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Charity motivates local junior golfer
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
Dunmyer is playing 50 courses in 50 days With 54 holes on his schedule, Tyler Dunmyer was hoping for something more moderate than the humid, 88 degrees predicted for Washington on Wednesday. But during his charity-driven quest to play 50 Washington area golf courses in 50 days, Dunmyer has...
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Woods hopes to keep tourney at Congressional
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013
Woods wants to keep tourney in Bethesda Promoting the upcoming AT&T National Monday at Congressional, Tiger Woods saved the best for last. Concerning his recent tiff with Sergio Garcia in the Players Championship, Woods was asked if he would attempt to contact Garcia at some point as a...
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Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship
associated press
Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass. Tied for the lead with two holes to play,...
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Area golfers turn focus to Laurel Hill for U.S. Amateur Public Links
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Lorton course will host Amateur Public Links Few people are as attuned to municipal golf as Fairfax's Peter Furey. Growing up in Arlington in the 1960s, the first course Furey remembers playing was East Potomac Park, or as it is more commonly known to locals, Hains Point. These days, Furey is...
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Jim Williams: Players Championship isn't a major, but it's a major challenge for golfers
Jim Williams
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
If you ask the players who have gathered this week at the iconic TPC Sawgrass, a few blocks from Jacksonville Beach, they will tell you The Players Championship has the feel of a major. You have a one-of-a-kind golf course like The Masters, windy and unpredictable weather like the British Open...
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Teenager Ariya Jutanugarn has a dream of a day at Kingsmill Championship
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013
17-year-old jumps out to early lead JAMES CITY, Va. -- Bent at the waist, with a long, graceful swing of her arm, Ariya Jutanugarn snatched her tee out of the ground and flicked it away in disgust. She had just pounded her drive deep down the 18th fairway in the opening round of the Kingsmill...
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Kingsmill Championship is set for a big showdown between Inbee Park and Stacy Lewis
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013
The return of the LPGA to Kingsmill last September culminated in spectacular fashion with an unprecedented nine-hole playoff between former major champions Jiyai Shin of South Korea and Paula Creamer of the U.S., with the players outlasting the Sunday sun and Shin eventually emerging Monday...
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Mid-Atlantic Championship at TPC Potomac springs ahead from October to May
Kevin Dunleavy
Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
Tournament moves up from October to May In its seventh year, Washington's stop on the Web.com Tour has been through plenty of changes, including three different golf courses and two title sponsors. This year as the event evolves further, with a different date, no title sponsor, and another...