So at a stroke, one important source of credit to the economy will be eliminated.

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McDowell dropped four shots from the ninth, including a bogey at the short 17th, but took a one-stroke lead down the par-five last.

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With five consecutive pars after that, Weekly finished at 14-under 266 for a one-stroke victory over Matt Kuchar, the second- and third-round leader who had a closing 68.

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At a stroke, the deal transforms McIlroy into one of the hottest commercial properties in sport.

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It eclipsed by one stroke Jack Nicklaus's record for margin of victory at a PGA Championship.

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He points out that a team of basketball players can win, at most, one gold for their country, while a swimmer can win two golds for swimming the same stroke the same distance twice: once individually and once as part of a relay team.

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That is the tragedy at the heart of our health care system -- The devastation when one stroke of bad luck undoes a lifetime of hard work.

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