Sports
March 6, 2021
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Reusse: Stan Steuter, the golf club doctor, is always in

A farm kid, Stan Steuter was always good with tools. He took to fixing golf clubs and by the early 1980s he bought The Golf Club Hospital on 43rd and Bryant, where it still is today.
Golf
March 1, 2021
Some golfers and fans paid tribune to Tiger Woods on Sunday: They included Tommy Fleetwood and Cameron Champ (lower left), Sebastian Munoz (top left),

Souhan: They can wear red, but golf at a loss without Tiger on Sundays

The final round of Sunday's tournament brought back memories of a Tiger Woods moment that was all about stars of his magnitude.
Golf
February 25, 2021
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Will Tiger Woods play golf again? Doctors predict a difficult recovery

After a serious car crash on Tuesday, Woods risks infections, bones that do not heal, and foot and ankle injuries that impede walking.
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February 24, 2021

Tiger Woods faces difficult recovery after crash

Tuesday's crash caused significant injuries to Woods' right leg and he underwent what was described as a "long surgical procedure" at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Golf
February 24, 2021

Souhan: Whether star-crossed Woods golfs again is unimportant

If he never plays again, Tiger Woods will remain the most compelling American athlete of the past 20 years for making golf history while bouncing between heroism and villainy.
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February 23, 2021

Officer: Tiger Woods was 'very fortunate' to survive crash

The golf superstar had to be pulled out through the windshield, and his agent said he was undergoing leg surgery.
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February 23, 2021

Tiger Woods in surgery after serious car crash

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Woods was alone in the vehicle and had to be extricated from it.
Golf
February 22, 2021
Hollis Cavner, the executive director of the 3M Open, is expecting fans at the event in July.

3M Open plans to have 10,000 people per day for July tournament

Executive director Hollis Cavner will make his pitch to the governor's office in April. Other PGA tournaments are now including fans.
Gophers
February 18, 2021
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Gophers golfer Flanagan shoots 75 in Round 1 of Genesis Invitational

Gophers senior Angus Flanagan shot a 4-over par 75 in the opening round of the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Thursday.
Golf
February 18, 2021
A golfer, who wished not to be identified, hits a tee shot on Hiawatha Golf Course, which was consumed by fog near dawn Tuesday in Minneapolis. ]

Divided Park Board panel OKs cutting Hiawatha course to 9 holes

Weighing ecological and financial balance against preserving the historic Minneapolis 18-hole course, the planning committee narrowly passed a compromise plan.
Politics
February 9, 2021
Darwin Dean handed the first-place trophy to Mateo Martinez, winner of the 2019 Junior Bronze tournament for 7- to 10-year-olds at Hiawatha Golf Club.

Brooks: Par for the course as Park Board debate over Hiawatha course continues

For years, the Park Board has reviewed proposals to restore part of the watershed around Hiawatha while still preserving the park for the public to enjoy. Next week, the board will hold the latest of many public hearings on the updated master plan for the site.
Golf
January 31, 2021
Patrick Reed won the Farmers Insurance Open by five shots Sunday, but irked golf analysts and many of his peers over a rules interpretation he receive

Souhan: Is Reed a Ryder Cup hero or PGA Tour zero?

Patrick Reed's rule-bending reputation resurfaced over the weekend while he won the Farmers Insurance Open.
Golf
December 16, 2020
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Reusse: LPGA's Olson was close to 'The General,' a dear father-in-law

We were rooting for Amy Olson as she tried to win the U.S. Women's Open after the weekend death of father-in-law Lee Olson, a well-known figure in Wayzata's youth sports community.
Golf
December 15, 2020
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Playing with grief, NDSU grad Olson ties for 2nd at U.S. Women's Open

Amy Olson was playing in the final threesome in the final round, but her heart was elsewhere following the death of her father-in-law on Saturday.
Gophers
December 14, 2020
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Minnesota Scene: Gophers hire new women's golf coach; former Wild draft pick signs

Rhyll Brinsmead led the Kennesaw State women's golf team for 13 seasons; Shawn Boudrias was the Wild's sixth-round pick in 2018.
Golf
December 10, 2020

Simley's Isabella McCauley places second in girls' national golf meet

Golf
December 8, 2020

Column: A little effort from men could do a lot for LPGA

The USGA is promoting a smart social media campaign with the hashtag "Women Worth Watching," and already some PGA Tour players have weighed in that they'll be tuning in this week to the U.S. Women's Open.
Golf
December 8, 2020
Viktor Hovland holds up the trophy after winning the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Hovland birdies the last hole to win Mayakoba Classic

Viktor Hovland says his nerves are a jangled mess when he gets into contention. It sure didn't look that way at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he captured another PGA Tour title with another big putt at the end.
Golf
December 7, 2020

Minnesota Scene: Simley's McCauley leads La. junior golf tournament

Isabella McCauley fired a 4-under-par 68 to take the first-round lead in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship on Monday.
Golf
December 5, 2020

Emiliano Grillo holds on for 1-shot lead at Mayakoba Classic

Emiliano Grillo steadied himself with a pair of birdies over the last six holes Saturday for a 3-under 68, giving the Argentine a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Mayakoba Classic.
Golf
December 4, 2020

Korda, Nordqvist, Noh share LPGA Tour lead in North Texas

Jessica Korda was prepared for another bone-chilling round at Old American Golf Club. Maybe, a bit too prepared.
Golf
December 3, 2020
Michael Thompson watched his tee shot on No. 14 during the final round of the 3M Open at the TPC in Blaine on July 26.

3M champion Michael Thompson talks about life as a golf 'late bloomer'

The victory in Minnesota opened some doors for the 35-year-old Georgian.
Golf
December 3, 2020

Russell Knox takes 1st-round lead in Mayakoba Golf Classic

Russell Knox shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday at breezy and wet El Camaleon Golf Club to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic.
Golf
December 1, 2020

Column: Year on PGA Tour reviewed by every club in the bag

A big drive gave Collin Morikawa his first major. A big putt gave Viktor Hovland his first win. And a big iron — in Bryson DeChambeau's case, a really big iron — allowed players to consider an unconventional approach to the game.
Golf
December 1, 2020
Eddie Manderville was a beloved member of the Minneapolis golf community.

Reusse: The tale of Shorty, Fast Eddie and putting for quarters — lots of them

The old time 'WPA' characters of Theodore Wirth golf course refined their short games in calculating ways.
Golf
November 27, 2020

PGA Tour gets share of European Tour TV as part of alliance

Sports
November 24, 2020
Robert Streb held the trophy after winning the RSM Classic on Sunday, his first PGA Tour victory since his initial Tour win six years ago.

Fall shows winning on PGA Tour is never as far away as it seems

Robert Streb and Stewart Cink are but two examples of golfers who ended long droughts with titles as the calendar nears 2021.
Sports
November 23, 2020
Robert Streb, right, fist-bumps Kevin Kisner after winning a second hole playoff at the RSM Classic golf tournament, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in St. Sim

Streb nearly holes out in a playoff to win at Sea Island

Robert Streb now has two PGA Tour victories, both at Sea Island, both times winning in a playoff.
Golf
November 23, 2020

Reusse: Eddie and Harvey were golfing legends -- from Wirth to K.C.

Eddie Manderville died last week at 88 in Golden Valley. He teed up a fun tribute for me to pal/rival Harvey Borseth on occasion of Harvey's death in 2001.
Sports
November 21, 2020

A tearful Niemann aiming toward help for month-old relative

One week after Joaquin Niemann had to miss the Masters because of the coronavirus, his motivation goes well beyond golf to trying to help cousins in Chile with a month-old baby diagnosed with a deadly genetic disorder.
Sports
November 21, 2020
Robert Streb watches his drive down the 10th fairway during third round of the RSM Classic

Streb leads at Sea Island as Zach Johnson closes the gap

Robert Streb kept his game from coming undone over the first hour Saturday, and then pieced together enough birdies for a 3-under 67 to build a three-shot lead going into the final round of the RSM Classic.
Sports
November 20, 2020
Robert Streb, in 2016

Streb shoots 63 to lead Villegas by 2 shot at Sea Island

Robert Streb birdied his last two holes on the Plantation course at Seal Island and matched his career low with a 9-under 63, giving him a two-shot lead over Camilo Villegas on Friday in the RSM Classic.
Sports
November 19, 2020

Tiger Woods to play with 11-year-old Charlie in Father-Son

Sports
November 19, 2020

Sophia Popov shoots 64 to lead Pelican Women's Championship

Women's British Open winner Sophia Popov left top-ranked playing partner Jin Young Ko and everyone else behind Thursday in the Pelican Women's Championship.
Sports
November 17, 2020
Dustin Johnson celebrated winning his first green jacket in front of the Eisenhower Cabin after winning the Masters on Sunday.

Column: Majors summed up by the young, the bold, the best

Lowest score in Masters history. Fewest bogeys for the tournament. First player to reach 20-under par. Dustin Johnson can add one more distinction to his historic week at Augusta National, even if this one won't show up in the record book.
Sports
November 16, 2020
Masters champion Dustin Johnson wipes away a tear while being interviewed following his victory Sunday

Johnson's tears for a green jacket and major validation

For someone with a reputation of lacking a pulse and fist pumps, the raw emotion from Masters champion Dustin Johnson was as startling as a virtually vacant Augusta National.
Sports
November 16, 2020

Dustin Johnson paints a by-the-numbers Masters-piece

Golf
November 16, 2020
New Masters champion Dustin Johnson got his first green jacket from 2019 winner Tiger Woods after Johnson's record-setting performance at Augusta Nati

Souhan: Johnson closes out record-setting performance at Masters

The world's No. 1-ranked player won his second career major and his first green jacket.
Golf
November 15, 2020
Tiger Woods reacts to a missed shot on the second hole during the final round at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga., Nov, 15, 2020. After a horrif

Masters was a runaway but it still had terrific subplots

Australian achieves a Masters first, while Tiger finishes: 10! Birdie. Par. Birdie. Birdie. Birdie. Birdie.
Golf
November 15, 2020

Recap of Dustin Johnson's 2020 Masters

Dustin Johnson took the 84th Masters by storm. Here's some of the records he set:

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