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Tiger’s 63 at Southern Hills highlights his lowest major rounds

Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost, sometimes he merely proved a point.

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18 Things: Kramer Hickok

Nobody knows the PGA TOUR pros better than their wives. PGATOUR.COM has asked TOUR wives to send us 18 things we should know about their husbands. This installment was written by Anne (pronounced Aw-nay) Hickok, wife of PGA TOUR member Kramer Hickok, with some assistance from Kramer’s mother and ...

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From bedroom brawls to the PGA TOUR for Ortiz brothers

VIDANTA VALLARTA, Mexico – Competition lies at the heart of the Ortiz family dynamic. Whether it’s sports, board games, video games or anything else, Carlos and Alvaro Ortiz – or their brother Alejandro and parents Chela and Carlos Sr. – want the edge. The Carlos-Alvaro rivalry entails a particul...

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The Awesome Foursome

NEW ORLEANS – Some people will tell you caddies aren’t that important.

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Oh, brother, it’s the Strakas

Sam Straka could be in another city and even another state, but he can tell when his identical twin brother, Sepp, is about to hit a good or bad shot.

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Cameron Smith’s secrets to Masters success

Cameron Smith of Australia is seeking to join an exclusive club this week. Only Tiger Woods has won THE PLAYERS and the Masters in the same year, and it happened when Woods was at the height of his powers. Woods’ first PLAYERS win came in 2001, just two weeks before he completed the Tiger Slam by...

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Origins of Valero Texas Open include a journalist, civic boosters and record prize money

The Valero Texas Open, which begins this week at TPC San Antonio, made its debut a century ago at a municipal golf course in a river-crossed public park that included a zoo.

Grace Under Fire

Branden Grace was on a tropical island and in contention for a PGA TOUR title. It’s hard to imagine a more ideal situation, but he was in tears as he sat in his rental car before the final round of last year’s Puerto Rico Open.

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Justin Thomas’ PLAYERS win was an incredible display of ball-striking

Justin Thomas takes on a certain look when he’s in full flow. Jay Seawell, the University of Alabama’s men’s golf coach, first saw it more than a decade ago when Thomas was a scrawny, 130-pound freshman who, in his collegiate debut for the Tide, was trying to beat a player who was just months awa...

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Arnie, Bryson linked by a love of the long ball