Ames launches PGA Tour season in Hawaii with birdie
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Stephen Ames launched the 2008 PGA Tour in birdie style on Thursday after hitting the opening drive at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Timmy Chang&#39;s historic collegiate career will draw to a close Friday when Hawaii &quot;hosts&quot; UAB in the Hawaii Bowl on Friday.
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There's more to the PGA Tour than the Big Three. Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els all appear to be on top of their game, which put some spice into the start of the new season. All had ample opportunity to win the Mercedes Championships against a winners-only field at Kapalua.
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Stephen Ames took the big bucks in his first Skins Game. Ames rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole yesterday for $270,000 that gave him the championship in La Quinta, Calif., with a total of $590,000.
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RENO, Nev. PGA Tour rookie Roland Thatcher shot a six-under-par 66 today to take the early lead in the clubhouse in the first round of the rain-delayed Reno-Tahoe Open.
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Jonathan Kaye eagled the ninth to join  world number one Vijay Singh on 20-under-par at the top of the  leaderboard halfway through the final round of the  season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii on Sunday.
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Self-taught with a 10-finger baseball grip, Tommy Gainey hit his first golf ball at 15. Now heâs trying to make a name for himself on the PGA Tour.
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Jay Williamson would like to get back to playing PGA Tour events full-time. He's one day away.
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When Phil Mickelson visited Kauai about eight months ago on a family vacation, he was determined to return. But with his 0-46 record in major championships as a pro and amateur, qualifying for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf seemed unlikely.
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Hunter Mahan watched Jay Williamson hit two great approach shots from the 18th fairway on Sunday. Mahan stepped up both times and hit his just a little better. Mahan earned his first PGA Tour victory Sunday by winning the Travelers Championship over Williamson with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
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The PGA Tour season began last January in Hawaii and ended Sunday in Atlanta. And in between? So before the season gets all silly on us, let&#39;s take a look back at 2004.
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J.J. Henry and caddie Matt Hauser stood on the 18th tee Sunday, knowing they&#039;d soon be celebrating something special &amp;#151; Henry&#039;s first PGA Tour win.
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Tiger Woods showed signs of life. Jay Haas showed no signs of age. A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.
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Daniel Chopra is now breathing the rarefied air of achievement on the PGA Tour, golfâs biggest stage, both on and off the golf course.
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Crazy business, this PGA Tour. How's that, you ask?
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What is it with the top players skipping the first two tournaments of the year? Tiger Woods did so on the PGA Tour and Lorena Ochoa is bypassing this week's LPGA Tour opener, the SBS Open, and next week's Fields Open, both in Hawaii.
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Kauai, HI (Sports Network) - Phil Mickelson tallied an eagle and 11 birdies on Wednesday to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf with a round of 13- under-par 59.