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Rory McIlroy Wins PGA Championship – Recap

Steve Peloquin — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:09:37 +0000

Rory McIlroy fired a final round 6-under 66, and finished at a 13-under, 275, for the tournament, to coast to an eight-stroke win in the PGA Championship in Kiawah, South Carolina on Sunday.

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50 Biggest Sports Stories Of The Year

Scott Prather — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:15:44 +0000

Penn State's scandal, UConn's run to the NCAA basketball championship, Chris Paul's trade to the Clippers and all the drama leading up to it, Rory McIlroy's U.S. Open win, and 46 other stories made the list for the biggest sports stories of the year. Here are the top 50.

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Luke Donald & Lee Westwood Looking To Win First Major On Home Turf

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:31 +0000

Luke Donald and Lee Westwood enter the 140th Open Championship as the top-ranked players in thw orld, despite not having a major championship to their credit.

Will that change for one of the two British golfers, in their homeland?

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All Eyes Are On Rory McIlroy For The Open Championship

Steve Peloquin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:00:23 +0000

The Open Championship begins Thursday morning, at Royal St. George's, in England.

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What Has Happened To Padraig Harrington?

Steve Peloquin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:45:47 +0000

Just three years ago, Irishman Padraig Harrington was the third-ranked golfer in the entire world. Now, he's considered only the third-best golfer from his own country.

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Will Americans Consistently Win Majors Again?

Scott Prather — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:56:14 +0000

What happened to Uncle Sam winning Majors? For the first time in the modern era of Golf's major championships, since the Masters was born in 1934, the Americans have gone 0-5. Bubba Watson had the best American finish at Congressional, finishing tied for 63rd. Where did the great American golf go? Will it come back?

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Rory McIlroy Captures US Open

Steve Peloquin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:43:49 +0000

After just turning 22-years of age, in May, Rory McIlroy became the youngest US Open Champion, since World War II, when he captured the 111th US Open, on Sunday.

The victory marked the first major title for McIlroy, who finished the tournament at a 16-under, 268, eight strokes in front of Jason Day, who finished at a 8-under, 276.

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Rory McIlroy Leads US Open

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:11:25 +0000

Rory McIlroy sits atop the leaderboard, after the first day of the 111th US open Golf Championship.

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Tiger Making Charge At Masters

Steve Peloquin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:05:48 +0000

Tiger Woods finished 6-under on the second day of the Masters, at Augusta National Golf Club. The charge puts Woods in a tie for third place, heading into the third round, three shots in back of the leader, Rory McIlroy. The Associated Press, courtesy of espn.com, has the story, below.

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Rory McIlroy & Alvaro Quiros Tied For Masters Lead

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:08:12 +0000

Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros are tied for the lead, after one day of play in the 75th Masters, at Augusta National Golf Club, after te duo fired a seven-under par 65. The Associated Press, courtesy of espn.com, has the story, below.

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