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Matt Hageman of Dixon, Ill., fired a final round of 6-under-par 66 to claim the top spot on the leaderboard at the Medicus Preseason Junior in the Chicago Southland Sunday. His tournament total of 4-under-par 140 was good for a one-shot margin over Josh Clay of Canton, Ohio.

Beginning the day five shots behind the leader, Hageman recorded five birdies over his first seven holes to make the turn with the lead after opening with a5-under-par 31on the front side.

Hageman is one of several Junior Players working with Chuck Evans and Randy Sparks at the Medicus Golf Institute Player Development Program based in Destin Fl. …read the rest of this post

Some of the names among the 8,390 entries for the U.S. Open might look familiar — Norman, O’Meara, Cook and Weiskopf.

The executive director of The Players Championship is taking a new job at Augusta National, leading to a series of job changes at the PGA Tour affecting key positions in tour operations and the Champions Tour.

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Paula Creamer squandered another late lead but came out with a playoff victory Sunday in the SemGroup Championship, beating Juli Inkster and ending Lorena Ochoa’s four-tournament winning streak on the LPGA Tour.

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