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Posted Feb 15, 2022, 8:29 am
Austin Nicholson
/Cronkite News
Although the PGA Tour isn’t expected to release its official schedule until the summer, it’s a safe bet that the final round of the WM Phoenix Open will fall on Feb. 12, 2023 - the day Super Bowl LVII unfolds at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.... Read more»
Posted May 4, 2021, 10:19 am
Jesse Morrison
/Cronkite News
The ability to attend a sporting event, place a bet on a team and possibly return home a winner will soon be a reality in Arizona but questions remain whether increased accessibility will increase cases of gambling addiction.... Read more»
Posted Feb 20, 2013, 3:53 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
A rare southern Arizona blizzard warning became reality at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, when flurries became a heavy snowfall at mid-morning in Marana. Twenty-one matches were halted mid-round, and 11 had yet to start, including notables Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald.... Read more»
Posted Feb 24, 2012, 4:38 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
Youth prevailed Friday in a duel that went longer than any other at the Accenture Match Play Championship. British sensation Rory McIlroy, who at 22 is the youngest player left in the field, beat Miguel Jiminez of Spain, the oldest player at age 48.... Read more»
Posted Feb 23, 2012, 6:43 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
Tiger Woods can't conquer an errant putter, the Scots (Lawrie and Laird) get to Round 3 and the youngest player left (Rory McIlroy) plays the oldest (Miguel Jimenez) Friday.... Read more»
Posted Feb 21, 2012, 1:01 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Best. Golfer. Ever. has yet to regain his former glory since his world collapsed amid revelations about extramarital affairs. He hasn't won a golf tournament in almost three years. His ranking dropped from No. 1 to No. 19, and he had just one top 10 finish last year. Can he come back?... Read more»
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Posted Feb 21, 2012, 9:32 am
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
Ranked No. 65 in the world, the former No. 1 got in when Phil Mickelson decided not to play. The Accenture Match Play Championship practice rounds continue Tuesday, and the tournament starts Wednesday.... Read more»
Posted Feb 14, 2012, 6:40 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The top golfers in the world got the invitation Feb. 13 for the Accenture Match Play Championship, which opens Monday with practice rounds. The head-to-head tournament is one of four World Golf Championship events.... Read more»
Posted Feb 5, 2012, 6:07 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The leader board shifted on the final day of the Greatest Show on Grass, leaving an opening for Kyle Stanley to get his first PGA Tour victory as Spencer Levin let a six-shot lead evaporate at the Phoenix Open.... Read more»
Posted Feb 4, 2012, 8:15 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
Phoenix Open leader Spencer Levin got a wave from the crowd when he came to the loudest hole in golf Saturday, and he finished the day with a six-stroke lead going into the final round Sunday. ... Read more»
Posted Feb 3, 2012, 6:41 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
A frost delay Thursday morning caused Phoenix Open play to last past sunset on day one, leaving some players to finish Round 1 on Friday and sparking another darkness suspension Friday evening. Play resumes at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.... Read more»
Posted Feb 2, 2012, 1:28 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The TPC Scottsdale hosts the 75th Phoenix Open sponsored by global garbage giant Waste Management.... Read more»
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Posted Mar 21, 2011, 10:05 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Tucson's stop on the professional golf tour will continue for at least one more year. The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship will return to Dove Mountain in 2012, the PGA announced Monday.... Read more»
Updated Feb 21, 2010, 5:59 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
Ian Poulter overcame whipping wind, pounding rain and an unlucky hotel room to secure his first PGA Tour win Sunday in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana.... Read more»
Posted Feb 19, 2010, 5:05 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Accenture Match Play Championship narrowed to eight players Friday, leaving a set of semifinalists peppered with familiar and unfamiliar names. Sergio Garcia is still in the field, as are Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Camilo Villegas. But those names are joined by Thongchai Jaidee. Thongchai who? ... Read more»
Updated Feb 17, 2010, 6:18 pm
B. Poole
/TucsonSentinel.com
Thank you Tiger Woods. That's what Match Play first-timer Ross McGowan had to be thinking Wednesday afternoon when he sank a par put on the 19th hole to oust top seed Steve Stricker from the tournament.... Read more»