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Latest PGA Tour News

Million dollar shot – golf.com
Merritt, a rookie, had two tournaments going on at Disney World. First, he was battling to stay in the top 125 on the money list and keep his Tour card for 2011. Entering the week 121st in earnings,

Tiger goes without a victory – golf.com
The trophy case for Tiger Woods is collecting dust. He finally gave the big crowds at Victoria Golf Club something to cheer in the final hour of the Australian Masters by making two eagles in a four-hole stretch and closing with a 6-under 65 to get his name on the leaderboard for the first time all weekend.

PHile almost DQ’d – golf.com
Jim Furyk sleeping through his pro-am tee time at the Barclays remains golf’s knucklehead move of 2010, but Furyk got some late-season competition from Phil Mickelson, who left the Singapore Open in the middle of a weather delay Sunday and didn’t make it back in time for the re-start. Bernie McGuire of The Scottish Daily Record has the details:

In Kyung Kim donates winnings to charity – golf.com
South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 64 for a three-stroke stroke victory over Suzann Pettersen.

Appleby wins Aussie – golf.com
Stuart Appleby received hardly any fanfare at the Australian Masters until he slipped on the gold jacket that a year ago belonged to Tiger Woods.