradley makes heroic shot from trees to win the HP Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday [PGA Tour: HP Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Las Colinas, Irving TX] Ryan Palmer forced to come up with a shot from the trees as Keegan...
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Sports Page Magazine
http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/gf/all-gf/gal-all-gf/pga-hp-byron-nelson-championship---round-4.shtml?47284
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...Show floor on Tuesday afternoon, August 17. For more information on the PGA Professional Challenge Cup and to register, visit pgaexpo.com. Amateurs, PGA Professionals and LPGA Members electing to play with amateur partners will have the opportunity for a great...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2010/news/pga/06/08/fall.expo/index.html
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...and CEO of PGA Magazine. "We believe that this area will allow PGA members the opportunity to learn from experts like Richard Brasser and their fellow PGA members on how they too can implement these tools and benefit from new social media platforms."...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2010/news/pga/01/12/pga.mag/index.html
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...again in 2010, as a show floor exhibitor and at the Outdoor Demo Day," said Brian Zender, Cobra Golf General Manager. "The PGA Show provides a unique opportunity to interact with our best customers and support The PGA of America. Since Cobra's inception, The...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2010/news/pga/01/06/cobra.merch/index.html
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PGA Golf Exhibitions and Ahead USA, a leading designer and marketer of branded headwear, apparel and golf accessories, announced the continued support of the PGA Merchandise Show. The Ahead Authentic men's apparel line; Ahead Headwear, Ahead
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Fibre2Fashion.com
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=80949
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For six years, global consulting firm Accenture PLC featured Tiger Woods in ads designed to highlight the company's claimed attributes of integrity and high performance.
That relationship is over now.
Accenture ended its association with Woods on
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The State
http://www.thestate.com/sports/story/1069492.html?RSS=sports
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However unlikely, Tiger Woods' off-the-course antics deserve a suspension from the PGA Tour.
Should the PGA suspend Tiger Woods for his antics away from the course?
We have heard allegations from socialites and party hostesses, cocktail and pancake
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New York Daily News
http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/sports/~3/Rre-RyzODH0/2009-12-11_gola_tiger.html
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The PGA TOUR and Asian Tour, in partnership with Carbon Worldwide and PGA Promotions of Malaysia, will introduce the Asia Pacific Golf Classic, Malaysia 2010 at The MINES Resort & Golf Club as part of the 2010 PGA TOUR late-season calendar. The dates
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PGATour.com
http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/12/07/malaysian.event/index.html
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA Merchandise Show Education Conference has been redesigned to empower those in the golf industry to "re-set" the way they do business and make themselves and their business more valuable. New topics include "How to
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/12/02/show/index.html
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...Senior PGA Championship his first senior golf triumph; and when Korea's Y.E. Yang chased down Tiger Woods on a Sunday in the PGA Championship to become the first male Korean player to win one of golf's four major championships. It also was a landmark year...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/12/02/year.in.review/index.html
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NEW ORLEANS -- The PGA of America bestowed posthumous membership upon three African American golf pioneers -- Ted Rhodes, John Shippen and Bill Spiller -- who were denied the opportunity to become PGA members during their professional careers. The PGA
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/11/14/pioneers/index.html
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The Midwest PGA Section, composed of 280 members and apprentices, was honored today as the recipient of its first Herb Graffis Award, presented annually to a PGA of America Section for extraordinary or exemplary
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/11/14/graffis/index.html
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- PGA Professionals representing 13 PGA Sections completed distance running's grueling test Sunday in the nation's capital in the 34th Marine Corps Marathon, while raising $80,000 for the Folds of Honor Foundation and Section
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/10/27/marine/index.html
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The United States Golf Association and PGA of America have partnered to expand the number of junior golfers throughout the country and foster life-long participation in the game by piloting after-school programs in PGA Sections.
The pilot program
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/10/27/usga.pga/index.html
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Troy Matteson blew a chance to win the Frys.com Open in regulation by bogeying the 17th and 18th holes.
Playing the same holes in reverse order in a three-way playoff, Matteson recovered from his late collapse. He birdied the second
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/golf/2010136129_golf26.html?syndication=rss
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A total of 77 players made the 36-hole cut, which came at 1-under 139.
England's Greg Owen, who finished No. 10 on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, holed a sand wedge from 104 yards on the par-4 15th for an eagle-2 en route to
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PGATour.com
http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r464/10/23/notebook/index.html
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Thirteen PGA Sections, represented by some whom had never run any notable distance in their lives, will participate Sunday among an anticipated 30,000-plus in the 34th annual Marine Corps Marathon, "The People's Marathon," in Washington, D.C.
Their
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/10/20/marathon/index.html
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...across every equipment category on the show floor, plans are in place to present a new Titleist Experience to open the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show. In addition, Titleist will once again host a variety of seminars featuring keynote speakers throughout the course...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/10/20/titleist/index.html
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The PGA Tour heads to 'Sin City' Las Vegas this week for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Music artist Justin Timberlake hosts the event and is the 14th celebrity in PGA Tour history to host a tournament, joining the likes of Bob Hope, Frank Si
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Fox Sports Australia
http://foxsports.com.au/story/0,20797,26209242-5018872,00.html?from=public_rss
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Donna Caponi-Byrnes, the daughter of a PGA Professional, who became a four-time major champion and later capped her Hall of Fame career as one of today's most popular television golf reporters, has been named the recipient
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/10/06/caponi/index.html
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...the name and logo changes occurring immediately. They will become the TPC Blue Monster at Doral and the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West. Other aspects of course re-branding will be integrated over time. “We are extremely pleased to bring these two outstanding...
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Naples Daily News
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/05/golf-dorals-blue-monster-pga-wests-stadium-courses/?partner=RSS
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Under perfect weather conditions, PGA apprentices Ben Meyers of Maple Grove, Minn., and Christopher Marinaro of Hilton Head Island, S.C., each shot a blistering 7-under-par 65 Thursday to share a one-stroke lead following the
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/10/01/assistant/index.html
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Cape Coral resident Chris Trout, a Mariner High School and FGCU graduate, works as an assistant golf professional at Cypress Lake Country Club in Fort Myers, but he still has hopes of playing on the PGA Tour.
Fort Myers resident George McNeill is in
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The News-Press
http://www.news-press.com/article/20090930/ENT10/909300393/1002/RSS01
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA of America has announced the 35th Junior PGA Championship will be contested Aug. 2-5, 2010, at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. It will be the first Junior PGA Championship to be contested in Indiana.
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/09/25/jrpga/index.html
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If Tiger doesn't win the FedExCup, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Lucas Glover and Hunter Mahan might take it themselves.
Welcome to PGATOUR.COM's newest feature. Each Monday, the Backspin will provide insight and analysis on the latest results,
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PGATour.com
http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/08/24/mondaybackspin/index.html
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CHASKA, Minn. (AP) -The PGA Tour set the standard for scoring systems in golf when it developed Shotlink, which uses lasers to chart every shot by every player in every round of every tournament. Such data is not available at the four majors, because
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MSNBC Sports
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32467577/ns/sports-golf/
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South Korean golfer Y.E. Yang's father Yang Han-joon receives a call from a relative as Yang's mother Ko Hee-soon looks on after Yang won the 91st PGA Championship, in Jeju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Yang, ranked 110th, made
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/190/story/1542407.html
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CHASKA, Minn. -- In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all.
Yang became the first Asian-born player to win a major Sunday with a stunning performance in the PGA Championship, memorable as much for his clutch shots as the
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/pgachampionship09/news/story?id=4403199
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The PGA Championship leaderboard actually looks as expected, making the PGA Championship leaderboard unlike any major this year. The PGA Championship leaderboard actually has major names on top heading into the final 36 holes, instead of no-names,
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2066167/pga_championship_leaderboard_controlled.html
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The PGA Championship TV schedule begins today, as the PGA Championship TV schedule is split between two networks. As such, the TV schedule is no different than the
other majors, as a cable network covers the PGA Championship during the first two days,
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2057589/pga_championship_tv_schedule_shared.html
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...at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Here's who and what to watch for. Here is an overall view of the 91st PGA Championship Tournament to be held August 10-16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. A brief overview and descriptive...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2057277/pga_championship_tv_schedule_and_2009.html
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CHASKA, Minn. (AP) Tiger Woods used to say it was only a great year if he won a major. He has one shot left at the PGA Championship, yet he already has rendered his verdict.
"It's been a great year either way," Woods said Tuesday.
He already has five
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Sports Illustrated
http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1915793,00.html?eref=si_latest
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) -Robert Allenby checked in Monday at the PGA Championship, opened his blue locker at Hazeltine National and was surprised to see that someone had written on the inside panel with a felt pen.
It wasn't the words that jarred him, it was
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MSNBC Sports
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32365394/ns/sports-golf/
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) —The battle was everything Tiger Woods expected. The finish was nothing anyone imagined, except for Woods hoisting another World Golf Championship trophy at Firestone.
Woods was in trouble in the trees on the famous par-5 16th hole,
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NevadaAppeal.com
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090810/SPORTS/908099977/1059/rss
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Count Padraig Harrington among the leading PGA Tour pros who consider a good sports psychologist on par with the right set of clubs.
"It ain't rocket science what they tell you, but if you have the acceptance that it can work, it works," said
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/sports/52842492.html
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A capsule look at 20 players in the PGA Championship, to be played Aug. 13-16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club:
Noteworthy: Americans have won 31 of the last 40 PGA Championships.
PGA highlight: Shooting 63 for the first time in a major at Southern
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The Honolulu Advertiser
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A capsule look at 20 players in the PGA Championship, to be played Aug. 13-16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club:
Noteworthy: Americans have won 31 of the last 40 PGA Championships.
PGA highlight: Shooting 63 for the first time in a major at Southern
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The Honolulu Advertiser
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http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090812/BREAKING0201/308120027/-1/RSS01?source=rss_breaking
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The PGA of America announced Thursday that Valhalla Golf Club has been awarded the 2014 PGA Championship as well as the 2011 Senior PGA Championship.
Valhalla, in Louisville, Kentucky, most recently hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup.
With this announcement,
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1164031.html
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...BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The 91st PGA Championship, "The Season's Final Major, Glory's Last Shot," is being celebrated at the PGA Historical Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., with a new exhibit that opens on Thurs., July 30. The 2009 PGA Championship will be held...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/07/28/historical.center/index.html
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Fifty years ago, Chick Harbert won a grand total of $390 for finishing 28th in the PGA Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club.
He kept $90. The rest went to his caddie, John McCluskay, an 18-year-old kid who had just graduated from DeLaSalle High School.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/sports/51618202.html
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New York Even though he came within an 8-foot putt of winning the British Open, Tom Watson didn’t sound terribly interested Tuesday in playing the PGA Championship next month in Minnesota.
First, though, he would need an invitation to the only major he
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Lawrence Journal World
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/jul/22/watson-might-not-play-pga/
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In addition to continuing to televise the first complete coverage
of the two rounds of the PGA Championship and PGA Grand Slam of
Golf Thursday and Friday, as well as morning coverage of the final
two rounds on Saturday and Sunday, Turner will also
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MediaWeek
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Never underestimate the power of kids. Glossed over in media
coverage of Turner Sports’ recent extension of its TV rights
agreement with PGA of America to televise the PGA Championship and
the PGA Grand Slam of Golf through 2019 was the prominent role
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MediaWeek
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mediaweek-News-All/~3/WtaZRRAWqbw/e3icf26a0dad6f10016c681e3b84627eaf0
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The 2009 PGA Fall Expo is underscoring return-on-investment value by offering the event's popular education conference of some 20 professional development seminars at absolutely no cost for the first time this September 1-2
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/06/30/expo/index.html
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y.—The PGA Tour is broadcast to more than 230 countries in 35 languages with a maximum reach of just under 600 million homes. For the moment, it has gone dark in an important part of the world.
Irish-based Setanta Sports, which had
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2009/06/23/pga_tour_looking_for_tv_partner_for_britain?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+sports+news
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A first-place prize among the largest of any PGA Section event is the cornerstone of a new golf tournament exclusively for PGA Professionals at the 2009 PGA Fall Expo. The PGA Fall Expo $25,000 Pro Challenge will feature a
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/06/16/expo/index.html
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Pictured (left to right): PGA CEO Joe Steranka, PGA Vice President Allen Wronowski, Sgt. Ramon Oadilla, PGA President Jim Remy. (Photo: Courtesy The PGA of America)
June 8, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- PGA of America President Jim Remy of Ludlow, Vt.,
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/06/09/pga_arlington/index.html
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Germantown, Tenn. — John Daly makes his return to the PGA Tour this week.
His return to the U.S. Open will have to wait at least another year.
In his first time competing in America since the PGA Tour lifted his six-month suspension, Daly managed only
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Lawrence Journal World
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/jun/09/daly-fails-qualify-us-open/
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The PGA believed there weren't enough corporate dollars available in the Northwest in an Olympic year to stage the 2010 PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in this Seattle suburb.
The United States Golf Association, which stages the U.S. Senior
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009302435_apglfsahaleepreps.html?syndication=rss
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...and promote a PGA of America-endorsed office products retailer program to the 41 PGA Section offices, PGA Professionals, PGA apprentices and PGA-member affiliated facilities nationwide. The OfficeMax PGA Partner Advantage Program entitles all PGA of America...
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PGA.com
http://www.pga.com/2009/news/pga/06/02/officemax/index.html
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