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In the end the margin was four strokes but Robert Allenby admits he clawed his way to victory in the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum on Sunday.
The claw it turns out, is the 38-year-old’s new putting grip.
Warming up on the greens at Tiger Woods’ tournament in Washington just before the British Open in July, three-time [...]
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