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July 25th, 2005

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Cambridge, ON – It took Jon Mills a little longer to etch his name in the history books than he wanted Sunday, but the wait was more than worth it for the 27-year old Canadian. Playing on what amounted to home turf, the Ontario native waited out a pair of final-round rain delays and won the Canadian PGA Championship at Whistle Bear Golf Club.

Mills started the last day with a four-stroke lead that dwindled to two a couple of times, but his 1-under-par 71 was more than enough to handle the challengers and win the second-oldest professional tournament in his home country. His 19-under par total was three better than Ken Duke(68) and five better than Nick Cassini (67) and Erik Compton (68).

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Ben Crane was named this week’s CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin calcium) Charity Challenge winner for his first-place standing entering the final round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

The CRESTOR® Charity Challenge is a season-long competition that recognizes and rewards the tournament leader entering the final round at 35 PGA TOUR events. Through the program, now in its second year, AstraZeneca will donate $3.5 million a year to designated health and PGA TOUR charities. At each of the selected tournaments, a $100,000 contribution will be made, supporting the PGA TOUR’s “Drive to a Billion” campaign which celebrates the spirit of giving that has helped the TOUR and its tournaments approach the milestone of $1 billion dollars in charitable giving.

For Crane’s perfromance, CRESTOR, an AstraZeneca pharmaceutical product, and the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee will donate $50,000 to the Milwaukee Golf Charities with funds being earmarked to the Aurora Healthcare Foundation. In addition, $50,000 will be donated to the health care charity of Crane’s choice. CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winners and the tournament’s designated charity will be recognized during the network or cable telecast of each tournament.

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ALVESLOHE, Germany — Niclas Fasth made a 10-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff against Angel Cabrera Sunday to win the Players’ Championship of Europe.

The Swede’s third European Tour victory came after he birdied three of the last five holes, and Cabrera bogeyed his last to force the playoff.

John Daly shot a closing 65 to tie for third with Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher (69).

“This is by far my biggest win,” said Fasth, who also won the 2000 Madeira Island Open and this year’s New Zealand Open. “This is one of the big ones. It means a lot. I like this.”

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ALVESLOHE, Germany — Bradley Dredge shot a 3-under 69 Sunday to take a two-shot lead after three rounds at the rain-delayed Players’ Championship of Europe.

Dredge shot his third straight round in the 60s to lead at 12-under 204. Overnight leader Niclas Fasth of Sweden shot an even-par 72 and fell into a tie for second with compatriot Henrik Stenson, who shot a 69, and Irishman Peter Lawrie, who carded a 70.

John Daly, who moved into contention with a 64 Saturday, trailed by seven shots at 5 under after a 73.

The final round was to be played later Sunday. The first round was postponed Thursday because of heavy rain.

July 22nd, 2005

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Ben Crane weathered the rain delay the best.

Crane, who was atop the leaderboard when thunderstorms interrupted the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee on Thursday, continued his birdie bombardment on Brown Deer Park after a nearly five-hour delay.

His 8-under 62 made him the clubhouse leader when play was suspended for the day at 6:30 p.m., after a second rain delay of about an hour. Ninety-three golfers in the field of 156 were still on the course — or waiting to tee off.

They were to resume the first round at 7 a.m. Friday, weather permitting, with the second round to start four hours later.

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Ben Crane’s first-round 8-under-par 62 was one stroke off the course record of 61 set by Ken Green (Round 3, 1988) and later matched by Robert Gamez (Round 1, 1991) and Steve Lowery (Round 4, 1999).

Ben Crane’s 8-under-par 62 was his career low, besting a 63 en route to victory in the final round of the 2003 BellSouth Classic. It also matched the low first round in 2005 posted by five players. Three of those five players have gone on to win — Phil Mickelson (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am), Peter Lonard (MCI Heritage) and Justin Leonard (FedEx St. Jude Classic). The previous low start for a winner at the U.S Bank Championship is 63 by Mark Brooks in 1991.