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Article: Challenge for Garcia: repeat performance.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- May 15, 2002
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DALLAS _ The MasterCard Colonial last year was Sergio Garcia's first win on the PGA Tour. So this week, he will defend a title for the first time. Five-time winner Ben Hogan is the only player to repeat. He did so in 1946-47 and 1952-53. Like Garcia, Hogan won his first Colonial start, in 1946.
Maruyama will try
to match Hogan's feat
Verizon Byron Nelson Classic champion Shigeki Maruyama faces a difficult challenge this week. Only one player has won the Dallas stop and Colonial in the same season _ Ben Hogan in 1946.
With his win, Maruyama moved to ninth on the PGA Tour money list. No Japanese player has ever finished higher than 34th ...