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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Rafael Campos holed out for birdie with a putter from off the front of the 18th green for birdie and a share of the lead Saturday with Joel Dahmen in the PGA TOUR's windy Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. RELATED: Leaderboard | Joel Dahmen, Rafael Campos search for first TOUR win at Corales Campos, the 32-year-old Puerto Rican player whose family has a home in the Dominican, shot a 3-under 69 to match Dahmen at 10-under 206 at Corales Golf Club. "I didn't want to chip it, so I'm like, `Just hit a putt and hopefully lag it up there close," Campos said about his closing birdie. "It was one of those days. That was a bonus for sure. I was struggling all day and I'm really happy where I'm at right now. I'm glad it's done." Ranked 427th in the world, Campos is trying to break through in his 37th PGA TOUR start. "Tomorrow's going to be a little bit more of the same," Campos said. "I was looking at The Weather Channel and we're going to still have the same wind direction, which makes the course really tough. You only get to play five holes downwind, the rest are pretty much into the wind. … It's going to be exciting. I'm excited to play." Dahmen had a 68. The 33-year-old former Washington player also is winless on the TOUR. "You have to stay patient, but you also have to take advantage of the opportunities,” Dahmen said. “I took advantage of the par 5s and just kind of hang onto your hat on 16, 17 and 18. These are tough holes coming in." Danny Willett (67) and Michael Gligic (68) were a stroke back. Emiliano Grillo (65) and Thomas Pieters (69) were 8-under, and defending champion Hudson Swafford (68) was 7-under with 2019 winner Graeme McDowell (70), Charley Hoffman (68), Sepp Straka (69), Roberto Castro (70) and Fabrizio Zanotti (72). Swafford won in September when the event was held a week after the U.S. Open, earning a spot in the Masters this year because Punta Cana was not an opposite-field event. The winner this year will not be rewarded with a Masters spot because the tournament is being played opposite the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

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Tiger Woods overcame a frustrating second round at Northern Trust on Friday, shooting an even-par 70 to make the cut — and an early tee time on Saturday.

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NAPLES, Fla. – Greg Norman’s friendship with President Bill Clinton almost didn’t happen. After attending the Washington D.C. memorial service for President George H.W. Bush, Norman was at the QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Thursday, and said it was Bush who insisted Norman put aside his conservative leanings and accept President Clinton’s offer to play golf.    “President Clinton, his second year, first term, was going down to Australia,â€� said Norman, the tournament host this week, “and I got a call from the White House saying, ‘President Clinton’s going to be in Australia and he would like to play golf with you.’ I said, ‘I’ll check my schedule.’ “I didn’t even say I would do it,â€� Norman said, laughing. “Because I’m more Republican-leaning, conservative-leaning, my views are a little bit different. I prejudged President Clinton on what I had read and what I had heard. So, the first call I made was to President Bush 41.â€� The two were friends and had played golf together numerous times, and Norman wanted some direction on what to do with the Clinton invite. “‘I’m not too sure whether I want to play with President Clinton,’â€� Norman said, recounting his part of the conversation with Bush. “‘I’m not too sure whether I’m fond of his’ blah, blah, blah. (Bush) stopped me mid-sentence and he said, ‘You will go play and respect the office of the President of the United States.’â€� Norman smiled. “I said, ‘Yes, sir.’ That was it. From that moment on I promised myself I would never prejudge anybody again, because when I did play with President Clinton in Australia, we hit it off and we’re friends today. “Forgetting what political position and political views you have, he’s a human being, he’s a great human being,â€� Norman added. “He’s a good person to be around. So, I thank 41 for that because I probably would have gone on through the rest of my life holding judgment out on people, which you should never do.â€�

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