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that's a quick putt. once it stopped turning right, it just goes down that right fall line and picks up speed. >> again, if you just joined us, two titles on the line. tour championship and the entire fedexcup which began back in january. $10 million to the winner of the fed excu fedexcup, 1 hadn't. 1 hadn't >> not an easy putt to hole at any time, let alone for this. this is a downhill slider right any time, let alone for this. this is a downhill slider right any time, let alone for this. this is a downhill slider right. >> if you're putting well you might make it one-third of the time if you're really putting well. so no pressure. this is a real hard putt to make
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even if you hit it wonderfully, right where you want with good speed. it is an augusta kind of putt. >> it is from 15 feet. >> he still might be a way. is he a way? >> i don't believe he is. i think it will be bill haas' putt. he's got a four-footer. >> you talk about it all week long, all season long. the nerves. can you handle it? not only for just the $10 million payout for the fedexcup but the tour championship, $11.44 million makes this and the entire thing is bill haas'. >> yeah. he hasn't missed -- hasn't hit one green in the playoff and had the great up h-and-in last hole.
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>> could he do it one more time to win it all. >> biggest win of his young career. man. that's impressive. >> bill haas, tour championship winner. 2011 fedexcup champion. maybe the greatest slot of the year coming out of the water at the 17 had the hoth hole. i vote it number one. his dad's been in a number of big-time golfing competitions but i can't imagine a more satisfying dna day than to watch your son pull off clutch shot after clutch shot. had the tough finish yesterday. tough finish today in regulation.
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but persevered and take the biggest title of his career by far. >> this is no easy putt. he's got to hit it outside right. >> the haas golfing legacy just got greater. bill's mom and dad here. his wife here. let's go down to roger maltbie with hunter mahan. >> hunter, i know a long day. maybe at times a frustrating day. didn't make your birdie until the 15th hole. but hung in there, ended up if a playoff. how surprised were you by the shot that bill haas played from the water left of 17? >> it's funny. the practice rounds, my caddie and i kind of looked over there and threw balls down. we saw the lake was so low, there was quite a bit of room there. to miss and still hit a shot.
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and his ball was -- i don't know how much away, maybe half or so. he spun it. that's all you needed to know. it was a beautiful shot. he sucked it a little bit. it was impressive. >> there was so much oin the line. everything on the line certainly at the end. how do you keep those thoughts out of your head? >> i don't think you do. i think they're just going to pop in there. i think you're going to waste too much energy trying to keep it out. i think you just have to envision yourself winning it and that's okay. but still stay focused on the show the that's in front of you. >> thank you for your time. you're very gracious. thank you and condolences. >> condolences. i didn't die. >> let's go over to jimmy roberts. >> dan, thanks very much. what started 37 weeks ago in hawaii has come to a dramatic and memorable conclusion here today. bill haas, the winner of
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everything for the presentation, i go to commissioner tim fincham. >> bill, congratulations. what great play. start with today's work and this week's work first. you played great all week. four rounds in the 60s, incredible on this golf course the way it was set up. let me just thank coca-cola and southern company for the presentation and east lake for your hosting the event. fantastic week an congratulations on winning the tour championship by coke co-cla. >> that's number one. >> that's number one. and then -- and bill, you came in to this tournament only four players have won twice. 25 players have won once. tremendous parity on the tour right now.
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1 1,9,805 shots. the most exciting fedexcup finish we've had. pill haas, our fedexcup champion. >> they're both yours. >> well, bill twlb were so many story linsz coming in to this afternoon and perhaps we wouldn't have known where to start until you hit that second shot on the 17th hole in the playoff. that was one of the most remarkable things we've ever seen. what were you thinking standing over that ball? >> the second shot i actually thought i hit a pretty decent shot and just pulled it a little bit which might have made it go a xwlit further. it was basically just a bunker down there in the water. it was all or nothing there. i mean, you know, hunter's
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probably going to make it or two-putt so i had to hit a decent shot. it was definitely some luck involved. maybe had some spin on it there. i didn't even know that. that's very lucky. >> as i said, the third shot. but as i said, so many stories here and one of the biggest ones is the family connection. you and your father, the only ones to have ever 34r5id in the tour championship. he and your mom were here, your brother on the bag. that must have been an enormous comfort. >> always having my mom and dad calms me down a little bit. i'm not allowed to get a bat attitude out there when they're in the crowd. i just hung in there. very fortunate. this is pretty unexpected. i'm very happy. >> what does this say about determination? because i would imagine coming in to this week this was perhaps not the farthest thing from your mind but you came up here around first thing you said was who won the fedexcup? >> right.
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i honestly didn't know. i was -- all new, being 25th, all i could do was win and then hope. everything fell into place. i got lucky. webb simpson has played the best golf of anybody here in the playoffs and. just worked out for me the way the points work for me to win here. i'm very fortunate. this is pretty unbelievable. >> tour championship champion, fedexcup playoff champion. >> papa jay haas, yesterday bill really suffered a tough finish. bogeyed and double bogey. what did you say to him last night to try to pick his spirits up and get him mechbt tally ready to play? >> first i said what what if i told you the bogey the first hole and played the last 172 under par to shoot 1 under. would you think that was okay? he said not really.
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i just said he's probably playing as well as anybody in the field. just somehow believe it. i'm proud of him for the way he came back. that bogey double bogey finish yesterday, last night we were eating dinner together and you'd have thought he was probably the worst golfer in all of atlanta, maybe georgia the way he was down on himself. but came out this morning, he made a birdie early and then he made a really nice about 30-foot putt for par at number 4. birdies six at 230 island par 3, xwhafr they have here? i think that really got him going, that shot. >> thank you for your time. glag congratulation to you and bill and enjoy your evening. >> the haas family will have an incredible celebration tonight. by 15 points bill haas takes it over webb simpson who came in aps the top point getter. duke london, dustin johnson and justin rose close out the 25.
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would you have to suspect by tuesday, just in a couple of days, fred couples will name him to the president's cup team. he'll join his father down under in royal melbourne. this is a warm an fuzzy type of feel for haas. >> those up and ins, one-putting every hole ajd of koshs the great lake shot that will be played over and over many times. that's a shot of a lifetime right interest. but a great champion in bill haas, a super player ever since he was a little kid. hunter mahan hit a will the of clutch shots and just happened to bogey that last one. >> battle of the college players of the year in successive years in '034 a and '04. on november 17th, the aforementioned presidents cup will get under way in australia. 2 ho 01 20011 presidents cup ges
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>> live, local, late breaking. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> two dead and three injured after an all-terrain vehicle veered off the roadway. that is the big story this sunday. the accident happened around 4:30 a.m. in the whitehall area of northern baltimore county. sheldon dutes joins us from police headquarters. >> the crash is under investigation and they believe it may be alcohol-related. it happened in the whitehall area of baltimore county. four men and one woman were riding on a utility atv when it
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veered off into the field and then went over the edge of a ravine crashing into a stream. two were pronounced dead at the scene in the other three were rushed to a hospital in northern pennsylvania and are expected to survive. >> in baltimore county, we ask citizens if they operate atv's to do it responsibly in an area where you can see or there is good visibility so that accidents like this do not happen. >> again, the crash is under investigation but it is too early to determine whether or not charges will be filed. live outside police headquarters, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore police are working to solve a double murder from overnight.
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two men were gunned down just before 4:00 a.m. they believe they were walking when their attackers started shooting. of the victims' identities have not been released and you are asked to call metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lockup with any information. after the surprise winner from herman cain in the florida straw poll,
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today, nbc news held an all-a town hall to discuss issues in the classroom as part of the "education nation" initiative. teachers and officials were invited and brian williams held a discussion about approaches and new ways to reach kids. the summit included a conversation with the white the microsoft founder bill gates, melinda gates. when we come back, we will get a break from the rain in the weather. >> tomorrow, not bad and the rain chances go back up.
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showers in the mountains and a few showers out to the west. the boundary still sitting there, more stalled. this is funneling moisture in our direction. we cannot take rain out of the forecast completely, but mostly cloudy skies with areas of fog. 65-71 the overnight low. kind of light today really with minimal rang chances. southeast wind at 5-10 miles per hour. the 77-81 is the height, tomorrow is similar to today. on tuesday, everything may start moving which means the rain chances will go up to 50% or so for scattered showers and storms. up around 80 or nearer 80 for the high. wednesday, rain chances will taper off and we will get drier and cooler by next weekend.
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>> from the susquehanna bank sports center, this is 11 sports. >> the ravens wrap up will be fun tonight. coming away with day when most likely come a leading 30-t7. final road game for the orioles in detroit. cabrera hanging out getting ready to do damage. he done did it. this did not go well, as most of his season. orioles battling back a little bit. tatum filling in. 3-3.
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>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> a bright spot last week for the baltimore orioles was the announcement that adam jones had been named for the roberta clemente award. this prestigious award is nmeant for those who best represents the game on and off the field. in pittsburgh legend died trying to deliver donations to nicaraguan people. since joining the orioles in 2008, he has been a visible part of our community working with the boys and girls club, the
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ymca, and tidal 1 schools. look no further than our newscast to fight out about his works. we highlighted his efforts to spread the message of animal cruelty as he posed for a calendar with man's best friend. it is that commitment to our community that earned him the nomination for his work with the dozens of organizations he support. we at wbal's and tv salute the outfielder and offer our gratitude. you can see atom, our team, and clikc on hot
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