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Hoch and Purtzer shoot 66s to take 2-shot lead

May. 21, 2009
Despite bogeys on the last two holes Scott Hoch shot a 4-under-par 66 to share the lead with Tom Purtzer after Thursday's opening round of the 70th Senior PGA Championship, the first major of the year for the over-50 set. Their 66s matched the lowest...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch