The Players Championship

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Pro Golfer's Putt Dropped in, Just Not Fast Enough

Austin Eckroat penalized a stroke after ball hung on the lip of hole for 45 seconds

(Newser) - Austin Eckroat appeared to sink a 20-foot birdie putt in dramatic, almost comical, fashion on Sunday at the Players Championship in Florida. But it ended up being for naught because of an obscure PGA rule—the ball hung on the lip of the hole too long.
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Injured Tiger Quits Players Tourney
 Injured Tiger 
 Quits Players Tourney 
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May 9, 2010 12:01 PM CDT

Injured Tiger Quits Players Tourney

Drops out in apparent pain after 7th hole

(Newser) - Tiger Woods withdrew from the Players Championship today with an injury that he fears might be a bulging disk in his upper back. "I've been playing with a bad neck for about a month," Woods said. After hitting his drive well to the right on the seventh hole,...

Garcia Clinches Players Championship Win

(Newser) - Sergio Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career today by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff, and then adding another par on the TPC Sawgrass' notorious island green 17th hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship. Goydos, playing in the final group, missed...

Goydos Takes Rare PGA Lead
 Goydos Takes Rare PGA Lead 
May 10, 2008 10:45 PM CDT

Goydos Takes Rare PGA Lead

He is on top after 54 holes for the first time in 16-year career

(Newser) - Paul Goydos would love to say he saw this coming, but he's too honest. He had never broken 70 in nine previous appearances at The Players Championship, yet a 2-under 70 today made him the only player to break par all three days on the TPC Sawgrass and gave him...

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