PGA TOUR Pro Luke Donald waves a checkered flag as he ceremoniously sends off Cog Hill Golf & Country Club's 70-member grounds crew to ready the links for the 2009 BMW Championship in Lemont, IL on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. To prepare the course for Tiger Woods, defending champion Camilo Villegas and the world's top 70 players, the crew lays 1.8 million square feet of Kentucky blue grass and mows the entire course twice a day during the tournament, which takes place September 7-13.Photo taken by newscast for BMW. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

PGA TOUR Pro Luke Donald waves a checkered flag as he ceremoniously sends off Cog Hill Golf & Country Club's 70-member grounds crew to ready the links for the 2009 BMW Championship in Lemont, IL on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. To prepare the course for Tiger Woods, defending champion Camilo Villegas and the world's top 70 players, the crew lays 1.8 million square feet of Kentucky blue grass and mows the entire course twice a day during the tournament, which takes place September 7-13.Photo taken by newscast for BMW.

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  7. MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 08: Luke Donald of England looks down the 17th hole during Round One of the Madrid Masters at Cantro Nacional De Golf on October8, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
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  11. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 05: Luke Donald of England during the final round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 5, 2009 in St.Andrews, Scotland.
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  13. International team members Camilo Villegas (L) of Colombia watches as Robert Allenby of Australia putts on the fourth green during their practice round for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 7, 2009.
  14. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 07: Angel Cabrera (L) and Camilo Villegas of the International Team discuss a shot during a practice round prior to the start of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course on October 7, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
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