GARDEN CITY, Kan. Earl Thomas III Seahawks Jersey . -- Dana Finkelstein won the Symetra Tours Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes on Sunday to move into position for an LPGA Tour card.The 23-year-old former UNLV player closed with a 1-under 71 for a four-stroke victory , her first on the tour. She finished at 11-under 277 and earned $22,500 to jump from 13th to fourth on the money list with $73,282 with four events left. The final top 10 will earn LPGA Tour cards.To all the people that said I could never do it, here is to them, the 5-foot-1 Finkelstein said. My whole career, Ive had the mentality of proving people wrong and it is fun when you get to do it.Finkelstein, from Chandler, Arizona, won five times at UNLV -- three as a senior in 2014-15 when she finished second in voting for the Annika Award. She opened with rounds of 65, 71 and 70 to take a five-stroke lead into the final day.Im still at a loss for words winning by four shots, Finkelstein said. I came into the day with a five-shot lead and thinking even par would get it done and I shot 71, so Im very happy.Brittany Benvenuto was second after a 69. Canadas Brittany Marchand (72) was 5 under, and Marissa Steen (70) was 4 under.Tour friends Clariss Guce, Jenny Coleman and Kristin Coleman doused Finkelstein with water and sports drinks on the final green.Its pretty amazing getting water thrown on me by my friends, Finkelstein said. To have their support means a lot. I couldnt do it without them. All the practice rounds and dinners makes me give lots of thanks to them.The tour will remain at Buffalo Dunes next week for the Garden City Charity Classic . That event was moved to Buffalo Dunes this week because of fungus problems at The Golf Club at Southwind. Seahawks Hoodie . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Russell Wilson Jersey . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.seahawksfansofficial.com/kam-chancellor-jersey/ . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. CHASKA, Minn. -- There have been times when Phil Mickelson was accused of not caring about the Ryder Cup. Whether it was the changing of golf equipment on the eve of the 2004 matches, or a horrific singles loss to Wales Phillip Price in 2002 or simply his overall losing record, detractors had plenty of fodder.There is substantial evidence to the contrary, but if you are looking for one perfect example, it was that rather dubious celebratory leap Mickelson took Sunday on the 18th green at Hazeltine National, where he had just holed an 18-foot birdie putt.It was reminiscent of Mickelsons jump on the 18th green at Augusta National in 2004, when his birdie putt on the final green barely squeaked into the cup, assuring him his first major title at the Masters.The Ryder Cup is not a major championship, but it is nonetheless filled with the pressure-packed moments that mark the biggest individual tournaments in the game. Mickelson has seen it all, and he seemed to want that putt Sunday as much as he wanted anything in the game.Its a very emotional deal, and the putt on the last hole, I wasnt sure if it would hang in there, said Mickelson, who mocked his own celebration. I just kind of dropped down to my knees and when it went in, just that excitement propelled me up. Usually, I need a little assistance.It was his 10th birdie of the day, and not even Sergio Garcia matching him with a birdie of his own to assure a tie could take away from the moment. At 46, in what might very well have been Mickelsons last Ryder Cup as a player, he performed at an extraordinary level, delivering a half point at a time Sunday when it seemed it might very well be needed.In the end, the United States cruised to a 17-11 victory over Europe, putting an end to a run of defeats that caused such frustration that Mickelson lashed out at the system, and captain Tom Watson, two years ago in Scotland.All of this has been exhausting, Amy Mickelson, Phils wife, said on the course Sunday while following the match along with their two daughters and son. Im so closer to it and see what has been going on, and I know some tough things had to happen. But Ive seen such a difference for these guys, and all these young guys have been great, theyve been so invested.Mickelson would never say he has been vindicated, but it certainly would not have looked good had the U.S. lost and he played poorly. The U.S. won and Mickelson went 2-1-1, as his halved match against Garcia produced some of the best golf of the week.Four of Leftys 10 birdies came within the last five holes. Not to be outdone, Garcia birdied the last four. Between them they had 19 birdies and just a single bogey. Both players shot 63 on their own ball. It was fitting that their match ended in a tie.With all he had on him coming into the week ... yeah, it was incredible for him to perform like that, said Jim Bones Mackay, Mickelsons longtime caddie.There was Mickelsons takedown of Watson two years ago at Gleneagles, which led to a serious look at the way the Americans had been approaching the Ryder Cup.Mickelson long believed that continuity and putting the players in the best position to win, but eliminating some of the outside factors that go into the Ryder Cup, was the best way forward. A task force was formed, and although the concept has beeen ridiculed, it produced a new unity. Earl Thomas III Womens Jersey. The pressure started when some dumbass opened his mouth two years ago in the media center, said Mickelson, whose move at the time has since been deemed to be calculated as a way to force change.Gone are volunteer presidents of the PGA of America picking U.S. captains. Now, there is a succession plan in place, one that would be easy to predict. Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Mickelson and Tiger Woods can all be penciled in as future captains. All were here at Hazeltine this week.Mickelson was so involved that he was jokingly referred to as the teams de facto captain, even though the official role was held by Davis Love III, who received vindication after the crushing 14? to 13? defeat against Europe four years ago at Medinah, where the Americans blew a 4-point lead on the final day.[Mickelson] put himself out there, no doubt, said Rickie Fowler, one of Loves at-large selections and a player who Mickelson lobbied for extensively behind the scenes. He was under pressure just to make the team on points. And when we played that first match [on Friday], he knew how much pressure was on him, not just the pressure he put on himself but from people on the outside looking in.Mickelson and Fowler earned a victory over Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan in foursomes. They would lose on Saturday morning against McIlroy and Thomas Pieters, but when Mickelson went back out in the afternoon with Matt Kuchar, he helped deliver a four-ball victory over Garcia and Martin Kaymer.That set up the Sunday showdown against Garcia, who has been money in so many Ryder Cups. Garcia was just 1-2-2 this time, but he nonetheless left Minnesota with a 19-11-7 record in eight Ryder Cup appearances.Mickelson fell behind when Garcia birdied the first, but there was never more than a 1-hole difference the rest of the way. At both the 17th and 18th holes, with the match tied, Garcia hit his approach inside of Mickelson, who nonetheless made the putt -- only to see Garcia tie him. It was reminiscent of Mickelsons golf in July at Royal Troon, where he went shot for shot with Henrik Stenson, shooting a final-day 65 without a bogey but finishing runner-up.You kind of get in the moment and get dialed into that one shot and seem to get the best out of it, Mickelson said. It kind of happened for four days at the British [The Open] and it happened today. Itll be great to kind of build on it in the offseason.It is good to hear Mickelson talk that way, as if its no big deal to be thinking about a new year in golf. He has been a pro for more than 24 years, but had his coach, Andrew Getson, here this week to help him work on his game and build to the future.And really, thats what this entire Ryder Cup endeavor has been for Mickelson. Not about winning this year, although that was an added benefit, but building a foundation that will put the Americans in position to do this again.It took guts for Mickelson to say that the system was flawed. That led to change. But ultimately, playing good golf solves a lot of problems, and there was Mickelson on Sunday, playing as well as anyone in an effort to help the Americans win back the Ryder Cup. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' 

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