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Cook still keeping an eye on Watson

SONOMA, Calif. -- When he was a young buck on the PGA Tour, John Cook made a conscious effort to watch (and learn from) Tom Watson. Cook was mentored by Ken Venturi, who had been...

By John Strege

Published Oct. 30, 2009

Keywords Charles Schwab Cup | John Cook | Tom Watson

Tour Insider: Small Victories Are Huge

Not all of John Cook's victories come on the golf course

By Tim Rosaforte

Published Oct. 25, 2007

Keywords Tim Rosaforte | John Cook | AT&T Championship

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How quickly it changes for Bryant

SUNRIVER, Ore. -- The leader board landscape has changed drastically through nine holes of the final round of the Jeld-Wen Tradition at the Crosswater Club.Brad Bryant, who led by three strokes after 54 holes, increased...

By Michael Erdman

Published Aug. 23, 2009

Keywords Bill Fields | Brad Bryant | Champions Tour | Jeld-Wen Traditon | John Cook

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First wire-to-wire winner in eight years?

SUNRIVER, Ore. - Brad Bryant shot a 67 Saturday to maintain his advantage in the Jeld-Wen Tradition at the Crosswater Club and with a two-stroke advantage over Mike Reid is in position to do something...

By Michael Erdman

Published Aug. 22, 2009

Keywords Bart Bryant | Bill Fields | Crosswater | Jeld-Wen Tradition | John Cook | Mike Reid

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Cook Working Towards A Solution

SUNRIVER, Ore. -- John Cook's Champions Tour season is far from being a bust -- he was ranked 15th on the money list coming into the Jeld-Wen Tradition this week -- but he knows it...

By Michael Erdman

Published Aug. 21, 2009

Keywords Bill Fields | Champions Tour | Crosswater | Jeld-Wen Traditon | John Cook

Rosaforte: Seeing Is Believing

Like so many others in Tiger Woods' career, his winning putt Sunday at Bay Hill relied on an uncanny perception

By Tim Rosaforte

Published Mar. 31, 2009

Keywords golf world | golf | Tim Rosaforte | Tiger woods | Steve Williams | John Cook

Cook Wins The AT&T Championship

A final round 6-under 65 gets the win for Cook

Published Oct. 21, 2007

Keywords Champions Tour | Tom Kite | Mark O'Meara | John Cook | AT&T Championship

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Champions Tour rallies around an ailing Sindelar

SONOMA, Ca. -- The visitors filed into Joey Sindelar's room at Sonoma Valley Hospital on Saturday night, guys he'd known for thirty years: Andy Bean. Jeff Sluman. Brad Bryant. Mike Stevens, president of the Champions...

By Sam Weinman

Published Nov. 01, 2009

Keywords Andy Bean | Gil Morgan | Jeff Sluman | Joey Sindelar | John Buchna | Lonnie Nielsen | Tim Rosaforte | john cook

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One fine day is followed by another

SONOMA, Calif. -- So much for the theory that it is hard to follow a great round with another one the next day.John Cook had a handsome encore for his second-round 62 at the Charles...

By Liz Bergren

Published Oct. 31, 2009

Keywords Charles Schwab Cup | Joey Sindelar | John Cook | Sonoma GC | Tom Lehman | nick price

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Watson and his new hip are within reach of history

TIMONIUM, Md. -- Tom Watson will be trying to make history on two fronts Sunday at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.  If Watson is able to convert his 54-hole lead into a victory at...

By Sam Weinman

Published Oct. 03, 2009

Keywords Bill Fields | Tom Watson | allen doyle | gary player | jock hutchinson | john cook | mark wiebe

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Palmer statue unveiled at Laurel Valley

If there was a highlight to Arnold Palmer's celebration tour marking his 80th birthday, pack rats might pick Arnold Palmer Bobblehead Night at PNC Park on Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh, but the purists would...

By Sam Weinman

Published Sep. 12, 2009

Keywords Arnold Palmer | billy andrade | george h.w. bush | john cook | laurel valley | peter jacobsen

Golf: Knockout Punch

Aided by a painful lesson from the 1989 PGA Championship, Mike Reid seizes the Jeld-Wen Tradition title from John Cook

By Bill Fields

Published Aug. 25, 2009

Keywords Golf | golf digest | golf world | PGA championship | mike reid | jeld-wen tradition | john cook