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Mickelson looks for more than title defense at Medinah

2007-04-10T07:15:00.000-07:00

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Phil Mickelson almost sounded like he was auditioning for The Golf Channel's version of "Last Comic Standing."

Mickelson looks for more than title defense at Medinah

Youngest teen in 50 years makes PGA cut

2007-04-09T07:09:00.001-07:00

Tadd Fujikawa, the pint-sized sophomore who turned 16 on Monday, stole the show from Hawaii's biggest teen golf star in Michelle Wie with an eagle on the last hole for a 4-under 66. That shot made him the youngest player in 50 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour.

Youngest teen in 50 years makes PGA cut

Wie coping with a sore wrist

2007-04-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

Michelle Wie has had a nagging wrist injury for the last couple of years, but this time it's enough that she showed up at the Sony Open with a bandage wrapped around her right wrist.
She described it as a "little injury" that happened at the Samsung World Championship three months ago when she tried to hit off the cart path on the 14th hole of Bighorn during the first round. Wie finished 17th in a 20-player field.

Wie coping with a sore wrist

Webb wins third Women's Australian Open title

2007-04-08T22:40:00.001-07:00

Karrie Webb shot a closing even-par 72 Sunday for a six-stroke win in the Women's Australian Open, her third national golf championship.
Webb, who began the day with a four-stroke lead over Wei Yun-jye of Taiwan, never saw her lead shrink to fewer than three shots at Royal Sydney. Webb finished with a 10-under-par total of 278.
Wei shot a final-round 74 to finish in second place at 4-under 284.
"Hopefully it's a good start to a good year," Webb said.

Webb wins third Women's Australian Open title

Irwin breaks 15-month winless slump

2007-04-08T22:40:00.000-07:00

Hale Irwin won the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship on Sunday, beating Jim Thorpe and Tom Kite by five strokes for his tour-record 45th victory and first in 15 months.
Coming off his first winless season in 12 years, the 61-year-old Irwin closed with a 7-under 65 for a 23-under 193 total to become the sixth-oldest player to win on the senior tour.

Irwin breaks 15-month winless slump

Quinney holds on to lead at FBR Open

2007-04-08T07:21:00.001-07:00

Jeff Quinney survived the wildest day at the PGA Tour's biggest party.
Now the rookie is 18 holes away from his first PGA Tour victory.
Quinney shot a 3-under 68 to hold on to a two-stroke lead in front of a raucous, near-record crowd of 162,750 Saturday in the FBR Open.
The former Arizona State player and 2000 U.S. Amateur champion stood at 16-under 197 heading into the final round Sunday.

Quinney holds on to lead at FBR Open

Woods, Federer, Henry announce deal

2007-04-08T07:21:00.000-07:00

Keeping a beard at bay has never been a problem for Tiger Woods.
"I can't grow one," Woods said Sunday. "My friends razz me about it."
A few hours after finishing third at the Dubai Desert Classic, the American golfer teamed up with 10-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer and France soccer player Thierry Henry to announce a deal with Gillette that would put the trio in TV commercials around the world.

Woods, Federer, Henry announce deal

Goosen off to a good start

2007-04-04T19:59:00.002-07:00

Retief Goosen took a one-stroke lead at the Qatar Masters after shooting a 7-under 65 Thursday in the first round.
Miguel Angel Jimenez and Nick O'Hearn each shot 66 and were tied for second at the Doha Golf Club.
"I think it was a fantastic 65 in difficult conditions," Goosen said. "But it is great to start with such a good score. Hopefully I can keep up the good work in the other three rounds.

Goosen off to a good start

Webb wins sixth Masters title

2007-04-04T19:59:00.001-07:00

Karrie Webb shot a 4-under-par 68 Sunday for a two-stroke victory at the ANZ Australian Ladies Masters and her second straight tournament win.
Webb, who came from seven strokes behind Saturday with a 10-under 62 to share the third-round lead with fellow Australian Michelle Ellis, again made clutch putts to follow last week's six-stroke win at the Australian Open with her sixth Australian Masters title.

Webb wins sixth Masters title

Howell finally collects another trophy

2007-04-04T19:59:00.000-07:00

Charles Howell III just wanted to be in the top 50 by the end of March to give himself a shot at playing in the Masters. His victory at the Nissan Open did more than that, vaulting Howell to No. 16 in the world rankings and all but assuring him a tee time at his favorite course.

Howell finally collects another trophy

Fasth beats Garcia by two shots

2006-10-28T13:02:00.000-07:00

Niclas Fasth shot a 2-under 68 Sunday for a three-stroke win over Sergio Garcia at the Mallorca Classic.
The Swede finished at 5-under 275 and Garcia, the 2004 winner, shot 68 to finish second in back-to-back years.
Jose Manuel Lara (67) and Marc Warren (70) tied for third, four shots behind Fasth.
Fasth, who won the Spanish Open in April, bogeyed the ninth but had birdies at the par-5 10th and par-4 14th.

Fasth beats Garcia by two shots

Tiger easily gets sixth straight PGA win

2006-10-27T22:46:00.001-07:00

Tiger Woods matched his longest PGA Tour winning streak Sunday at the American Express Championship in England as he rolled to his sixth straight PGA Tour victory. It was his eighth win of the year, making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three different seasons.

Tiger easily gets sixth straight PGA win

New doping tests in play at Eisenhower

2006-10-27T22:46:00.000-07:00

Golfers at the Eisenhower Cup which started on Thursday are subject to random drug testing after their rounds.
In line with its October 2004 ruling, the International Golf Federation began applying its anti-doping policy at the 70-nation Cup, the world amateur men's team championship being played at Stellenbosch and De Zalze golf clubs.
If a player tests positive, and does not have a therapeutic use exemption, he faces sanctions, and his team result will be recalculated.

New doping tests in play at Eisenhower

Bean tops Eaks in playoff, wins Greater Hickory

2006-10-24T07:16:00.001-07:00

Andy Bean won the Greater Hickory Classic
for his first Champions Tour title Sunday, two-putting for birdie
from 25 feet to beat R.W. Eaks on the first hole of a playoff.

Bean tops Eaks in playoff, wins Greater Hickory

Defending champ Lang wins Women's Senior Amateur

2006-10-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

Diane Lang successfully defended her USGA Senior Women's Amateur title Thursday, beating Anna Schultz 1-up at Sea Island Golf Club.

Defending champ Lang wins Women's Senior Amateur

Champions Tour event extends title sponsorship

2006-10-23T19:30:00.000-07:00

Commerce Bank extended its title sponsorship agreement for the Champion Tour's Commerce Bank Championship through 2009 on Thursday.

Champions Tour event extends title sponsorship

Thompson reappointed U.S. Curtis Cup captain

2006-10-19T07:41:00.000-07:00

Seven-time USGA champion Carol Semple Thompson was reappointed captain of the U.S. Curtis Cup team on Monday.

Thompson reappointed U.S. Curtis Cup captain

Harrington wins for second time at Dunhill

2006-10-18T07:06:00.000-07:00

Padraig Harrington shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the Dunhill Links Championship by five strokes at the Old Course.
Harrington, who also won the event in 2002, won in Europe for the first time in two years. It also boosted him into second place behind Paul Casey in the European Order of Merit.
Harrington, who won with a 16-under 271 total, said he would play at the Mallorca Classic and the Volvo Masters in an attempt to win the Order of Merit title for the first time.

Harrington wins for second time at Dunhill

European Tour adds pair of stops for '07

2006-10-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

The Portugal Masters and the
MasterCard Masters in Australia have been added to next year's PGA
European Tour schedule.

European Tour adds pair of stops for '07

Shin becomes second-youngest U.S. Girls' Junior champion

2006-10-14T21:39:00.001-07:00

Jenny Shin rallied from a late three-hole deficit Saturday to beat Vicky Hurst in 37 holes and become the second-youngest winner in the 58-year history of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.

Shin becomes second-youngest U.S. Girls' Junior champion

PGA Championship winner can earn ticket to Ireland

2006-10-14T21:39:00.000-07:00

They like to call the PGA Championship "Glory's Last Shot." Every other year, though, that tag line has considerably more meaning at the season's final major as players try to take advantage of one last chance to play their way onto the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

PGA Championship winner can earn ticket to Ireland

Haigh has raised PGA's stature

2006-10-12T22:47:00.000-07:00

By REX HOGGARDSenior Writer
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - At about the same time Nick Price was pulling away from the field for his three-stroke victory at the 1992 PGA Championship, Jim Awtrey and Kerry Haigh were reaching an epiphany of their own, huddled in a golf cart not far from the action at Bellerive Country Club in St....

Haigh has raised PGA's stature

Wie defends right to play vs. men, eyes Ryder spot

2006-10-08T07:38:00.001-07:00

Michelle Wie defended her right to compete on the men's
tour and said she wanted to play in the Ryder Cup some day as she prepared for this week's European Masters.

Wie defends right to play vs. men, eyes Ryder spot

Wie taking steps back in bid to make PGA cut

2006-10-08T07:38:00.000-07:00

Michelle Wie's admirable but still-unsuccessful attempts to become the first woman to make the cut on the PGA Tour in 61 years increasingly are taking on the look of folly, rather than soon-to-happen reality.
A week after finishing last against men in the European Masters, which isn't a tour event, Wie was last again at the 84 Lumber Classic with rounds of 5-over 77 Thursday and 9-over 81 Friday.

Wie taking steps back in bid to make PGA cut

Pavin waits atop U.S. Bank

2006-10-07T08:04:00.000-07:00

COLIN FLYAssociated Press
MILWAUKEE - Corey Pavin waited, watched and slept. The hardest part for him was simply wasting time.
Pavin maintained a one-shot lead over Jason Bohn in the hot and humid U.S. Bank Championship on July 28, but still has work to do in the second round on Saturday.

Pavin waits atop U.S. Bank

Clarke, Westwood captain's picks for Ryder

2006-10-06T08:18:00.001-07:00

Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood were chosen as captain's picks Sunday by Ian Woosnam and will play for Europe at the Ryder Cup.
Although Clarke missed this week's BMW International Open, he is soon to return to action after taking time off because of the death of his wife, Heather. He has entered the Madrid Masters, a European Tour event staged the week before the Ryder Cup.
The European team will defend the trophy against the United States at The K Club in Ireland from Sept. 22-24.

Clarke, Westwood captain's picks for Ryder

Harrington, Orr lead at Madrid; Clarke eighth

2006-10-06T08:18:00.000-07:00

Padraig Harrington and Gary Orr each shot a
7-under-par 65 Friday to share the second-round lead at the Madrid
Masters while Darren Clarke was eight strokes back in his first
tournament since his wife's death.

Harrington, Orr lead at Madrid; Clarke eighth

Tiger clinches eighth PGA Player of the Year award

2006-10-05T07:42:00.002-07:00

Along with his fifth straight victory,
Tiger Woods captured another prize at the Deutsche Bank
Championship. His seventh victory of the year was enough for him to
mathematically clinch PGA Player of the Year.

Tiger clinches eighth PGA Player of the Year award

Double aces may also have happened in 1955

2006-10-05T07:42:00.001-07:00

Yusaku Miyazato's two holes-in-one at the Reno-Tahoe Open on Friday may not have been the only time player has carded a pair of aces in the same round in PGA Tour history.
Tour officials said on Friday the feat was the first in modern history, which they count as post-1970, and that they could not find any record of it ever happening.
But tour spokesman Todd S. Budnick said a newspaper reporter in Connecticut contacted tour officials on Saturday to tell them it happened back in 1955.

Double aces may also have happened in 1955

Clarke ends an emotional and successful week

2006-10-05T07:42:00.000-07:00

The tears flowed freely. The hugs were too many to count.
Ian Woosnam unlocked himself from an embrace with Darren Clarke, then took Clarke's arm and lifted it into the air - a champion's salute for a player who was every bit a champion and more.
Six weeks after his wife, Heather, died of cancer, Clarke got to celebrate camaraderie, friendship and a European victory Sunday in the Ryder Cup. He shed tears of sadness and joy.

Clarke ends an emotional and successful week

Tiger plays 'follow the leaders' at PGA

2006-10-04T07:48:00.001-07:00

Henrik Stenson, Billy Andrade, Luke Donald and Tim Herron are all tied atop the leaderboard at 8-under after the second round of the PGA Championship. But Tiger Woods sits one shot off the pace, along with Davis Love III and Geoff Ogilvy, after a bogey-free round.

Tiger plays 'follow the leaders' at PGA

Lehman says to ignore current form

2006-10-04T07:48:00.000-07:00

The Americans didn't exactly arrive in the best of shape for the Ryder Cup.
The best any of their five players managed at the final PGA Tour event before the matches was Chris DiMarco in a tie for 39th at the 84 Lumber Classic, 11 shots out of the lead. Only two others even made the cut.
Over in England, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk both were soundly beaten in the first round of the World Match Play Championship, not what anyone expected from the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the world.

Lehman says to ignore current form

Garcia pleased with how he's playing

2006-10-02T07:09:00.002-07:00

ALVESLOHE, Germany-Sergio Garcia says he's happy with his game, despite a rough final round at the British Open that put him seven shots behind winner Tiger Woods.

Garcia pleased with how he's playing

Mayfair has cancer surgery

2006-10-02T07:09:00.001-07:00

ASSOCIATED PRESS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Billy Mayfair, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, was diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this week at the Buick Open and had surgery in Arizonaon August 5.
Dr. Gil Brito at the Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Hospital said surgery went well on Thursday and the cancer was contained. Mayfair's testicular...

Mayfair has cancer surgery

Langer will try to watch Ryder Cup

2006-10-02T07:09:00.000-07:00

When he served as European Ryder Cup captain two years ago, Bernhard Langer couldn't watch every match. He hopes he has the same problem this week at the Texas Open.
"I'd love to watch as much of the Ryder Cup as I can on TV," Langer said. "But my main focus will be on this tournament and to play golf well."
The Texas Open, the fifth-oldest event on the PGA Tour, starts Thursday on the 6,881-yard, par-70 Resort Course at LaCantera Golf Club. The winner gets $720,000 of the $4 million purse.

Langer will try to watch Ryder Cup

The Texas Golf Blog :: TGA North Region Mid-Am

2006-10-01T19:07:00.002-07:00

Jeff Makohon of Heath is the winner of the 2006 TGA North Region Mid-Amateur Championship, completed Sunday at Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Rockwall. Here is the recap from the Texas Golf Association:
Rockwall -- Jeff Makohon of Heath, shot a four under par 67 in the final round to edge out his nearest competitor by two shots and claim victory in the 2006 TGA North Region Mid-Amateur Championship.

The Texas Golf Blog :: TGA North Region Mid-Am

About.com Golf :: Hawaiian Teen Phenom Wins Big Tournament

2006-10-01T19:07:00.001-07:00

No, not 16-year-old Michelle Wie. We're talking about 14-year-old Kimberly Kim, who on Sunday became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Kim defeated Katharina Schallenberg - who was attempting...

About.com Golf :: Hawaiian Teen Phenom Wins Big Tournament

After British, Garcia still content

2006-10-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

BRIAN CREIGHTONAssociated Press
ALVESLOHE, Germany - Sergio Garcia says he's happy with his game, despite a rough final round at the British Open that put him seven shots behind winner Tiger Woods.
The Spaniard, one shot off the lead going into the final round, tied for fifth last Sunday after a 1-over 73.

After British, Garcia still content

The Sand Trap :: Podcasts: Golf Talk [Episode 032]

2006-09-29T07:24:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods becomes the youngest player ever to amass 50 wins on the PGA Tour, beating Jack Nicklaus by nearly three years. Also this week, Michelle Wie's "mossy" penalty, Wie's fall in the world rankings, the Ryder Cup, Colin Montgomerie's "Money Hole," and the oh-so-dumb questions reporters ask Tiger. Tune in to this episode of Golf Talk for more.
You can subsc...

The Sand Trap :: Podcasts: Golf Talk [Episode 032]

Tearful Tiger seizes 2006 British Open

2006-09-26T22:43:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods has had some memorable victories in his ten years on the PGA TOUR, and seeing such emotional sights as screaming and fist-pumping are not unusual from the game's top player. But what the world saw once Tiger won the 2006 British Open was like never before.

Tearful Tiger seizes 2006 British Open

Tiger will dominate Ryder Cup before long

2006-09-25T22:28:00.000-07:00

In his Sunday red, Tiger Woods is unbeatable. But when he puts on the red, white and blue ... not so much. But Michael Rosenberg says one of these days, the world's best player is going to play like it in the Ryder Cup. Maybe even very soon.

Tiger will dominate Ryder Cup before long

Dredge shoots 65 to lead European Masters

2006-09-24T07:42:00.001-07:00

Bradley Dredge shot a 6-under-par 65 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after three rounds at the European Masters.
The 33-year-old Welshman, who was at 13-under 200, got a birdie and an eagle on the two par-5s on the back nine. He leads Marcel Siem (67) by two shots and Oliver Wilson (67) by four. Sergio Garcia (68) is fourth, a stroke behind Wilson.
The four leaders have broken 70 on the par-71 course in all three rounds.

Dredge shoots 65 to lead European Masters

Ryder Cup hopeful Clarke to play in Madrid Masters

2006-09-24T07:42:00.000-07:00

Darren Clarke's name has been
added to the European Tour's entry list for the Madrid Masters
tournament from Sept. 14-17, the week before the Ryder Cup match
between Europe and the United States.

Ryder Cup hopeful Clarke to play in Madrid Masters

Gilder wins Constellation with final-round 65

2006-09-21T20:51:00.001-07:00

No one will miss the Constellation Energy Classic more than Bob Gilder.
Gilder shot a 65, the lowest round of the day Sunday, to overcome a three-shot deficit and defend his title by two strokes over Brad Bryant, Don Pooley and Jay Haas in the final year of the Champions Tour event.
Next year, the Senior Players Championship comes to nearby Baltimore Country Club.
Gilder posted a seven-birdie, no-bogey final round to finish at 14-under.

Gilder wins Constellation with final-round 65

An easy win for Casey at World Match Play

2006-09-21T20:51:00.000-07:00

If that was a Ryder Cup warmup for Paul Casey, then the U.S. might be in trouble. That's because the European team member put a 10-and-8 hurting on Shaun Micheel at the World Match Play Championship. And all Micheel did earlier in the week was beat up on Tiger Woods.

An easy win for Casey at World Match Play

Furyk next in line for Woods

2006-09-19T22:48:00.001-07:00

On paper and in person, they look nothing alike.
Tiger Woods is sheer power, from his 12 major championships and 63 titles worldwide to his acclaim as the richest athlete and one of the most recognizable faces in the world.
Jim Furyk is a U.S. Open champion who grinds at his golf and is recognized only by his swing, which is not always a compliment. One analyst once described it as an octopus falling out of a tree.
Woods' reputation is the long ball.

Furyk next in line for Woods

Curtis, Howell share 84 Lumber lead

2006-09-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

Don't let the colors fool you. Ben Curtis is wearing Steelers black and gold this weekend - something he probably can't believe he's doing - but he's the biggest of Cleveland Browns fans.
Maybe that's why winning the 84 Lumber Classic would be extra special for Curtis, even though he's already been a champion once this year on the PGA Tour. After all, he can do something the Browns rarely do by winning in Steelers country.

Curtis, Howell share 84 Lumber lead

Major flurry

2006-09-19T13:44:00.000-07:00

The Champions Tour heads to its second major in as many weeks at the Ford Senior Players Championship. Defending champion Peter Jacobsen is just one of the players to watch at the TPC Michigan.

Major flurry

Woods outduels Singh for fifth win in a row

2006-09-18T07:02:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods trailed Vijay Singh by three heading into the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship near Boston. But Woods eagled the second hole Monday and tied his lowest career final round with an 8-under 63 for his amazing fifth consecutive tournament victory.

Woods outduels Singh for fifth win in a row

Donald fades on Sunday

2006-09-16T21:31:00.001-07:00

Tied with Tiger heading into Sunday's PGA Championship, Luke Donald faded down the stretch to finish tied for third place.

Donald fades on Sunday

Everyone seems to be afraid of Tiger

2006-09-16T21:31:00.000-07:00

The practice green can be a lonely place, even when it's surrounded by hundreds of people. Mike Weir and Geoff Ogilvy were the only ones on it Sunday afternoon at Medinah Country Club as they stroked their final putts in silence, looking like condemned convicts hoping for a reprieve.
Their tee time was just minutes away. Their chances of winning the PGA Championship must have seemed a million miles away.
Still, the starter was calling their names.

Everyone seems to be afraid of Tiger

Darren Clarke mourns death of his wife

2006-09-15T19:40:00.001-07:00

Heather Clarke, the wife of golfer Darren Clarke, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was 39
Darren Clarke said he will continue his break from golf and Paul McGinley, a close friend of the Clarke family, said he also has withdrawn from this week's PGA Championship.

Darren Clarke mourns death of his wife

Garcia last young gun to frighten Tiger

2006-09-15T19:40:00.000-07:00

The jog turned into a sprint as Sergio Garcia took off down the 16th fairway at Medinah to follow the flight of a 6-iron gouged from the base of a tree. It was the signature shot of a U.S. PGA Championship that held great promise for the future of golf.
Garcia was 19 years old, a freckled-face kid from Spain in hot pursuit of Tiger Woods.
That was seven years ago.

Garcia last young gun to frighten Tiger

Gore has had an up-and-down year

2006-09-14T09:59:00.001-07:00

Last summer Jason Gore thrilled the crowd at the U.S. Open, played his way onto to the PGA Tour, and won his first Tour title, which he'll defend this weekend at the 84 Lumber Classic. Tom LaMarre catches up with Gore, who's had an up-and-down season this year.

Gore has had an up-and-down year

Steinhauer's 72 wins British Open

2006-09-14T09:59:00.000-07:00

By ROBERT MILLWARDAssociated Press
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Sherri Steinhauer shot an even-par 72 Aug. 6 to win the Women's British Open for the third time, and the first since the tournament became a major.
Steinhauer finished at 7-under 281 at Royal Lytham for her second major title, the first being at the now-discontinued Du...

Steinhauer's 72 wins British Open

Caddie talks about relationship with Tiger

2006-09-13T07:02:00.001-07:00

Tiger Woods and his caddy, Steve Williams, have become quite the team since the Kiwi started working for the world's No. 1 player seven years ago. As the two return to Medinah for next week's PGA Championship, Williams is reminded of where their bond was truly formed.

Caddie talks about relationship with Tiger

Europeans dealing with death of Clarke's wife

2006-09-13T07:02:00.000-07:00

The PGA Championship is never an easy time for the Europeans.
Someone is always bringing up that oh-fer streak, a mark of major futility now at 75 years and counting. An Aussie, a couple of South Africans and someone from just about every corner in the United States have won since a European-born player last hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy.
This week, though, the pain the Europeans are feeling goes far deeper than wounded pride.

Europeans dealing with death of Clarke's wife

Canizares cruises to first victory at Russian Open

2006-09-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

Alejandro Canizares of Spain shot a record 22-under 266 to win the Russian Open on Sunday and take his first European Tour title.

Canizares cruises to first victory at Russian Open

PGA Tour's Fall Series to feature seven events in '07

2006-09-11T19:27:00.002-07:00

A week after the FedEx Cup competition ends
next year with $10 million going to the winner, the PGA Tour will
hold seven tournaments worth a combined $32.1 million in a Fall
Series.

PGA Tour's Fall Series to feature seven events in '07

One swing costs Love the lead at PGA

2006-09-11T19:27:00.001-07:00

One swing and Davis Love III went from a really great score to one that was just OK.
Love went with the wrong club on the par-3 17th on Thursday afternoon and paid for it with a triple bogey that took him from the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard to one of the pack. He wound up with a 4-under 68, leaving him two strokes behind leaders Chris Riley and Lucas Glover.
"Obviously, I'd like to have two or three swings over again," said Love, the 1997 PGA winner.

One swing costs Love the lead at PGA

Van Pelt, former champ Grady withdraw from PGA

2006-09-11T19:27:00.000-07:00

Former winner Wayne Grady of Australia and American Bo Van Pelt pulled out of the PGA Championship on Tuesday.

Van Pelt, former champ Grady withdraw from PGA

Four tied for Canadian Open lead

2006-09-11T07:35:00.000-07:00

Arron Oberholser shot a 2-under 68 in windy conditions at the Canadian Open for a share of the second-round lead with Jesper Parnevik, Camilo Villegas and Jonathan Byrd on Friday.
The 31-year-old American, a three-time winner in Ontario province, put himself in position to try to add the biggest Canadian title of them all.
"Ontario has been good to me. Canada has been good to me," Oberholser said. "I enjoy playing up here. I enjoy the people. I enjoy the atmosphere.

Four tied for Canadian Open lead

Els, Scott share Singapore Open lead

2006-09-10T22:54:00.001-07:00

Ernie Els shot a 2-under-par 69 Saturday to
share a three-stroke lead with defending champion Adam Scott
heading into the final round of the Singapore Open.

Els, Scott share Singapore Open lead

Lefty gives a memento to past champions

2006-09-10T22:54:00.000-07:00

Phil Mickelson's imagination goes beyond the golf course.
Mickelson's victory last year at Baltusrol made him the host of the Tuesday night dinner for past PGA champions, and with that comes the responsibility of giving each champion a gift.
Rich Beem gave everyone Ostrich cowboy boots. Tiger Woods' gift was a personalized humidor one year, and a clock showing the time zones of all four majors in 2000. Shaun Micheel presented everyone with an electric guitar.

Lefty gives a memento to past champions

Wie opens with 7-over 78

2006-09-10T07:09:00.001-07:00

Sorry, Michelle. That's not how you go about making the cut against the men. Teen prodigy Michelle Wie's latest attempt to stick around for the weekend against the big boys got off on the wrong foot, as she fired a 7-over 78 Thursday at the European Masters.

Wie opens with 7-over 78

Wie ready to take on men at European Masters

2006-09-10T07:09:00.000-07:00

Michelle Wie will compete against men for the 10th time in her career when she plays at the European Masters this week.

Wie ready to take on men at European Masters

Dyson wins Dutch Open in sudden-death playoff

2006-09-08T22:53:00.000-07:00

Simon Dyson claimed his second title of the season when the Briton beat Australian Richard Green at the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff in the Dutch Open on Sunday.

Dyson wins Dutch Open in sudden-death playoff

Simpson wins at Pebble Beach

2006-09-08T09:13:00.001-07:00

Former U.S. Open champion Scott Simpson made an 8-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke victory Sunday over Jay Haas and Danny Edwards at the First Tee Open.
Simpson, who began the final round trailing Tom Kite by two strokes, captured his first Champions Tour title with a 12-under 204 total.
Simpson, who claimed the 1987 U.S.

Simpson wins at Pebble Beach

Stenson wins BMW International

2006-09-08T09:13:00.000-07:00

Henrik Stenson eagled the first playoff hole Sunday to win the BMW International.
Stenson, who will make his Ryder Cup debut later this month, shot a 4-under 68 to force a three-way tie with two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (67) and Padraig Harrington (69) at 15-under 273.
The Swede hit a 5-iron to within five feet on the first playoff hole, the 568-yard 18th.

Stenson wins BMW International

Season-low round lifts Sorenstam to victory

2006-09-06T08:02:00.001-07:00

Annika Sorenstam came from five strokes down with a record-setting score to win the State Farm Classic on Sunday.
Sorenstam tied the U.S. LPGA record for the lowest final-round score by a tournament winner with a 62. She shot 10 under for the day to finish 19 under, two strokes ahead of Cristie Kerr (67).
Third-round leader Maria Hjorth (70) fell out of contention with a double bogey on the 16th hole and finished tied for third at 16 under with Seon-Hwa Lee (69) and Il Mi Chung (69).

Season-low round lifts Sorenstam to victory

Steinhauer wins Women's British Open

2006-09-06T08:02:00.000-07:00

Sherri Steinhauer won her third Women's British Open title - her first as a major - by three strokes Sunday with an even-par 72 at Royal Lytham.
Winner on the same links in 1998 and then at Woburn a year later, the 43-year-old American went to the last having gone 48 holes without a bogey. She found a greenside bunker and finished the tournament with a bogey five.

Steinhauer wins Women's British Open

Love happy with his weekend plans

2006-09-05T08:05:00.001-07:00

Davis Love III has a busy weekend ahead of him, exactly the way he likes it at a major championship.
Love shot a 3-under 69 at the PGA Championship on Friday, putting him one stroke behind Henrik Stenson on the early second-round leaderboard. Better yet, it guarantees him of playing the weekend after missing the cut at both the U.S. and British opens.
"Who knows what they're going to shoot this afternoon," Love said. "But wherever I am, I'm in good position.

Love happy with his weekend plans

LIVE: Woods, Lefty battling at PGA

2006-09-05T08:05:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson went head-to-head Thursday in the first round of the PGA Championship. And after all was said and done, they remained together after a pair of 3-under 69s. Lucas Glover leads at 6-under. Follow the rest of today's action LIVE right here.

LIVE: Woods, Lefty battling at PGA

Steinhauer shoots 66 to go three ahead

2006-09-04T22:27:00.001-07:00

Two-time champion Sherri Steinhauer made a 50-foot (15 meter) eagle putt and shot a 6-under 66 Saturday for a three-stroke clubhouse lead at the Women's British Open.
After halfway leader Juli Inkster squandered a three-stroke lead at Royal Lytham, Steinhauer made an eagle and four birdies in a throwback to the performances that earned her British Open titles in 1998 and '99 before the tournament became a major.

Steinhauer shoots 66 to go three ahead

Strange leads 3M Championship

2006-09-04T22:27:00.000-07:00

Curtis Strange moved into position for his first Champions Tour victory, shooting a 6-under 66 in windy conditions Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over David Edwards in the Champions Tour's 3M Championship.
Strange, the two-time U.S. Open champion in his second season on the 50-and-over tour, had a 10-under 134 total on the TPC Twin Cities. He was 6 under overall through 13 holes before making his move with birdies on four of the last five holes.

Strange leads 3M Championship

Tired Tiger looks to keep streak alive

2006-09-04T07:21:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods has spent the past two weekends winning tournaments, including his 12th major title. Then he spent some of this week in Ireland practicing with the Ryder Cup team. Will he be able to regroup and keep his streak alive this weekend in the Deutsche Bank Championship?

Tired Tiger looks to keep streak alive

Medinah yardage will be daunting

2006-09-03T07:24:00.001-07:00

Tiger Woods held a yardage book in his left hand and a putter in his right hand, casually rapping a dozen or so putts on the 18th green at Medinah Country Club and stopping every so often to jot down notes.
The PGA Championship features the longest course in major championship history at 7,561 yards.
Woods offered a reminder Monday morning that the shortest distances - those found on the reshaped greens of Medinah - usually go a long way toward determining the winner.

Medinah yardage will be daunting

Sorenstam sits, Prange gets big break

2006-09-03T07:24:00.000-07:00

While Annika Sorenstam takes a break after winning last week in Stockholm, British Open winner Sherri Steinhauer is back stateside for the Safeway Classic.
Steinhauer's motivation for the trip? Well, it's not all about the golf.
"Portland is one of my favorite cities to come to in the States, and I have one of my most favorite meals of the year, so I was going to come all the way for that," she said.

Sorenstam sits, Prange gets big break

Webb in lead at Evian; Wie, Ochoa drop

2006-09-01T07:46:00.001-07:00

Michelle Wie dropped to second place after shooting a 2-under 70 Friday in the Evian Masters. She stayed close to leader Karrie Webb for most of the day but faltered on the back nine with bogeys on the 12th and 17th. Webb mastered the windy conditions to shoot a 3-under 69 and will enter the final round with a one-stroke lead over Wie.

Webb in lead at Evian; Wie, Ochoa drop

Roe, Colsaerts share second-round lead

2006-09-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

Mark Roe shot a 7-under 65 Friday to share the lead with Nicolas Colsaerts at 10-under 134 after the second round of the Scandinavian Masters.
Roe was 144th on the European Order of Merit going into the Swedish event and is in danger of losing his card after 21 consecutive years on the tour.
"I'm 43 years old and I never really intended to play this long," Roe said. "If I do keep my card I'll just play 12 events next year. If I don't I'll retire.

Roe, Colsaerts share second-round lead

Roberts claims Senior British Open title

2006-08-31T07:49:00.000-07:00

Loren Roberts squandered a five-stroke lead and then won a sudden death playoff over Eduardo Romero to capture the Senior British Open on Sunday.
The two players went to the playoff after they finished tied at 6-under 274 at Turnberry. Roberts shot a 75 in the final round and Romero had a 71.
They returned to the 18th tee for the playoff and, with Roberts needing three shots to reach the green, Romero, who made it in two, appeared to be the favorite to win the title.

Roberts claims Senior British Open title

Ryder selection process not a problem ... yet

2006-08-30T22:15:00.001-07:00

The PGA of America tried to put together a system that would land the hottest players on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Well, that new selection process could saddle captain Tom Lehman with several Ryder rookies and a player who wasn't even invited to the British Open.

Ryder selection process not a problem ... yet

Woods, Quigley tied at delayed Buick Open

2006-08-30T22:15:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods rolled off three consecutive birdies Friday and grabbed a share of the lead at the weather-delayed Buick Open. The world's No. 1 player, who started the day three shots back of the lead, was seven under through 15 holes before play was suspended.

Woods, Quigley tied at delayed Buick Open

Warren beats Karlsson to win first title

2006-08-30T21:17:00.000-07:00

Marc Warren parred the second playoff hole to beat Robert Karlsson and win the Scandinavian Masters on Sunday for his first European Tour title.
Karlsson, trying to become the first player to win back-to-back European titles this year, double bogeyed the hole after hitting into the trees twice. He won the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship by four strokes last week.
Both players finished at 10-under 278 after 72 holes.

Warren beats Karlsson to win first title

1997 winner pulls out of Open

2006-07-18T07:30:00.000-07:00

Former British Open champion Justin Leonard pulled out of next week's championship at Royal Liverpool on Saturday because his wife is due to give birth within the next few days, organizers said.
Leonard, the 1997 Open champion at Troon, and his wife, Amanda, already have two daughters.
His place in the Open field will be taken by England's Simon Khan, the next non-exempt player in the official world ranking.

1997 winner pulls out of Open

Can Phil take page out of Palmer's playbook?

2006-07-17T16:04:00.000-07:00

If not for a series of bad decisions, Phil Mickelson would be preparing for a shot at a fourth consecutive major win. But while he likely won't forget Winged Foot soon, he can take comfort in how Arnold Palmer rebounded from a similar collapse at the 1961 Masters.

Can Phil take page out of Palmer's playbook?

Couples withdraws from Scottish Open

2006-07-17T16:03:00.000-07:00

Fred Couples withdrew from the Scottish Open Thursday because of a lingering back injury.
Couples pulled out just before the opening round of a tournament that serves as a warmup for the British Open.
"I couldn't have even walked down the first fairway, let alone play," Couples said "Every time I get up I feel like I'm going to fall down. It's not very good."
The 1992 Masters Champion is hoping to use the British Open to gain Ryder Cup points, attempting to make the U.S.

Couples withdraws from Scottish Open

Bickerton wins French despite double-bogey

2006-07-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

Britain's John Bickerton survived a late wobble on the National course's infamous closing stretch on Sunday to claim the French Open title by a stroke.

Bickerton wins French despite double-bogey

Zoeller and Streck share Senior Players lead

2006-07-15T07:00:00.001-07:00

Fuzzy Zoeller birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday with Ron Streck in the Senior Players Championship.
Jim Thorpe, Bruce Lietzke and Scott Simpson shot 67s, leaving them two strokes back in the third of five majors - and the second of three straight - on the Champions Tour.
Allen Doyle, coming off his second consecutive U.S. Senior Open title, was in a group of six at 68 that included Jay Haas and Tom Kite.

Zoeller and Streck share Senior Players lead

Hamilton Farm out as Match Play site

2006-07-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hamilton Farm Golf Club will no longer be the site of the $2 million HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.
The announcement was made Wednesday, three days after Brittany Lincicome captured the 2006 title, ending a two-year agreement between the course and International Management Group, which produces the tournament for HSBC.
Alyson Ramsey Johnson, the director of marketing for the course, said the club decided not to enter into negotiations with IMG to continue as the host site.

Hamilton Farm out as Match Play site

Wie, Sorenstam advance in Women's World Match Play

2006-07-14T07:12:00.000-07:00

Michelle Wie and Annika Sorenstam moved another step closer to a final-round showdown in the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.
With her mother shouting "Good shot, Michelle!" after each booming drive, the 16-year-old Wie beat friend Christina Kim 3 and 2 on Friday in the second round. The top-seeded Sorenstam beat Heather Young, also 3 and 2.
Wie advanced to a third-round match against LPGA Championship winner Se Ri Pak, while Sorenstam will play former Duke star Brittany Lang.

Wie, Sorenstam advance in Women's World Match Play

Sorenstam, Wie set for Women's Match Play

2006-07-12T07:23:00.001-07:00

U.S. Women's Open champion Annika Sorenstam will face Virada Nirapathpongporn on Thursday in the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, while Michelle Wie will open against Candy Hannemann in the other half of the draw.
Sorenstam, the top seed in the $2 million (?1.6 million) event, won her third U.S. Women's Open title on Monday, beating Pat Hurst 70-74 in an 18-hole playoff at Newport Country Club. The Swede planned to take Tuesday off, then play in the pro-am round on Wednesday.

Sorenstam, Wie set for Women's Match Play

Karlsson falls short of record, but wins Wales Open

2006-07-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

Robert Karlsson wrapped up the Wales Open title on Sunday although a stumbling performance in the final round prevented the Swede breaking the 72-hole European Tour record.

Karlsson falls short of record, but wins Wales Open

Defending champ Garcia pulls out of Booz Allen

2006-07-11T07:06:00.001-07:00

Defending champion Sergio Garcia has withdrawn from the Booz Allen Classic due to a back injury, further depleting a field starving for big names in the week following the U.S. Open.
Garcia hurt his back at the Barclays Classic two weeks ago and withdrew from that tournament during the second round. He aggravated the injury during the U.S. Open and did not make the cut.
"The pain did not get any better during my two rounds at the U.S.

Defending champ Garcia pulls out of Booz Allen

Women's Open is waterlogged

2006-07-11T07:06:00.000-07:00

By DOUG FERGUSONAssociated Press
NEWPORT, R.I. - Newport Country Club is dripping with history.
The links-style course hugs the Atlantic shoreline and is such a throwback that it still doesn't have an irrigation system, relying on Mother Nature to decide whether it plays firm and fast or long and lush. The first major champion in the...

Women's Open is waterlogged

Fasth shoots 65 to share early lead with Dredge

2006-07-08T07:52:00.000-07:00

Niclas Fasth chipped in for eagle on his 16th hole and birdied the last for a 7-under 65 to share the lead with Bradley Dredge after the first round of the European Open on Thursday.
Dredge birdied the 18th to join Fasth with a one-stroke lead over Paul Casey and Angel Cabrera at the K Club.
Casey, winner of the Johnnie Walker Championship two weeks ago, bogeyed his 17th to fall out of the lead.
Fasth and Dredge capitalized on their early tee times.

Fasth shoots 65 to share early lead with Dredge

Campbell: Wie needs LPGA win before playing with men

2006-07-07T10:48:00.001-07:00

Michael Campbell is lukewarm about Michelle Wie playing at the European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre in September.

Campbell: Wie needs LPGA win before playing with men

Edfors earns second Euro title of '06 at Belfry

2006-07-07T10:48:00.000-07:00

Johan Edfors sank two long birdie putts and finished with a 2-under 70 Sunday to win the British Masters by one stroke.

Edfors earns second Euro title of '06 at Belfry

Harig: Time for a letdown after The Masters?

2006-07-05T07:00:00.002-07:00

Some top players will be competing in this week's Verizon Heritage. But after a grueling Masters Tournament, don't expect them to be on top of their games.

Harig: Time for a letdown after The Masters?

Mickelson looks to put collapse behind him

2006-07-05T07:00:00.001-07:00

Phil Mickelson boasts a Masters championship and is the leading money winner on the U.S. tour this year with more than $4 million. However, heading into this week's Western Open at Cog Hill Golf Club, the discussion once again focuses on his U.S. Open collapse.

Mickelson looks to put collapse behind him