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After 91 unsuccessful Champions Tour starts, Nielsen gets first victory

Associated Press

Sunday, July 1, 2007

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- Lonnie Nielsen was in unfamiliar territory. He had been on a golf course almost every day of his life since the sport became his passion as a youngster, when he followed his father around with one club. This time, he was walking down a fairway with a tournament title close at hand. And even though he had trouble seeing through the tears, he saw his way to his first win. Nielsen, who didn't win in five years on the PGA Tour and had made 91 starts on the Champ ...

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