The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked PGA fans to name their favorite professional golfer. The following are the top pro golfers named by PGA fans for the first half of '09, compared to the first half of '08 ( ESPN Sports Poll )
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TOP 15 FAVORITE PRO GOLFERS
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'09 RANK
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GOLFER
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%
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'08 RANK
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GOLFER
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%
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Tiger Woods |
68.7%
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1
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Tiger Woods |
64.0%
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2
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Phil Mickelson |
9.5%
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2
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Phil Mickelson |
5.5%
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3
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Jack Nicklaus |
0.9%
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3
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Jack Nicklaus |
0.8%
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4
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Arnold Palmer |
0.9%
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4
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Arnold Palmer |
0.8%
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5
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Fred Couples |
0.5%
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5
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Vijay Singh |
0.8%
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6
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Ernie Els |
0.4%
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6
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Annika Sorenstam |
0.8%
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7
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Vijay Singh |
0.4%
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7
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Fred Couples |
0.7%
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8
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Zach Johnson |
0.4%
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8
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Sergio Garcia |
0.4%
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9
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Sergio Garcia |
0.3%
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9
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John Daly |
0.4%
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10
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John Daly |
0.3%
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10
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Zach Johnson |
0.3%
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11
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Greg Norman |
0.2%
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11
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Lorena Ochoa |
0.3%
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12
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Lorena Ochoa |
0.2%
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12
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Fuzzy Zoeller |
0.2%
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13
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Tom Watson |
0.2%
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13
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Greg Norman |
0.2%
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14
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Jim Furyk |
0.1%
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14
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Ernie Els |
0.2%
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15
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Mike Weir |
0.1%
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15
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Mike Weir |
0.1%
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