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Phil Mickelson will be making his first start of 2012 this week at the Humana Challenge in La Quinta, California.  This will be the first year that the Bill Clinton Foundation is a part sponsor of the event.  Clinton has used his considerable influence and has been rewarded with a much improved field for the old Bob Hope Invitational tournament.  Along with Mickelson, Anthony Kim, Dustin Johnson …

Jason Gore receives Northern Trust sponsor exemption after fans speak out on Twitter.

Jason Gore receives Northern Trust sponsor exemption after fans speak out on Twitter.

Rod Pampling had a few nervous moments while watching parts of the final PGA Tour event on TV, though it ended well for him.

Rod Pampling had a few nervous moments while watching parts of the final PGA Tour event on TV, though it ended well for him.

Rod Pampling had a few nervous moments while watching parts of the final PGA Tour event on TV, though it ended well for him.

Sources have confirmed to Golfweek that Patrick Cantlay, the world’s No. 1 amateur, has received a sponsor exemption into the 2012 Northern Trust Open.

Sources have confirmed to Golfweek that Patrick Cantlay, the world’s No. 1 amateur, has received a sponsor exemption into the 2012 Northern Trust Open.

The LPGA tournament in Springfield has been canceled after organizers failed to find a new sponsor.

The LPGA tournament in Springfield has been canceled after organizers failed to find a new sponsor.

One of golf’s leading
sponsors has slammed the game’s main Tours, describing them as
“greedy” and saying they show little respect to Asia.

Tiger Woods has another corporate sponsor, this one filling the void on his golf bag.

Tiger Woods has another corporate sponsor, this one filling the void on his golf bag.

The next tournament in America for Tiger Woods will be in California. The question now is whether he can play another tournament in California at the end of the year. Woods is host of the Chevron World Challenge on Dec. 1-4 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Two years ago, it began awarding world-ranking points, but it could only award sponsor exemptions to players in the top 50 in the world.

The disgraced golfer signs on to pitch Japanese pain reliever.

The disgraced golfer signs on to pitch Japanese pain reliever.

RBC Heritage tournament director Steve Wilmot is glad the uncertainty for his PGA Tour event is over, even if his stomach hasn’t fully settled from the nearly two-year search for a title sponsor.

Heritage Classic Steve Wilmot, left, speaks to reporters following a news conference Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Hilton Head Island, S.C., at which it was announced that RBC will become the title sponsor for the golf tournament through 2016. The announcement ended a search that lasted more than a year and a half to find a replacement for previous title sponsor Verizon. The tournament will be known as the RBC-Heritage.

RBC Heritage tournament director Steve Wilmot is glad the uncertainty for his PGA Tour event is over, even if his stomach hasn’t fully settled from the nearly two-year search for a title sponsor. Last week, the tour, the state of South Carolina and the Heritage Classic Foundation announced that Royal Bank of Canada had agreed to underwrite the cash-strapped event through 2016.

Steve Stricker Is Making the Cut

DUBLIN, Ohio-Not that many years ago, Steve Stricker was looking for sponsor’s exemptions to get into events.

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