Mercer Baggs

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Mercer Baggs is the managing editor for GolfChannel.com. A graduate from the University of Georgia, he has been covering the sport, writing commentary and features for both on-air and online, since 1996. Baggs is a multiple award winner from the Golf Writers’ Association of America.

ARTICLES BY Mercer Baggs

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    Open closed: Woods dominates U.S. Open like none before

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    With no peers in the present to battle, Tiger Woods had but one foe on Sunday – history.

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    6/17/00 -- For the first time this week, the Pebble Beach golf course put up a fight against Tiger Woods in the third round.

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    6/16/00 -- Twelve hours after play began on Friday, darkness forced its suspension.

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    6/15/00 -- In symbolic fashion, Tiger Woods left many in the field at the 100th U.S. Open in a haze.

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    6/14/00 -- The 100th U.S. Open will officially begin on Thursday. But before play could commence, a somber ceremony was held early Wednesday morning to pay tribute to the 1999 champion.