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Have driver, will travel: US golfer roams world

The quotation from the proud father was a version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous words, "Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."The path of Peter Uihlein took him inside a cage below the surface of the Indian Ocean, where a Great White Shark with jaws wide open approached while closing in on a tuna. The jagged, triangular teeth gnashed at the tuna's head against the cage, and the former U.S. Amateur champion could see black eyes roll over to white."That was the coolest," Uihlein said. "When I knew I was going to South Africa, that's the thing I've always wanted to do. We were in Mossel Bay. I was told it was a good cage dive, so we did it. We were out there for five hours. They chum up the water, and there were six or seven of them. It was incredible."Uihlein spoke on his way from Gatwick to Wentworth, a familiar path for the best on the European Tour.The 23-year-old out of Oklahoma State earned a spot in the BMW PGA Championship with his two-shot victory Sunday in the M...

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    Peter Uihlein carded a 4-under 68 on Sunday and claimed a 2-stroke victory at the Madeira Islands Open.Uihlein was tied with Morten Orum Madsen entering the final ho...

  2. Tullo snares Madeira lead

    Mark Tullo carded a 4-under 68 on Saturday and grabbed a 1-shot lead through three rounds of the Madeira Islands Open.Craig Lee led Tullo and Peter Uihlein by a sing...

  3. Lee jumps ahead at suspended Madeira

    Craig Lee carded a 4-under 68 on Friday and grabbed a 1-stroke lead at the Madeira Islands Open before play was suspended due to darkness.Lee sits at 9-under 135 thr...

  4. Koepka cruises to 7-shot win in Italy

    Brooks Koepka fired a 5-under 66 on Sunday and cruised to a 7-stroke win at the Montecchia Golf Open.The American finished his second Challenge Tour victory at 23-un...

  5. Calmels wins by 7 in Madrid

    Francois Calmels fired a 5-under 67 on Saturday and cruised to a 7-stroke victory at the Challenge de Madrid.Calmels, who began the final round one clear of the fiel...

  6. Three share lead in Spain

    Felipe Aguilar, Gary Stal and Morten Orum Madsen all carded 4-under 68s on Thursday to share the lead following the first round of the Open de Espana.World No. 31 Go...

  7. Kaleka wins Challenge Tour event in Russia

    Alexandre Kaleka posted a 2-under 70 on Sunday to come from behind and win the Russian Challenge Cup on the European Challenge Tour.Kaleka finished at 7-under 281 an...

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