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Matt Kuchar Captures 2012 Players Championship

By UCN on May 14, 2012 3:10 AM

Matt Kuchar of the United States hits his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 13, 2012 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)

Matt Kuchar knows all about the prestige and the perks of winning The Players Championship. The richest payoff in golf. A three-year exemption to the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. What means just as much is a framed picture on a basement wall in a tunnel the public never sees.

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Bubba Watson Wins Easter Sunday Masters to Claim Green Jacket, Gives Glory to God

By UCN on April 9, 2012 5:47 AM

Charl Schwartzel of South Africa awards the green jacket to Bubba Watson (R) of the United States during the green jacket presentation after Watson's one-stroke to win the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images North America)

Sometimes, winning a golf tournament or putting on a green jacket can change a guy's life.

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Arnold Palmer Out of Hospital

By UCN on March 26, 2012 5:07 PM

Arnold Palmer of the USA during the media conference to announce the 2012 PNC Father Son Challenge to be held in December during the third round of the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 24, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. (David Cannon/Getty Images North America)

Arnold Palmer is out of the hospital and back at work.

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Tiger Finally Ends PGA Tour Drought, Turns Focus to the Masters

By UCN on March 26, 2012 7:51 AM

Tiger Woods and caddie Joe LaCava laugh on the 8th hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 25, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America)

Tiger Woods hit so many great shots that he couldn't single one out as the best. Winning was as sweet as ever, even after a PGA Tour drought that stretched over 923 days and 27 tournaments.

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Arnold Palmer Hospitalized for High Blood Pressure as Woods Wins Invitational for 7th Time

By UCN on March 26, 2012 7:47 AM

Arnold Palmer of the USA during the media conference to announce the 2012 PNC Father Son Challenge to be held in December during the third round of the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 24, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. (David Cannon/Getty Images North America)

Arnold Palmer was hospitalized Sunday afternoon because of high blood pressure from new medication, missing the trophy presentation at his tournament when Tiger Woods won for the first time in 30 months on the PGA Tour.

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Tiger Woods in Lead at Arnold Palmer Invitational

By UCN on March 24, 2012 11:48 PM

Tiger Woods plays a shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 23, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America)

Even with a bizarre sequence of events that cost Tiger Woods a comfortable lead Saturday, he walked off the 18th green at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as close as he has ever been to ending 30 months without a PGA Tour victory.

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Luke Donald Back at No. 1 After Winning Transitions Championship

By UCN on March 19, 2012 10:11 AM

Luke Donald of England reacts to winning the Transitions Championship in a playoff at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 18, 2012 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America)

Coming off a historic season, Luke Donald was starting to feel forgotten.

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Tiger Leaves WGC with Achilles' Tendon Injury

By UCN on March 12, 2012 2:53 AM

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Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the first hole during the third round of the World Golf Championship's Cadillac Championship at Doral Golf Resort And Spa on March 10, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)

Tiger Woods' road to the Masters took a surprising detour Sunday when he withdrew after 11 holes in the Cadillac Championship because of soreness in his left Achilles tendon.

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Tiger's Late Surge Not Enough as Rory McIlroy Wins Honda Classic, Takes No. 1 Ranking

By UCN on March 4, 2012 7:28 PM

Rory McIlroy becomes the 16th player to be No. 1 in the world, and the second youngest. (Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy won the Honda Classic with a performance worthy of the new No. 1 player in golf.

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Rory McIlroy Aims for No. 1 Ranking with Honda Classic Win

By UCN on March 4, 2012 1:19 PM

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the Honda Classic at PGA National on March 3, 2012 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)

Tiger Woods finished his round before the leaders made the turn Saturday in the Honda Classic, only this time, thousands of fans didn't head for the parking lot. They went looking for the kid who already looks the part as golf's next star.

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