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(AP) -- Each year brought more recognition to Curtis Strange. He was the first PGA Tour player to earn $1 million in a season in 1988, then he became the first player in nearly a half-century to win the U.S. Open in consecutive years.

Success brought another perk, even if it sounds silly now to mention it with the others. Read More...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes.

Westwood shot a course-record 8-under 64 in the final round at the Earth Course to finish at 23-under 265. Read More...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) Mark Brooks won the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational for a record third time, birdieing three of the last four holes Sunday for a 5-under 67 and a two-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler and D.A. Points.

The 48-year-old Brooks, the 1996 PGA champion, had a 12-under 276 total and became the first three-time winner in the tournament's 38-year history. The seven-time PGA Tour winner also won the unofficial event in 1992 and 2002. Read More...

MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) Italy's Edoardo Molinari has won the Dunlop Phoenix, beating Sweden's Robert Karlsson on the second playoff hole.

Molinari made a 4-foot birdie putt on Sunday to win the $2.2 million tournament after both players finished regulation at 13-under 271. Read More...

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) After failing to find a venue to replace Upper Montclair Country Club, the Sybase Classic has dropped off the LPGA Tour schedule for 2010.

Tournament organizer Octagon Worldwide didn't renew its contract with Upper Montclair after a three-run at the course, then was unable to reach a deal with Essex County Country Club in West Orange. Read More...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) The LPGA Tour is adding a new $1.7 million tournament at La Costa Resort & Spa outside San Diego in 2010.

The LPGA Classic Presented by J Golf will be played March 22-28 at the resort in Carlsbad the week prior to the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the year's first major. Read More...