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the outcome. All of a sudden, the ball started curving a
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Wilson isn’t the kind of player who can
overpower a course. Instead, he relies on
his ability to hit fairways and greens and
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making his fair share of putts.
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got to be a straight driver of the golf ball,”
said Wilson, who calls Chicago’s Cog Hill
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of the BMW championship, his home
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