Tour Report: Americans prosper in FedExCup (PGA Tour)

25 Sep
2012
Condon/PGA TOUR Brandt Snedeker won $11.44 million on Sunday at East Lake. By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM MEDINAH, Ill. — The chants of "U-S-A, U-S-A" were relatively muted but still recognizable on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club as Brandt Snedeker inched closer and closer to the $10 million prize. "I thought this is what it’s [...]
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Ryder Cup form flows early at East Lake (Reuters)

23 Sep
2012
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tour Championship winner Brandt Snedeker and runner-up Justin Rose were among a host of players who delivered sparkling form in the final event of the PGA Tour's regular season ahead of next week's Ryder Cup. With the triumphant Snedeker leading the way, nine members of the 12-man American team finished in the top 15 at East Lake Golf Club and Englishman Rose was one of three European players to follow suit. The entire U.S. ...
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Golf-Ryder Cup form flows early at East Lake (Reuters)

23 Sep
2012
ATLANTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Tour Championship winner Brandt Snedeker and runner-up Justin Rose were among a host of players who delivered sparkling form in the final event of the PGA Tour's regular season ahead of next week's Ryder Cup. With the triumphant Snedeker leading the way, nine members of the 12-man American team finished in the top 15 at East Lake Golf Club and Englishman Rose was one of three European players to follow suit. The entire U.S. ...
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Golf-Snedeker taken aback by his calmness under pressure (Reuters)

23 Sep
2012
ATLANTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The biggest surprise for American Brandt Snedeker on his way to victory in both the season-ending Tour Championship and the FedExCup playoff race on Sunday was his ability to flourish under intense pressure. Not only was he vying with 29 of the game's leading players for a chance to win a staggering playoff bonus of $10 million at East Lake Golf Club but he had to do so amid several off-course distractions. ...
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Tour Report: Discussion: Final round at East Lake (PGA Tour)

23 Sep
2012
ATLANTA — A season full of dominating performances and come-from-behind victories all comes down to Sunday at historic East Lake Golf Club. Someone will win the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola and someone will become $10 million richer when he wins the FedExCup. Will it be the same person? We’ll know as the shadows lengthen on [...]
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Snedeker in playoff control, shares East Lake lead (Reuters)

22 Sep
2012

Brandt Snedeker of the U.S. reacts to a birdie on the 17th hole to go 8-under par during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia September 22, 2012. REUTERS/David Tulis

ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker edged ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy in the FedExCup playoff race by charging into a two-way tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the elite Tour Championship. On a tricky day for scoring at a sunny but breezy East Lake Golf Club, Snedeker matched the best score of the week, firing a flawless six-under-par 64 to join Britain's Justin Rose (68) at eight-under 202. ...


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Golf-Snedeker in playoff control, shares East Lake lead (Reuters)

22 Sep
2012
ATLANTA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker edged ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy in the FedExCup playoff race by charging into a two-way tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the elite Tour Championship. On a tricky day for scoring at a sunny but breezy East Lake Golf Club, Snedeker matched the best score of the week, firing a flawless six-under-par 64 to join Britain's Justin Rose (68) at eight-under 202. ...
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Golf-Tiger lands first blow in East Lake ‘duel’ with Rory (Reuters)

20 Sep
2012
ATLANTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods delivered the best possible response to suggestions earlier this week that he is intimidated by Rory McIlroy as he outscored the world number one by three shots in the Tour Championship first round on Thursday. Playing with the mop-haired Northern Irishman in the final pairing in front of huge galleries at East Lake Golf Club, Woods birdied two of the last four holes for a four-under-par 66 to burst into a share of the lead. ...
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Blossoming Rose shares East Lake lead with Woods (Reuters)

20 Sep
2012

Justin Rose of England reacts after a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia September 20, 2012. REUTERS/Tami Chappell

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Britain's Justin Rose sank a curling birdie putt from 52 feet at the par-three last to end Thursday's opening round of the elite Tour Championship in a tie for the lead with twice winner Tiger Woods. Englishman Rose watched in amazement as his ball dropped into the cup after breaking sharply from left to right downhill to cap a four-under-par 66 at East Lake Golf Club. He led the 30-man field for much of the day before Woods, playing in the final pairing with FedExCup points leader Rory McIlroy, caught him with two birdies in the last four holes. ...


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UPDATE 1-Golf-Blossoming Rose shares East Lake lead with Woods (Reuters)

20 Sep
2012
* Fast finish earns Rose a share of the lead * Rose needed just 26 putts in opening round * FedExCup points leader McIlroy cards a 69 (Updates at end of round) ATLANTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Justin Rose sank a curling birdie putt from 52 feet at the par-three last to end Thursday's opening round of the elite Tour Championship in a tie for the lead with twice winner Tiger Woods. Englishman Rose watched in amazement as his ball dropped into the cup after breaking sharply from left to right downhill to cap a four-under-par 66 at East Lake Golf Club. ...
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