Americans losing dominance in golf
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For golf at the highest level, the Target World Challenge is the final tournament of the year in the United States. It also happens to be a popular hangout for foreign players.
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Where: Royal Montreal Golf Club (7,153 yards, par 70) History: This is the seventh edition of this international team competition, which began in 1994. The US team is 4-1-1, having lost in 2000 in Australia and tied in 2003 in South Africa.
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Europe create golfing history by taking the Ryder Cup for the third consecutive time, thrashing the US team.
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Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, the gameâs biggest draws and most important rivals, have emerged from hibernation to signal the de facto start of the golf year.
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Maybe Arnold Palmer said it best: these guys don't know what they're getting into. The U.S. Open began Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, with several apparent favorites &#151; you've got Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk &#151; but, really, it might be the most difficult major to handicap in years.
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Golf's landscape can change quickly. Phil Mickelson had a two-shot lead with three holes to play at the U.S. Open. He looked like a lock to win his third straight major and head to Hoylake for a shot at his own Grand Slam, and a spot in history that was supposed to be the private domain of Tiger Woods.
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Phil Mickelson was left to carry the can for the abject failure of the Americans&#39; so-called dream team, but the bigger problem for the US Ryder Cup side is the one who looked as if he had been hard done by, Tiger Woods.
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Arnold Palmer has taken a swing at  America's top players, criticizing their increasing reluctance  to travel abroad to play in tournaments.
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Golf analysts and fans will be discussing - and dissing - the US team&#39;s flop for some time. Europe handed the US its worst defeat ever, 18 1/2 to 9 1/2, at Oakland Hills Country Club.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The worst U.S. defeat  in Ryder Cup history was dumped at the feet of the team's  leading three players, who buckled under the weight of  expectation and the force of a European juggernaut.
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Golf ultimately is defined by winning and losing. The year will be remembered in the record books for Tiger Woods missing the cut in a major for the first time in his career, then rebounding to win the next two and finishing the year with six straight victories on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson slipped his arms into a green jacket at the Masters, then buried his head in his hands at Winged Foot after a colossal collapse at the U.S. Open.
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The loss dropped the Americans into third place in Group A with a 2-2 record. The US team will face Sweden in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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Sorenstam loses a three-shot lead, falls behind, and then fights past Rosales and Kerr. WEST PALM BEACH - It may not be surprising for the rest of the golf world to see Annika Sorenstam leading another tournament.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.âThe Americans thought Bernhard Langer disrespected them Saturday when he said his men would take two of three points against Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Davis Love.
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Statistics do not show, conclusively, why the United States no longer dominates menâs professional tennis, but there is some tantalizing evidence to consider.
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For many of us, the days ripe for golf are getting fewer and fewer. But it's a big world, which is why the news and developments still spill forth.
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Sergio Garcia keeps his lead with a round of even-par, Phil Mickelson looks like he will miss the cut and Tiger Woods is trying to recover after a horrible start.