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FIRST WIN
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STARTS BEFORE WIN
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AGE
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WORLD RANK BEFORE WIN
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TIGER IN FIELD?
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THE SCOOP
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FLECK FACTOR
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Jerry
KELLY
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Hawall
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199
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35
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82nd
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No
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When cellphone went off in John Cook's backswing on 71st hole, he jerked tee shot, made bogey and lost to Kelly by a stroke.
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3
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Matt
GOGEL
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Pebble Beach
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61
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31
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153rd
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Yes
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Tiger Woods stole title from Gogel in '00. In '02 Gogel did same to Pat Perez, who lost temper and lead on closing holes.
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2
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Len
MATTIACE
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Los Angeles
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219
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35
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157th
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No
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Up by three with seven holes to play, Scott McCarron made four bogeys to allow Mattiace to win by one.
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3
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Kevin
SUTHERLAND
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Match Play
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83
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38
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65th
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Yes
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Debuting a putting grip—the claw—he would soon junk, Sutherland beat luckless McCarron in final match.
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3
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Ian
LEGGATT
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Tucson
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45
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37
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N.A.
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No
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With 64 top-ranked players occupied at Match Play, he won equivalent of NIT in style, going 65-64 on weekend.
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1
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Matt
KUCHAR
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Honda
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27
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24
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149th
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No
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Kuchar hit only 11 greens on Sunday but had three straight sand saves and just 11 putts during brilliant final-nine 31.
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2
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Craig
PERKS
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Players
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66
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35
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203rd
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Yes
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Perks, who had two chip-ins and a long Drano on final three holes, missed cut in seven of his next nine starts.
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3
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K.J.
CHOI
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New Orleans
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73
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32
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149th
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No
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Sweet swinger from South Korea backed up four-shot win with seven-stroke victory at Tampa Bay Classic later in season.
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1
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Chris
SMITH
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Buick Classic
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147
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33
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149th
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No
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While Perez had another meltdown on final nine, Smith twice made stunning pars from deep fairway bunkers.
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3
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Spike
MCROY
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B.C. Open
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114
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34
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349th
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No
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With most top players away at British Open, McRoy made up seven shots on third-round leader with closing 65.
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2
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Craig
PARRY
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NEC
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235
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36
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118th
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Yes
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Wee Aussie had won 19 times elsewhere in world, so stopping Woods's NEC win streak at three was no great surprise.
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1
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Chris
RILEY
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Reno-Tahoe
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109
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28
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54th
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No
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Playing against NEC-weakened field, Riley had to putt just 97 times—fewest by a winner in six years.
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1
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John
ROLLINS
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Canadian
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26
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27
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142nd
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No
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Needing only a bogey on 72nd hole to win, Neal Lancaster made brutal three-jack double to hand title to Rollins.
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3
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Charles
HOWELL
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Michelob
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67
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23
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60th
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No
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New new thing gets monkey off his back—and after first-ever beer, at trophy ceremony, says, "1 wasn't missing much."
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1
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Phil
TATAURANGI
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Las Vegas
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150
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31
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166th
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No
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Son of New Zealand All Blacks rugby player, Tataurangi won with final-round 62, a record low for first-time winner.
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1
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Bob
BURNS
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Disney
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27
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34
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241st
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Yes
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Tiger who? Burns's smartly played, nearly flawless 65 in final round just enough to trump Woods's Sunday-best 63.
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1
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Jonathan
BYRD
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Buick Challenge
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30
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24
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189th
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No
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Two eagles and mile's worth of made putts contributed to Sunday 63 and convincing victory over David Toms and Phil Mickelson.
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2
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Luke
DONALD
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Farm Bureau
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36
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24
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163rd
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No
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Former NCAA champ from Northwestern (of all places) took 54-hole lead, then title when event called on last day of season.
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3
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