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Mercedes-Benz Championship – 2009

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Ogilvy wins the PGA Tour's opener by 6 shots

Photo - Geoff Ogilvy KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -Paradise is no place to panic, although Geoff Ogilvy had reason Sunday at Kapalua. Playing some of the best golf of his career, he took a six-shot lead into the final round of the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. After eight holes, his lead was down to one over a hard-charging Anthony Kim. ``It's an uncomfortable feeling to know you're six shots out in front and you're almost back to tied,'' Ogilvy said after his wire-to-wire victory. ``You can just imagine... Read more

Tournament Notebook

Final-round notebook

Photo - Ernie Els * Ernie Els, winner of the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Championship, finished T6 in his first return trip to the Plantation Course since 2005. Els has eight career starts at the Tournament, with six top-10 finishes (1998-T10, 2000-2nd, 2001-T3, 2003-1, 2005-T3, 2009-T6).  * Despite bogeys on his first two holes, Geoff Ogilvy steadied the ship to record a 5-under 68 and a six-stroke victory over Anthony Kim and Davis Love III at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. The victory is the fifth... Read more

Man About Golf

Love starting to appreciate the meaning of 20 wins

Photo - Davis Love III KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -It only takes a few good weeks to change fortunes on the PGA Tour. Cameron Beckman and Marc Turnesa were on their way back to Q-school until winning late last year, and now they are watching rainbows pour into the Pacific Ocean as they start a new season with the other PGA Tour winners at Kapalua. Such swift turnarounds even apply to someone like Davis Love III. Despite earning over $35 million in 23 years on the PGA Tour, he was on the cusp of having to use a one-time... Read more

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