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McIlroy wins Players Championship by one stroke in Florida

(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick’s Day in style by becoming the first player from Northern Ireland to win the Players Championship, emerging as the last man standing to beat Jim Furyk by one stroke in Ponte Vedra, Florida on Sunday. On a day when... More »

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Pepperell, Vegas monster birdie putts add to the lore of the 17th

(Reuters) – Another chapter to the rich history of the 17th hole at the Players Championship was written on Sunday when two players in contention sank monster birdie putts within minutes of each other during the final round in Ponte Vedra Beach. The island-gre... More »

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McIlroy wins $2 million as thoughts turn to another type of green

(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy has won four of the five biggest events in golf after his one-stroke victory at the Players Championship in Florida on Sunday and is slowly turning his sights on the fifth — next month’s Masters at Augusta National. A victory at the Ap... More »

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Golf: European winners of Players Championship

(Reuters) – European winners of the Players Championship after Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy triumphed at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida on Sunday: 1987 – Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 2008 – Sergio Garcia (Spain) 2009 – Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 2014 – Martin K... More »

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Tiger, Mickelson and Fowler grouped at Players Championship

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler have been grouped together for the first two rounds at the Players Championship on Thursday and Friday. The PGA Tour also announced on Sunday that Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas would be ... More »

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Thin rough for May finale at next week’s Players Championship

(Reuters) – The Players Championship will bid farewell to its May date in the calendar with the thinnest rough in a decade, according to the PGA Tour rules official overseeing the course set-up at the famous TPC Sawgrass Stadium course. Cool weather over the l... More »

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Golf: South Korean Kim becomes youngest to win The Players

May 14, 2017- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA- Si Woo Kim hoist the trophy after winning The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports South Korean Kim Si-woo became the youngest winner of ... More »

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Golf: Carbera Bello sinks albatross at Players

May 14, 2017- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA- Rafa Cabrera Bello blasts out of the sand onto the third green during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports Rafa Cabrera Bello eli... More »

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Golf: Military service looms for Players champion Kim

Kim Si-woo’s victory at The Players Championship on Sunday burnished the South Korean’s reputation as one of the best young talents on the PGA Tour but the 21-year-old knows his career will soon have to take a back seat to defending his country. More »

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Golf: Poulter reflects on big week after second place at Players

May 14, 2017- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA- Ian Poulter plays a fairway shot on the 18th hole during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports Finishing second ... More »

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Johnson confident this Players Championship will be different

May 7, 2017- Wilmington, NC, USA- Dustin Johnson hits out of the third fairway during the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Eagle Point Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Sterling play has been a challenge for... More »

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Masters champion Garcia returns to action at The Players

Oct 2, 2016- Chaska, MN, USA- Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts to a putt on the 15th green during the single matches in 41st Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters Masters champion Sergio Garcia enjo... More »

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Players` Tribune eyes European expansion

The Players’ Tribune, a website designed to allow athletes to express themselves, is thinking ‘international’ and hoping to become an outlet for English Premier League players and other footballers in Europe. More »

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China set to tighten limits on foreign players

Brazilian international midfielder Oscar arrives at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, after agreeing to join China super league football club Shanghai SIPG from Chelsea in Shanghai, China, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song China will tighten rules ove... More »

Education key to preventing match-fixing says Murray

MELBOURNE Young tennis players need to be educated about the implications of match-fixing and the sport needs to be more proactive in talking about the issue, world number two Andy Murray said on Tuesday. The start of the Australian Open has been overshadowed ... More »