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Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, holds the winners trophy as he celebrates winning the A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier golf tournament in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Niemann finished the tournament at 21-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
September 15, 2019 - 6:23 pm

Chile's Niemann wins by 6 shots at The Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann is going to give International Team captain Ernie Els something to think about when he makes his captain's picks for the Presidents Cup. Niemann became the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour, shooting a 6-under 64 on Sunday for a six-...
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Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier golf tournament in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
September 14, 2019 - 6:15 pm

Niemann takes 2-shot lead into final round at The Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann shot a 2-under 68 on Saturday to take a two-stroke in the A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier. Trying to become the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour, the 20-year-old Niemann was 15 under with a round left in the season-opening event...
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Kevin Chappell tips his ball to the crowd on the ninth hole during the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier golf tournament in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
September 13, 2019 - 5:59 pm

Kevin Chappell shoots 11-under 59 at The Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Last fall, Kevin Chappell was at home recuperating from back surgery. On Friday in his first PGA Tour event since surgery, he had the 11th sub-60 round in tour history. Chappell shot an 11-under 59 in the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. He...
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Sisters Nelly, left, and Jessica Korda of the US celebrate on the 14th after winning their Foursomes match 6 up against Solheim cup at Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The Solheim cup runs from 13-15 Sept. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
September 13, 2019 - 2:45 pm

Europe holds the lead, US has the momentum in Solheim Cup

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — The Europeans have the lead. The Americans have the momentum. An opening day of swinging fortunes in the Solheim Cup reached a crescendo in a tension-filled last hour at Gleneagles, with the final two matches of the fourballs going to the 18th hole and the U.S. team...
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Robby Shelton speaks to the media after finishing the first round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier golf tournament in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Chris Jackson/The Register-Herald via AP)
September 12, 2019 - 6:18 pm

Robbie Shelton shoots 8-under 62, leads at Greenbrier by 2

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Robby Shelton shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. Defending champion Kevin Na, Lanto Griffin, Mark Hubbard, rookie Scott Harrington and Zack Sucher opened with 64s in the PGA Tour...
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt during the second round of the European Masters golf tournament in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
September 10, 2019 - 4:19 pm

PGA Tour season starting 17 days after it ended

Seventeen days after Rory McIlroy cashed in by winning the FedEx Cup, a new season begins at The Greenbrier. That's nothing new. A year ago, there were only 10 open days between the final putt in the Tour Championship (Tiger Woods) and the first shot of the next season (Nick Taylor). It was an even...
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Wes Short Jr., of Austin, Texas, celebrates winning the PGA Tour Champion's Shaw Charity Classic golf event in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
September 01, 2019 - 9:51 pm

Wes Short Jr. birdies final hole to win Shaw Charity Classic

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Wes Short Jr. took full advantage of a fortunate bounce. Short made a short birdie putt on the final hole to win the Shaw Charity Classic by one stroke on Sunday. His second shot on the par 5, 18th hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club just cleared the water before...
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Tiger Woods, left, greets fans as he walks to the 14th fairway after hitting his tee shot during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
August 27, 2019 - 12:34 pm

Woods has surgery on left knee for minor cartilage damage

Tiger Woods says he has had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair what he describes as minor cartilage damage. The surgery was not believed to be serious, and Woods says on Twitter he expects to return to practice. This is the fifth surgery to his left knee — one more surgery than Woods...
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Rory McIlroy, right, hugs his caddy after winning the Tour Championship golf tournament and The FedEx Cup Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
August 25, 2019 - 5:29 pm

McIlroy ends season with a $15 million bang at East Lake

ATLANTA (AP) — The crowd rushing to circle the 18th green. The steady chants. It all sounded so familiar to Rory McIlroy at East Lake, with one big difference. On Sunday, it was all for him. One year after he was an overlooked bystander as Tiger Woods celebrated the missing piece of his comeback by...
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Spectators are tended to after a lightning strike on the course left several injured during a weather delay in the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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August 25, 2019 - 12:26 am

Lightning strike at Tour Championship causes fan injuries

ATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said. The third round of the season-ending PGA Tour event had been suspended for about 30 minutes...
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