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From the MNB Sports Desk

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•  Brooks Koepka won the the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., with a 9–under par performance that made him the first player to win a major tournament after leaving the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league.

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