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Kuchar's TPC Title an 'Amazing Feeling'

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The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough. He picked up a big one Sunday at The Players Championship.

Kuchar avoided the big mistakes that slowed so many other contenders - starting with Kevin Na - and kept it out of the water on the TPC Sawgrass to eliminate the kind of drama he didn't need. He closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory.

That famous smile, which he first showed the golf world as an amateur in 1998 competing on the biggest stages, was brighter than ever as Kuchar tapped in for par. He celebrated on the 18th green with his wife and two sons, and shared a hug and a high-five with his mother.

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