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Wow! Paul Goydos and Kenny Perry hung in there on moving day like the veterans they are. Goydos hurdling 2nd round leader Perry to take a one shot lead to bed tonight.
This was the best day of the week for me -- I loved the atmosphere. ...
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So much for the flip flopping tee times evening things out on day two of THE PLAYERS Championship. Unlike Thursday, the two best rounds of Friday were carded in the afternoon. Bernhard Langer shot a five under 67 and Stephen Ames shot a four...
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Partly sunny, breezy & hot Sat. with afternoon highs in the 90s all the way to the coast. The record high for Sat. (May 10) in Jax is 93 set in 2003. Looks like we'll be real close if not break the record by a degree or so. Winds...
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This is my first PLAYERS Championship and today I sat near the famed 17th hole for a little while. What a scene it is out there. You can see the extra focus and concentration the players have, appearing to be intimidated by a short par three. ...
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What a round one for Sergio Garcia. The Spaniard blistered the course early in the morning and posted a six under 66 to take a two shot lead at THE PLAYERS.
Garcia has played well recently at TPC Sawgrass, finishing 2nd to Phil Mickelson last year. ...
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The heat's arrived & will stay through the weekend. A disturbance passing north of the area could trigger an isolated t'storm Fri. -- especially over Southeast Ga. The highest potential for widespread showers & storms still looks to...
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Day one of the PLAYERS has now had four withdrawals. Trevor Immelman withdrew before teeing off, Jason Gore dropped out after four holes, Hunter Mahan got sick on the course stopping his round after 2 holes and Ryan Armour withdrew after shooting 81....
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We may not need a cut at this year's PLAYERS Championship. Early this morning, Masters winner Trevor Immelman dropped out of the tournament citing illness. Immelman hasn't played well since winnin the green jacket, he's yet to make a cut in...
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THE PLAYERS Championship's first round is hours away. What a day on Wednesday, might get really hot the rest of the way folks. I was a bit surprised how quiet it was at the course today, maybe the lack of Tiger buzzkill is kicking in.
What...
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THE PLAYERS Championship's first round is hours away. What a day on Wednesday, might get really hot the rest of the way folks. I was a bit surprised how quiet it was at the course today, maybe the lack of Tiger buzzkill is kicking in.
What...
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Hot! The longest stretch of consecutive 90+ degree days in nearly 7 months is on the way. Forecast high for Thu: 90...Fri: 92...Sat & Sun: 91. If we indeed hit 90 four days in a row, it'll be the first time since Oct. 12-15th...
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I must admit, when I got the new gig down here in Jacksonville I was really looking forward to THE PLAYERS Championship. Now that it's here, I wish it would last the entire month.
We began our in depth coverage today at TPC Sawgrass. I've...
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One more pleasantly warm day Wed. before a surge of summer-like heat for Thu. through the weekend with highs reaching 90 in some spots. Increasing humidity will accompany the surge of warmth, so the sea breeze should trigger a thunderstorm or two...
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Quiet weather the next few days before some subtle but potentially significant changes by the end of the week & weekend. A pretty cut-&-dry forecast through Wed. with a dry northeast wind & inland afternoon temps. in the 80s but only...
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A very warm weekend on the way with afternoon highs in the 80s. An isolated afternoon shower or storm might pop in Southeast Ga. Sat. but a somewhat better chance for widely scattered showers & storms will move into Southeast Ga. Sat. night...
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Despite an intensifying storm over the middle of the U.S. that will bring a wide range of inclement spring weather from the Rockies to the East Coast through the weekend, the First Coast will remain in a benign but downright beautiful weather pattern. ...
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Jax hit 44 early Wed....just 2 degrees above the record low for the date. But Gainesville (42), Alma (43) & St. Simons Isl. (48) hit new record lows. Another cool start to the day Thu., not far from record lows in what otherwise will be...
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A chilly night on the way. Our First Alert Forecast is for 44 early Wed. which would be just 2 degrees from the record low for the date (April 30th) of 42 set way back in 1874. Beautiful weather will continue the next couple days with large...
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Our showers & storms will come to end Mon. night from west to east followed by another stretch of "chamber of commerce" weather for the First Coast Tue. through Thu. Nighttime temperatures will drop into the 40s & low 50s...afternoon highs...
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Put the 2008 NFL Draft in the books! The Jags made five selections, but this town is still buzzing about Saturday's top pick. Jacksonville traded up 18 spots to get the Florida Gators Derrick Harvey. I think this pick alone makes Jacksonville's...
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Everyone was right!!! The Jaguars really did need help on the defensive line, more specifically the defensive end position. Jacksonville making another move trading their 2nd round pick, a 5th rounder Sunday and next year's 7th round selection...
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Wow -- what an afternoon. Photographer Patrick Kavanagh and I were at the Draft Party at The Jacksonville Landing when word of a trade came down. We were actually interviewing last year's first round pick Reggie Nelson (his reaction "whoah") about a...
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First, a warm welcome to my blog. I'm the "new sports guy" in town. That's my unofficial title, officially they call me the Assistant Sports Director. I've been in town for two months now and so far so good --- like the area, like the...
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A warm, more humid weekend for the First Coast. A few isolated thunderstorms should pop Sat. afternoon with a east coast/west coast sea breeze not too far from the I-75 corridor -- well inland, in other words -- with a few more storms Sun. afternoon...
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Today marked the beginning of an extensive & expensive concrete power pole project in South Florida. In Oct., 2005 cat. 3 hurricane "Wilma" rolled through South Florida knocking down numerous wooden power poles. The downed poles meant...
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