Golf News April 2006

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THURSDAY, 27 APRIL 2006
	22 Year-Old Scores Upset Against Sorenstam
	South Korean golfer Sungh Ah Yim stole thunder from Annika Sorenstam when the latter slumped in the final round of Florida's Natural Charity Championship last Sunday, April 23. It was so frustrating for Sorenstam that she decided that forget about the game as soon as possible. Sorenstam shot 66, 69 and 64 in the first three rounds to take on the lead. However, she shot a dismal 75 in the Read Full Story
MONDAY, 24 APRIL 2006
	Ames Named PGA's March Player of the Month
	Officials of the PGA Tour has recently announced Stephen Ames as March's PGA Tour Player of the Month. It was Ames' first time to receive the said award. Ames, who is number 7 in the world's golf rankings, had a strong showing in each of the events he competed in last March, at the same time improving at every event. At the Ford Championship at Doral last March 2-5, he finished 20th and Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2006
	Baddeley Wins Verizon Heritage
	Australian golfer Aaron Baddeley won his first PGA Tour victory with his win at the Verizon Heritage last Sunday. With that win, he skipped 121 places to become number 78 in the world rankings. The 25 year-old Baddeley became the fourth Aussie to win the event along with Graham Marsh, Greg Norman and last year's winner, Peter Lonard. Meanwhile, Jim Furyk lost to Baddeley by one shot to se Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2006
	Mickelson's Year?
	What happened in Augusta a few days ago seemed like a deja vu of last year's Masters tournament. It was an image of the same two men wearing green jacket. Tiger Woods was still wearing a red shirt while Phil Mickelson wore a black one just like last year. But this time, it is Woods helping Mickelson put on his green jacket. That's because, as every avid golf fan already knows, Mickelson won th Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 7 APRIL 2006
	Augusta Woes In First Round of Masters
	The effects of the changes made in Augusta this year are quickly becoming apparent. With only a third of the participants finishing at least with an even par in the first round of the Masters, it had been a struggle for most, if not all of them. Vijay Singh led the first round by finishing with 67. Meanwhile, Rocco Mediate and Arron Oberholser finished with 68 and 69 to finish second and Read Full Story
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