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July 26, 2012: Golf on this day….
On this day…. 1955 – Doug Ford wins PGA Tour major PGA Championship at Meadowbrook CC; first-place prize money – NA. 1959 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tour Western Open; first-place prize money – $6,175....
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July 28, 2012: Golf on this day….
On this day…. 1957 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tour Wolverine Open; first-place prize money – $1,392. 1963 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tour Wolverine Open; first-place prize money – $1,250. 1973 – Jane...
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August 2, 2012: Golf of this day….
On this day…. 1959 – Bob Rosburg wins PGA Tour major PGA Championship at Minneapolis; first-place prize money – NA. 1964 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tour Milwaukee Jaycee Open; first-place prize money –...
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Will a Canadian golfer ever win the Canadian Open again?
No Canadian golfer has won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher in 1954, and after 59 years you have to wonder if another one ever will. The year after Fletcher won the Canadian Open, he became head...
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Former Canadian Open tennis winner has unusual link to Metallica
The most interesting winner at the Canadian Open tennis championships was Jeff Borowiak, a free spirit from California who won the 1977 title in Toronto. Borowiak was the No. 1 player on a UCLA team...
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Nestor comes up short in Rogers Cup doubles final
Daniel Nestor says he still enjoys playing tennis, but he sounded like a player nearing the end of his career after he and Frenchman Édouard Roger-Vasselin lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6...
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Murray overcomes heat, Djokovic to win Rogers Cup
When the money is on the line, the money is on Novak Djokovic. But Andy Murray beat the odds Sunday to win his third Rogers Cup Canadian Open men’s singles title. Djokovic came into Sunday’s final with...
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Hickey: Palmer made everyone he touched feel special
When Peahead Walker was coaching the Alouettes, he liked to talk about his most famous recruit from his college days at Wake Forest University. The young man was a quarterback from western Pennsylvania...
View ArticleSvensson makes major move at Canadian Open with impressive solo round
OAKVILLE, Ont. Long before David Hearn moved to the top of the Canadian Open leaderboard, fellow Canadian Adam Svensson was Mr. Lonely during his third round. Svensson made the most of it. With the...
View ArticleDavid Hearn falls short as Jason Day wins Canadian Open
Jason Day has won the RBC Canadian Open, overtaking Canada’s David Hearn. Day shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to get to 17 under for the tournament. A birdie on the 18th hole sealed the victory. Bubba Watson...
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