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Our infographic takes you through some of golf's latest gear. It's made for mobile, but ...

Graphic: Reviewing the 2013 Master's course

A look at Augusta National as it prepares for the 76th Masters Tournament April 11-14.

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LPGA to use as much of flooded course as it can

Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic.
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Top-ranked amateur Williams ready for NCAAs

When Chris Williams found out he was the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world, it came in the same way he's learned about many of the other accolades in his career.
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European Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'

The head of the European golf tour has apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
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Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.
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Fowler planning $100K donation to Oklahoma relief

Rickie Fowler is encouraging fans attending the Colonial to contribute to relief efforts after the deadly tornado this week in Oklahoma.
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Column: Garcia will pay dearly for Tiger remarks

Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the golf course. He should have stopped after saying Woods is not a nice person who has been lying to the media since the first time he stepped into an interview room.
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Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial

Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial.
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Chapman set for Senior PGA title defense

Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship.
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Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.
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Timeline of Garcia and Woods quotes

A timeline of quotes in the verbal sparring between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. It dates to May 11 at The Players Championship, when Garcia was preparing to hit his second shot on the par-5 second hole and was disrupted by cheers from the gallery surrounding Woods in the trees because he took...