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  • Derek Ernst tips his cap after winning the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, May 5, 2013. Ernst defeated David Lynn on the first playoff hole. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

    Rookie Derek Ernst wins in Charlotte as Phil Mickelson falters

    A week like no other at Quail Hollow held one final surprise Sunday when 22-year-old rookie Derek Ernst birdied the 18th hole to force a playoff, and then won the Wells Fargo Championship on the first extra hole against David Lynn of England.


  • Golf Capsules

    Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, minus the separation from the rest of the field.


  • Golf Capsules

    Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days.


  • Golf Capsules

    For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.


  • Dufner among 8 past Zurich champs in Big Easy

    One year ago, Jason Dufner's victory at the Zurich Classic made him the fifth player in the last eight years to celebrate his maiden PGA Tour triumph in New Orleans.


  • Players seem OK with Woods penalty instead of DQ

    Tiger Woods still has a chance to win the Masters.


  • Par 3 Contest: A chance to unwind at the Masters

    Lee Westwood's mum walked away from the ninth hole, waving her hand in front of her face on a balmy spring day.


  • Ted Potter Jr. follows his shot from the 12th fairway of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

    Ted Potter Jr. wins Par-3 Contest

    Ted Potter Jr. didn’t care about the so-called Par-3 Contest jinx. In his first Masters appearance, Potter worked his magic, sinking birdies on Nos. 8 and 9 in sudden death, beating Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson in a two-hole playoff to hoist the crystal trophy.


  • Bubba Watson points to the tee from the first fairway during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

    Masters 2013: Pairings announced for Thursday, Friday rounds

    Notable pairings include Tiger Woods with Luke Donald and Scott Piercy at 10:45 a.m., and 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson with Ian Poulter and Steven Fox at 10:34.


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