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A hot topic on the PGA Tour was a new rule whereby if more than 78 players made a cut, the field was reduced to the score with the number of pros nearest 70th place.

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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Thomas Brent Weekley, the one and only, repeated as champion of the Verizon Heritage in April.

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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He was a rock star before he was a tour star, but in 2008 Villegas' ability finally caught up to his celebrity.

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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He is the new Greg Norman, the old Phil Mickelson, a world-class superstar whose '08 was defined as much by the tough losses as the wins.

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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The strategy of course setup was an enduring story line at the game's major championships in 2008, none more so than at the U.S. Open in June at Torrey Pines.

November 28, 2008

By Geoff Shackelford

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Has anyone ever won seven tournaments and created as little buzz as Ochoa?

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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When colleague Nick Faldo was discussing on air late in the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship what it would take to slow Tiger Woods' dominance on tour, Golf Channel anchor Tilghman flippantly said "lynch him in a back alley."

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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Early on she was given a contract extension, and in June she touted the tour's assuming ownership of the McDonald's LPGA Championship.

November 28, 2008

By Golf World Staff

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He won the FedEx Cup fair and square, but Vijay Singh did it so fairly and squarely that even PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem conceded the points system again would require repairs before the third year of playoffs in 2009.

November 28, 2008

By Bob Verdi