When asked about that penalty, Woods said, "Rules are rules, " even though stroke penalties for slow play are incredibly rare on the PGA Tour and at major championships.

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The Swede, who won 72 times on the LPGA Tour and triumphed in ten major championships, took on the men at a PGA Tour event back in 2003.

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Finchem and the PGA Tour shot it down, only to launch their own World Golf Championships in 1999.

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