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COPYRIGHT 2005 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service
Byline: Bill Nichols
CARLSBAD, Calif. _ On a beautiful day in Southern California, Chris DiMarco stood on the ninth tee at La Costa Resort. Life was good. He was leading David Toms in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Then the phone rang.
It was reality calling, from a cellphone in the crowd.
Everything changed from that moment. Toms overwhelmed DiMarco with a flurry of incredible shots, just as he did the day before in the semifinals against Ian Poulter.
It was over so fast that DiMarco hardly had time to comprehend the enormity of his deficit. Seven holes after he led, he was finished. Nine holes after...
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