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The 18 Most Important Moments In Golf
Francis Ouimet's stunning 1913 U.S. Open victory over his heavily favored foes was followed by other important moments that have s …
#20 Rule 78
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 …
#8 Anthony Kim
It is folly, perhaps, to continue the perennial exercise of attempting to identify a suitable sparring partner for Tiger Woods, bu …
#16 Camilo Villegas
He was a rock star before he was a tour star, but in 2008 Villegas' ability finally caught up to his celebrity.
#12 Kelly Tilghman
When colleague Nick Faldo was discussing on air late in the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship what it would take to s …
#21 Drug Testing
It debuted in fits and starts and to mixed reviews, but it began nevertheless.
#13 Lorena Ochoa
Has anyone ever won seven tournaments and created as little buzz as Ochoa?
#23 Am Winners
Neither New Zealand's Danny Lee nor America's Amanda Blumenherst let the favorite's label weigh them down while winning the U.S. A …
#17 Chambers Bay
Arguably, the bombshell of the year was the USGA awarding the 2015 U.S. Open (and 2010 U.S. Amateur) to Chambers Bay.
#19 Groove Rollback
Ping founder Karsten Solheim once referred to U-grooves as "a gift to golfers," but on Aug. 5 the USGA and RA took back that gift.
#24 Olympics and Golf
Golf took huge steps toward being part of the 2016 Olympic Games.
#18 Boo Weekley
Thomas Brent Weekley, the one and only, repeated as champion of the Verizon Heritage in April.
#11 Carolyn Bivens
Early on she was given a contract extension, and in June she touted the tour's assuming ownership of the McDonald's LPGA Champions …
#22 George O'Grady
Although his lads got their ears boxed at Valhalla, the European Tour's executive director showed plenty of punching power.
#6 Padraig Harrington
If Harrington isn't Player of the Year, it will only be because Tiger Woods limped his way onto Mount Olympus at Torrey Pines.
#7 Kenny Perry
All Perry, 48 years young, wanted was a little payback.
#15 Sergio Garcia
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 th …