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    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.


  • 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.


  • The missing majors of Jack Nicklaus

    At some point after he won the 1986 Masters, Jack Nicklaus lost two major championships. He's just not sure when.


  • Rising star Ishikawa starting to fade

    Ryo Ishikawa and Rory McIlroy made their Masters debut together, two teenagers in the same group, both filled with potential.


  • Winners of tour events in fall get Masters invite

    The Masters found a way to keep its field small while bringing in more PGA Tour winners.


  • Mike Weir hits from the sand on the fourth hole during Friday's second round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (Michael Holahan  / The Augusta Chronicle)

    Weir, Mattiace reminisce about Masters playoff

    The two unlikely sudden-death playoff opponents in the 2003 Masters Tournament were at the center of the golf world when they walked onto the 10th tee of the Augusta National Golf Club late on a Sunday afternoon to settle the issue with a 73rd hole.


  • Brown happy to be going places with 1st win

    Scott Brown feels as if he grew up at Augusta National.


  • Tiger Woods looks back to catch a ball after his caddie cleaned it on the eighth green during the final round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament on Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Doral, Fla. Woods won the championship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    Tiger Woods on track for Masters after emphatic Doral win

    The Masters is a month away, and Woods hasn't looked this equipped to win another green jacket in five years. A year ago, he hobbled off the Blue Monster and was driven away in a cart after 11 holes of the final round because of tightness in his left Achilles tendon, raising questions about his health and his immediate future. Sunday he left Doral on his own terms and with a record that is starting to look familiar.



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