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Walkoff hole-in-one is player's last shot

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Klein Klotz of Lake Travis High School was mobbed by his teammates after making his walkoff ace.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Watch the sports highlights on TV for more than a few minutes, and you're likely to see a game-winning home run in baseball, and maybe even a buzzer-beater in basketball. 

But I can pretty much guarantee you've never seen this – a walkoff hole-in-one. Not only that, it was the final stroke of the Texas 5-A high school tournament.


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TPC Sawgrass to be closed Monday because of rain

17th hole at TPC Sawgrass
The Players Championship via Twitter
The famous island green at TPC Sawgrass really is an island, after the course was drenched with five inches of rain.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass is set for next week, but Monday's activities at the facility have been curtailed, the PGA Tour announced this afternoon.


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Annika Sorenstam launches women's college tournament

Annika Sorenstam
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Annika Sorenstam's new tournament for college women, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, will feature 12 top teams in a high-profile kickoff to the college golf season.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Few people in the world of golf have had a better – and busier – couple of weeks than Annika Sorenstam.

On April 19, she was elected to PGA membership. And now she is creating her own tournament for NCAA Division I women.


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Nike Verdana club set for women is light and fast

Nike Verdana women's golf clubs
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The Nike Verdana set of women's golf clubs is a "total game solution" that includes 11 lightweight clubs that takes distance gapping, trajectory and spin profiles into account.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Designed from the grip down, the new Verdana line is the lightest women's set Nike Golf has ever produced. 

Nike describes the Verdana set as a "total game solution" that includes 11 clubs: a driver, 3-wood, three hybrids, 7-iron through pitching wedge, sand wedge and putter, along with a matching carry bag. This full-set design takes distance gapping, trajectory and spin profiles into account, producing a set engineered just for women.


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Vanilla Ice golf parody -- Slice, slice, baby!

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Slice, slice, baby by PGA Professional Marty McCurry is funny and helpful.
By T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Padraig Harrington switches to long putter

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Padraig Harrington used a regulation-length putter as recently as the Masters, but put a long model into play on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Few people tinker with their games more than Padraig Harrington – this is the guy, after all, who won three majors and then decided to rebuild his swing. And this year, of course, he has begun to wear eyeglasses on the course.

On Thursday, though, Harrington did something few would have expected – he used a long putter in the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

Why is this a big deal? Here's the scoop from Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press:


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Ashworth Golf to release commerative, limited-edition shirt in honor of Fred Couples

World Golf Hall of Fame, Fred Couples
Ashworth Golf
Here is a sneak peak at the limited-edition golf shirt Ashworth Golf will be releasing in honor of Fred Couples' induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
By T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Bonobos launches Maide Golf, a hip, new apparel line

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Maide Golf
Maide Golf by Bonobos is a hip new apparel line great for on or off the golf course.
By T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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COBRA releases AMP CELL junior driver

COBRA AMP CELL junior driver
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The COBRA AMP CELL junior driver.
By T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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Amid health concerns, Ken Venturi to miss WGHOF ceremony

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Ken Venturi, winner of the 1964 U.S. Open, will miss his World Golf Hall of Fame induction on Monday due to health concerns.
By T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

 


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