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Loaner clubs help Snedeker win opener

(AP Photo/Sergio Torres)

CASARES, Spain (AP) Three days after his flight to Spain needed an emergency landing because a passenger suffered a heart attack, American Brandt Snedeker used borrowed irons and a putter from the pro shop to win his opener Thursday at the World Match Play Championship.

Because his luggage got lost, Snedeker also used a driver lent to him by Australian rival John Senden. Starting out with just 10 clubs in a replacement bag, Snedeker managed to beat Danish Ryder Cup veteran Thomas Bjorn 5 and 4.

"So, a kind of weird day to say the least," said Snedeker, shaking his head.

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