SF Examiner: Pebble's 18th a tough beast to tame

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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s the beast that’s the best; water on the left, out-of-bounds on the right and possibly success dead ahead. It’s the 18th hole at Pebble Beach, a last stop on the road to glory or to oblivion.

Someone will come parading up 18 Sunday, the scheduled last round of this 110th U.S Open, surf crackling, crowd cheering, headed for America’s golfing championship.

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Global Golf Post: Pebble's Past, Present Point to the Near Future

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By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF. -- It was the tournament linking distant past with immediate future, calling back days Bing Crosby crooned and Phil Harris joked, and also reaching toward the summer when the laughter stops and the struggle begins.

It will be different this June at Pebble Beach. Different from the event that started as a lark 70 years ago by Crosby. Diffferent when the U.S. Open settles down along a coastline so famous and familiar.

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Global Golf Post: Don't Give Up on Tiger

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By Art Spander
For GlobalGolfPost.com

Mark O'Meara, despite his longtime friendship with Tiger Woods, said he has no more clue than anyone else when Woods will return to competition. And while distressed at what happened with Woods and his sexual escapades, O'Meara said he wouldn't give up on him.

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RealClearSports: Pebble Beach - Sports Merged with Circus

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

PEBBLE BEACH -- No, Tiger Woods is not here. Next question.

How about something dealing with Tom Brady's wedge game? Or Tony Romo's tee shots? Or Bill Murray's putting?

This is the other side of golf, not exactly the Twilight Zone but then again not too far away.

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SF Examiner: Soggy weather deters No. 2 golfer

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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

PEBBLE BEACH — So the Royal & Ancient game is finding itself in a royal mess these days. When the stories are not about the elusive Mr. Woods, they are about the suddenly elusive Mr. Stricker, or, dare we ignore the subject, clubs which either are legal or illegal, but definitely are controversial.

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