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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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  1. Darren Clarke out of Masters with hamstring injury

    Former British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from the Masters because of a hamstring injury.Clarke pulled a hamstring while on vacation in the Bahamas ju...

  2. Darren Clarke turns in claret jug; now, he wants to start playing like a British Open champ

    Darren Clarke turned in the claret jug Monday.Now, he's ready to start playing like the guy who won a major title.Clarke effectively finished off his yearlong reign ...

  3. British Open champ Darren Clarke withdraws from US Open because of groin injury

    British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from next month's U.S. Open in San Francisco because of a groin injury.The 43-year-old Clarke told United States Go...

  4. Darren Clarke struggles for motivation after achieving lifetime goal of winning British Open

    Darren Clarke acknowledged he's struggling to stay motivated after achieving his lifetime goal of winning the British Open .Clarke earned an emotional victory at Roy...

  5. Darren Clarke fails to make cut at Irish Open 2 weeks after breakthrough win at British Open

    Darren Clarke failed to make the cut at the Irish Open on Friday, two weeks after he won the British Open for his first major titleGermany's Marcel Siem eagled the 1...

  6. Darren Clarke Wins British Open for First Major Title

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  7. Darren Clarke Atop British Open Leaderboard Going Into Final Round

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