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Choi eyes more glory after Arkansas late show

(Reuters) – Most of the clubs in Choi Na-yeon’s bag weren’t doing what they were supposed to in the final round of the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, the overnight leader struggling for accuracy from tee to green and wielding a putter as cold as ice. Trailing American favorite Stacy Lewis by a stroke with three holes left to play, South Korean Choi turned to her number 8 at the par

Golf-Watson wins playoff to take second Travelers title

(Repeats to add dateline) June 28 (Reuters) – Bubba Watson won his second Travelers Championship the same way as the first, at the second extra hole. Watson beat Englishman Paul Casey in a playoff on Sunday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. In notching his eighth victory on the PGA Tour, left-hander Watson matched Canadian Mike Weir for second on the all-time southpaw list.

Maggert rides early momentum to U.S. Senior Open win

(Reuters) – Jeff Maggert reeled off three birdies in a row to begin his final round at the U.S. Senior Open then cruised to his second major victory on the Champions Tour this season. Maggert, the 54-hole co-leader with Bernhard Langer, shot a five-under 65 for a 10-under 270 total and a two-shot win over Scot Colin Montgomerie at the Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California on Sunday. Montgomerie,

South Korean Choi wins in Arkansas with late charge

(Reuters) – South Korea’s Choi Na-yeon used her trusty 8 iron to great effect over the closing holes of the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, finishing eagle-birdie-par to claim her second win on the LPGA Tour this season. Choi, who won the opening event of the season in Florida, trailed local favorite Stacy Lewis by a stroke with three holes to play but leapfrogged the American by holing out from 142