Monday, June 21st, 2010SF Examiner: McDowell the last man standingBy Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH — The winner, of course, was the course, Pebble Beach. Graeme McDowell was the champion, the guy who finished first, but it was Pebble — tough, mystical Pebble — that proved the winner. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Monday, June 21st, 2010SF Examiner: Woods misses opportunity to steal US Open winBy Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH — They’ll look at what happened to star-crossed Dustin Johnson, how he fell apart the first few holes, mentally as much as physically, and tossed the U.S. Open over the cliff into Carmel Bay with a final-round 82. And certainly that was true. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Friday, June 18th, 2010RealClearSports: Different Tiger? By Nine StrokesBy Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — He said it was different, and it certainly was. Ten years different. Nine strokes different. “Now what are we to get from Tiger Woods?” different. Tiger owned Pebble Beach, figuratively speaking, 10 years ago. Tiger owned the U.S. Open, starting with a 65 and ending up a cumulative 12-under par. Tiger owned golf. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010SF Examiner: U.S. Open will return to Pebble Beach in 2019By Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH — It was a long time coming. “East Coast bias?” mused U.S. Golf Association official Mike Davis. But once more it won’t be a long time before the U.S. Open returns to Pebble Beach. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010RealClearSports: Reacquainting with Tiger, the GolferBy Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The sense of determination was heavy. Tiger Woods allowed that, yes, golf is supposed to be fun. “It’s a game,” he reminded. But a game with a purpose. To be a winner. He sat there Tuesday, fielding questions two days before this 110th U.S. Open as he does before every major, smiling occasionally, snapping once. Whatever has gone on the last several months, and it’s been a great deal, we are about to become reacquainted with Tiger the Golfer. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010SF Examiner: 10 years later, it’s a different Tiger at PebbleBy Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH — The man has changed. At least to our way of thinking. It’s a different Tiger Woods. The course has changed. The Pebble Beach that Woods and the rest of the field will challenge starting Thursday in the U.S. Open is not the Pebble on which Woods won the Open 10 years ago. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010SF Examiner: Pebble’s 18th a tough beast to tameBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — It’s the beast that’s the best; water on the left, out-of-bounds on the right and possibly success dead ahead. It’s the 18th hole at Pebble Beach, a last stop on the road to glory or to oblivion. Someone will come parading up 18 Sunday, the scheduled last round of this 110th U.S Open, surf crackling, crowd cheering, headed for America’s golfing championship. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010SF Examiner: One way or another, Tiger will be talk of U.S. OpenBy Art Spander PEBBLE BEACH — The tournament was supposed to be the story, the 110th U.S. Open. The tournament, and the course, that great venue stretched upon the bluffs above Carmel Bay. In golf these days, however, the story inevitably is Tiger Woods. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Monday, April 12th, 2010RealClearSports: Mickelson Makes Tiger’s Masters His OwnBy Art Spander AUGUSTA, Ga. — The week that seemed to belong to Tiger Woods, to the comeback that swamped all other sports news like a flood, instead finished in the possession of the man who could be called Tiger’s only real rival, Phil Mickelson. What an ending Sunday to a Masters that was poignant, dramatic and most of all tearful. What a close to a golfing show of spectacular shots and remarkable tension. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Monday, April 12th, 2010Global Golf Post: A Masters That Became A Work Of ArtBy Art Spander AUGUSTA, GEORGIA — This was no Masters. This was a Masters-piece, from, yes, the man who won it, Phil Mickelson, but also from so many others, from Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Anthony Kim, Tom Watson, Fred Couples, and no less importantly by the old lady herself, Augusta National. Copyright 2010 Global Golf Post |
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