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All around the b5media Sports Channel today, bloggers are talking about the worst moments in sports. There are certainly a lot of “worst” moments in golf, but one in particular stands out to me–Greg Norman’s loss to Nick Faldo at the 1996 Masters Tournament.
For those unfamiliar with this debacle, Norman was leading the tournament by six strokes starting the final round. In fact, he’d carded a course record 63 on the first round.
However Sunday was not to be his day. Before the round was over, Norman scored five bogeys, two double bogeys, and hit his tee shot into the water …read more

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With all of the talk this weekend about Tiger Woods’ winning streak, it’s a good time to look at who holds a variety of PGA Tour Records.
Most PGA Tour career wins – Sam Snead (82)
Most PGA Tour wins in one year – Byron Nelson (18 in 1945)
Most consecutive years with a PGA Tour win – 17 years – Jack Nicklaus (1962-1978) and Arnold Palmer (1955-1971)
Lowest score for 72 holes in a PGA event – 254 by Tommy Armour III in the Valero Texas Open in 2003
Most Birdies in a 72-hole PGA event – 32 by Mark Calcavecchia in the 2001 …read more

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March is Women’s History Month, so it’s fitting to look at the beginnings of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), the longest-running women’s psorts association in the world. The organization was founded in 1950 by 13 women, including Babe Zaharias (pictured above), Patty Berg, and Louise Suggs. It was a refinement of the WPGA (Women’s Professional Golf Association), founded in 1944. The first season, the LPGA hosted 13 events with total prize money of $50,000.
Today, the LPGA sponsors 33 events with prize money of more than $58 million. How far we’ve come! The LPGA also funds the LPGA …read more

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