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I haven't been able to watch much golf on TV lately but I did watch some highlights of the masters.

'Every Shot Counts', the new book by Mark Broadie, the Columbia University professor behind the PGA Tour's strokes-gained-putting stat, applies the strokes-gained principle to the whole game of golf to help even the weekend duffer make every shot count.

THE PLAYERS Championship is changing this year to a three-hole aggregate playoff involving the closing stretch at the TPC Sawgrass.

So Yeon Ryu shot a 4-under 68 on Wednesday to take the lead halfway through a windy first round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship.

The 20-year-old Spieth is in the field at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links that starts Thursday.

That's messed up. A guy could be a wife beater, KKK member, pedophile, terrorist, and but you'd be a fan because he plays the game of golf to your liking.

Lee Westwood will look to shake off the disappointment of another missed major opportunity - not to mention the jet-lag - in an event which provided one of his earliest professional victories.

Jason Day, of Australia, holds up his ball after putting on the eighth hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Augusta, Ga.

Squats have greater potential because of the amount of weight used as well. Of course any exercise like a squat can hurt your back if done improperly...BUT, Tiger is not a normal person! he has been strength training for years and I believe he has used a trainer for years too.

I'm not familiar with this book in any way, so I'm curious, what is that 20% statistic based on? 20% on any random hole? 20% of the time a player who shoots 80 will have less putts in an entire round than a pro? Does this take into account GIR ? To me, statistics don't always mean much without understanding what they're based on.

Stan Cooke shot a 7-under 65 in windy conditions Tuesday to take the first-round lead in the Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

Golf Digest has released a video to accompany Paulina Gretzky's cover story for the magazine's May issue.

Karen Stupples habitually waved to the cheering gallery two weeks ago in the first round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Bubba Watson joined Tom Watson in becoming a two-time Masters champion with his impressive victory at Augusta National on Sunday.

Television: Golf Channel and CBS . Last week: Bubba Watson won the Masters for the second time in three years, beating Jordan Spieth and Jonas Blixt by three strokes.

TV reports the field is led by British Open champ Ernie Els and Jonas Blixt, who tied for second in this year's Masters.

Bubba Watson hugs his mother Molly after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole in Augusta, Ga., on April 8, 2012.

About 75 yards away, Bernhard Langer, the standard-bearer for the AARP delegation, was explaining why a record six 50-somethings not only made the Masters cut but half of them spent Sunday in contention.

McDowell returns to the field this week after missing the cut at The Masters. He will try to become the fourth player to successfully defend his title and first since Boo Weekley in 2007-08.

THE MASTERS: Defending Masters' champion Adam Scott, of Australia, helps Bubba Watson, left, with his green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 13, in Augusta, Ga.