DOUG FERGUSON

AP Golf Writer
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Mahan plans big trip in middle of West Coast swing

Hunter Mahan is playing five straight tournaments to start the season, a West Coast swing that includes a 17,000-mile detour to the Middle East.

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PGA Tour takes big step toward qualifying change

The PGA Tour is one step closer to eliminating Q-school as a path to earning a tour card, a significant overhaul that would include starting the official season in the fall instead of waiting for the next calendar year.

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Snedeker wins playoff after Stanley meltdown

Kyle Stanley was so good for 71 holes at Torrey Pines that his performance drew comparisons with Tiger Woods.

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Holmes returns from brain surgery

On a window sill in his closet is a chunk of bone that reminds J.B. Holmes why he's lucky to play golf for a living.

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A similar path diverges for Bradley, Steele

There wasn't much that separated Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele last year.

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Torrey Pines loses some luster

Tiger Woods and Torrey Pines used to be a winning combination.

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Compton tales always involve his hearts

Justin Leonard finished hitting wedges on the range Sunday morning and had moved on to irons as he worked his way through the bag before the final round of the Sony Open. Erik Compton arrived and took the spot next to him.

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Wagner fulfills great expectations at Sony Open

The mustache is here to stay. Johnson Wagner hopes the same can be said of his golf game.

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Glover withdraws from Sony with sprained knee

Lucas Glover has withdrawn from the Sony Open with a sprained right knee that still is not strong enough for him to play golf.

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Stricker's winning formula: 'I just do what I do.'

Mention the best American golfers and Steve Stricker is on everyone's list, just as he was 15 years ago.

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Woods to start PGA Tour season at Pebble Beach

Tiger Woods is returning to the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the first time in 10 years.

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Woods' swing coach to publish book in the spring

Hank Haney has written a book about the six years he spent as Tiger Woods' swing coach, a volatile time in which Woods went from winning nearly half of his tournaments to a scandal that derailed his pursuit of golf history.

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Golf no longer has a set offseason

The start of a new season doesn't feel much different from the old one.

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Best competition might be in the broadcast booth

The mere mention of the 2002 Ryder Cup made NBC Sports anchor Dan Hicks smile, only it wasn't anything that happened on the golf course.

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Lucas Glover withdraws from golf tournament

Former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover has withdrawn from the season-opening Tournament of Champions after spraining his right knee while paddleboarding.

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Woodland starts new year with big changes

Gary Woodland is unlike most players at Kapalua. He is one of the most athletic figures in golf, certainly among the most powerful. And considering that he didn't start playing serious golf until college, he's not even close to reaching his potential.

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Stricker starts of the year with a win in Hawaii

Steve Stricker had a silver trophy in his hands and a white-and-purple lei around his neck, a photo opportunity at Kapalua that didn't seem likely four months ago when he could barely hold onto a golf club.

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Woodland to join the stable of Butch Harmon

Gary Woodland left Hawaii for a two-week break but instead of heading to his home in Florida, he made a detour to Las Vegas to work with new swing coach Butch Harmon.

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A cast of stars is missing from PGA Tour opener

The list of who's not at the season-opening Tournament of Champions reads more like a "Who's Who."

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A look back at 2011 with tales from the tour

Mike Tuten has spent the last 20 years on the North Shore of Oahu shaping surf boards. He joined his brother, Titleist rep Chris Tuten, for a round of golf on the Plantation Course at Kapalua at the start of the year.

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Players show gratitude for sponsor exemptions

Rod Pampling had a few nervous moments while watching parts of the final PGA Tour event on TV, though it ended well for him. After starting the year with only limited status as a past champion, he regained his full card at No. 124 on the money list with $2,033 to spare.

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McDowell comes down from his high, ready to climb

Imagine winning two of golf's biggest trophies only a couple of months apart. Then, right when it looks as though a dream season can't get any better, competing against a limited field of stars and beating Tiger Woods on the last day when no one gave you much of a chance.

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Masters field already over 90

Ernie Els and Retief Goosen enter the 2012 season without any assurances of playing in the Masters.

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Dan Jenkins selected for Hall of Fame

Sixty years after he wrote from the first of 210 major championships, Dan Jenkins is headed for the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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Winning 2 money titles kept Donald on the go

Luke Donald is the first player to win the money title on the PGA Tour and the European Tour in the same season. He is not the first player to win the most money on both tours in the same year.

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