Bernard Langer is no different than many golfers who’ve transitioned from the PGA Tour to the Champions Tour. He hesitated, not knowing if he wanted to compete, or if the circuit on which he became one of golf’s finest international players was finally leaving him behind. What a difference a season makes.

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Say what you wish about John Daly. But there’s no doubt Daly loves golf and he likes to have fun. Daly is in a world of hurt and has been for years with his abuse of alcohol, including his recent arrest for public drunkenness outside of a Hooters restaurant in Winston-Salem, N.C. But check out [...]

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The most unique moment I’ve ever seen in a golf tournament wasn’t a monster Tiger Woods’ shot or a missed short putt prohibiting a win. The most unique thing I’ve ever seen was also viewed by millions of others on national television, and it was something you may not want to see again. I know [...]

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John Daly’s battle with alcohol has continued with another public episode of drunkenness. Daly, the 1991 PGA Championship titlist and 1995 British Open winner, was held overnight in a North Carolina jail after passing out at a Hooters restaurant, according to Winston-Salem police.
Police officers were called to the Hooters in Winston-Salem early Sunday morning. When [...]

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Press Release
With the completion of the Champions Tour’s AT&T Championship won by John Cook, the field is now finalized for this week’s Charles Schwab Cup Championship, one of the most anticipated events on the Champions Tour schedule. Comprised of the top 30 players on the current Champions Tour money list, the field represents one of [...]

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Paula Creamer lives in Pleasanton, Calif., not too far from Half Moon Bay, site of the recent Samsung World Championship. Leading after three rounds, Creamer shot a second consecutive bogey-free 3 under 69 to win the tournament. She earned $250,000 for her fourth win of the 2008 season and eighth career title. Here’s a [...]

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About a decade ago, while attending the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational, I got a ride in a tournament sponsor’s courtesy car from Pebble Beach Golf Links to Del Monte Golf Course.
The Callaway event, held each November, is a “silly season” tournament that incorporates players from the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide [...]

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In-Kyung Kim, the second-year LPGA Tour member, won the Longs Drugs Challenge last Sunday, shooting 10-under 278 to defeat Angela Stanford by three strokes. Kim earned $180,000 and increased her yearly earnings to about $850,000. The cool thing, however, was Kim’s closing remarks about her parents, especially her mother.

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Juli Inkster has a back yard as big as a golf course — sort of. Inkster received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Samsung World Championship this week at Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Inkster, 48, is from Santa Cruz, 20-plus miles South on Highway 1. She lives in Los Altos, near Half Moon Bay Golf [...]

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I am a rookie. I admit it. A rookie golfer, see Bogey Golfer. I am also a rookie at covering golfing events. But everyone has to start somewhere, right? I started at the Walmart First Tee Open in Pebble Beach. And now I am attending the LPGA Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, Calif. [...]

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