PGA Articles

Wu hangs on for 1-shot win in Japan

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Ibaraki, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Ashun Wu struggled to a 4-over 75 in Sunday’s final round, but managed to hang on for a 1-shot win at the Heiwa PGM Championship. Wu, who won for the second time on the Japan Golf […]

Putnam tabbed as Web.com Player of the Year

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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Putnam was named Web.com Tour Player of the Year in a vote of his peers the tour announced Saturday. “I am honored to be voted Player of the Year by my fellow players,” […]

Golf Course Review – Ballamor Golf Club

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – FACTS AND STATS: Course Architect: Dan Schlegel. Course Designed: Ault, Clark & Associates. Year Opened: 2001. Location: Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Slope: 132. Rating: 74.5. Par: 72. Yardage: 7,098. Hole-by-Hole: 1 – Par 5 […]

$10 million purses for PGA, Players Championships

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Sea Island, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The purses for the PGA Championship and Players Championship will reach $10 million next year, making them the richest tournaments in golf. The PGA Championship’s purse will be increased by $2 million and the Players […]

Farmers Insurance extends title sponsorship through 2019

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San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Farmers Insurance has extended its title sponsorship of the Farmers Insurance Open by five years, through 2019, the PGA Tour, Farmers and the Century Club of San Diego announced Tuesday. The extension will take place […]

Golf Tidbits: Johnson bookends season with victories

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – At the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the wind blew so hard, golf couldn’t be played for the first few days. The only weather issues at this past weekend’s WGC-HSBC Champions was some poor air quality. […]

This Week in Golf — Nov. 7-10

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He was in position to card a 59 with a 20-foot birdie putt at the 18th, but his effort came inches short. The former “Big Break” participant’s final-round push gave him the win over third-round co-leaders Jim Furyk and tournament […]

Johnson jumps to 12th in world rankings

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dustin Johnson claimed his first World Golf Championship victory on Sunday and that helped him move back into the top 20 in this week’s world golf rankings. Johnson, who earned his eighth PGA Tour victory, soared […]

Rodriguez defeats Villegas in playoff in Colombia

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Bogota, Colombia (SportsNetwork.com) – Jose De Jesus Rodriguez downed Manuel Villegas on the second playoff hole Sunday to claim the title of the Arturo Calle Colombian Classic. Rodriguez birdied the 18th hole to post his second straight 6-under 65 and […]

Van der Walt wins by 6 in South Africa

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Cape Town, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – Tjaart van der Walt carded a 1- under 71 on Sunday to cruise to a 6-stroke victory at the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open. Van der Walt claimed his first career win on […]