Matt Kuchar

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VERONA, N.Y.(AP) It had been so long since Matt Kuchar had won on the PGA Tour that a huge case of nerves was a given, especially when faced with a sudden-death playoff.

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VERONA, N.Y. (AP) -- Vaughn Taylor managed to keep his tunnel vision. A brief patch of good weather helped immensely.

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) -- Scott McCarron and Matt Kuchar got in the PGA Championship as alternates Sunday when previous qualifiers Tiger Woods and John Rollins won events.